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Wafa, Shahenda
WGM🇪🇬FIDE 10609962· Female· Egypt· Born in 1998
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Shahenda Wafa, a 28-year-old Egyptian Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2073 and sitting in the top 4% of women worldwide. She has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 7 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Arab Women's Chess Championship 2025, 12th Beirut International Open Chess Championship 2025, and Egyptian League Women 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including FIDE Women's World Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including FIDE Women's World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. Her peak of 2175 was reached at age 21 (Mar 2019); she also reached Egyptian #52 in Nov 2025.
Awarded WGM in 2017 (age 19), WIM in 2013 (age 15), and WFM in 2011 (age 13). At junior level, she reached #2, #2, #1 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2073
Standard
Rpd2098·Blz1990
All-time high
2175
−102 pts below
Mar 2019 · age 21
Mar 2019 · age 21
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#905 · women worldwide · of 23,136
Career timeline
23 entries2025
Peak Egyptian rank: #52
at age 27 · rated 2109
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 27
Oct 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 26
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 26
Sep 2024
500 career games
at age 26
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 25
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
2093 → 2073
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
12.5/ 2062.5%
10W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #26 | 1874 | -34.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/8 | #18 | 2166 | +5.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #9 | 2560 | +7.4 |
Knockout | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | R128 | 2200 | +4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShrook WafaWGM
🇪🇬EGY·2197
+3 −7 =15
25 games·last met May 2025
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vsSabrina LatrecheWIM
🇩🇿ALG·1955
+16 −5 =4
25 games·last met Nov 2024
View head-to-head →
vsAmina MezioudWGM
🇩🇿ALG·2020
+4 −10 =2
16 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsLina NassrWIM
🇩🇿ALG·2073
+6 −4 =3
13 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
vsEsperanca CaxitaWIM
🇦🇴ANG·1968
+10 −0 =2
12 games·last met Sep 2022
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#76
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#345
in continent
World
#18,085
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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