Marsel Efroimski (; born February 13, 1995) is an Israeli chess player. She was awarded the title of International Master (IM) by FIDE in 2021."FIDE Chess Profile - Efroimski, Marsel" She is currently (December 2021) the top rated Israeli woman chess player.
Biography She was introduced to chess by her grandfather in her hometown of Kfar Saba, and has been competing internationally since 2007. Her parents immigrated to Israel from the former Soviet Union.Dreams Into Lightning - Morning Report: November 30, 2007
Efroimski won the World Youth Chess Championship twice, in the Girls Under 12 category at Kemer in 2007 and in the Girls Under 14 at Antalya in 2009,Haaretz.com - Chess for every child as well as the European Youth Chess Championship in the Girls Under 14 division at Fermo in 2009.Chess-Results.com - European Youth Chess Championship 2009 Girls - 14ChessBase.com - Gil and Marsel – Schoolmates and Champions At the Girls under-16 European Youth Chess Championship in Albena 2011 Efroimski scored 7 of 9 points and tied for first place with four other players. She was awarded the third prize on tiebreaks.Results of the Girls U-16 European Chess Championship 2001
She represented Israel in the Women's Chess Olympiad at Dresden 2008,Olimpbase.org - 38th Chess Olympiad (women): Dresden 2008 at Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, at Istanbul 2012Efroimski at the 2012 chess olympiad at Baku 2016,"Chess-Results.com - 42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women" and at Batumi 2018."Chess-Results.com - 43nd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women" She was awarded the Woman FIDE Master title in 2008, the Woman International Master title in 2011, and the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title in 2016.
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