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Al Zahrani , Riyad
🇸🇦FIDE 21502404· Male· Saudi Arabia· Born in 1985
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Riyad Al Zahrani, a 41-year-old player, is rated 1701 — just 20 short of his peak of 1721 (Mar 2024, age 39). He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and took a 97-month break between Jun 2017 and Aug 2025. Recent appearance: Western Region Chess Qualification Tournament 2025. He reached #26 nationally in Apr 2017.
Current rating
1701
Standard
Rpd1677·Blz—
All-time high
1721
−20 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 39
Mar 2024 · age 39
Activity
—
1 past 12 mo
classical only
classical only
Signature stat
#109,593
#109,593 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
5th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1701
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 39
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1721
at age 39 · −20 from today
Mar 2024
2017
Inactive for 97 months
paused at 1535 → returned at 1701
Jun 2017
Peak national rank: #26
at age 32 · rated 1541
Apr 2017
2016
Crossed 1500
at age 31
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
1721 → 1701
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1/ 425.0%
1W0D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #48 | 2522 | -20.0 |
Rankings
/
Saudi Arabia
#64
out of 382 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,874
in continent
World
#109,590
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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