Shrook Wafa

Shrook Wafa (born 13 May 1997)[1] is an Egyptian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster.

Shrook Wafa
CountryEgypt
Born13 May 1997 (1997-05-13) (age 26)
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2013)
Peak rating2182 (August 2019)

She won the Women's African Chess Championship in 2013.[2] Thanks to this achievement she earned the title of Woman grandmaster (WGM)[3] and qualified for the Women's World Chess Championship 2015.[4]

She has won the Women's African Chess Championship a further three times: 2014, 2016 and 2019.[5]

In the Women's World Chess Championship 2015 she was knocked out in the first round by the second seed Ju Wenjun.

Her sister Shahenda Wafa also is a Woman Grandmaster.

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