| Aimen Rizouk | |
|---|---|
| Country | Algeria |
| Born | 3 August 1979 Algiers |
| Title | Grandmaster (2007) |
| FIDE rating | 2433 (December 2023) |
| Peak rating | 2540 (March 2010) |
Aimen Rizouk (born 3 August 1979) is an Algerian chess player born in Algiers.[1] He was the first Algerian player to be awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE in 2007.[2]
Chess career
Rizouk won the Algerian Chess Championship in 1999.[3] In international team chess competitions, he represented Algeria in the 1994 and 2008 Chess Olympiads,[4] and won a gold and a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan Arab Games.[5][6]
He played in the Chess World Cup 2000, where he finished at the bottom of Group C, the FIDE World Chess Championship 2002, where he was defeated by Alexei Shirov in the first round,[7]
References
- ↑ Di Felice, Gino (2017), Chess International Titleholders: 1950–2016, McFarland, ISBN 978-1-4766-7132-1
- ↑ Fodil, Salima (30 November 2009). "Echecs : Aïmen Rizouk « Cette discipline a un aspect pédagogique et éducatif»". Planète Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ↑ "Organizations: Algeria". E-ChessPedia. Chess Network Company. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Rizouk, Aimen". OlimpBase. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ↑ Bartelski, Wojciech. "11th Pan Arab Games (men): Cairo 2007". OlimpBase. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ↑ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Individual statistics". OlimpBase. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ↑ "World Chess Championship 2001-02 FIDE Knockout Matches". FIDE. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
External links
- Aimen Rizouk rating card at FIDE
- Aimen Rizouk chess games at 365Chess.com
- Aimen Rizouk player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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