Al-Qassabi, Layan
🇶🇦FIDE 12102059· Female· Qatar· Born in 2010
Layan Al-Qassabi, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1624. She has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 9 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include QCA Training Center Classical Tournament A - January 2026, QATAR CUP Tournament 2025 - Women Section, and 1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships-Youth-Open. Also played 3 rapid (including Qatar Teams Rapid Chess Championship) and 4 blitz events (including Hyatt Plaza - FIDE Rated Blitz Open - May 2025) recently. She took a 14-month break between May 2022 and Aug 2023. Her peak of 1676 was reached at age 15 (Apr 2025); she also reached #6 nationally in Dec 2021 and spent 14 months in top 10.
Previously known as Layan Mansour Al Qassabi (until Sep 2021). At junior level, she reached #3, #2, #1 and #1 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1624
Standard
All-time high
1676
Apr 2025 · age 15
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#137,297
14 months in National top 10 (2021–2026)
Career timeline
16 entriesStandard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #8 | 1603 | -9.6 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #5 | 1725 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/8 | #119 | 1721 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/6 | #52 | 2478 | +84.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #152 | 1971 | +10.8 |
Rankings
National ranking
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