Charlize van Zyl explained

Charlize van Zyl
Country:South Africa
Birth Date:19 September 1999
Birth Place:Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Woman International Master (2013)
Peakrating:1940 (May 2024)
Fideid:14307120

Charlize van Zyl (born 19 September 1999)[1] is a South African chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master, which she earned in 2013 at the age of 13, becoming the youngest South African to do so.[2]

Chess career

Van Zyl won the African Zonals at age 13, earning her WIM title.She has represented South Africa at the Chess Olympiad in 2018 (finishing on 3.5/8 on board 5)[3] and 2022 (4/9 on board 2).[4]

She came second in the Women's section of the 2022 African Chess Championship, finishing half a point behind Shahenda Wafa,[5] and qualifying for the Women's Chess World Cup 2023,[6] where she was defeated by Nurgyul Salimova in the first round.

Education

Van Zyl attended Collegiate Girls High School,[7] and studied a BA in media, communications and culture student at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.[8] [9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The chess games of Charlize van Zyl . 2023-07-26 . www.chessgames.com.
  2. Web site: chessblog.com - Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog . 2023-07-26 . en.
  3. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 43rd Chess Olympiad 2018 Women . 2023-07-26 . chess-results.com.
  4. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 Women . 2023-07-26 . chess-results.com.
  5. Web site: 2022 African Chess Championship: Bassem Amin and Shahenda Wafa claim titles . 2023-07-26 . www.fide.com . en.
  6. Web site: 30 May 2023 . Women's World Cup Qualified Players . .
  7. https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/eastern-cape/sa-girl-chess-master-at-13-1514661
  8. Web site: Singh . Kimara . 2020-10-05 . gsport4girls - SA Chess Champ Eyes 2021 World Olympiad in Russia . 2023-07-26 . gsport4girls . en-ZA.
  9. Web site: Communications . Full Stop . 2020-09-10 . Madibaz chess star plots upward curve in rankings . 2023-07-26 . Good Things Guy . en-ZA.