Cecile van der Merwe explained

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

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:

• Women's Chess Olympiad - participated 4 times (2000-2004, 2012);^[5]
• Women's World Team Chess Championship - participated in 2011;^[6]
• All-Africa Games chess tournament - participated in 2003 and won the team silver medal and individual gold medal.^[7]

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

External links

• • • Cecile van der Merwe chess games at 365Chess.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: OlimpBase :: 1st African Women's Chess Championship, Cairo 2001. www.olimpbase.org.
2. Web site: OlimpBase :: 2nd African Women's Chess Championship, Abuja 2003. www.olimpbase.org.
3. Web site: OlimpBase :: World Girls' Junior Chess Championship :: Van der Merwe, Cecile. www.olimpbase.org. 2018-12-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124449/http://www.olimpbase.org/players-ind/5/5pn97frl-wu20g.html. 2018-12-09. dead.
4. Web site: 2004 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women). www.mark-weeks.com.
5. Web site: OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Cecile Van der Merwe. www.olimpbase.org.
6. Web site: OlimpBase :: World Women's Team Chess Championship :: Cecile Van der Merwe. www.olimpbase.org.
7. Web site: OlimpBase :: All-Africa Games (chess - women) :: Cecile Van der Merwe. www.olimpbase.org.