Wissam Toubal

Algerian chess player

Wissam Toubal

Country| Algeria
Born|  (1984-01-18) 18 January 1984 (age 40)
Title| Woman International Master (2005)
FIDE rating| 1926 (February 2013)
Peak rating| 2062 (July 2003)

Wissam Toubal (born 18 January 1984) is an Algerian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 2005).

## Biography

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Toubal participated in World Youth Chess Championships in various age groups. In 2001, in Cairo she won bronze medal in African Women's Chess Championship.[1] In 2001, she participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system and in the first round lost to Alisa Galliamova.[2] In 2003, Toubal played for Algeria in All-Africa Games chess tournament and won team and individual gold medals.[3] In 2005, she won 3rd place in the Women's World Chess Championship Africa Zonal tournament.[4]

She played for Algeria in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[5]

* In 2002, at first reserve board in the 35th Chess Olympiad (women) in Bled (+1, =2, -2).
* In 2006, at first board in the 37th Chess Olympiad (women) in Turin (+6, =0, -6).

In 2005, Toubal was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.

## References

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1. ^ "1st African Women's Chess Championship, Cairo 2001". OlimpBase.org.
2. ^ "2001-02 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". Mark-Weeks.com.
3. ^ "8th All-Africa Games (chess - women), Abuja 2003, Algeria". OlimpBase.org.
4. ^ "Women African Zonal 4.1-2005". Chess-Results.com.
5. ^ "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Wissam Toubal". OlimpBase.org.

## External links

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* Wissam Toubal rating card at FIDE
* Wissam Toubal player profile and games at Chessgames.com
* Wissan Toubal chess games at 365Chess.com

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