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Al Balushi, Emad
🇴🇲FIDE 22001506· Male· Oman· Born in 1999
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Emad Al Balushi, a 27-year-old player, is rated 1818 — his current career high. He has fluctuated between 1751 and 1818 over the past 2 years. 47 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chess masters academy Classic Tournament Under 1800, 13th Oman Individual Chess Championship - Open - 2026, and Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open B. Also played 1 rapid (including Opera Gallery Chess Rapid Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including Almaty blitz CUP 4th stage) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2016–2018) and 13 months (2023–2025). He reached #12 nationally in Feb 2017.
At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1818
Standard
Rpd1714·Blz1654
All-time high
1818
at best
Jun 2026 · age 27
Jun 2026 · age 27
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#70,754
#70,754 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 27
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1818
at age 27
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Jun 2025
100 career games
at age 26
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+177 Elo)
1585 → 1762
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 25
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1816 → 1818
Tournaments
5
40 games
Score
25/ 4062.5%
20W10D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2071 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #16 | 1802 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #37 | 1815 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #55 | 1785 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #23 | 1768 | -11.2 |
Rankings
/
Oman
#12
out of 295 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,582
in continent
World
#70,753
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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