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Bukhalaf, Khalaf
🇧🇭FIDE 11200367· Male· Bahrain· Born in 1994
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Khalaf Bukhalaf, a 32-year-old player, is rated 1788. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 14 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearance: Bahrain Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Bahrain Rapid Chess Championship 2025- July 16) and 1 blitz events (including Bahrain Blitz Chess Championship 2025- July 18) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 47 months (2010–2014), 35 months (2015–2018), 12 months (2018–2019) and 44 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1897 was reached at age 11 (Apr 2005); he also reached #4 nationally in Oct 2005 and spent 21 months in top 5.
At junior level, he reached #2, #2, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1788
Standard
Rpd1806·Blz1806
All-time high
1897
−109 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 11
Apr 2005 · age 11
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#80,061
#80,061 · players worldwide · of 216,808
21 months in National top 5 (2005–2024)
21 months in National top 5 (2005–2024)
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+46 Elo)
1699 → 1745
Nov 2024
100 career games
at age 30
May 2024
21 months in national top 5
since Oct 2005
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 30
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 1836 → returned at 1834
Jun 2019
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1845 → returned at 1836
May 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
1774 → 1788
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #8 | 1891 | +3.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHusain AyyadFM
🇧🇭BRN·2093
+0 −12 =2
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMaher AyyadFM
🇧🇭BRN·1952
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMusab ShakerCM
🇧🇭BRN·1677
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsHashim Darwish
🇧🇭BRN·1792
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAli Al-GhasraCM
🇧🇭BRN·1985
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Bahrain
#8
out of 103 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,880
in continent
World
#80,060
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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