Yosra Alaa El Din (born 1986) is an Egyptian chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 2008).
| Yosra Alaa El Din | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Egypt |
| Born | 1986 (age 37–38) |
| Title | Woman International Master (2008) |
| FIDE rating | 1801 (October 2012) |
| Peak rating | 1959 (January 2008) |
In 2007, Yosra Alaa El Din won a bronze medal in the African Women's Chess Championship in Windhoek.[1] For this success FIDE awarded her title of Woman International Master (WIM). She also won an individual gold medal playing for Egypt on board 1 at the 2007 All-Africa Games.[2] In 2008, Yosra Alaa El Din participated in the Women's World Chess Championship in Nalchik, where she lost to Humpy Koneru in the first round.[3] She played for Egypt at two Women's Chess Olympiads.[4]
Since 2012, she has not participated in chess tournaments.
References edit
- ^ "The Week in Chess 671". www.theweekinchess.com.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "9th All-Africa Games (chess - women): Algiers 2007". OlimpBase. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "2008 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Yosra Alaa El-Din". www.olimpbase.org.
External links edit
- Yosra Alaa El Din rating card at FIDE
- Yosra Alaa El Din player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Yosra Alaa El Din chess games at 365Chess.com
