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Abu Ateeq, Wail
🇸🇦FIDE 21514429· Male· Saudi Arabia· Born in 1961
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Wail Abu Ateeq, a 65-year-old player, is rated 1711 — just 26 short of his peak of 1737 (Mar 2024, age 63). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 43 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Western Region Chess Qualification Tournament 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Regions Chess Championship 2025 (4th)) and 2 blitz events (including Chess Square Open Tournament) recently. He reached #36 nationally in Aug 2023.
Current rating
1711
Standard
Rpd1681·Blz1675
All-time high
1737
−26 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 63
Mar 2024 · age 63
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#105,933
#105,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+164 Elo)
1573 → 1737
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 63
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1737
at age 63 · −26 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1561 → returned at 1711
Nov 2023
Peak national rank: #36
at age 62 · rated 1573
Aug 2023
2nd 60-65 player nationally
at age 62 · rated 1573
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
1737 → 1711
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
5W0D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/2 | #36 | 2661 | -26.4 |
Rankings
/
Saudi Arabia
#61
out of 382 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,158
in continent
World
#105,930
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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