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Amar, Elham
GM🇳🇴FIDE 1533533· Male· Norway· Born in 2005
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Elham Amar, a 21-year-old Norwegian Grandmaster, is rated 2576 — just 24 short of his peak of 2600 (Jul 2025, age 20) and ranked 4th among Norwegian players, and 224th worldwide. He has held steady between 2575 and 2600 for 10 months. 136 rated games in the past year (≈107/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Nordstrand GP Langsjakk 2026 M, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 13 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #163 in Jul 2025 and has been in Norwegian top 5 for 18 months and counting.
Previously known as Elham Abdrlauf (until Aug 2023). Awarded GM in 2024 (age 19), IM in 2022 (age 17), and FM in 2019 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #11 in U20, World #11 in U18, World #39 in U16, World #30 in U14 and World #51 in U12.
Current rating
2576
Standard
Rpd2521·Blz2555
All-time high
2600
−24 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 20
Jul 2025 · age 20
Activity
161
games / yr avg. · ≈13/mo
136 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Norwegian players · of 2,051
National top 5 since May 2025
National top 5 since May 2025
Career timeline
23 entries2026
18 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 13 months · since Oct 2023
May 2026
Peak Norwegian rank: #4
at age 21 · rated 2581
Feb 2026
2025
Peak World rank: #163
at age 20 · rated 2600
Jul 2025
11th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2600
Jul 2025
Crossed 2600
at age 20
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2600
at age 20 · −24 from today
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
2589 → 2576
Tournaments
18
104 games
Score
76/ 10473.1%
61W30D13L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsKirill AlekseenkoGM2,655·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R5·+5.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2476 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 8/11 | #13 | 2581 | +0.5 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/9 | #8 | 2596 | +2.1 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #54 | 2447 | -10.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #55 | 2539 | -0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #37 | 2596 | +0.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #100 | 3400 | +5.3 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #128 | 1760 | -10.9 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #37 | 3073 | +1.3 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #2 | 2351 | -4.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWard Al-TarboushFM
🇳🇴NOR·2225
+49 −17 =14
80 games·last met May 2026
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vsSemen MitusovIM
🇳🇴NOR·2486
+25 −11 =13
49 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsHavard HaugFM
🇳🇴NOR·2432
+24 −11 =8
43 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAnders HobberFM
🇳🇴NOR·2347
+8 −17 =15
40 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsFrancisco Silva GonzalezCM
🇳🇴NOR·2070
+22 −12 =3
37 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Norway
#4
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#120
in continent
World
#224
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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