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Ahmed, Nidal
🇵🇸FIDE 11504048· Male· Palestine· Born in 1986
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Nidal Ahmed, a 40-year-old player, is rated 1802. He is currently in the 1800–1850 range. 10 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: Arab Clubs Chess Championship 2026 and Palestinian Clubs Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Ramallah Governorate Qualifiers for the Palestine Chess Championship 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Rawabi Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 1852 was reached at age 38 (Mar 2024); he also reached #17 nationally in Aug 2024.
Previously known as Ahmad Nidal (until Aug 2019).
Current rating
1802
Standard
Rpd1855·Blz1838
All-time high
1852
−50 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 38
Mar 2024 · age 38
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#75,757
#75,757 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 40
Feb 2026
2024
Peak national rank: #17
at age 38 · rated 1811
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+115 Elo)
1695 → 1810
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 38
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1852
at age 38 · −50 from today
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 36
Oct 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
1796 → 1802
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
4.5/ 1923.7%
7W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #27 | 1875 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/6 | #24 | 1800 | -1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAttallah TamraFM
🇵🇸PLE·1962
+2 −10 =2
14 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsBaha MiswadahCM
🇵🇸PLE·1971
+2 −4 =5
11 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsAhmad Alazzah
🇵🇸PLE·1784
+2 −7 =1
10 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsElias Al Hanini
🇵🇸PLE·1833
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsMohammed SederFM
🇵🇸PLE·2146
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Palestine
#31
out of 227 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,272
in continent
World
#75,756
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Palestine
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