| Iman Hasan Al-Rufaye | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Iman Hasan Mohammed Al-Rufaye |
| Country | Iraq |
| Born | (1982-02-16) 16 February 1982 (age 42) |
| Title | Woman International Master (2001) |
| FIDE rating | 2002 (January 2017) |
| Peak rating | 2245 (July 1997) |
Iman Hasan Mohammed Al-Rufaye (Arabic: إيمان حسن محمد الرفيعي, born 16 February 1982), also known as Eman Hassane Al-Rufei, is an Iraqi chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM). She is a Women's Chess Olympiads individual gold (1998) and silver (2000, 2006) medals winner.
Biography
Since the late 1990s, Al-Rufaye has been one of the leading Iraqi chess players. She received the Woman FIDE Master (WFM) title in 1999 and the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 2001. In 2012, she won the Iraqi Women's Chess Championship with a hundred percent score - 9 out of 9 possible. In 2014, Al-Rufaye won 3rd place in Arab League Women's Chess Championship. In 2016, she ranked 28th in Asian Women's Chess Championship.
Al-Rufaye played for Iraq in the Women's Chess Olympiads:
- In 1998, at second board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Elista (+7, =2, -0) and won individual gold medal,
- In 2000, at second board in the 34th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+6, =4, -0) and won individual silver medal,
- In 2006, at first board in the 37th Chess Olympiad (women) in Turin (+7, =0, -1) and won individual silver medal,
- In 2012, at first board in the 40th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+6, =2, -3),
- In 2016, at second board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (+5 =2, -3).
She also played for Iraq in the Pan Arab Games:
- In 2007, at first board in the 11th Pan Arab Games (women) in Cairo (+4, =0, -1) and won individual gold medal,
- In 2011, at second board in the 12th Pan Arab Games (women) in Doha (+6, =0, -1) and team bronze and individual gold medals.
References
- ^ Di Felice, Gino (2018). Chess International Titleholders, 1950–2016. McFarland. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4766-3361-9. Retrieved 14 December 2021 – via Google Books.
Al-Rufaye, Iman Hasan Mohammed (IRQ). b. 16 Feb. 1982. WFM 1999; WIM 2001. Peak rating 2245 (July 1997).
- "FIDE rating history :: Al-Rufei, Eman H." OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Eman Hassane Al-Rufei". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- "IRQ 2012 Women". Chess-Results.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
Al-Rufaye Iman Hasan Mohammed
- "2014 Arab Individual Chess Championship - Women Arab Fide". Chess-Results.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
Al-Rufaye Iman Hasan Mohammed
- "Asian Individual Women Chess Championship 2016". Chess-Results.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
Al-Rufaye Iman Hasan Mohammed
- "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women". Chess-Results.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
Al-Rufaye Iman Hasan Mohammed
- "Pan Arab Games (women) :: Eman Hassane Al-Rufei". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
External links
- Iman Hasan Mohammed Al-Rufaye rating card at FIDE
(archive) - Iman Hasan Mohammed Al-Rufaye player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Iman Hasan Mohammed Al-Rufaye chess games at 365Chess.com (2016)
- Eman Hassane Al Rufei chess games at 365Chess.com (1998–2008)
- H M Al-Rufaye Iman chess games at ChessTempo.com
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