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Ghannoum, Marc

FM🇨🇦

FIDEFIDE 2601273· Male· Canada· Born in 1973

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Marc Ghannoum, a 53-year-old Canadian FIDE Master, is rated 2252 and ranked 42nd among Canadian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 26 months (2001–2004), 61 months (2005–2010), 68 months (2010–2016), 18 months (2017–2018) and 45 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 8, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 7. His peak of 2290 was reached at age 51 (Jan 2024, Canadian #30 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2002 (age 29).

Current rating

2252

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2160

All-time high

2290

−38 pts below
Jan 2024 · age 51

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#42

#42 · Canadian players · of 1,718

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 52
Dec 2025
2024
2nd Canadian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2285
Sep 2024
All-time peak 2290
at age 51 · −41 from today
Jan 2024
2023
Peak Canadian rank: #30
at age 50 · rated 2282
Dec 2023
1st Canadian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2282
Dec 2023
2018
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 2267 → returned at 2255
Dec 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michael AdamsGM 2,629
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50 · Apr 2026 · +8.0 Elo
Best comeback
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 5
finished #3 (seeded #76 of 200)
Evolution
+13
2239 → 2252
Tournaments
8
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
5W7D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50
Team
Apr 20264/8#722278+3.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#922171-2.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#343062+10.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#232980+8.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#32794+4.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#942176-2.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#892152-2.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250/1#1841513-8.0

Rankings

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Canada
#42
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#647
in continent
World
#5,760
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2,533
2
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2,513
3
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2,485
4
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2,470
5
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2,459
6
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2,454
6
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2,454
8
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2,427
9
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2,419
10
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2,414
...
42🇨🇦Ghannoum, Marc2,252
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
647🇨🇦Ghannoum, Marc2,252
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
5760🇨🇦Ghannoum, Marc2,252