Iman Hasan Al-Rufaye

Iman Hasan Mohammed Al-Rufaye (Arabic: إيمان حسن محمد الرفيعي, born 16 February 1982),[1] also known as Eman Hassane Al-Rufei,[3] is an Iraqi chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM).[1] She is a Women's Chess Olympiads individual gold (1998) and silver (2000, 2006) medals winner.[3]

Iman Hasan Al-Rufaye
Full nameIman Hasan Mohammed Al-Rufaye
CountryIraq
Born (1982-02-16) 16 February 1982[1]
TitleWoman International Master (2001)[1]
FIDE rating2002 (January 2017)
Peak rating2245 (July 1997)[2]

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.[1] In 2012, she won the Iraqi Women's Chess Championship with a hundred percent score - 9 out of 9 possible.[4] In 2014, Al-Rufaye won 3rd place in Arab League Women's Chess Championship.[5] In 2016, she ranked 28th in Asian Women's Chess Championship.[6]

Al-Rufaye played for Iraq in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[3]

She also played for Iraq in the Pan Arab Games:[8]

  • 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
  1. 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).
  2. "FIDE rating history :: Al-Rufei, Eman H." OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Eman Hassane Al-Rufei". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  4. "IRQ 2012 Women". Chess-Results.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2019. Al-Rufaye Iman Hasan Mohammed
  5. "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
  6. "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
  7. "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
  8. "Pan Arab Games (women) :: Eman Hassane Al-Rufei". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.


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