Vesna Rožič

Vesna Rožič

Rožič at the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden, 2008
Country Slovenia
Born (1987-03-23)23 March 1987
Ljubljana
Died 23 August 2013(2013-08-23) (aged 26)
Title Woman International Master (2006)
FIDE rating 2260
Peak rating 2310 (July 2011)

Vesna Rožič (23 March 1987, Ljubljana – 23 August 2013) was a Slovenian chess player who was awarded the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM) in April 2006.[1] Rožič was ranked the second best Slovenian female chess player after Anna Muzychuk and represented Slovenia in six Mitropa Cups, four European Championships and four Chess Olympiads.[2] She won the Slovenian women's championship in 2007 and 2010. In 2007 she also became the Mediterranean women's champion in Antalya.[3]

Rožič frequently played Queen's Pawn Game with White and French Defence with Black pieces.[4] In 2000–2012 she had an overall record of +28 -21 =25.[5]

Rožič died from peritoneal cancer on 23 August 2013.[2]

References

  1. Titles Approved by FIDE Presidential Board, Al Ain 2006 FIDE. Retrieved 24 October 2015
  2. 1 2 "Slovenian WIM Vesna Rozic dies at 26". ChessBase. 2013-08-24. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. 2nd Mediterranean Individual Chess Championships. Mediterranean Chess Association.
  4. Vesna Rozic chess games and profile at Chess-DB.com
  5. Vesna Rozic player profile and games at Chessgames.com

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