Melissa Greeff

Melissa Greeff (born 15 April 1994), is a South African Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2009).

Melissa Greeff
CountrySouth Africa
Born (1994-04-15) 15 April 1994
Cape Town, South Africa
TitleWoman Grandmaster (WGM) (2009)
Peak rating2126 (February 2013)

Biography

In 2007, in Windhoek ranked 5th in African Women's Chess Championship.[1] In 2009, played for South Africa in World Girls' Junior Chess Championship and ranked 35th place.[2] In 2009, in Tripoli won African Women's Chess Championship.[3] In 2010 Melissa Greeff participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system and in the first round lost to Humpy Koneru.[4] In 2011, in Maputo ranked 4th in African Women's Chess Championship.[5]

Melissa Greeff played for South Africa:

In 2007, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE International Women Grandmaster (WGM) title two years later.

Since 2014 in chess tournaments played rare. Moved to Canada where she studied at University of Toronto but later continued her work there.[8]

References
  1. "OlimpBase :: 4th African Women's Chess Championship, Windhoek 2007". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. "OlimpBase :: World Girls' Junior Chess Championship :: Greeff, Melissa". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  3. "OlimpBase :: 5th African Women's Chess Championship, Tripoli 2009". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. "2010 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  5. "OlimpBase :: 6th African Women's Chess Championship, Maputo 2011". www.olimpbase.org.
  6. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Melissa Greeff". www.olimpbase.org.
  7. "OlimpBase :: All-Africa Games (chess - women) :: Melissa Greeff". www.olimpbase.org.
  8. "Melissa Greeff - Teaching Assistant - University of Toronto".
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