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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
Country	Egypt
Born	1998 (age 23–24)
Title	Woman Grandmaster (2017)

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]

• 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),[11]
• In 2018, at third board in the 43rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Batumi (+6, =1, -3).[12]

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

External links

• Shahenda Wafa rating card at FIDE
• Shahenda Wafa player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Shahenda Wafa chess games at 365Chess.com

На других языках

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- [en] Shahenda Wafa

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[ru] Вафа, Шахенда

Шахенда Вафа (араб. شاهندا وفا‎;[2] род. в 1998 году) — египетская шахматистка, гроссмейстер среди женщин (2017)[3].

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