| 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]
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.
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]