Birth and Life

Milunka Lazarević

chess player

Date of birth 1. 12. 1932
Country of birth Serbia

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Death

Date of death 15. 12. 2018
Cemetery Novo groblje, Belgrade, Serbia
GPS coordinates of the cemetery 44.809808, 20.485039

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Summary from Wikipedia

Born in Šantarovac, Yugoslavia, Lazarević was taught chess by her father at the age of fourteen and quickly became recognised as a talent in the game. Progressing to become Yugoslavia's leading female player, she won the women's national championship eleven times between 1952 and 1982. It was during this period that she enjoyed a rivalry with compatriot Vera Nedeljkovic, the two regularly placing well in both domestic and international competition. Her playing style developed to be both exciting and imaginative, although there were occasions when this caused her to overplay the position, par ...

Author of contribution: Janez, published 18. 12. 2019

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