Iman Hasan Al-Rufaye
| Iman Hasan Al-Rufaye | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Iman Hasan Mohammed Al-Rufaye |
| Country | Iraq |
| Born | 16 February 1982[1] |
| Title | Woman International Master (2001)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2002 (January 2017) |
| Peak rating | 2245 (July 1997)[2] |
Iman Hasan Mohammed Al-Rufaye (Arabic: إيمان حسن محمد الرفيعي, born 16 February 1982),[1] also known as Eman Hassane Al-Rufei,[3] is an Iraqi chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM).[1] She is a Women's Chess Olympiads individual gold (1998) and silver (2000, 2006) medals winner.[3]
Biography
[edit]Since the late 1990s, Al-Rufaye has been one of the leading Iraqi chess players. She received the Woman FIDE Master (WFM) title in 1999 and the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 2001.[1] In 2012, she won the Iraqi Women's Chess Championship with a hundred percent score - 9 out of 9 possible.[4] In 2014, Al-Rufaye won 3rd place in Arab League Women's Chess Championship.[5] In 2016, she ranked 28th in Asian Women's Chess Championship.[6]
Al-Rufaye played for Iraq in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[3]
- In 1998, at second board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Elista (+7, =2, -0) and won individual gold medal,
- In 2000, at second board in the 34th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+6, =4, -0) and won individual silver medal,
- In 2006, at first board in the 37th Chess Olympiad (women) in Turin (+7, =0, -1) and won individual silver medal,
- In 2012, at first board in the 40th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+6, =2, -3),
- In 2016, at second board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (+5 =2, -3).[7]
She also played for Iraq in the Pan Arab Games:[8]
- In 2007, at first board in the 11th Pan Arab Games (women) in Cairo (+4, =0, -1) and won individual gold medal,
- In 2011, at second board in the 12th Pan Arab Games (women) in Doha (+6, =0, -1) and team bronze and individual gold medals.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Di Felice, Gino (2018). Chess International Titleholders, 1950–2016. McFarland. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4766-3361-9. Retrieved 14 December 2021 – via Google Books.
Al-Rufaye, Iman Hasan Mohammed (IRQ). b. 16 Feb. 1982. WFM 1999; WIM 2001. Peak rating 2245 (July 1997).
- ^ "FIDE rating history :: Al-Rufei, Eman H." OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Eman Hassane Al-Rufei". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "IRQ 2012 Women". Chess-Results.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
Al-Rufaye Iman Hasan Mohammed
- ^ "2014 Arab Individual Chess Championship - Women Arab Fide". Chess-Results.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
Al-Rufaye Iman Hasan Mohammed
- ^ "Asian Individual Women Chess Championship 2016". Chess-Results.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
Al-Rufaye Iman Hasan Mohammed
- ^ "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women". Chess-Results.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
Al-Rufaye Iman Hasan Mohammed
- ^ "Pan Arab Games (women) :: Eman Hassane Al-Rufei". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- Iman Hasan Mohammed Al-Rufaye rating card at FIDE (archive)
- Iman Hasan Mohammed Al-Rufaye player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Iman Hasan Mohammed Al-Rufaye chess games at 365Chess.com (2016)
- Eman Hassane Al Rufei chess games at 365Chess.com (1998–2008)
- H M Al-Rufaye Iman chess games at ChessTempo.com
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