Olivera Prokopović
Olivera Prokopović (26 December 1949 – 2007), also Olivera Bjelajac-Prokopović, was a Serbian chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International Master (1979). She is a winner of the Yugoslav Women's Chess Championship (1978).
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| Born | December 26, 1949 Leskovac, Serbia |
| Died | 2007 |
| Title | Woman International Master |
Biography
In the late 1970s and early 1980s Olivera Prokopović was one of the leading Yugoslav women's chess players. She won the Yugoslav Women's Championship in 1978 on tie-break. In 1979, she participated at the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Alicante shared 13th-14th place[1] In 1979, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title.
Olivera Prokopović played for Yugoslavia in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1978, at first reserve board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in Buenos Aires (+2, =0, -1),
- In 1980, at first reserve board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in Valletta (+4, =3, -1).
References
- "1979 Alicante Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Olivera Prokopović". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
- Olivera Prokopović player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Olivera Prokopović chess games at 365Chess.com
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