Cecile van der Merwe

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

Cecile van der Merwe
CountrySouth Africa
Born (1987-04-16) 16 April 1987
TitleWoman International Master (WIM) (2004)
Peak rating2087 (January 2005)

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.

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 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  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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