Olivera Prokopović
Serbian chess player
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Olivera Prokopović (26 December 1949 – 2007), also Olivera Bjelajac-Prokopović, was a Serbian chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International Master (1979). She is a winner of the Yugoslav Women's Chess Championship (1978).
FullnameOlivera Bjelajac-Prokopović
Born26 December 1949
Leskovac, Yugoslavia
Died2007 (aged 57–58)
CountryYugoslavia → Serbia
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Olivera Bjelajac-Prokopović |
| Born | 26 December 1949 Leskovac, Yugoslavia |
| Died | 2007 (aged 57–58) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Yugoslavia → Serbia |
| Title | Woman International Master (1979) |
Biography
In the late 1970s and early 1980s Olivera Prokopović was one of the leading Yugoslav women's chess players. She won the Yugoslav Women's Championship in 1978 on tie-break. In 1979, she participated at the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Alicante shared 13th-14th place[1] In 1979, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.
Olivera Prokopović played for Yugoslavia in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1978, at first reserve board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in Buenos Aires (+2, =0, -1),
- In 1980, at first reserve board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in Valletta (+4, =3, -1).
