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El-Mais, Ibaa
🇨🇭FIDE 1312715· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1991
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Ibaa El-Mais, a 35-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2174 — just 14 short of his peak of 2188 (Mar 2026, age 35) and sitting in the top 4% of Swiss players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +52 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 2, SMM NLB 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. Also played 1 rapid event (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - RAP) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2011–2012), 12 months (2012–2013) and 14 months (2021–2023).
At junior level, he reached #14, #15 and #12 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2174
Standard
Rpd2100·Blz2012
All-time high
2188
−14 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 35
Mar 2026 · age 35
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#136 · Swiss players · of 3,199
Career timeline
20 entries2026
29th Swiss 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2188
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2188
at age 35 · −14 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
2079 → 2170
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 34
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 33
Feb 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 32
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+39
2135 → 2174
Tournaments
12
14 games
Score
10.5/ 1475.0%
9W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 12| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #147 | 1775 | -1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #91 | 2121 | -1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #767 | 1390 | -10.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #130 | 2380 | +10.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #338 | 2904 | +8.2 |
Rankings
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Switzerland
#136
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#6,843
in continent
World
#9,653
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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