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AA
Alrefae, Ahmad
🇰🇼FIDE 10306510· Male· Kuwait· Born in 2007
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Ahmad Alrefae, a 19-year-old player, is rated 1853 — just 19 short of his peak of 1872 (Jul 2025, age 18). He has fluctuated between 1668 and 1872 over the past 2 years. 42 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kuwait Championship 2026, January Classic Chess Tournament 2026, and 31stAbuDhabiInternationalChess Festival-Open A. Also played 3 rapid (including KICA Rapid Tournament 2025) and 4 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently. He reached #5 nationally in Jul 2025 and has been in top 10 for 18 months and counting.
At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1853
Standard
Rpd1807·Blz1647
All-time high
1872
−19 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 18
Jul 2025 · age 18
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#60,493
#60,493 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 10 since Feb 2025
National top 10 since Feb 2025
Career timeline
12 entries2026
18 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 16 months · since Apr 2024
May 2026
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1853
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #5
at age 18 · rated 1872
Jul 2025
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1872
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1872
at age 18 · −19 from today
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
1850 → 1853
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
29.5/ 4565.6%
27W5D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 1893 | +15.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 1889 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #123 | 1808 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/7 | #4 | 2097 | -32.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/8 | #168 | 1982 | +20.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMithilesh Ranjithkumar
🇮🇳IND·1940
+1 −8 =1
10 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsAmani AlazmiWCM
🇰🇼KUW·1744
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsHussain Safar
🇰🇼KUW·1441
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEzhil Aadhav Kaladharan
🇮🇳IND·1707
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsKhaled HashemCM
🇰🇼KUW·1869
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Kuwait
#8
out of 104 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,227
in continent
World
#60,493
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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