Wissam Toubal Explained

Wissam Toubal
Country:	Algeria
Birth Date:	18 January 1984
Woman International Master (2005)
Peakrating:	2062 (July 2003)
Rating:	1926 (February 2013)
Fideid:	7900902

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.

Notes and References

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