Mona Khaled ( Arabic: منى خالد ; born October 9, 1994 ) - Egyptian chess player , female grandmaster ( 2007 ). The first Egyptian chess player to become a female grandmaster.
 Mona Khaled | |
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| منى خالد | |
 2018 | |
| Countries |  Egypt |
| Date of Birth | April 9, 1994 (25 years old) |
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| Rank | and |
| Actual Rating | <2350 (for men) or <2150 (for women) (October 2019 ) |
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Biography
In 2007, she won the Women's African Chess Championship in Windhoek . In 2008, she won the women's chess championship in the Arab countries [2] . In 2009, in Tripoli, she won silver at the Africa Women's Individual Chess Championship. In 2010, with an absolute result - 9 points out of 9 possible - she won the Egyptian Women's Chess Championship. In 2011, Maputo re-won the African Women's Chess Championship. In 2014, in Chania, she won the women's chess championship of the Mediterranean basin countries [3] .
Participated in the women's world chess championships :
- In 2008 , in Nalchik in the first round she lost Hou Yifan [4] ;
- In 2010 in Antakya in the first round she lost to Tatyana Kosintseva [5] ;
- In 2012 , in Khanty-Mansiysk, in the first round, she lost to Ekaterina Lagno [6] ;
- In 2017 , in Tehran, in the first round, she lost to Nana Dzagnidze [7] .
She represented Egypt at five chess olympiads (2008-2016). She participated in the women's team chess tournament in the African Games twice (2007-2011). In the team event, she won the gold (2011) medal. In the individual event, she won two gold medals (2007, 2011) [8] . She participated in the women's team chess tournament of the Pan-Arab Games twice (2007-2011). In the team event, she won the gold (2007) and bronze (2011) medals. In the individual event, she won the gold (2011) medal [9] .
Notes
- ↑ ratings.fide.com
- ↑ 14 year old Mona Khaled wins Arab Women's Championship
- ↑ 9th Mediterranean individual Men & Women's Chess Championships 2014
- ↑ 2008 FIDE Knockout Matches
- ↑ 2010 FIDE Knockout Matches
- ↑ 2012 FIDE Knockout Matches
- ↑ 2017 FIDE Knockout Matches
- ↑ OlimpBase :: All-Africa Games (chess - women) :: Mouna Khaled
- ↑ OlimpBase :: Pan Arab Games (women) :: Mouna Khaled
Links
- Moni Khaled's personal card on the FIDE website
- Moni Khaled games in the database
- Moni Khaled's personal card at 365chess.com
- Moni Khaled's speeches at chess Olympiads