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

Cecile van der Merwe
Country	South Africa
Born	(1987-04-16) 16 April 1987 (age 35)
Title	Woman International Master (WIM) (2004)
Peak rating	2087 (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:

• 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.

References

External links

• Cecile van der Merwe rating card at FIDE
• Cecile van der Merwe player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Cecile van der Merwe chess games at 365Chess.com

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