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==Biography==
==Biography==
In 2007, in [[Windhoek]] ranked 5th in [[African Chess Championship|African Women's Chess Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/ind-africa/afrw-2007.html|title=OlimpBase :: 4th African Women's Chess Championship, Windhoek 2007|website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref> In 2009, played for South Africa in World Girls' Junior Chess Championship and ranked 35th place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/players-ind/h/h9p9tznf-wu20g.html|title=OlimpBase :: World Girls' Junior Chess Championship :: Greeff, Melissa|website=www.olimpbase.org|access-date=2018-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205103605/http://www.olimpbase.org/players-ind/h/h9p9tznf-wu20g.html|archive-date=2018-12-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2009, in [[Tripoli]] won African Women's Chess Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/ind-africa/afrw-2009.html|title=OlimpBase :: 5th African Women's Chess Championship, Tripoli 2009|website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref>
In 2007, in [[Windhoek]], Melissa ranked 5th in the [[African Chess Championship|African Women's Chess Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/ind-africa/afrw-2007.html|title=OlimpBase :: 4th African Women's Chess Championship, Windhoek 2007|website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref> In 2009, she played for South Africa in the World Girls' Junior Chess Championship and ranked 35th place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/players-ind/h/h9p9tznf-wu20g.html|title=OlimpBase :: World Girls' Junior Chess Championship :: Greeff, Melissa|website=www.olimpbase.org|access-date=2018-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205103605/http://www.olimpbase.org/players-ind/h/h9p9tznf-wu20g.html|archive-date=2018-12-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later on in the same year, she won the African Women's Chess Championship in [[Tripoli]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/ind-africa/afrw-2009.html|title=OlimpBase :: 5th African Women's Chess Championship, Tripoli 2009|website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref>
In 2010 Melissa Greeff participated in [[Women's World Chess Championship 2010|Women's World Chess Championship]] by [[Single-elimination tournament|knock-out]] system and in the first round lost to [[Humpy Koneru]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/b0wo$wix.htm|title=2010 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)|website=www.mark-weeks.com}}</ref> In 2011, in [[Maputo]] ranked 4th in African Women's Chess Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/ind-africa/afrw-2011.html|title=OlimpBase :: 6th African Women's Chess Championship, Maputo 2011|website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref>
In 2010, she participated in the [[Women's World Chess Championship 2010|Women's World Chess Championship]] by [[Single-elimination tournament|knock-out]] system and in the first round lost to [[Humpy Koneru]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/b0wo$wix.htm|title=2010 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)|website=www.mark-weeks.com}}</ref> In 2011, in [[Maputo]], she ranked 4th in African Women's Chess Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/ind-africa/afrw-2011.html|title=OlimpBase :: 6th African Women's Chess Championship, Maputo 2011|website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref>


Melissa Greeff played for South Africa:
Melissa Greeff played for South Africa:
* in [[Chess Olympiad|Women's Chess Olympiad]] participated 3 times (2008-2012);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/h9p9tznf.html|title=OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Melissa Greeff|website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref>
* in the [[Chess Olympiad|Women's Chess Olympiad]] participated 3 times (2008-2012);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/h9p9tznf.html|title=OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Melissa Greeff|website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref>
* in [[African Games|All-Africa Games]] chess tournament participated in 2007 and won team silver medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playersr/h9p9tznf.html|title=OlimpBase :: All-Africa Games (chess - women) :: Melissa Greeff|website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref>
* in the [[African Games|All-Africa Games]] chess tournament participated in 2007 and won team silver medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playersr/h9p9tznf.html|title=OlimpBase :: All-Africa Games (chess - women) :: Melissa Greeff|website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref>


In 2007, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE International Women Grandmaster (WGM) title two years later.
In 2007, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title and then received the FIDE International Women Grandmaster (WGM) title two years later.


Since 2014, she has rarely played in chess tournaments. Moved to Canada where she studied at [[University of Toronto]] but later continued her work there.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissagreeff?originalSubdomain=ca|title=Melissa Greeff - Teaching Assistant - University of Toronto|publisher=}}</ref>
Since 2014, she has rarely played in chess tournaments. Melissa moved to Canada where she studied at the [[University of Toronto]], and later continued her work there.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissagreeff?originalSubdomain=ca|title=Melissa Greeff - Teaching Assistant - University of Toronto|publisher=}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:01, 14 July 2021

Melissa Greeff
CountrySouth Africa
Born (1994-04-15) 15 April 1994 (age 30)
Cape Town, South Africa
TitleWoman Grandmaster (WGM) (2009)
Peak rating2126 (February 2013)

Melissa Greeff (born 15 April 1994), is a South African Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2009).

Biography

In 2007, in Windhoek, Melissa ranked 5th in the African Women's Chess Championship.[1] In 2009, she played for South Africa in the World Girls' Junior Chess Championship and ranked 35th place.[2] Later on in the same year, she won the African Women's Chess Championship in Tripoli.[3] In 2010, she participated in the Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system and in the first round lost to Humpy Koneru.[4] In 2011, in Maputo, she ranked 4th in African Women's Chess Championship.[5]

Melissa Greeff played for South Africa:

In 2007, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title and then received the FIDE International Women Grandmaster (WGM) title two years later.

Since 2014, she has rarely played in chess tournaments. Melissa moved to Canada where she studied at the University of Toronto, and later continued her work there.[8]

References

  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: 4th African Women's Chess Championship, Windhoek 2007". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: World Girls' Junior Chess Championship :: Greeff, Melissa". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: 5th African Women's Chess Championship, Tripoli 2009". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ^ "2010 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  5. ^ "OlimpBase :: 6th African Women's Chess Championship, Maputo 2011". www.olimpbase.org.
  6. ^ "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Melissa Greeff". www.olimpbase.org.
  7. ^ "OlimpBase :: All-Africa Games (chess - women) :: Melissa Greeff". www.olimpbase.org.
  8. ^ "Melissa Greeff - Teaching Assistant - University of Toronto".

External links

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