Shahenda Wafa

Shahenda Wafa (born 1998) is an Egyptian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (2017).[1] She is a three-time, and the current, African Women's Chess Champion (2017, 2018, 2022).[2]

Shahenda Wafa
CountryEgypt
Born (1998-07-15) July 15, 1998
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2017)
Peak rating2175 (March 2019)

Chess career

Shahenda Wafa won the 2014 Arab Girls Championship and African Girls Championship in age category U16.[3][4] She was joint winner with Sabrina Latreche of the 2014 Women's Arab Chess Championship.[5] In 2015, she won African Youth and Junior Girls Chess Championships.[6][7]

Shahenda Wafa twice in row won the Women's African Chess Championship; in 2017 in Oran[8] and in 2018 in Livingstone.[9] She qualified for the Women's World Chess Championship 2018.

Shahenda Wafa played for Egypt in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[10]

Shahenda Wafa played for Egypt in the World Team Chess Championship:[13]

  • 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
  1. Administrator. "2017 African Individual Chess Championships "Ladies" August 2017 Algeria FIDE Chess Tournament details". ratings.fide.com.
  2. "2022 African Chess Championship: Bassem Amin and Shahenda Wafa claim titles". FIDE.com. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  3. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2014 African Youth Championship U16G".
  4. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2014 Arab Girls Championship Under 16 -".
  5. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2014 Arab Individual Chess Championship - Women". chess-results.com.
  6. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - African Youth Chess Championships 2015". chess-results.com.
  7. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - African Junior Chess Championships 2015 - Girls Category". chess-results.com.
  8. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2017 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - LADIES". chess-results.com.
  9. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2018 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - WOMEN SECTION". chess-results.com.
  10. Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Wafa Shahenda". www.olimpbase.org.
  11. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women". chess-results.com.
  12. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women". chess-results.com.
  13. Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: World Women's Team Chess Championship :: Shahenda Wafa". www.olimpbase.org.
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