Yosra Alaa El Din

Yosra Alaa El Din
Country Egypt
Born1986 (age 38–39)
TitleWoman International Master (2008)
FIDE rating1801 (October 2012)
Peak rating1959 (January 2008)

Yosra Alaa El Din (born 1986) is an Egyptian chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 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

  1. ^ "The Week in Chess 671". www.theweekinchess.com.
  2. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "9th All-Africa Games (chess - women): Algiers 2007". OlimpBase. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ "2008 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  4. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Yosra Alaa El-Din". www.olimpbase.org.