Fouad El Taher

Fouad El Taher (born 17 April 1965) is an Egyptian chess International Master and FIDE Arbiter (2008), Arab Chess Championship winner (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]

In 1986, at first reserve board in the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai (+1, =1, -3),
In 1988, at second reserve board in the 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+5, =3, -2),
In 1990, at third board in the 29th Chess Olympiad in Novi Sad (+6, =5, -1),
In 1992, at first board in the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila (+3, =5, -3),
In 1994, at first board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+4, =5, -1),
In 1996, at third board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad in Yerevan (+6, =0, -3),
In 2000, at first board in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+4, =4, -4),
In 2006, at second board in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin (+3, =7, -0).

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]

In 2003, at first board in the 8th All-Africa Games (chess - men) in Abuja (+5, =1, -0) and won team and individual gold medals,
In 2007, at fourth board in the 9th All-Africa Games (chess - men) in Algiers (+5, =2, -2) and won team gold medal.

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