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Al Balushi, Said
🇴🇲FIDE 22001336· Male· Oman· Born in 1997
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Said Al Balushi, a 29-year-old player, is rated 1709 — just 8 short of his peak of 1717 (Mar 2025, age 28). He has fluctuated between 1668 and 1717 over the past 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th Oman Individual Chess Championship - Open - 2026, Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open B, and 8th Oman Club Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including 3rd Al Dhahirah International Rapid Chess Championship) recently. He reached #17 nationally in Feb 2017.
At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1709
Standard
Rpd1654·Blz1672
All-time high
1717
−8 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 28
Mar 2025 · age 28
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#106,420
#106,420 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
All-time peak 1717
at age 28 · −8 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+225 Elo)
1472 → 1697
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 27
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 27
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 26
Oct 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 25
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
1713 → 1709
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
13.5/ 2651.9%
13W1D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsChristopher M Anish1,585·Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open B·R9·-13.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/7 | #21 | 2008 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #44 | 1690 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/7 | #44 | 1642 | -14.0 |
Rankings
/
Oman
#34
out of 291 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,296
in continent
World
#106,418
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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