Faridah Basta Sohair

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Faridah Basta Sohair
CountryEgypt
Born (1957-04-04) 4 April 1957 (age 64)
TitleWoman International Master (1993)

Faridah Basta Sohair (born 4 April 1957) is an Egyptian chess player and Woman International Master (WIM).

Biography[]

In 2005, Faridah Basta Sohair won silver medal in African Women's Chess Championship in Lusaka and qualified to participate in the Women's World Chess Championship.[1] In 2006, Faridah Basta Sohair participated in the Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system and lost to Pia Cramling in the first round.[2] In 2007, she ranked 6th in the African Women's Chess Championship in Windhoek.[3] In 2007, she played for Egypt in the All-Africa Games chess tournament, which ranked 5th in the team ranking.[4]

Faridah Basta Sohair played for Egypt in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[5]

In 1993, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.

References[]

  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: 3rd African Women's Chess Championship, Lusaka 2005". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "2006 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: 4th African Women's Chess Championship, Windhoek 2007". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ^ "OlimpBase :: All-Africa Games (chess - women) :: Faridah Basta Sohair". www.olimpbase.org.
  5. ^ "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Faridah Basta Sohair". www.olimpbase.org.

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