Cecile van der Merwe

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Cecile van der Merwe
Country South Africa
Born (1987-04-16) 16 April 1987 (age 36)
Title Woman International Master (2004)
Peak rating 2087 (January 2005)

Cecile van der Merwe (born 16 April 1987), is a South African chess player and Woman International Master (WIM, 2004).

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Biography

In 2001, in Cairo she finished 4th in the African Women's Chess Championship. [1] In 2003, in Abuja, she finished 2nd in the African Women's Chess Championship. [2] In 2003, she played for South Africa in the World Girls' Junior Chess Championship and finished in 16th place. [3] In 2004, Cecile van der Merwe participated in the Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system and lost in the first round to Humpy Koneru. [4]

Cecile van der Merwe has played for South Africa in the following events:

In 2004, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master title.

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References

  1. ↑ "OlimpBase :: 1st African Women's Chess Championship, Cairo 2001". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ↑ "OlimpBase :: 2nd African Women's Chess Championship, Abuja 2003". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ↑ "OlimpBase :: World Girls' Junior Chess Championship :: Van der Merwe, Cecile". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "2004 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  5. ↑ "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Cecile Van der Merwe". www.olimpbase.org.
  6. ↑ "OlimpBase :: World Women's Team Chess Championship :: Cecile Van der Merwe". www.olimpbase.org.
  7. ↑ "OlimpBase :: All-Africa Games (chess - women) :: Cecile Van der Merwe". www.olimpbase.org.


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