| Zahira El Ghabi | |
|---|---|
| Country | Morocco |
| Born | 1981 (age 43–44) |
| 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).
Chess career
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.
Zahira El Ghabi played for Morocco in the Women's Chess Olympiads:
- 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
- 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
- Zahira El Ghabi chess games at 365Chess.com
- Zahira El Ghabi player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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