![]() Nezhmetdinov's participation in chess tournaments before World War II was intermittent. This also qualified him for the finals, where he finished 2nd. He finished 12/16 without losing a game, earning the title of Soviet Master of Checkers. Notwithstanding this, when the 1949 Russian Checkers Semifinals were held in Kazan, Nezhmetdinov agreed to substitute for a player who didn't show up even though he hadn't played checkers for 15 years. He also became a renowned checkers (draughts) player, but it was chess that he turned to after leaving military service after the end of World War II. ![]() Orphaned when very young, he moved to Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan at a young age under the care of his brother, and it was there that he learned chess by watching local games despite living for some time in great hardship. Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov was born in Aktubinsk, then part of the Russian Empire and now known as Aqt�be, in Kazakhstan, into a poor peasant family of Tatar ethnicity. Verina Medhat -6 years- took the prize of the youngest player in the tournament Hana Elwazzan took the prize of The Best Combination while Sara Nabil took the prize of The Best Defense and Kyreya Arsany took the prize of The Best Attack and Marwa Gazal took the the prize of the Best Game in the tournament. Reem Saad came first (U-16) followed by Yomna Yasser while Doha Shaaban took first prize (U-18). Perihan Asem took first prize (U-14) -as Shrook and Shahenda took the first and second prizes in the Open tournament- and then followed by Laila Rashed. Heba Elwazzan came first (U-12) -as Zeinab Gamal Eldin-came fourth in the Open tournament- followed by Khloud Abdel Monaem and Kyreya Arsany in second and third places respectively while Nada Tamer came fourth. Yara Allam came first (U-8) followed by Mariem Nabil and Sara Adel in second and third places respectively.Fatma Gamal Eldin came first (U-10) followed by Rabab Gamal Eldin and Nada Abbas in second and third places respectively. WFM\Shahenda Wafa (1756 Elo) -Shrook's sister- came second with 6 points while Hala Hassan (1856 Elo) came third with 5.5 points ,while Myada Elgohary (1783 Elo) came fifth with 5 points. ![]() WFM\Shrook wafa (1873 Elo) deservedly wins Smouha First Chess Open 2011 For Women with 6 points after drawing her match with the white pieces against Zeinab Gamal Eldin who came fourth with 5.5 points. ![]()
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