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

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

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