Sanja Vuksanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Сања Вуксановић; born 3 April 1967) is a Serbian chess player. She earned the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 1998. She won FR Yugoslavia Women's Chess Championship in 1992. In July 1998, she reached FIDE Top 50 Women ranking list.

Sanja Vuksanović
CountryYugoslaviaSerbia
Born (1967-04-03) 3 April 1967 (age 57)
Yugoslavia
TitleWoman Grandmaster (1998)
FIDE rating2160 (January 2017)
Peak rating2365 (July 1998)
Peak rankingNo. 51 woman (July 1998)

Biography edit

In the 1990s, Vuksanović was one of the leading female chess players in Serbia. In 1991, she shared first place in Women's World Chess Championship Zonal Tournament and won the right to take part in an Interzonal Tournament.[1] In 1991, Vuksanović participated in Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Subotica where she was tied 16th-21st.[2] In 1992, she won FR Yugoslavia Women's Chess Championship.

Sanja Vuksanović played for FR Yugoslavia in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[3]

In 1992, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title in 1998.

In July 1998, she reached FIDE Top 50 Women list when she was ranked tied 50th−53rd (51st on additional criteria).[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Sparti zt (Women) 1991 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". www.365chess.com.
  2. ^ "1991 Subotica Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Sanja Vuksanović". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ^ "FIDE Rating List July 1998". www.olimpbase.org.

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