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Boulahfa, Hicham

Boulahfa, Hicham

CM🇳🇱

FIDEFIDE 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 20 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

Activity

42

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#208 · Dutch players · of 4,695

Career timeline

24 entries
2026
33rd Dutch 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2243
May 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
II Obert Festes de Nadal del Guinardo (Grup A)
perf 2293 (+53) · 5.5/7 · #2
Top opponent
vs Colin Stolwijk 2,281
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen · Jan 2026 · +1.2 Elo
Evolution
+6
2237 → 2243
Tournaments
11
21 games
Score
13.5/ 2164.3%
9W9D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#142827+4.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#712878+5.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1252197-1.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#891943-7.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261.5/3#1092182-4.6

Rankings

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Netherlands
#208
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#4,180
in continent
World
#6,117
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
2
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2,735
3
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2,625
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
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2,574
7
🇳🇱Sokolov, IvanFollow Ivan SokolovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,567
8
🇳🇱Smeets, JanFollow Jan SmeetsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,564
9
🇳🇱Bok, BenjaminFollow Benjamin BokTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
10
🇳🇱Van den Doel, ErikFollow Erik Van den DoelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
...
208🇳🇱Boulahfa, Hicham2,243
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
4180🇳🇱Boulahfa, Hicham2,243
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
6117🇳🇱Boulahfa, Hicham2,243