Edit Machlik

Edit Machlik
Born (1997-10-09) October 9, 1997
Tromsø, Norway
Chess career
CountryNorway
Peak rating2127 (March 2015)
Association football career
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Tromsø IL women
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Tromsø IL
2021 IF Fløya 15 (0)
2022– Tromsø IL women 40 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edit Lund Machlik is a Norwegian footballer and chess player.

Career

Football

She began playing with the Tromsø IL club at the age of 7. In 2025, she signed with the Tromsø IL women’s team as defender.[1] In her aggregate football career, she has played 265 matches and scored 44 goals. For the 2021 season, she moved to IF Fløya; the club became part of the new TIL 2020 club in the following year.[2]

Chess

In November 2021, she played for Norway in the European Team Chess Championship.[3] She scored 4/8 and notably defeated 2253-rated Jovana Erić and drew against 2269-rated Jana Schneider.[4]

In August 2022, she played on board 2 for Norway in the 44th Chess Olympiad.[5] She scored 6.5/10 overall, drawing against 2321-rated Zala Urh and defeating 2171-rated Bayarjargal Bayarmaa.[6]

Personal life

Outside of football and chess, she is also a freelance double bassist and a practicing dentist.[1] Her twin sister is sports commentator and fellow chess player Monika Machlik.

References

  1. 1 2 "EN VIKTIG BRIKKE PÅ PLASS". March 1, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Edit Lund Machlik".
  3. ↑ "EM for landslag 2021 – 9. runde". November 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ "14th European Team Chess Championship 2021 - Women".
  5. ↑ "Sjakk-OL 2022 – 9. runde".
  6. ↑ "Team composition for federation NOR - Women".