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Revision as of 05:13, 12 April 2019
| Cecile van der Merwe | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Born | 16 April 1987 |
| Title | Woman International Master (WIM) (2004) |
Cecile van der Merwe (born 16 April 1987), is a South African Woman International Master (WIM, 2004).
Biography
In 2001, in Cairo ranked 4th in African Women's Chess Championship[1]. In 2003, in Abuja ranked 2nd in African Women's Chess Championship[2]. In 2003, played for South Africa in World Girls' Junior Chess Championship and ranked 16th place[3]. In 2004 Cecile van der Merwe participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system and in the first round lost to Humpy Koneru[4].
Cecile van der Merwe played for South Africa:
- in Women's Chess Olympiad participated 4 times (2000-2004, 2012);[5]
- in Women's World Team Chess Championship participated in 2011;[6]
- in All-Africa Games chess tournament participated in 2003 and won team silver medal and individual gold medal.[7]
In 2004, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title.
References
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 1st African Women's Chess Championship, Cairo 2001". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 2nd African Women's Chess Championship, Abuja 2003". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: World Girls' Junior Chess Championship :: Van der Merwe, Cecile". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "2004 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Cecile Van der Merwe". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: World Women's Team Chess Championship :: Cecile Van der Merwe". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: All-Africa Games (chess - women) :: Cecile Van der Merwe". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
- Cecile van der Merwe player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Cecile van der Merwe chess games at 365Chess.com
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