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Qawasma, Shadi
🇵🇸FIDE 11502860· Male· Palestine· Born in 1978
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Shadi Qawasma, a 48-year-old player, is rated 1827. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2017) and 13 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: Palestinian Clubs Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 1st Palestinian Wiam Tournament 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Rawabi Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 1892 was reached at age 41 (Dec 2019); he also reached #14 nationally in Sep 2024.
Previously known as Shadi Alqawasme (until Sep 2022).
Current rating
1827
Standard
Rpd1817·Blz1853
All-time high
1892
−65 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 41
Dec 2019 · age 41
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#68,087
#68,087 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Peak national rank: #14
at age 46 · rated 1845
Sep 2024
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1874
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1790 → returned at 1845
Jul 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 44
Nov 2022
Renamed to Qawasma, Shadi
at age 44
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
1821 → 1827
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
4W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #19 | 1981 | +5.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKamal Siouri
🇵🇸PLE·1788
+9 −5 =0
14 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsMohammed SederFM
🇵🇸PLE·2146
+1 −8 =3
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsTaha Dawabsha
🇵🇸PLE·1843
+4 −6 =1
11 games·last met May 2023
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vsBaha MiswadahCM
🇵🇸PLE·1971
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsAhmad Alazzah
🇵🇸PLE·1784
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2023
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Rankings
/
Palestine
#26
out of 227 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,200
in continent
World
#68,086
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Palestine
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