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Bafail,Motaz
🇸🇦FIDE 21546878· Male· Saudi Arabia· Born in 1995
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Motaz Bafail, a 31-year-old player, is rated 1851. He has slipped back 94 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Saudi Arabia Chess Championship 2025 - Men and Western Region Chess Qualification Tournament 2025. His peak of 1945 was reached at age 30 (Aug 2025, #4 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1851
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1945
−94 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 30
Aug 2025 · age 30
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#61,170
#61,170 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
4 entries2025
Peak national rank: #4
at age 30 · rated 1945
Aug 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 30
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1945
at age 30 · −94 from today
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1945 · at age 30
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-94
1945 → 1851
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
6W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #33 | 1800 | -93.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 1842 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Saudi Arabia
#26
out of 382 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,294
in continent
World
#61,169
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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