Anzel Solomons
| Anzel Solomons | |
|---|---|
| Country |  South Africa |
| Born | 6 January 1978 |
| Title | Woman International Master (2003) |
| Peak rating | 1954 (September 2009) |
Anzel Solomons (née Laubscher, born 6 January 1978) is a South African chess player. She received the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM) in 2003.
Career[edit]
She was awarded the title of Woman International Master for her victory in the FIDE Africa zone tournament in Botswana. In 2007, in Windhoek, Anzel Solomons won a silver medal in the African Women's Chess Championship.[1] In 2008, in Nalchik Anzel Solomons participated in the Women's World Chess Championship, where she lost in the first round to Xu Yuhua.[2] In 2011, she finished 2nd in the women's international Swiss-system tournament in Luanda.[3] In 2014, Anzel Solomons won her second silver medal in the African Women's Chess Championship.[4]
She has played for South Africa at seven Women's Chess Olympiads (1998,[5] 2006—2016[6]) and at the World Women's Team Chess Championship in 2011.[7] Anzel Solomons has participated twice in the Women's Chess Team tournament in the African Games (2007-2011), and won the silver medal in 2007, and bronze in 2011 in the team competition, and in the individual competition she won the bronze in 2011.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Week in Chess 671". TheWeekInChess.com.
- ^ "2008 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". Mark-Weeks.com.
- ^ "FIDE Original Tournament Report". ratings.fide.com.
- ^ Herzog, Heinz. "African Individual Chess Championships 2014". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Anzel Laubscher". OlimpBase.org.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Anzel Solomons". OlimpBase.org.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "World Women's Team Chess Championship :: Anzel Solomons". OlimpBase.org.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "All-Africa Games (chess - women) :: Anzel Solomons". OlimpBase.org.
External links[edit]
- Anzel Laubscher rating card at FIDE (archive)
- Anzel Solomons player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Anzel Solomons chess games at 365Chess.com
- 1978 births
- Living people
- South African chess players
- South African female chess players
- Chess Woman International Masters
- Chess Olympiad competitors
- African Games medalists in chess
- African Games silver medalists for South Africa
- African Games bronze medalists for South Africa
- Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- 21st-century South African women
- 21st-century South African people