Veronika Exler

Veronika Exler
Veronika Exler (2023)
Country	Austria
Born	(1990-12-24) 24 December 1990 (age 34) Vienna, Austria
Title	Woman International Master (2017)
Peak rating	2289 (April 2019)

Veronika Exler (born 24 December 1990) is an Austrian chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 2017). She is a two-times Austrian Women Chess Champion (2013, 2018).

Chess career

Veronika Exler started playing chess at the age of ten. ^[1] Studied at University of Vienna, where she studied biology and physics.

Multiple times winner of Austrian girl's chess championships in different age groups: U14 (2004), ^[2] U16 (2005, 2006), ^{[3] [4]} and U18 (2007). ^[2]

In Austrian women's chess championships Veronika Exler won two gold (2013, 2018), silver (2015) and two bronze (2009, 2014) medals.

Multiple Austrian women's chess Bundesliga winner with the chess club SV Wulkaprodersdorf (2011/12, 2013/14).

Veronika Exler played for Austria in the Women's Chess Olympiads: ^[5]

• In 2010, at second board in the 39th Chess Olympiad (women) in Khanty-Mansiysk (+1, =2, -4),
• In 2012, at second board in the 40th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+4, =2, -4),
• In 2014, at third board in the 41st Chess Olympiad (women) in Tromsø (+4, =3, -3),
• In 2016, at third board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (+3, =5, -2),
• In 2018, at first board in the 43rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Batumi (+3, =3, -3). ^[6]

Veronika Exler played for Austria in the European Team Chess Championships: ^[7]

• In 2009, at fourth board in the 8th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Novi Sad (+2, =2, -3),
• In 2011, at second board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Porto Carras (+1, =2, -3),
• In 2013, at fourth board in the 10th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Warsaw (+2, =1, -4),
• In 2015, at third board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Reykjavík (+3, =4, -2),
• In 2017, at third board in the 12th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Crete (+2, =3, -3). ^[8]

In 2017, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title. ^[9]

References

1. "Bedeutende Spielerinnen – Veronika Exler - Frau Schach". frau-schach.at.
2. Herzog, Heinz. "Schachturnier-Ergebnisserver Chess-results.com - Mädchen U14 Jugendschach-Staatsmeisterschaften". Chess-Results.com.
3. Herzog, Heinz. "Schachturnier-Ergebnisserver Chess-results.com - Mädchen U16 Jugendschach-Staatsmeisterschaften". Chess-Results.com.
4. Herzog, Heinz. "Schachturnier-Ergebnisserver Chess-results.com - Österreichische Meisterschaften". Chess-Results.com.
5. Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Veronika Exler". OlimpBase.org.
6. "43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women". Chess-Results.com.
7. Bartelski, Wojciech. "European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Veronika Exler". OlimpBase.org.
8. "21th European Women's Team Chess Championship 2017". Chess-Results.com.
9. "FIDE Title Applications - Woman International Master (WIM) - Exler, Veronika". ratings.fide.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

External links

• Veronika Exler rating card at FIDE
• Veronika Exler player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Veronika Exler chess games at 365Chess.com