Milinka Merlini
Milinka Merlini was a Yugoslav–French chess player, five-times French [Chess Championship|French Women's Chess Championship] winner.
Biography
Milinka Merlini lived in Yugoslavia until 1961 before emigrating to France, but she remained eligible to play for the Yugoslav Chess Federation until 1972. She worked as a Russian teacher and translated several works into French.In 1960 Milinka Merlini won both the Belgrade and Serbian Women's Chess Championships. After moving to France, she won French Women's Chess Championship five times, and played a key role in its reintroduction after a long break. In 1973, in Wijk aan Zee Milinka Merlini participated in Women's World Chess Championship Zonal tournament.
Milinka Merlini played for France in the Women's Chess Olympiads:
- In 1976, at first board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa,
- In 1978, at first board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in Buenos Aires,
- In 1980, at first board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in Valletta,
- In 1986, at first reserve board in the 27th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dubai.