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'''Melissa Greeff''' (born 15 April 1994), is a [[South Africa]]n [[FIDE titles|Woman Grandmaster]] (WGM, 2009).
'''Melissa Greeff''' (born 15 April 1994) is a [[South Africa]]n chess player who hols the [[FIDE title]] of [[Woman Grandmaster]] (WGM, 2009).


==Biography==
==Biography==
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* 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 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 then received the FIDE International Women Grandmaster (WGM) title two years later.
In 2007, she was awarded the FIDE [[Woman International Master]] (WIM) title and then received the FIDE [[Woman 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.<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>
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* {{365Chess.com player|Melissa_Greeff}}
*[https://www.365chess.com/players/Melissa_Greeff Melissa Greeff] chess games at 365Chess.com


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Revision as of 01:34, 10 December 2021

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

Melissa Greeff (born 15 April 1994) is a South African chess player who hols the FIDE title of 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 Woman International Master (WIM) title and then received the FIDE Woman 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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