Chloe Badenhorst

Chloe Badenhorst (born 2007)^[1] is a South African chess player who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master, which she earned in 2023.

Chloe Badenhorst
Country	South Africa
Born	2007 (age 17–18)
Title	Woman FIDE Master (2023)
Peak rating	2004 (January 2025)

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.^[2][3][4] In the 44th Chess Olympiad, she represented the South African women's team on board three, finishing on 5/9.^[5]

In 2024, she finished third in the South African Closed Chess Championship,^[6] and again represented South Africa on board two in the 45th Chess Olympiad.^[7]