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Nihaya , Ahmed
WCM🇲🇻FIDE 16700414· Female· Maldives· Born in 1999
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Ahmed Nihaya, a 27-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1618 — just 3 short of her peak of 1621 (Nov 2024, age 25). She has fluctuated between 1583 and 1621 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Chess Championship 2025 - Women, COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event, and National Club Chess Championship 2025. She had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2016–2017) and 12 months (2017–2018). She reached #4 nationally in Nov 2019 and spent 31 months in top 10.
Awarded WCM in 2024 (age 25). At junior level, she reached #1, #3 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1618
Standard
Rpd1533·Blz1554
All-time high
1621
−3 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 25
Nov 2024 · age 25
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#140,090
#140,090 · players worldwide · of 218,279
31 months in National top 10 (2015–2025)
31 months in National top 10 (2015–2025)
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 27
Mar 2026
2025
31 months in national top 10
longest streak 21 months · since Mar 2015
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+325 Elo)
1296 → 1621
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1621
at age 25 · −3 from today
Nov 2024
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 25
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1606 → 1618
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
17/ 2860.7%
16W2D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/4 | #3 | 2314 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #76 | 1703 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #77 | 786 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/4 | #12 | 2376 | +7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
/
Maldives
#28
out of 93 players
Asia-Pacific
#21,933
in continent
World
#140,081
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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