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Boulahfa, Hicham
CM🇳🇱FIDE 1024663· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1990
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Hicham Boulahfa, a 36-year-old Dutch Candidate Master, is rated 2243 — just 2 short of his peak of 2245 (May 2025, age 35) and sitting in the top 4% of Dutch players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 21 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 8.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 34). At junior level, he reached #27 and #28 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2243
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2245
−2 pts below
May 2025 · age 35
May 2025 · age 35
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#204 · Dutch players · of 4,671
Career timeline
24 entries2026
33rd Dutch 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2243
Jun 2026
2025
62nd Dutch 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2245
May 2025
All-time peak 2245
at age 35 · −2 from today
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+256 Elo)
1984 → 2240
Feb 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 34
Oct 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 34
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
2237 → 2243
Tournaments
10
20 games
Score
13.5/ 2067.5%
9W9D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2827 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #71 | 2878 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #125 | 2197 | -1.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #89 | 1943 | -7.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #109 | 2182 | -4.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #147 | 2185 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2293 | +10.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #17 | 2803 | +4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #164 | 1508 | -8.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #69 | 2851 | +5.2 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#204
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#4,181
in continent
World
#6,122
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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