Milinka Merlini
Milinka Merlini (* as Milinka Cirović on October 24, 1929 in Tučkovo , Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Serbia ); † October 29, 1996 in Paris ) was a Yugoslav and later French chess player .
Life
Merlini lived in Yugoslavia until 1961 before emigrating to France, but she remained eligible to play for the Yugoslav Chess Federation until 1972. Merlini worked as a Russian teacher and translated several works into French.
Chess successes
In 1960 Merlini won both the Belgrade and Serbian women's championships. After moving to France, she won the French women's championship five times (1975 to 1978 and 1980) , and played a key role in its reintroduction after a long break (the competition was not held between 1958 and 1974). Merlini participated with the French women's selection in the 1976 , 1978 , 1980 and 1986 Chess Olympiads . It reached its highest rating of 2085 for the first time in January 1987 and again in July 1994.
Web links
- Biography on heritageechecs.free.fr (French)
- Replayable chess games by Milinka Merlini on 365Chess.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Milinka Merlini's Elo history on olimpbase.org (English)
- ↑ Milinka Merlini's results at the women's chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merlini, Milinka |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cirović, Milinka (maiden name); Merlini-Cirovic, Milinka (at times FIDE notation) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tučkovo |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1996 |
| Place of death | Paris |