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Jamal, Hamid Harmon Gulamo
CM🇲🇿FIDE 14801221· Male· Mozambique· Born in 1999
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Hamid Harmon Gulamo Jamal, a 27-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2055 — his current career high and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ SENIOR MASCULINO -2026, 2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship, and MOAZAMBIQUE CHESS OPEN 2025 - OPEN SECTION. Also played 4 rapid (including CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ DE RAPIDAS -2026) and 2 blitz events (including CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ DE BLITZ -2026) recently. He took a 44-month break between Oct 2018 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached #3 nationally in Jun 2025 and has been in top 3 for 13 months and counting.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 25). At junior level, he reached #4 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2055
Standard
Rpd2005·Blz1970
All-time high
2055
at best
Apr 2026 · age 27
Apr 2026 · age 27
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,185 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 3 since Jun 2025
National top 3 since Jun 2025
Career timeline
12 entries2026
13 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 13 months · since Jun 2025
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2055
at age 27
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 26
Aug 2025
Peak national rank: #3
at age 26 · rated 2007
Jun 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 26
Jun 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 25
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+42
2013 → 2055
Tournaments
3
30 games
Score
17/ 3056.7%
19W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsVasco Mateus Felizardo Viageiro1,950·CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ SENIOR MASCULINO -2026·R7·-12.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2148 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2061 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/5 | #19 | 2203 | +4.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsDonaldo PaivaFM
🇲🇿MOZ·2189
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2029
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vsIvan AndradeFM
🇲🇿MOZ·2150
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVasco Mateus Felizardo Viageiro
🇲🇿MOZ·1960
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2030
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vsGalilei Carquete
🇲🇿MOZ·1822
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2029
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vsLourenco NapoleaoCM
🇲🇿MOZ·1977
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Mozambique
#3
out of 135 players
Africa
#407
in continent
World
#20,185
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Mozambique
| 1 | 🇲🇿Follow Donaldo PaivaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,189 |
| 2 | 🇲🇿Follow Ivan AndradeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,150 |
| 3 | 2,055 | |
| 4 | 🇲🇿Follow Joao FarisseTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,027 |
| 5 | 🇲🇿Follow Pedro Lucas ChambuleTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,988 |
| 6 | 🇲🇿Follow Lourenco NapoleaoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,977 |
| 6 | 🇲🇿Follow Wilton Inacio CalicocaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,977 |
| 8 | 🇲🇿Follow Persson AbrantesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,972 |
| 9 | 🇲🇿Follow Vasco Mateus Felizardo ViageiroTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,960 |
| 10 | 🇲🇿Follow Ilidio Alberto ChunguaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,934 |
Africa
| 1 | 🇪🇬Follow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,628 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬Follow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,581 |
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| ... | ||
| 407 | 2,055 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 20185 | 2,055 | |