Ilze Rubene (July 17, 1958, Riga as Ilze Ramane – August 15, 2002 in Riga in a car accident) was a

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player who held the title of

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. She won the

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for women in 1976 and 1995. Ilze Rubene played for Latvia in 1992, at first reserve board in the first

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(women) in

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(+2 −3 =1), and in 1996, at second board in the

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(+1 −3 =5). She shared victory in the Sweden Ladies International in 1998 and 1999. Rubene is a graduate of the

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. From 1992 to 2002 she lived in Sweden.

References

* Žuravļevs, N.; Dulbergs, I.; Kuzmičovs, G. (1980) (in Latvian), Latvijas šahistu jaunrade, Riga: Avots. pp. 103 – 104 (as Ilze Ramane)

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