Anne Haast
| Anne Haast | |
|---|---|
 Haast in 2018 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Born | 1 July 1993 Dongen, Netherlands |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2015) |
| FIDE rating | 2320 (May 2022) |
| Peak rating | 2390 (December 2015) |
Anne Haast (born 1 July 1993) is a Dutch chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster. She is a five-time Dutch Women's Chess Champion.
Chess career
[edit]Born in Dongen in 1993, Haast earned her Woman International Master title in 2010,[1] and her Woman Grandmaster title in 2015.[2] She has won the Dutch Women's Chess Championship in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2021.[3]
Haast has represented the Netherlands in four women's Chess Olympiads: in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. She has also played in four women's European Team Chess Championship tournaments: in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017. She scored 6½/7 at the 2013 European Team Championship, winning individual gold.[4]
Playing style
[edit]As of 2015, Haast often plays the Sicilian Defence with both White and Black, followed by the Sicilian Taimanov variation with Black.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ 3rd quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2010, 24-25 July 2010, Tromso, NOR FIDE
- ^ 1st quarter Presidential Board Meeting, 26-29 April 2015, Chengdu, CHN FIDE
- ^ "Dutch Championship: Anne Haast clinches fifth title". www.fide.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Anne Haast Olimpbase
- ^ Anne Haast player profile and games at Chessgames.com
External links
[edit]- Anne Haast rating card at FIDE
- Anna Haast chess games at 365Chess.com
   | This biographical article relating to a Dutch chess figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |