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Al-Ghasra, Ali
CM🇧🇭FIDE 11200057· Male· Bahrain· Born in 1986
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Ali Al-Ghasra, a 40-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1985. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 15 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearance: Bahrain Chess Championship 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including Abdulaziz Bin Jassim Kanoo Chess Championship 2025) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2007–2008), 28 months (2010–2013), 16 months (2013–2014), 45 months (2014–2018) and 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2137 was reached at age 21 (Jan 2007); he also reached #1 nationally in Dec 2021 and has been in top 3 for 75 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded CM in 2007 (age 21).
Current rating
1985
Standard
Rpd1923·Blz1940
All-time high
2137
−152 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 21
Jan 2007 · age 21
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,963
#29,963 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 3 since Sep 2023
National top 3 since Sep 2023
Career timeline
14 entries2026
75 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 34 months · since Jan 2009
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 39
Oct 2025
2021
Peak national rank: #1
at age 35 · rated 2048
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2048 → returned at 2033
Mar 2020
2014
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 2097 → returned at 2092
Jul 2014
2013
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2105 → returned at 2097
Feb 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+21
1964 → 1985
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
7.5/ 983.3%
7W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2047 | +21.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHusain AyyadFM
🇧🇭BRN·2093
+1 −12 =3
16 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMaher AyyadFM
🇧🇭BRN·1952
+5 −4 =5
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMusab ShakerCM
🇧🇭BRN·1677
+5 −1 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsHussain BuKhalaf
🇧🇭BRN·1819
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsKhalil BukhalafFM
🇧🇭BRN·1960
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
/
Bahrain
#3
out of 103 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,698
in continent
World
#29,962
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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