Marsel Efroimski
| Marsel Efroimski | |
|---|---|
 Efroimski at the Israeli Championship Finals, December 2008 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| Born | February 13, 1995 Israel |
| Title | Woman FIDE Master |
| FIDE rating | 2246 (November 2014) |
| Peak rating | 2331 (September 2014) |
Marsel Efroimski (Hebrew: מרסל אפרוימסקי; born February 13, 1995) is an Israeli Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
She was introduced to chess by her grandfather in her hometown of Kfar Saba, and has been competing internationally since 2007. Her parents immigrated to Israel from the former Soviet Union.[1]
Efroimski won the World Youth Chess Championship twice, Girls Under-12 at Kemer in 2007, and Girls Under-14 at Antalya in 2009,[2] as well as the Under-14 girls European Youth Chess Championship at Fermo in 2009.[3][4]
She represented Israel in the Women's Chess Olympiad at Dresden 2008,[5] at Khanty-Mansiysk 2010,[6] and at Istambul 2012[7] She was awarded the Woman FIDE Master title in 2008, and the Woman International Master title in 2011.[8]
In 2011, Efroimski shared first place (with four other players) in the Girls under-16 European Youth Chess Championship in Albena. On points, she got the third place.[9]
References
- ^ Dreams Into Lightning - Morning Report: November 30, 2007
- ^ Haaretz.com - Chess for every child
- ^ Chess-Results.com - European Youth Chess Championship 2009 Girls - 14
- ^ ChessBase.com - Gil and Marsel – Schoolmates and Champions
- ^ Olimpbase.org - 38th Chess Olympiad (women): Dresden 2008
- ^ Efroimski at the 2010 chess olympiad Archived 2016-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Efroimski at the 2012 chess olympiad Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FIDE Chess Profile - Efroimski, Marsel
- ^ Results Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine of the Girls U-16 European Chess Championship 2001
External links
- Marsel Efroimski player profile and games at Chessgames.com