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Elwali, Gismalla
🇸🇩FIDE 12200310· Male· Sudan
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Gismalla Elwali, a player, is rated 1746. He has fluctuated between 1738 and 1789 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: Grand Mall Open Classical Chess Championship 2026 and Chess Masters Academy Classic Tournament. Also played 10 rapid (including QS International Rapid Chess Championship) and 6 blitz events (including Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 182 months (2006–2021) and 25 months (2021–2023). His peak of 2012 was reached (Jul 2006, #12 nationally at the time).
Previously known as Ali Yousif Gismalla (until Jan 2008).
Current rating
1746
Standard
Rpd1700·Blz1739
All-time high
2012
−266 pts below
Jul 2006
Jul 2006
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#93,904
#93,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
1723 → 1766
Dec 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1900 → returned at 1723
Oct 2021
2008
Renamed to Elwali, Gismalla
Jan 2008
2006
Peak national rank: #12
rated 2012
Jul 2006
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
1760 → 1746
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
8/ 1172.7%
7W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 1961 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 1635 | -12.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSaid Ahmed Al Mamari
🇴🇲OMA·1799
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNiyola Pinto
🇮🇳IND·1606
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsChristopher M Anish
🇮🇳IND·1600
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsHussein Siddig Mohamed
🇸🇩SUD·1644
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsHarshavardhan V
🇮🇳IND·1696
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
Sudan
#38
out of 106 players
Africa
#3,398
in continent
World
#93,902
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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