Shrook Wafa (born 13 May 1997)[2] is an Egyptian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster.
 Wafa in 2025 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 May 1997 (age 29) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Egypt FIDE (2024)[a] |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2013) |
| Peak rating | 2203 (June 2025) |
She won the Women's African Chess Championship in 2013.[3] Thanks to this achievement she earned the title of Woman grandmaster (WGM)[4] and qualified for the Women's World Chess Championship 2015.[5]
She has won the Women's African Chess Championship a further four times: 2014, 2016, 2019 and 2025.[6]
In the Women's World Chess Championship 2015 she was knocked out in the first round by the second seed Ju Wenjun.
Her sister Shahenda Wafa also is a Woman Grandmaster.
In 2025 she announced in a twitter post that going forward she will be representing Ireland[7]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ↑ "FIDE Resolution on suspending membership of Egyptian Chess Federation". March 6, 2024.
- ↑ Top 100 Girls May 2015 FIDE
- ↑ African Individual Women Chess Championship 2013 Chess-Results
- ↑ International Title Regulations: Table for Direct Titles FIDE
- ↑ FIDE World Women's Chess Championship 2015: players
- ↑ African Individual Chess Championships 2014 Women Chess-Results
- ↑ https://x.com/Shrook_Wafa/status/1971707850868379833
External links
edit- Shrook Wafa rating card at FIDE
- Shrook Wafa player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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