Anne Slavotinek (born 13 May 1963) is an Australian

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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 ...

(1985), two-times Australian Women's Chess Championships winner (1982, 1984).

Chess career

Slavotinek competed many times in the individual finals of the Australian Women's Chess Championship and twice won this tournament: in 1982 and 1984. In 1981, in

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she participated in

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Asian Pacific Zonal tournament and ranked in 10th plce. Together with the Australian team, she won the Telechess Olympiad in 1990. Slavotinek played for Australia 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 1980, at third board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+4, =2, -4), * In 1982, at first board in the 10th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+5, =1, -5), * In 1984, at first board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+5, =3, -2), * In 1988, at first board in the 28th Chess Olympiad (women) in

(+5, =5, -4). In 1995, she was awarded the FIDE Women International Master (WIM) title.

Work in medicine

Slavotinek is a medical doctor who specialises in

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and

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science. She worked at

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in the United States in medical genetics projects.Anne Slavotinek, M.D., Ph.D. , Brain Development Research Program
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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Slavotinek, Anne 1963 births Living people Chess Woman International Masters Australian female chess players 20th-century Australian chess players Australian medical doctors 20th-century Australian sportswomen