Ljilja Drljević ( sr-Cyrl, Љиља Дрљевић; born 30 November 1984) is a

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chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...

player who holds the title of

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 ...

(WIM, 2007). She won the Serbian Women's Chess Championship in 2016.

Chess career

Drljević won the 2007 Mediterranean Women's Chess Championship in

Sousse Sousse, Sūsah , or Soussa (, ), is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate. Located south of the capital Tunis, the city has 271,428 inhabitants (2014). Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which ...

. In early 2009, she switched from the Montenegro Chess Federation to the Serbian Chess Federation. She was second in 2010 World Student Chess Championship in

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. After getting a bronze medal in the 2010 national women's championship in

Pančevo Pančevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Панчево, ; ; ; ; ) is a list of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the South Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located on the shores of rivers Timiș (ri ...

, she finally won the Serbian Women's Chess Championship in 2016. Ljilja Drljević played for Montenegro and Serbia in the

Women's Chess Olympiad The Women's Chess Olympiad is an event held by FIDE (the International Chess Federation) since 1957 (every two years since 1972), where national women's teams compete at chess for gold, silver and bronze medals. Since 1976 the Women's Chess Olympia ...

s: * In 2008, at second board in the 38th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+4, =1, -4), * In 2016, at reserve board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in

Baku Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital ci ...

(+5, =2, -2). Ljilja Drljević played for Montenegro and Serbia in the

European Team Chess Championship The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...

s: * In 2007, at first board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship (women) in

Heraklion Heraklion or Herakleion ( ; , , ), sometimes Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital city, capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion (regional unit), Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in G ...

(+2, =1, -5), * In 2011, at fourth board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship (women) in

Porto Carras Porto Carras (Greek: Πόρτο Καρράς), known as Porto Carras Grand Resort, is one of northern Greece's largest and most famous hotels and holiday resorts. It is located on Sithonia, Chalkidiki peninsula in Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, G ...

(+1, =3, -2). Ljilja Drljević played for FR Yugoslavia in the European Girls' U18 Team Chess Championships: * In 2000, at first board in the 1st European U18 Team Chess Championship (girls) in

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(+2, =2, -3), * In 2002, at second board in the 3rd European U18 Team Chess Championship (girls) in

(+4, =2, -1). In 2007, she was awarded the FIDE

(WIM) title and received the FIDE Instructor title in 2015.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Drljevic, Ljilja 1984 births Living people Montenegrin chess players Serbian female chess players Serbian chess players Yugoslav female chess players Yugoslav chess players Chess Woman International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors Chess players from Belgrade