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Alghamdi, Ahmed M
CM🇸🇦FIDE 21500150· Male· Saudi Arabia· Born in 1970
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Ahmed M Alghamdi, a 56-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2078 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2014–2015), 12 months (2017–2018), 46 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 8th AQ Prime Standard Open Chess Tournament. His peak of 2195 was reached at age 45 (May 2015); he also reached #1 nationally in Jun 2013 and spent 99 months as #1.
Awarded CM in 2016 (age 46).
Current rating
2078
Standard
Rpd2057·Blz2110
All-time high
2195
−117 pts below
May 2015 · age 45
May 2015 · age 45
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,535 · players worldwide · of 218,279
99 months in #1 nationally (2013–2023)
99 months in #1 nationally (2013–2023)
Career timeline
20 entries2026
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 2078
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2089 → returned at 2078
May 2024
2023
99 months in National #1
longest streak 99 months · since Jun 2013
Nov 2023
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 53 · rated 2109
Oct 2023
2019
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 2107 → returned at 2109
Oct 2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 49
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
2089 → 2078
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
4W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #10 | 1931 | -10.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAbdulrahman A MasrahiCM
🇸🇦KSA·2014
+5 −2 =7
14 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsAhmed KhairatCM
🇪🇬EGY·2193
+6 −5 =1
12 games·last met Jul 2016
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vsGhayth Ababneh
🇯🇴JOR·1971
+2 −3 =5
10 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsKhaled Al Zamel
🇸🇦KSA·1918
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsSulaiman A Al Mohaya
🇸🇦KSA·1817
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2016
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Rankings
/
Saudi Arabia
#2
out of 382 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,389
in continent
World
#17,535
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Saudi Arabia
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