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Ali, Karim
🇳🇴FIDE 1509047· Male· Norway· Born in 1960
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Karim Ali, a 66-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1830. He has slipped back 55 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Norstrand Klubbmesterskapet 2026 Gr M R 4-5, Ostlandsserien div 3 C 2025-2026 R 4, and NSK Hostturnering 2025 R 7-11. Also played 2 rapid (including Femund-sjakken hurtig 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Femund-sjakken lyn 2025) recently. He took a 15-month break between May 2010 and Sep 2011. His peak of 1892 was reached at age 65 (May 2025).
Current rating
1830
Standard
Rpd1836·Blz1891
All-time high
1892
−62 pts below
May 2025 · age 65
May 2025 · age 65
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#67,178
#67,178 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2026
31st Norwegian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1867
Feb 2026
2025
25th Norwegian 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1892
May 2025
All-time peak 1892
at age 65 · −62 from today
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 63
May 2023
6-month rising streak
+81 Elo
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-55
1885 → 1830
Tournaments
9
34 games
Score
11/ 3432.4%
12W6D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/3 | #12 | 1108 | -23.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #15 | 1226 | -5.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #10 | 1921 | +6.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #7 | 1985 | +7.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #9 | 1826 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #16 | 1784 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #37 | 1710 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #11 | 2512 | +14.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #22 | 1767 | -28.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEspen Loken
🇳🇴NOR·1805
+8 −7 =3
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsCornelius Kvendseth
🇳🇴NOR·2064
+3 −13 =1
17 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJussi Dyrnes
🇳🇴NOR·1794
+8 −5 =3
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsTor Gulbrandsen
🇳🇴NOR·1942
+5 −6 =2
13 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsThoralf N Barstad
🇳🇴NOR·1773
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Norway
#624
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#48,962
in continent
World
#67,177
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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