María Teresa Mora


María Teresa Mora Iturralde was a Cuban chess master.
Born in Havana, she is the only person who received direct lessons from José Raúl Capablanca. Mora was the first woman to win the Cuban Chess Championship.
She was twice a challenger for the Women's World Champion. She tied for seventh/eighth place at Buenos Aires 1939, and 10-11th at Moscow 1949/50.
Mora was awarded the Woman International Master title in 1950. She was born and died in Havana.