Asma Houli

Asma Houli (born 30 December 1976), is an Algerian chess player and African Women's Chess Championship winner. Since 2024 she is a Woman FIDE Master (WFM).

Biography In 2001, in Cairo she won the African Women's Chess Championship. In 2003, in Abuja she ranked 3rd in the African Women's Chess Championship. In 2003, she played for Algeria in the All-Africa Games chess tournament and won team and individual gold medals.

In 2000s Asma Houli participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system: In Women's World Chess Championship 2000 in the first round she lost to Rakhil Eidelson, In Women's World Chess Championship 2001 in the first round she lost to Maia Chiburdanidze, In Women's World Chess Championship 2004 in the first round she lost to Svetlana Matveeva.

Asma Houli played for Algeria in the Women's Chess Olympiads: In 1992, at third board in the 30th Chess Olympiad (women) in Manila (+5, =2, -7), In 2002, at second board in the 35th Chess Olympiad (women) in Bled (+4, =5, -4).