Gordana Marković
Gordana Marković (Serbian: Гордана Марковић; born 4 January 1951), née Jovanović (Serbian: Јовановић), also Gordana Jovanović-Marković, is a Serbian and Yugoslav chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1986). She is a two-time winner of the Yugoslav Women's Chess Championship (1977, 1981).
Gordana Marković | |
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Country | Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Serbia |
Born | 4 January 1951 |
Title | Woman International Master (1986) |
Biography
From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, she was one of the leading Yugoslav women's chess players. Gordana Marković won the Yugoslav Women's Chess Championships two times: 1977 and 1981.
Gordana Marković three times participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments:
- In 1979, at Interzonal Tournament in Alicante shared 13th-14th place;[1]
- In 1987, at Interzonal Tournament in Smederevska Palanka has taken 13th place;[2]
- In 1991, at Interzonal Tournament in Subotica has taken 22nd place.[3]
Gordana Marković played for Yugoslavia in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[4]
- In 1978, at first board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in Buenos Aires (+3, =8, -2),
- In 1980, at first board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in Valletta (+4, =4, -5),
- In 1984, at first reserve board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+5, =3, -1),
- In 1986, at first board in the 27th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dubai (+1, =2, -4),
- In 1988, at second board in the 28th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+5, =2, -2) and won the team bronze medal,
- In 1990, at third board in the 29th Chess Olympiad (women) in Novi Sad (+6, =1, -3).
In 1986, Gordana Marković was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title. Since 2000, she rarely participate in chess tournaments.[5] Her sister Katarina Blagojević is a chess Woman International master.
References
- "1979 Alicante Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- "1987 Smederevska Palanka Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- "1991 Subotica Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Gordana Marković-Jovanović". www.olimpbase.org.
- steffen. "Ergebnis von Eloabfrage 14037:". www.benoni.de. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
External links
- Gordana Marković player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Gordana Marković chess games at 365Chess.com