Asma Houli

Asma Houli
Country	Algeria
Born	(1976-12-30) 30 December 1976 (age 48)
FIDE   rating	2083 (January 2006)
Peak rating	2116 (April 2004)

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).

References

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

External links

• Asma Houli rating card at FIDE
• Asma Houli player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Asma Houli chess games at 365Chess.com