Marisca Kouwenhoven Explained

Marisca Kouwenhoven
Country:	Netherlands
Birth Date:	5 January 1976
Woman FIDE Master
Peakrating:	2135 (July 1997)
Fideid:	1003364

Marisca Kouwenhoven (born 5 January 1976) is a Dutch chess Woman FIDE Master, Dutch Women's Chess Championship winner (1995).

Chess career

In 1992, Marisca Kouwenhoven won Dutch Girl's Chess Championship in U18 age group.^[1] In 1993 she won Dutch Junior Chess Championship in U20 girls group. She played in European Youth Chess Championship (1992, 1993, 1994^{[2] [3] [4]}), in World Youth Chess Championship (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}), European Junior Chess Championship (1996^[9]) and World Junior Chess Championship (1995^[10]) in various girls age groups.

In 1995, she won the Dutch Women's Chess Championship.^[11] She last played in the Dutch Women's Chess Championship final in 2002.

Marisca Kouwenhoven played for Netherlands in the Women's Chess Olympiad:^[12]

• In 1996, at reserve board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Yerevan (+4, =1, -4).

In addition to chess, she is interested in Jujutsu.

After 2006, she rarely participates in chess tournaments.

Notes and References

1. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/NED-ch_U18_1992/17542 NED-ch U18 1992
2. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/EU-ch_U16_Girls_1992 EU-ch U16 1992 Girls
3. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/EU-ch_U18_Girls_1993 EU-ch U18 1993 Girls
4. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/EU-ch_U18_Girls_1994 EU-ch U18 1994 Girls
5. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Wch_U14_Girls_1990 Wch U14 1990 Girls
6. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Wch_U16_Girls_1992/ Wch U16 1992 Girls
7. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Wch_U18_Girls_1993 Wch U18 1993 Girls
8. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Wch_U18_Girls_1994 Wch U18 1994 Girls
9. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/EU-ch_U20_Girls_1996 EU-ch U20 1996 Girls
10. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Wch_U20_Girls_1995 Wch U20 1995 Girls
11. http://www.schaakbond.nl/wedstrijdschaak/nationale-kampioenschappen/nk-algemeen/nk-algemeen/ Kampioenes van Nederland
12. Web site: OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Marisca Kouwenhoven. Wojciech. Bartelski. www.olimpbase.org.