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Alghanim, Faisal
🇰🇼FIDE 10307036· Male· Kuwait· Born in 2008
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Faisal Alghanim, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1615 — just 22 short of his peak of 1637 (Oct 2024, age 16). He is progressing steadily with +57 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kuwait Championship 2026, August Classic Chess Tournament 2025 Below 1800, and Youth Arab Chess Championship Open U18 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Volvo First Rapid Chess Tournament 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Volvo First Blitz Chess Tournament 2025) recently. He reached #27 nationally in Sep 2024.
At junior level, he reached #5 and #3 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1615
Standard
Rpd1662·Blz1469
All-time high
1637
−22 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 16
Oct 2024 · age 16
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#140,684
#140,684 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2026
2025
5th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1580
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+468 Elo)
1169 → 1637
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1637
at age 16 · −22 from today
Oct 2024
Peak national rank: #27
at age 16 · rated 1636
Sep 2024
3rd U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1636
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+57
1558 → 1615
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
13.5/ 2651.9%
13W1D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/6 | #28 | 2522 | +40.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/1 | #20 | 2245 | +14.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/8 | #28 | 1530 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #24 | 2546 | +17.2 |
Rankings
/
Kuwait
#29
out of 104 players
Asia-Pacific
#22,105
in continent
World
#140,675
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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