Shahenda Wafa
| Shahenda Wafa | |
|---|---|
| Country | Egypt |
| Born | 1998 (age 22–23) |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2017) |
Shahenda Wafa (born 1998) is an Egyptian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (2017).[1] She is a two-time winner of the Women's African Chess Championship (2017, 2018).
Chess career[]
Shahenda Wafa won the 2014 Arab Girls Championship and African Girls Championship in age category U16.[2][3] She was joint winner with Sabrina Latreche of the 2014 Women's Arab Chess Championship.[4] In 2015, she won African Youth and Junior Girls Chess Championships.[5][6]
Shahenda Wafa twice in row won the Women's African Chess Championship; in 2017 in Oran[7] and in 2018 in Livingstone.[8] She qualified for the Women's World Chess Championship 2018.
Shahenda Wafa played for Egypt in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[9]
- In 2012, at fourth board in the 40th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+3, =2, -4),
- In 2014, at fourth board in the 41st Chess Olympiad (women) in Tromsø (+4, =0, -4),
- In 2016, at fourth board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (+2, =4, -2),[10]
- In 2018, at third board in the 43rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Batumi (+6, =1, -3).[11]
Shahenda Wafa played for Egypt in the World Team Chess Championship:[12]
- In 2015, at second board in the 5th Women's World Team Chess Championship 2015 in Chengdu (+1, =0, -8).
In 2013, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title three years later.
Her sister Shrook Wafa also is a Woman Grandmaster.
References[]
- ^ Administrator. "2017 African Individual Chess Championships "Ladies" August 2017 Algeria FIDE Chess Tournament details". ratings.fide.com.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2014 African Youth Championship U16G".
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2014 Arab Girls Championship Under 16 -".
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2014 Arab Individual Chess Championship - Women". chess-results.com.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - African Youth Chess Championships 2015". chess-results.com.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - African Junior Chess Championships 2015 - Girls Category". chess-results.com.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2017 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - LADIES". chess-results.com.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2018 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - WOMEN SECTION". chess-results.com.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Wafa Shahenda". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women". chess-results.com.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women". chess-results.com.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: World Women's Team Chess Championship :: Shahenda Wafa". www.olimpbase.org.
External links[]
- Shahenda Wafa rating card at FIDE
- Shahenda Wafa player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Shahenda Wafa chess games at 365Chess.com
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Egyptian female chess players
- Chess woman grandmasters
- Chess Olympiad competitors
- African Games medalists in chess
- African Games gold medalists for Egypt
- African Games silver medalists for Egypt
- Competitors at the 2019 African Games