Eline Roebers (born 22 May 2006) is a Dutch chess player who holds the title of International Master. She is the reigning Dutch Women's Champion and was the 2022 Dutch Youth Champion in the open division.[1][2] Roebers 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 Dutch International Master Robert Ris.[3][4][5][6] Her father Jan is a FIDE Master (FM).[7] She won an individual bronze medal on the second board at the European Women's Team Championship in 2021.[8]
| Eline Roebers | |
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 Roebers at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Born | 22 May 2006 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Title | International Master (2022) |
| Peak rating | 2421 (September 2023) |
Chess career
edit2021
editRoebers 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.[9]
2022
editShe also became the youngest player and first woman to win the Untergrombach Open in Germany in January 2022, defeating Russian Grandmaster Vyacheslav Ikonnikov in the final round to finish in clear first with a score of 6½/7.[7][10] In 2022, Roebers played board 1 for Dutch women at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai, with a score of 7.5/10 (+6-1=3) [a] and a TPR of 2532 which earned her an individual silver medal for her board 1 performance. [11]
2023
editAs the lowest-rated player in the tournament, she defeated GM Erwin L'Ami in the Tata Steel Challengers 2023 tournament in the 2nd round after losing the first round to prodigy Abhimanyu Mishra.
She played in the Women's Chess World Cup 2023, defeating Yamama Asif Abdula Al Fayyadh, Mona Khaled and Klaudia Kulon, all by 2-0 margins, before being eliminated by Harika Dronavalli in the fourth round.[12]
She was ranked as the highest-rated woman of 18 years and younger on the August 2023 World FIDE standard rating list at a rating of 2407.
2024
editRoebers competed in the Tata Steel Challengers 2024 tournament, again as the lowest-rated player.[13] At the tournament, she (rated 2381) defeated the top two seeds Hans Niemann (rated 2692) and Mustafa Yılmaz (rated 2665), though she lost all of her other games.[14] In August 2024, she was the best among women in the "Riga Technical University Open" tournament "A".[15]
Notable game
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Roebers vs. L'Ami, Tata Steel (Challengers), 2023. Against a 2600-rated Grandmaster, Roebers sacrificed her queen on move 35 (diagram), regaining a number of pieces and forcing resignation 11 moves later.
References
edit- ^ kstolk (2023-07-06). "Eline Roebers Nederlands Kampioen 2023". Schaakbond evenementen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ Baselmans, Sam (2022-05-07). "Jeugd A ronde 7 - Eline neemt het stokje over". Nederlands Jeugd Schaak Kampioenschap (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ "Eline (14) is wereldkampioen schaken" [Eline (14) is world chess champion]. Jeugdjournaal. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Eline Roebers wereldkampioen online schaken t/m 14 jaar" [Eline Roebers world champion online chess up to 14 years]. Schaakbond. 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Doggers, Peter (9 January 2022). "15-Year-Old Eline Roebers Wins German Open Tournament". Chess.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine (Open) and Russia (Women) win European Team Chess Championships 2021". European Chess Union. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Toth, Ralf (8 January 2022). "Eline Roebers gewinnt das 38. Open Untergrombach" [Eline Roebers wins the 38th Open Untergrombach]. SC Untergrombach (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Round results for Dutch women at the 44th Chess Olympiad". Chess Results. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "FIDE Women's World Cup 2023". chess24.com. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ "Tata Steel Challengers 2024". chess24.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Falk, Ingemar (2024-01-18). "Eline, 17, besegrade Hans Niemann". Sveriges Schackförbund (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Riga Technical University Open 2024 - Tournament A (Grandmaster Open)
Notes
edit- ^ 6 wins against WIM Rachel Miller (1961), WGM Maili-Jade Ouellet (2042), WGM Janelle Mae Frayna (2224), GM Marie Sebag (2447), WGM Deysi Cori T. (2371) and WGM Julia Ryjanova (2284); 3 draws against WIM Mobina Alinasab (2364), IM Alina Kashlinskaya (2505) and GM Mariya Muzychuk (2540); 1 loss against GM Pia Cramling (2459)
External links
edit- Eline Roebers rating card at FIDE