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Eline Roebers
Roebers at the 2021 Dutch Women's National Championship
CountryNetherlands
Born2006 (age 15)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
FIDE rating2365 (December 2021)
Peak rating2365 (December 2021)

Eline Roebers (born 2006) is a Dutch chess player who has qualified for the title of FIDE Master (FM). She was the 2020 online World Youth Champion in the under-14 girls' division, and was the first Dutch player to win a World Youth Championship in any category. Roebers began playing chess at age seven and she has been coached by Robert Ris, a Dutch International Master (IM).[1][2][3][4] She won an individual bronze medal on the second board at the European Women's Team Championship in 2021.[5] She also won the Brugse Meesters in Belgium in August 2021, finishing in joint first with a score of 7½/9 and having the better tiebreak criteria.[6] In January, 2022, she became the first woman to win the Untergrombach Open in Germany. She defeated GM Vyacheslav Ikonnikov in the final round to take sole first place with a score of 6.5/7. [7]

References

  1. ^ "Eline (14) is wereldkampioen schaken" [Eline (14) is world chess champion]. Jeugdjournaal. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sijtsma, Thomas (15 January 2021). "Eline (14) is wereldkampioen schaken: 'Je hoeft er niet slim voor te zijn'" [Eline (14) is world chess champion: 'You don't have to be smart for it']. Het Parool. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Eline Roebers wereldkampioen online schaken t/m 14 jaar" [Eline Roebers world champion online chess up to 14 years]. Schaakbond. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ Spaaij, Zoë (10 December 2020). "Vrouwelijke schaakspelers zien de Netflixserie 'Queen's Gambit' als een welkome zet" [Female chess players see the Netflix series 'Queen's Gambit' as a welcome move]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Ukraine (Open) and Russia (Women) win European Team Chess Championships 2021". European Chess Union. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ^ Ligterink, Gert (27 August 2021). "In België wordt wel geschaakt, tot groot plezier van Eline Roebers" [Chess is played in Belgium, much to the delight of Eline Roebers]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  7. ^ "15-Year-Old Eline Roebers Wins German Open Tournament". Chess.com. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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