Silje Bjerke
Silje Bjerke (born 15 July 1982) is a Norwegian chess player and magazine editor. She holds the title Woman International Master, and has competed for Norway in the Women's Chess Olympiad seven times. Biography Born on 15 July 1982, Bjerke achieved the title Woman FIDE Master in 2006, and was awarded the Woman International Master title in 2009. She has represented Norway in seven Women's Chess Olympiads, in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014. From 2009 to 2013 she was running the chess company Sjakkhuset, along with Torbjørn Ringdal Hansen Torbjørn Ringdal Hansen (born 1 March 1979 in Røyken) is a Norwegian chess player. He achieved the title International Master in 2008, and was awarded the Grandmaster title in 2015. Chess career Hansen was the first coach of later World ... and . She edited the periodical '' Norsk Sjakkblad'' from 2009 to 2014. She was licensed FIDE National Arbiter in 2016. References External links * 1982 births Living ...
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Woman International Master
FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and norms (performance benchmarks in competitions including other titled players). Once awarded, titles are held for life except in cases of fraud or cheating. Open titles may be earned by all players, while women's titles are restricted to female players. Many strong female players hold both open and women's titles. FIDE also awards titles for arbiters, organizers and trainers. Titles for correspondence chess, chess problem composition and chess problem solving are no longer administered by FIDE. A chess title, usually in an abbreviated form, may be used as an honorific. For example, Magnus Carlsen may be styled as "GM Magnus Carlsen". History The term "master" for a strong chess player was initially used informally. From the late 19th c ...
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