Iluska Pereira da Cunha Simonsen (22 February 1941 – 28 March 2017) was a Brazilian
chess
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player who held the
ICCF title
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of Lady International Correspondence Chess Grand Master (2000).
Biography
In the mid of 1970s Iluska Pereira da Cunha Simonsen was one of the leading Brazilian chess female players. She has participated in many
Brazilian Women's Chess Championships. In 1978, in
Brasília
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Iluska Pereira da Cunha Simonsen participated in the
Women's World Chess Championship
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South America
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n Zonal Tournament and shared 5th-6th place with
Julia Arias.
Iluska Pereira da Cunha Simonsen played for Brazil in the
Women's Chess Olympiad
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:
* In 1978, at second board in the
8th Chess Olympiad (women) in
Buenos Aires
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(+4, =5, -0).
In later years, Iluska Pereira da Cunha Simonsen active participated in
correspondence chess
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tournaments. She participated in
5th Ladies World Championship Final (1993-1998) and ranked in 5th place. In 1993, Iluska Pereira da Cunha Simonsen was awarded the
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* International Conservation Caucus Foundation
* International Correspondence Chess Federation
* Internati ...
International Correspondence Chess Master (IM) title. In 2000, she received Lady International Correspondence Chess Grand Master title.
LGM Simonsen, Iluska Pereira da Cunha (2359)
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By profession Iluska Pereira da Cunha Simonsen was an anthropologist.
Family
She was married to Brazilian economist Mário Henrique Simonsen
Mário Henrique Simonsen (c. 1935 – 9 February 1997) was a Brazilian economist, who served as Brazil's finance minister from 1974 to 1979.
Simonsen was appointed Brazil's finance minister by President Ernesto Geisel with instructions to reduce ...
. They had two sons and a daughter.
References
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1941 births
2017 deaths
Brazilian female chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
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