Caroline Vanderbeken
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Caroline Vanderbeken (born 1950) is a Belgian chess player, Belgian Women's Chess Championship winner (1970).
Biography
From the mid-1960s to the begin of 1970s, Caroline Vanderbeken was one of the leading chess players in Belgium. She won the Belgian Women's Chess Championships in 1970 after a play-off match against Louise Loeffler, 1½:½.[http://www.belgianchesshistory.be/tournament/belgian-championship-ghent-6/ Belgian Chess History» Belgian championship, Ghent] Caroline Vanderbeken participated in traditional Belgium team matches against France in 1969, 1970 and 1971.[http://www.belgianchesshistory.be/player/vanderbeken-caroline/ Belgian Chess History» Vanderbeken, Caroline]
Caroline Vanderbeken played for Belgium in the Women's Chess Olympiad in 1969 at first board in the 4th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lublin (+1, =2, -11).{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/yu4w866l.html|title=OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Caroline Vanderbeken|website=www.olimpbase.org}}
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Category:Chess Olympiad competitors
Category:20th-century Belgian chess players
Category:20th-century Belgian sportswomen
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