Shahenda Wafa


Shahenda Wafa, is an Egyptian chess Women grandmaster. She is a two-time winner of the Women's African Chess Championship.

Early life

Shahenda Wafa won the 2014 Arab Girls Championship and African Girls Championship in age category U16. She was joint winner with Sabrina Latreche of the 2014 Women's Arab Chess Championship. In 2015, she won African Youth and Junior Girls Chess Championships.
Shahenda Wafa twice in row won Women's African Chess Championship: in 2017 in Oran and second time in 2018 in Livingstone. She qualified for the Women's World Chess Championship 2018.
Shahenda Wafa played for Egypt in the Women's Chess Olympiads:
Shahenda Wafa played for Egypt in the World Team Chess Championship:
In 2013, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master title and received the FIDE International Women Grandmaster title three years later.
Her sister Shrook Wafa also is a Woman Grandmaster.