Shrook Wafa
| Shrook Wafa | |
|---|---|
| Country | Egypt FIDE (2024)[a] |
| Born | 13 May 1997 (age 27) |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2013) |
| Peak rating | 2182 (August 2019) |
Shrook Wafa (born 13 May 1997)[2] is an Egyptian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster.
She won the Women's African Chess Championship in 2013.[3] Thanks to this achievement she earned the title of Woman grandmaster (WGM)[4] and qualified for the Women's World Chess Championship 2015.[5]
She has won the Women's African Chess Championship a further three times: 2014, 2016 and 2019.[6]
In the Women's World Chess Championship 2015 she was knocked out in the first round by the second seed Ju Wenjun.
Her sister Shahenda Wafa also is a Woman Grandmaster.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "FIDE Resolution on suspending membership of Egyptian Chess Federation". March 6, 2024.
- ^ Top 100 Girls May 2015 FIDE
- ^ African Individual Women Chess Championship 2013 Chess-Results
- ^ International Title Regulations: Table for Direct Titles FIDE
- ^ FIDE World Women's Chess Championship 2015: players
- ^ African Individual Chess Championships 2014 Women Chess-Results
External links
[edit]- Shrook Wafa rating card at FIDE
- Shrook Wafa player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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- Competitors at the 2019 African Games
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