Lina Nassr

{{short description|Algerian chess player (born 2003)}}

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{{Infobox chess player

| name = Lina Nassr

| image = LinaNassr23.jpg

| caption = Lina Nassr at the FIDE Grand Swiss 2023

| country = Algeria

| birth_date = {{bya|2003}}

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| title = Woman International Master (2018)

| FideID = 7908075

| rating =

| peakrating = 2080 (March 2024)

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Lina Nassr (born 2003) is an Algerian chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (2018).{{Cite web |title=Nassr, Lina |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/7908075 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=ratings.fide.com}}

Chess career

Nassr is a three-time winner of the African Junior Chess Championship (2017, 2021 and 2022).{{Cite web |title=Lamine Brahami and Lina Nassr win 2021 Africa Junior Championship |url=https://www.fide.com/news/1524 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=www.fide.com |language=en}}

Nassr represented Algeria in the 2018 Chess Olympiad, finishing on 3.5/6 on board five,{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 43rd Chess Olympiad 2018 Women |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr368909.aspx?lan=1&art=20&fed=ALG&flag=30 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=chess-results.com}} and the 2022 Chess Olympiad (6.5/11 on board two).{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 Women |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr653632.aspx?lan=1&art=20&fed=ALG&flag=30 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=chess-results.com}}

She also won the women's section of the Arab Chess Championship in 2023, finishing on 7.5/9.{{Cite web |title=Ahmad Al Khatib and Lina Nassr win Arab Chess Championship |url=https://www.fide.com/news/2266 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=www.fide.com |language=en}}

Nassr won the women's section of the 2023 African Chess Championship, finishing on 7.5/9,{{Cite web |last=Masala |first=Kenya Chess |date=2023-05-22 |title=GM Fawzy & WIM Nassr win 2023 African Chess Championship |url=https://kenyachessmasala.com/2023/05/gm-fawzy-wim-nassr-2023-african.html |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Kenya Chess Masala |language=en-US}} and qualifying for the Women's Chess World Cup 2023, where she was defeated by Sophie Milliet in the first round.{{Cite web |title=Repkova, Eva vs. Ju, Wenjun - FIDE Women's World Cup 2023 |url=https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-womens-world-cup-2023/2/1/2 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=chess24.com |language=en}}

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