She earned the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 1993 and won the Bulgarian Women's Chess Championship in 1990.
In 1993, in Dresden she ranked second in International Women's Chess tournament behind winner Margarita Voiska.
In 1993, Vera Jürgens participated in Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Jakarta where ranked 32nd place.
[2] In 2002, she won silver medal in German Women's Chess Championship behind winner Gisela Fischdick.
[4] Vera Jürgens played for Germany in the Women's Chess Olympiad:[5] In 1988, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title five years later.