Verica Nedeljković (née Jovanović; Serbian: Верица Јовановић), (Serbian: Верица Недељковић; 16 September 1929 – 13 December 2023) was a Yugoslav and Serbian chess player who held the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1978). She was a six-time winner of the Yugoslav Women's Chess Championship (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1958, 1965).

Verica Nedeljković
Nedeljković in 2011
CountryYugoslavia, Serbia
Born(1929-09-16)16 September 1929
Čačak, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
Died13 December 2023(2023-12-13) (aged 94)
Belgrade, Serbia
TitleWoman Grandmaster (1978)
Peak rating2215 (January 1990)

Biography

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From the mid-1950s to the late 1960s, she was one of the leading Yugoslav women's chess players. Verica Nedeljković won the Yugoslav Women's Chess Championships six times: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1958 and 1965. The winner of many international chess women's tournaments, including twice in a row in Belgrade (1961, 1962).

Verica Nedeljković four times participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournaments:

Verica Nedeljković played for Yugoslavia in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[6]

In 1954, Verica Nedeljković was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title, but in 1978 she received the honorary title of FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM).

After graduation, she was a naval engineer and completed a research degree. She also worked as a lecturer at the University of Belgrade. She was married to a chess player, a chess trainer and a medical doctor by profession - Srećko Nedeljković (1923—2011).[7]

Verica Nedeljković died in Belgrade on 13 December 2023, at the age of 94.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "1955 Candidates Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  2. ^ "1959 Candidates Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  3. ^ "1961 Candidates Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  4. ^ "1964 Candidates Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  5. ^ "1967 Candidates Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  6. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Verica Nedeljković". www.olimpbase.org.
  7. ^ Mihailov, Anton. "In Memoriam - Srecko Nedeljkovic". www.fide.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  8. ^ "IN MEMORIAM – VERICA NEDELJKOVIĆ (1929-2023) | Šahovski savez Srbije". 13 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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