Sonja Graf

Sonja Graf bio

Birth Name: Sonja Graf

Occupation: Chess Player

Place Of Birth: Germany

Date Of Birth: December 16, 1908

Date Of Death: March 6, 1965

Cause Of Death: N/A

Ethnicity: White

Nationality: German


Sonja Graf was born on the 16th of December, 1908. She was best known for being a Chess Player. German born female chess master who was perhaps the greatest women’s chess player in the world during her prime.

Sonja Graf was born in Germany. She gained local notoriety in Munich as a cafe chess player and participated in the 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires, before deciding to stay in Argentina to escape Nazi rule. After her move to the United States, she became a two time United States Women’s Chess Champion (in 1957 and 1964).

Sonja Graf was a Sagittarius and was born in the G.I. Generation.


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Childhood

Sonja Graf was born in 1900s. Discover what happened on this day.

Sonja Graf is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".

Education

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Family

Sonja Graf’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and her father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Sonja Graf’s parents.

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Personal Life

Like many famous people and celebrities, Sonja Graf kept her personal life private. Once more details are available, we will update this section.

Sonja Graf was born in the Year of the Monkey.

Fast Facts

REAL NAME: Sonja Graf
NICKNAME: Sonja
RELIGION: Unknown
AGE GENERATION: G.I. Generation
BIRTH SIGN: Sagittarius
BIRTH DAY: Wednesday
DEATH DAY: Saturday

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Horoscope

Zodiac Sign: Sonja Graf was a Sagittarius. People of this zodiac sign like freedom, travel, philosophy, being outdoors and dislike clingy people, constrained, off-the-wall theories. The strengths of this sign are being generous, idealistic, sense of humor, while weaknesses can be to promise more than can deliver, impatient and say anything no matter how undiplomatic. The greatest overall compatibility with Sagittarius is Gemini and Aries.

Chinese Zodiac: Sonja Graf was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign love to make people laugh and are generally energetic and upbeat but sometimes lack self-control.

Ruling Planet: Sonja Graf had a ruling planet of Jupiter and has a ruling planet of Jupiter and by astrological associations Thursday is ruled by Jupiter. This planet represents abundance, prosperity and the principle of expansion. People who are born with Jupirer as the ruling planet are optimistic and have a big appetite for life.

Sonja Graf’s birth sign is Sagittarius and she had a ruling planet of Jupiter.


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