Chloe Badenhorst
{{short description|South African chess player (born 2007)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox chess player
| name = Chloe Badenhorst
| image =
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| country = South Africa
| birth_date ={{birth year and age|2007}}
| birth_place=
| title = Woman FIDE Master (2023)
| peakrating = 2004 (January 2025)
| FideID = 14339463
}}
Chloe Badenhorst (born 2007){{Cite web |title=Badenhorst, Chloe |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/14339463 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=ratings.fide.com}} is a South African chess player who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master, which she earned in 2023.
Chess career
In 2022, at the age of 15, Badenhorst won the Women's Section of the South African Chess Championship, finishing on 5/7, half a point ahead of two-time champion Jesse February. Badenhorst was the lowest-rated player in the field.{{Cite web |last=Munsamy |first=Selina |date=2022-05-18 |title=Chloe Badenhorst Claims Top Spot at SA Chess Champs |url=https://gsport.co.za/chloe-badenhorst-claims-top-spot-at-sa-chess-champs/ |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=gsport4girls |language=en-ZA}}{{Cite web |last=Masala |first=Kenya Chess |date=2022-05-18 |title=2022 South African Closed Championship - final reflection |url=https://kenyachessmasala.com/2022/05/2022-south-african-closed-chess-final-reflection.html |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Kenya Chess Masala |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Shabazz |first=Daaim |date=2022-05-21 |title=Daniel Cawdery wins South African Championship |url=https://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2022/05/20/daniel-cawdery-wins-south-african-championship/ |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=The Chess Drum |language=en-US}} In the 44th Chess Olympiad, she represented the South African women's team on board three, finishing on 5/9.{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 Women |url=https://archive.chess-results.com/tnr653632.aspx?lan=1&art=20&fed=RSA&turdet=YES&flag=30 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=archive.chess-results.com}}
In 2024, she finished third in the South African Closed Chess Championship,{{Cite web |title=Daniel Barrish and Jesse February win South African Closed Championship |url=https://www.fide.com/news/2949 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=www.fide.com |language=en}} and again represented South Africa on board two in the 45th Chess Olympiad.{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr967172.aspx?lan=1&art=8&flag=30&snr=87 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=chess-results.com}}
References
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External links
- {{FIDE|id=14339463}}
- {{chessgames player|id=184686}}
- [https://www.365chess.com/players/Chloe_Badenhorst Chloe Badenhorst] chess games at 365Chess.com
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Category:South African chess players
Category:South African female chess players
Category:Chess Olympiad competitors