El, Kader Maria

Kader Maria El, a 30-year-old Ukrainian player, is rated 1708. She has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Festiwal Szachowy z okazji 500-lecia Miasta Tarnowskie Gory pod Honorowym Patronatem Burmistrza Miasta Tarnowskie Gory Arkadiusza Czecha, Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa B FIDE T3, and XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa C. Also played 4 rapid (including XII KATOWICKI FESTIWAL SZACHOWY - GRUPA OPEN) and 4 blitz events (including XXXV Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - BLITZ) recently. She had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2012–2014), 15 months (2014–2015), 33 months (2016–2019) and 59 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). Her peak of 1824 was reached at age 29 (Feb 2025).

At junior level, she reached #43, #74 and #72 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.