Charlize van Zyl
CountrySouth Africa
Born (1999-09-19) September 19, 1999
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
TitleWoman International Master (2013)
Peak rating1839 (December 2022)

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.[3] She has represented South Africa at the Chess Olympiad in 2018 (finishing on 3.5/8 on board 5)[4] and 2022 (4/9 on board 2).[5]

She came second in the Women's section of the 2022 African Chess Championship, finishing half a point behind Shahenda Wafa,[6] and qualifying for the Women's Chess World Cup 2023,[7] where she was defeated by Nurgyul Salimova in the first round.

Education

Van Zyl attended Collegiate Girls High School,[8] and studied a BA in media, communications and culture student at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.[3][9]

References

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