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Al-Qassabi, Layan
🇶🇦FIDE 12102059· Female· Qatar· Born in 2010
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Layan Al-Qassabi, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1631. She has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 10 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include QCA Training Center Classical Tournament A - April 2026, QATAR CUP Tournament 2025 - Women Section, and 1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships-Youth-Open. Also played 4 rapid (including Qatar Teams Rapid Chess Championship) and 3 blitz events (including Doha Youth Center- Ramadan Blitz Tournament 2026) 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
1631
Standard
Rpd1619·Blz1590
All-time high
1676
−45 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 15
Apr 2025 · age 15
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#135,294
#135,294 · players worldwide · of 218,279
14 months in National top 10 (2021–2026)
14 months in National top 10 (2021–2026)
Career timeline
16 entries2026
14 months in national top 10
since Nov 2021
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 15
Sep 2025
3rd U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1676
Apr 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1676
at age 15 · −45 from today
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
1618 → 1631
Tournaments
7
55 games
Score
27/ 5549.1%
25W4D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #20 | 1785 | +4.4 |
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 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/8 | #13 | 1543 | -78.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAsma Al-Hammadi
🇶🇦QAT
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsHamad Al-KuwariCM
🇶🇦QAT·1885
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsMohammed Al-Qassabi
🇶🇦QAT·1586
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRawda Al-Qassabi
🇶🇦QAT·1557
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Qatar
#11
out of 29 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,668
in continent
World
#135,286
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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