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Talal Murdy Alzahrani
🇸🇦FIDE 21518459· Male· Saudi Arabia· Born in 1992
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Talal Murdy Alzahrani, a 34-year-old player, is rated 1651. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 31-month break between Jan 2022 and Sep 2024. Recent appearances: 11th ACA Classical Chess Tournament FIDE Rated and Eastern Region Chess Qualification Tournament 2025 - Men. Also played 3 rapid (including Hiqbah chess tournament) and 1 blitz events (including The International Chess Championship) recently. His peak of 1698 was reached at age 32 (Mar 2024); he also reached #23 nationally in Dec 2021.
Current rating
1651
Standard
Rpd1673·Blz1698
All-time high
1698
−47 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 32
Mar 2024 · age 32
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#127,872
#127,872 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+178 Elo)
1496 → 1674
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 32
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 32
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1698
at age 32 · −47 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1496 → returned at 1674
Jan 2022
2021
Peak national rank: #23
at age 29 · rated 1491
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1650 → 1651
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
6W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #13 | 2068 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/1 | #12 | 2565 | +6.4 |
Rankings
/
Saudi Arabia
#76
out of 382 players
Asia-Pacific
#18,837
in continent
World
#127,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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