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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 1735 — just 1 short of his peak of 1736 (Feb 2026, age 30). He is progressing steadily with +69 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈5/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 3 rapid (including 3rd Al Dhahirah International Rapid Chess Championship) 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
1735
Standard
Rpd1695·Blz1647
All-time high
1736
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 30
Feb 2026 · age 30
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#97,610
#97,610 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1736
at age 30 · −1 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open Bperf 2249 (+513) · 6.5/7 · #48
Top opponent
Evolution
+69
1666 → 1735
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
17/ 2470.8%
16W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
#28
out of 291 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,701
in continent
World
#97,609
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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