Laura Unuk

Laura Unuk (born 9 November 1999) is a Slovenian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster and International Master.

[1] Unuk has won the Slovenian girls' chess championships multiple times in various age categories: U10 (2009), U12 (2011), U14 (2013), U16 (2014), U16 (2015), U18 (2016), U18 (2017).

[3] In 2014, she won the Girls U16 division of the World Youth Chess Championships in Durban, South Africa.

In the 2017 edition, held in Montevideo, Uruguay, she won the Girls U18 section with a score of 9½/11 (+9–1=1), 1½ points ahead of her nearest competitor.

[10] Together with her Slovenian national chess team fellows Teja Vidic and Lara Janželj, she is hosting the channel Checkitas on Twitch.