Noura Mohamed Saleh ( ar, نورا محمد صالح; born 1989) is an Emirati

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player. She received the

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of Woman International Master (WIM) in 2009 and is a four-time Emirati Women's Chess Championship winner (2008, 2010, 2011, 2016). She was the

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individual gold medal winner in 2006.

Biography

Noura Mohamed Saleh successfully participated in the

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Youth Chess Championships in different age groups: in 2005, she won U16 girls age group, in 2007, ranked 2nd U18 girls age group and in 2009, she won U20 girls age group. Saleh is multiple winner of Emirati Women's Chess Championship (2008, 2010, 2011, 2016). In 2011, she won International Women's Chess tournament ''Sharjah International Cup''. Saleh played for United Arab Emirates team in the

s: * In 2006, at third board in the 37th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+6, =2, -0) and won individual gold medal, * In 2008, at first board in the 38th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+3, =3, -5), * In 2010, at first board in the 39th Chess Olympiad (women) in

Khanty-Mansiysk Khanty-Mansiysk ( rus, Ха́нты-Манси́йск, Khánty-Mansíysk, lit. ''Khanty-Mansi Town''; Khanty: , ''Jomvoćś''; Mansi: , ''Abga'') is a city and the administrative center of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, Russia. It stan ...

(+2, =4, -5), * In 2012, at first board in the 40th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+4, =1, -6). Also she played for United Arab Emirates team in the Women's Asian Team Chess Championship (2016), Asian Games chess tournament (2006),

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chess tournament (2007). In 2009, Saleh was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.

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* * * 1989 births Living people Emirati female chess players Emirati chess players Chess Woman International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors Asian Games competitors for the United Arab Emirates Chess players at the 2006 Asian Games Chess players at the 2010 Asian Games {{UAE-bio-stub