Zahira El Ghabi
| Zahira El Ghabi | |
|---|---|
| Country | Morocco |
| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) |
| Title | Woman FIDE Master (2005) |
| FIDE rating | 2029 (April 2006) |
| Peak rating | 2039 (January 2005) |
Zahira El Ghabi is a Moroccan Woman FIDE master (WFM, 2005).[1]
Chess career
[edit]In the early 2000s, she was one of the leading Moroccan chess players. In 2000, Zahira El Ghabi participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system and in the first round lost to Julia Demina.[2]
Zahira El Ghabi played for Morocco in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[3]
- In 2000, at first reserve board in the 34th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+6, =1, -0) and won individual gold medal.
Since 2006 she rarely participated in chess tournaments.
References
[edit]- ^ Felice, Gino Di (22 November 2017). Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016. McFarland. ISBN 9781476671321 – via Google Books.
- ^ "2000 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Ghaby El-Zahira". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
[edit]- Zahira El Ghabi chess games at 365Chess.com
- Zahira El Ghabi player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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