Fouad El Taher
CountryEgypt
Born (1965-04-17) 17 April 1965
TitleInternational Master (1990)
FIDE rating2483 (December 2023)
Peak rating2505 (July 2003)

Fouad El Taher (born 17 April 1965) is an Egyptian chess player who holds the titles of International Master and FIDE Arbiter (2008). He won the Arab Chess Championship in 1992.

Chess career

From the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s, Fouad El Taher was one of Egypt's leading chess players. In 1990 in Manila he participated in the World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament where shared 58th - 59th place.[1] In 1992, in Doha he won Arab Chess Championship.[2]

Fouad El Taher has participated two times in a knockout FIDE World Chess Championships:

Fouad El Taher played for Egypt in the Chess Olympiads:[5]

Fouad El Taher played for Egypt in the African Team Chess Championship:[6]

  • In 1993, at first board in the 1st African Team Chess Championship in Cairo (+4, =2, -1) and won team silver medal and individual gold medal.

Fouad El Taher played for Egypt in the African Games (chess - men):[7]

References

  1. "1990 Manila Interzonal Tournament : 1990-1993 cycle : World Chess Championship". www.mark-weeks.com.
  2. "Arab-ch 8th 1993 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". www.365chess.com.
  3. "2000 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship". www.mark-weeks.com.
  4. "2001-02 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship". www.mark-weeks.com.
  5. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Fouad El Taher". www.olimpbase.org.
  6. "OlimpBase :: OlimpBase :: African Team Chess Championship :: Fouad El-Taher". www.olimpbase.org.
  7. "OlimpBase :: OlimpBase :: All-Africa Games (chess - men) :: Fouad El-Taher". www.olimpbase.org.


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