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Alafoo, Zainab
WCM🇧🇭INACTIVE · since September 2022FIDE 11200723· Female· Bahrain· Born in 2002
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Zainab Alafoo, a 24-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1597 — her current career high. She plays around 1 rated game per year. She reached #7 nationally in Jan 2023.
Awarded WCM in 2025 (age 23). At junior level, she reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1597
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1537
All-time high
1597
at best
Mar 2024 · age 22
Mar 2024 · age 22
Activity
—
classical only
Signature stat
#148,179
#148,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 23
Apr 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 22
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1597
at age 22
Mar 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #7
at age 21 · rated 1329
Jan 2023
2022
1st U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1329
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1597 → 1597
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 7.5/8 | #1 | 1988 | +66.4 |
Rankings
/
Bahrain
#21
out of 103 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,367
in continent
World
#123,563
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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