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Ahmad, Saif
🇶🇦FIDE 12102709· Male· Qatar· Born in 2008
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Saif Ahmad, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1585 — just 4 short of his peak of 1589 (Aug 2025, age 17). He is climbing fast, having gained +87 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Katara Ramadan Chess Open 2026, QCA Training Center Classical Tournament A - January 2026, and QATAR CUP Tournament 2025 - Men Section. Also played 5 rapid (including Qatar Teams Rapid Chess Championship) and 7 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached #9 nationally in Nov 2023.
At junior level, he reached #2 and #2 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1585
Standard
Rpd1538·Blz1620
All-time high
1589
−4 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 17
Aug 2025 · age 17
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#152,146
#152,146 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
100 career games
at age 18
Apr 2026
2025
2nd U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1589
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1589
at age 17 · −4 from today
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 17
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+306 Elo)
1248 → 1554
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+30
1555 → 1585
Tournaments
8
61 games
Score
31.5/ 6151.6%
28W7D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #25 | 1682 | +27.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #21 | 1955 | -10.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/4 | #10 | 2574 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #117 | 1888 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/5 | #154 | 2415 | -16.0 |
Rankings
/
Qatar
#16
out of 30 players
Asia-Pacific
#25,500
in continent
World
#152,130
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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