Iman Hasan Al-Rufaye

Iman Hasan Mohammed Al-Rufaye (Arabic: إيمان حسن محمد الرفيعي, born 16 February 1982),^[1] also known as Eman Hassane Al-Rufei,^[3] is an Iraqi chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM).^[1] She is a Women's Chess Olympiads individual gold (1998) and silver (2000, 2006) medals winner.^[3]

Iman Hasan Al-Rufaye
Full name	Iman Hasan Mohammed Al-Rufaye
Country	Iraq
Born	(1982-02-16) 16 February 1982 (age 43)[1]
Title	Woman International Master (2001)[1]
FIDE rating	2002 (January 2017)
Peak rating	2245 (July 1997)[2]

Biography

Since the late 1990s, Al-Rufaye has been one of the leading Iraqi chess players. She received the Woman FIDE Master (WFM) title in 1999 and the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 2001.^[1] In 2012, she won the Iraqi Women's Chess Championship with a hundred percent score - 9 out of 9 possible.^[4] In 2014, Al-Rufaye won 3rd place in Arab League Women's Chess Championship.^[5] In 2016, she ranked 28th in Asian Women's Chess Championship.^[6]

Al-Rufaye played for Iraq in the Women's Chess Olympiads:^[3]

• In 1998, at second board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Elista (+7, =2, -0) and won individual gold medal,
• In 2000, at second board in the 34th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+6, =4, -0) and won individual silver medal,
• In 2006, at first board in the 37th Chess Olympiad (women) in Turin (+7, =0, -1) and won individual silver medal,
• In 2012, at first board in the 40th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+6, =2, -3),
• In 2016, at second board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (+5 =2, -3).^[7]

She also played for Iraq in the Pan Arab Games:^[8]

• In 2007, at first board in the 11th Pan Arab Games (women) in Cairo (+4, =0, -1) and won individual gold medal,
• In 2011, at second board in the 12th Pan Arab Games (women) in Doha (+6, =0, -1) and team bronze and individual gold medals.