Shahenda Wafa

Shahenda Wafa (born 1998) is an Egyptian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (2017).

[3][4] She was joint winner with Sabrina Latreche of the 2014 Women's Arab Chess Championship.

[6][7] Wafa twice in row won the Women's African Chess Championship; in 2017 in Oran[8] and in 2018 in Livingstone.

Wafa played for Egypt in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[10] Wafa played for Egypt in the World Team Chess Championship:[13] In 2013, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title three years later.

Wafa qualified for the Women's Chess World Cup 2023, losing 1.5 — 0.5 to Mai Narva in the first round.