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Fidow, Kassim Hassan
🇸🇴FIDE 16100239· Male· Somalia· Born in 1969
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Kassim Hassan Fidow, a 57-year-old player, is rated 1835 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2016–2018), 53 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: Somali National Chess Championship - Road to 46th World Chess Olympiad. Also played 2 rapid events (including Eng. Jilacoow Somali Open Chess Championship 2025) recently. He reached #2 nationally in Jun 2016 and spent 29 months in top 3, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Current rating
1835
Standard
Rpd1755·Blz1777
All-time high
1835
at best
Jun 2026 · age 57
Jun 2026 · age 57
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#65,713
#65,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
29 months in National top 3 (2016–2021)
29 months in National top 3 (2016–2021)
Career timeline
15 entries2026
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 57 · rated 1835
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1835
at age 57
Jun 2026
2025
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1812 → returned at 1835
Feb 2025
2024
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 55 · rated 1833
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 55
Mar 2024
2021
29 months in national top 3
longest streak 25 months · since Jun 2016
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Somali National Chess Championship - Road to 46th World Chess Olympiadperf 1902 (+67) · 5.5/9 · #6
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
1812 → 1835
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #6 | 1902 | +22.8 |
Rankings
/
Somalia
#7
out of 23 players
Africa
#2,118
in continent
World
#65,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Somalia
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| 7 | 1,835 | |
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Africa
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World
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| 65712 | 1,835 | |