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Al Azmi, Khalaf
🇰🇼FIDE 10300040· Male· Kuwait· Born in 1968
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Khalaf Al Azmi, a 58-year-old player, is rated 1868 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +101 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - U2000, World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50, and U1800 Marathon August. Also played 1 blitz event (including Chess Arab Arbiters Blitz Tournament) recently. He reached #4 nationally in May 2024 and spent 13 months in top 5.
Current rating
1868
Standard
Rpd1851·Blz1821
All-time high
1868
at best
Dec 2025 · age 57
Dec 2025 · age 57
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#56,368
#56,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808
13 months in National top 5 (2018–2026)
13 months in National top 5 (2018–2026)
Career timeline
19 entries2026
2nd 55-60 player nationally
at age 58 · rated 1868
May 2026
13 months in national top 5
since Oct 2018
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1868
at age 57
Dec 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #4
at age 56 · rated 1840
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+127 Elo)
1713 → 1840
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+101
1767 → 1868
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
15.5/ 2757.4%
14W3D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #29 | 2010 | +53.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/11 | #106 | 1883 | +22.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 1908 | +24.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsBader Al-HajiriFM
🇰🇼KUW·2017
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsAbdul Wahab AlothmanFM
🇰🇼KUW·1954
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsSalem Alothman
🇰🇼KUW·1735
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsNasser MaqseedCM
🇰🇼KUW·1835
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsTaher Al KhateebCM
🇰🇼KUW·1974
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2018
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Rankings
/
Kuwait
#6
out of 104 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,685
in continent
World
#56,368
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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