Marigje Degrande (born 7 August 1992) is a Belgian chess player born in Bruges, Belgium. She earned the title of Woman FIDE Master by winning the Women's FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship in October, 2021 with a score of 7.5/9, coming shared first in the Open category U2000.[1]
| Marigje Degrande | |
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| Born | August 7, 1992 Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium |
| Title | Woman FIDE Master (2021) |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Peak rating | 1945 (November 2022) |
Chess competitions and tournaments edit
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 after scoring 7,5/9 in the FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship, coming shared first in the Open category. This earned her the WFM title.
Notable games edit
References edit
- ^ "Winners crowned at FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship". www.fide.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Mohamed Saeed Laily vs. Degrande, Marigje | U2000 FIDE World Amateur Championship 2021".
- ^ "Dogu, Hasim vs. Degrande, Marigje | U2000 FIDE World Amateur Championship 2021".
- ^ "Degrande, Marigje vs. Ehab, Mohamed | U2000 FIDE World Amateur Championship 2021".
- ^ "Astrelin, Evgeny vs. Degrande, Marigje | U2000 FIDE World Amateur Championship 2021".
- ^ "Arlette van Weersel - Chess Games".
External links edit
- Marigje Degrande rating card at FIDE
- Marigje Degrande at 365Chess.com
