s ▁to ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Belle ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁Dutch ▁women ▁ch ess ▁players . ▁She ▁won ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Women ' s ▁Ch ess ▁Championships ▁three ▁times , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁She ▁participated ▁in ▁many ▁international ▁ch ess ▁tournament s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁she ▁shared ▁with ▁Ger tr ude ▁Ba um st ark ▁ 2 nd ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁International ▁Ch ess ▁tournament ▁in ▁N ał ę cz ów ▁( t ourn ament ▁won ▁by ▁T ünd e ▁C son k ics ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁she ▁ranked ▁ 2 nd ▁behind ▁N ieves ▁García ▁Vic ente ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁World ▁Ch ess ▁Championship ▁Z onal ▁tournament ▁in ▁Ben id orm , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁she ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁Inter zon al ▁Tournament . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁F IDE ▁International ▁Women ▁Master ▁( W IM ) ▁title . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Belle ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁World ▁Ch ess ▁Championship ▁Inter zon al ▁Tournament ▁in ▁Bad ▁K iss ingen ▁and ▁was ▁ranked ▁ 1 1 th . ▁ ▁Belle ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Ch ess ▁Olymp i ads : ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁at ▁first ▁reserve ▁board ▁in ▁the ▁ 6