Marilyn Simmons

Marilyn Simmons died on January 30, 2018.

Marilyn Simmons was 69 years old at the time of death.

The cause of death of Marilyn Simmons was cancer.

Marilyn Simmons was born on August 25, 1948.

Marilyn Simmons (née Koput, August 25, 1948 – January 30, 2018) was an American chess player who held the title of Women's International Master (WIM). Under an earlier name, Marilyn Braun, she was joint winner, with Eva Aronson, of the U.S. Women's Chess Championship (1972).

Career

Under her maiden name, Marilyn Koput, she won the U.S. Women's Open Chess Championship in 1968, in Aspen, Colorado.

She played in the U.S. Women's Championship four times: