Asma Houli Explained

Asma Houli
Birth Date:	30 December 1976
Peakrating:	2116 (April 2004)
Rating:	2083 (January 2006)
Fideid:	7900724

Asma Houli (born 30 December 1976), is an Algerian chess player and African Women's Chess Championship winner (2001).

Biography

In 2001, in Cairo won African Women's Chess Championship.^[1] In 2003, in Abuja ranked 3rd in African Women's Chess Championship.^{[2] [3]} In 2003, played for Algeria in All-Africa Games chess tournament and won team and individual gold medals.^[4]

In 2000s Asma Houli participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system:

• In Women's World Chess Championship 2000 in the first round lost to Rakhil Eidelson,^[5]
• In Women's World Chess Championship 2001 in the first round lost to Maia Chiburdanidze,^[6]
• In Women's World Chess Championship 2004 in the first round lost to Svetlana Matveeva.^[7]

Asma Houli played for Algeria in the Women's Chess Olympiads:^[8]

• In 1992, at third board in the 30th Chess Olympiad (women) in Manila (+5, =2, -7),
• In 2002, at second board in the 35th Chess Olympiad (women) in Bled (+4, =5, -4).

External links

• • • Asma Houli chess games at 365Chess.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: OlimpBase :: 1st African Women's Chess Championship, Cairo 2001. www.olimpbase.org.
2. Web site: OlimpBase :: 2nd African Women's Chess Championship, Abuja 2003. www.olimpbase.org.
3. Web site: IM Essam El-Gindy takes African Crown!. www.thechessdrum.net.
4. Web site: OlimpBase :: 8th All-Africa Games (chess - women), Abuja 2003, Algeria. www.olimpbase.org.
5. Web site: 2000 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women). www.mark-weeks.com.
6. Web site: 2001-02 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women). www.mark-weeks.com.
7. Web site: 2004 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women). www.mark-weeks.com.
8. Web site: OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Asma Houli. www.olimpbase.org.