11 Facts About Pia Cramling

Pia Ann Rosa-Della Cramling was born on 23 April 1963 and is a Swedish chess grandmaster.

Pia Cramling was the clear number-one-rated woman in the January 1984 rating list, and joint number-one-rated woman in the January 1983 and July 1984 lists.

Nevertheless, Pia Cramling has been in reasonably close contention for the crown on four occasions.

Pia Cramling has had greater success in Europe, where she won the Women's European Individual Chess Championship in 2003 and 2010.

In team competitions, Cramling represented Sweden in the Chess Olympiad in both the open and women's events, European Team Chess Championship in both open and women's sections, Telechess Olympiad and Nordic Cup.

Pia Cramling earned the International Master title in 1983 and the Grandmaster title in 1992.

Pia Cramling defeated Raymond Keene in the tournament where she earned her first IM norm.

Pia Cramling earned her three GM norms in Italy in 1989, in Las Palmas in 1990, and Bern in 1992.

Pia Cramling is married to the Spanish grandmaster Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez.

Bellon and Pia Cramling lived in Spain for a number of years, but later moved back to Sweden.

At the 42nd and 44th Chess Olympiad, mother and daughter both played for Sweden, Pia Cramling being team captain on board 1 and Anna playing on board 5 and 3, respectively.