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Besou, Hussain
IM🇩🇪FIDE 16269950· Male· Germany· Born in 2011
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Hussain Besou, a 15-year-old German International Master, is rated 2409 — just 18 short of his peak of 2427 (Apr 2026, age 15) and ranked 3rd among German players under 16, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 140 rated games in the past year (≈90/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 April 2026, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including EYCC 2025 - 2nd Blitz Tournament) recently. He reached German #83 in Apr 2026.
Awarded IM in 2026 (age 15) and FM in 2023 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #34 in U16, World #11 in U14, World #2 in U12, World #5 in U10 and World #2 in U8.
Current rating
2409
Standard
Rpd2180·Blz2339
All-time high
2427
−18 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 15
Apr 2026 · age 15
Activity
135
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
140 past 12 mo · ≈12/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · German players under 16 · of 721
Career timeline
21 entries2026
IM title awardedIM
at age 15 · 2026 1st FIDE Council
May 2026
Peak German rank: #83
at age 15 · rated 2427
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2427
at age 15 · −18 from today
Apr 2026
34th U16 player worldwide
at age 15 · rated 2422
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2400
at age 15
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2400
at age 15
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+59
2350 → 2409
Tournaments
22
140 games
Score
90.5/ 14064.6%
76W37D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 3026 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/11 | #220 | 2251 | -23.3 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #53 | 2441 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #13 | 2395 | -0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 3060 | +5.9 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2581 | +22.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 3156 | +4.5 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #6 | 2346 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #16 | 2268 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #14 | 2387 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#113
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#947
in continent
World
#1,513
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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