Marigje Degrande Explained

Marigje Degrande
Woman FIDE Master (2021)
Birth Date:7 August 1992
Birth Place:Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium
Peakrating:1947 (March 2024)

Marigje Degrande (born 7 August 1992) is a Belgian chess player who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM). She was the FIDE Women's World Amateur Chess Champion in the U2000 category in 2021. She is the first Belgian chess player to win a world championship at any level.[1] Degrande became a women's world champion as the top finisher among women in the open under-2000 rating section of the FIDE World Amateur Championship, which earned her the WFM title. She also earned a silver medal in that same event by finishing in shared first overall and runner-up on tiebreaks.[2]

Background

Degrande was born in Bruges, Belgium.

Chess career

Marigje Degrande has won the Women's Belgian Chess Championship for youngsters several times.She was the three time consecutive winner of the Belgian Chess Championship in the Women's category in the years 2006, 2007 and 2008. She came shared first in the Women's U14 category of the European Union Championship in Austria. She participated in several European and World Championships. She became Women's World Champion U2000 by scoring 7½/9 in the open FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship to tie for first. This also earned her the WFM title.[3] [4]

Notable games

  1. CM Mahammed Saed Laily[5]
  2. Dogu Hasim[6]
  3. Ehab Mohamed[7]
  4. Astrelin Evgeny[8]
  5. WIM Arlette Van Weersel[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Verbauwhede . Levi . Marigje (29) eerste Belgische wereldkampioene schaken ooit: “Mijn doel is prof worden” . Marigje (29) first Belgian world chess champion ever: “My goal is to become a professional” . Het Nieuwsblad . 20 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Winners crowned at FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship. 2021-10-26. www.fide.com. en.
  3. Web site: Vanacker . Sam . Lichterveldse wordt wereldkampioene schaken in amateurklasse: “Ik geniet van de schoonheid van schaken” . Lichterveldse becomes world amateur chess champion: “I enjoy the beauty of chess” . HLN . 20 May 2024.
  4. Web site: Marigje Degrande is wereldkampioen schaken bij amateurs: “Een combinatie van hard werken en schoonheid” . Marigje Degrande is world amateur chess champion: “A combination of hard work and beauty” . KW . 20 May 2024.
  5. Web site: Mohamed Saeed Laily vs. Degrande, Marigje | U2000 FIDE World Amateur Championship 2021 .
  6. Web site: Dogu, Hasim vs. Degrande, Marigje | U2000 FIDE World Amateur Championship 2021 .
  7. Web site: Degrande, Marigje vs. Ehab, Mohamed | U2000 FIDE World Amateur Championship 2021 .
  8. Web site: Astrelin, Evgeny vs. Degrande, Marigje | U2000 FIDE World Amateur Championship 2021 .
  9. Web site: Arlette van Weersel - Chess Games .

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