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Alem, Ali Hussain
🇸🇦FIDE 21500088· Male· Saudi Arabia· Born in 1976
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Ali Hussain Alem, a 50-year-old player, is rated 1688. He has slipped back 135 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, 47th Jassim Mohammed Fakhroo Ramadan Open Chess Championship- 2026, and Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi 2025 - Amateur ochtend. Also played 5 rapid events (including Abdulaziz Bin Jassim Kanoo Chess Championship 2025) recently. He took a 15-month break between Jun 2014 and Oct 2015. His peak of 1847 was reached at age 49 (Mar 2025); he also reached #5 nationally in Mar 2015.
Current rating
1688
Standard
Rpd1753·Blz1736
All-time high
1847
−159 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 49
Mar 2025 · age 49
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#114,321
#114,321 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 49 · rated 1847
Mar 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 49
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1847
at age 49 · −159 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+179 Elo)
1642 → 1821
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 47
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-97
1785 → 1688
Tournaments
6
44 games
Score
16.5/ 4437.5%
12W9D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMohamed Ali Albuainain1,530·47th Jassim Mohammed Fakhroo Ramadan Open Chess Championship- 2026·R2·-14.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/9 | #236 | 1506 | -44.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #41 | 1710 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #21 | 1771 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/8 | #70 | 1788 | -16.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/2 | #13 | 2566 | -11.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/8 | #33 | 1617 | -32.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIbrahim A Al Mutlaq
🇸🇦KSA·1832
+7 −5 =2
14 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsZeyad Saleh Al Abdali
🇸🇦KSA·1728
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNaif Al Dosari
🇸🇦KSA·1770
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAhmed A Bukannan
🇸🇦KSA·1930
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsFaisel Al Harthy
🇸🇦KSA·1851
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Saudi Arabia
#67
out of 382 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,817
in continent
World
#114,317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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