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Al Sawafi, Abdul malik
🇴🇲FIDE 22003380· Male· Oman· Born in 1996
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Abdul malik Al Sawafi, a 30-year-old player, is rated 1724 — just 12 short of his peak of 1736 (Feb 2026, age 30). He is progressing steadily with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Muscat Kala Samskarika Vedhi Classic Chess Championship, 13th Oman Individual Chess Championship - Open - 2026, and Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open B. Also played 3 rapid (including City Center Rapid Chess Tournament) and 3 blitz events (including Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 54 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). He reached #23 nationally in Oct 2017.
Current rating
1724
Standard
Rpd1703·Blz1647
All-time high
1736
−12 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 30
Feb 2026 · age 30
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#101,477
#101,477 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1736
at age 30 · −12 from today
Feb 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Sep 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1666 → returned at 1697
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+238 Elo)
1446 → 1684
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 28
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 28
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open Bperf 2249 (+513) · 6.5/7 · #48
Top opponent
Evolution
+58
1666 → 1724
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
20.5/ 3068.3%
19W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #29 | 2064 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #23 | 1876 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/7 | #48 | 2249 | +39.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/6 | #31 | 2114 | +30.8 |
Rankings
/
Oman
#30
out of 295 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,329
in continent
World
#101,475
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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