Vesna Rožič (23 March 1987 – 23 August 2013) was a Slovenian chess player. She received 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. She won the Slovenian women's championship in 2007 and 2010. In 2007, Rožič also became the Mediterranean women's champion in Antalya.[2] In team events, she represented Slovenia in four Women's Chess Olympiads (2002, 2008, 2010 and 2012), four Women's European Team Chess Championships (2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011), six Women's Mitropa Cups (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012)[3] and four European Girls U18 Team Championships (2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004). In the Women's Mitropa Cup, Rožič won two team golds (in 2005 and 2006), four team silvers (in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012) and two individual gold medals (in 2006 and 2012).
^Titles Approved by FIDE Presidential Board, Al Ain 2006 FIDE. Retrieved 24 October 2015. 2018-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
^2nd Mediterranean Individual Chess Championships. Mediterranean Chess Association. 2016-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ ab"Slovenian WIM Vesna Rozic dies at 26". ChessBase. 2013-08-24. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
^Vesna Rozic chess games and profile at Chess-DB.com 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
External linksedit
Media related to Vesna Rožič at Wikimedia Commons
FIDE obituary
Vesna Rožič Women's Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
March 04, 2024
vesna, rožič, march, 1987, august, 2013, slovenian, chess, player, received, fide, title, woman, international, master, april, 2006, rožič, ranked, second, best, slovenian, female, chess, player, after, anna, muzychuk, slovenian, women, championship, 2007, 201. Vesna Rozic 23 March 1987 23 August 2013 was a Slovenian chess player She received the FIDE title of Woman International Master WIM in April 2006 1 Rozic was ranked the second best Slovenian female chess player after Anna Muzychuk She won the Slovenian women s championship in 2007 and 2010 In 2007 Rozic also became the Mediterranean women s champion in Antalya 2 In team events she represented Slovenia in four Women s Chess Olympiads 2002 2008 2010 and 2012 four Women s European Team Chess Championships 2005 2007 2009 and 2011 six Women s Mitropa Cups 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 and 2012 3 and four European Girls U18 Team Championships 2001 2002 2003 and 2004 In the Women s Mitropa Cup Rozic won two team golds in 2005 and 2006 four team silvers in 2007 2009 2010 and 2012 and two individual gold medals in 2006 and 2012 Vesna RozicRozic in 2008CountrySloveniaBorn23 March 1987Ljubljana SR Slovenia SFR YugoslaviaDied23 August 2013 2013 08 23 aged 26 Burghausen GermanyTitleWoman International Master 2006 Peak rating2310 July 2011 Rozic frequently played the Queen s Pawn Game with white pieces and the French Defence with black pieces 4 Rozic died from peritoneal cancer on 23 August 2013 3 References edit Titles Approved by FIDE Presidential Board Al Ain 2006 FIDE Retrieved 24 October 2015 Archived 2018 07 05 at the Wayback Machine 2nd Mediterranean Individual Chess Championships Mediterranean Chess Association Archived 2016 10 26 at the Wayback Machine a b Slovenian WIM Vesna Rozic dies at 26 ChessBase 2013 08 24 Retrieved 10 September 2013 Vesna Rozic chess games and profile at Chess DB com Archived 2016 03 05 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Vesna Rozic at Wikimedia Commons FIDE obituary Vesna Rozic Women s Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vesna Rozic amp oldid 1190101488, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
