| Slim Bouaziz | |
|---|---|
 Slim Bouaziz in 1979 | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Born | 16 April 1950 Tunis, Tunisia |
| Title | Grandmaster (1993) |
| Peak rating | 2515 (July 1993) |
Slim Bouaziz (born 16 April 1950) is a Tunisian chess Grandmaster (1993).
| Slim Bouaziz | |
|---|---|
| Slim Bouaziz in 1979 | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Born | 16 April 1950 Tunis, Tunisia |
| Title | Grandmaster (1993) |
| Peak rating | 2515 (July 1993) |
Slim Bouaziz (born 16 April 1950) is a Tunisian chess Grandmaster (1993).
From the late 1960s to the early 2000s, Slim Bouaziz was the leading African chess players. He won twice in Arab Chess Championships (1986, 1991).
Slim Bouaziz is the only African chess to player to participate in 5 Interzonal Tournaments of the World Chess Championships:
In 1999, in Las Vegas Strip he participated in FIDE World Chess Championship 1999, where in first round lost Vasilios Kotronias. [6]
Slim Bouaziz was participant in many international chess tournaments where he won or shared first places in Belgrade (1977) and Bucharest (1992).
Slim Bouaziz represented the Tunisian team in major team chess tournaments:
Bouaziz was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title in 1975 and became a Grandmaster (GM) in 1993. He was the first African chess player to receive Grandmaster title. In 2014, Bouaziz also became a FIDE International Organizer. [10]
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