Smilja Vujosevic (9 June 1935 – 30 July 2016) was a Canadian chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1977). She was a Canadian Women's Chess Championship winner (1975) and 7th Chess Olympiad (women) individual bronze medal winner (1976).

Smilja Vujosevic
CountryYugoslavia
Canada
Born(1935-06-09)9 June 1935
Ogar, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died30 July 2016(2016-07-30) (aged 81)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TitleWoman International Master (1977)

Biography

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Smilja Vujosevic was born in the northern Serbian village of Ogar.[1]

Vujosevic was seriously involved in chess in Yugoslavia, where she participated in the Yugoslav team championships. She played for Partizan Belgrade team on woman's board. In 1967, Vujosevic arrived in Canada. She worked as bookkeeper. From the late 1970s to the mid-1990s, Vujosevic was one of Canada's leading chess players. In 1975, she won Canadian Women's Chess Championship, and in 1989 she won silver medal in this tournament.[2] Vujosevic also showed best result among women in the Canadian Open Chess Championship six times (1970, 1973, 1976, 1988, 1991, 1993). In 1976, she participated in the Tbilisi Interzonal tournament, from which she left after the 5th round.[3]

Vujosevic played for Canada in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[4]

In 1977, she received the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title. In 2018, Vujosevic was posthumously admitted to the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Wright, Stephen. "Women's Chess in Canada". BC Chess History. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Women's Canadian Chess Championship :: Vujosevic, Smilja". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Tbilisi Interzonal (Women) 1976". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021. WIM Vujosevic, Smilja
  4. ^ "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Smilja Vujosevic". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Canadian Chess Biographies: Vujosevic". CanadianChess.info. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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