Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa binti Azhar (born 2001) is a Malaysian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (2019),[1] making her the third Malaysian to earn that title, after Audrey Wong Su Yi (1985) and Siti Zulaikha Foudzi [fr] (2006).[2][3][4]
Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar | |
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Full name | Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa binti Azhar |
Country | Malaysia |
Born | 2001 (age 20–21) |
Title | Woman International Master (2019) |
FIDE rating | 2052 (December 2021) |
Peak rating | 2059 (May 2022) |
In 2019, she won the girls Under 16&18 category at the 4th Eastern Asian Youth Chess Championship in Bangkok, scoring 7½/9, becoming the third Malaysian WIM.[5]
She qualified for the Women's Chess World Cup 2021, where she was defeated 1½-½ by Ana Matnadze in the first round.[6][7]
Puteri Munajjah Az Zahraa
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