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FJ
Fares, Jamal
🇧🇪FIDE 296970· Male· Belgium· Born in 1973
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Jamal Fares, a 53-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1669 — just 8 short of his peak of 1677 (Jun 2025, age 52). He has fluctuated between 1636 and 1677 over the past 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CREB Tournoi du Printemps 2026 Rondes 1-2, Brussels Spring Competition 2026 Rounds 1-2, and Open King Attacks 2026 Ronde 3. Also played 3 rapid (including Paul Marcus Memorial FIDE Grand Rapid 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Blitz The Belgian 04-2026) recently.
Current rating
1669
Standard
Rpd1686·Blz1817
All-time high
1677
−8 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 52
Jun 2025 · age 52
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#121,100
#121,100 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2025
Crossed 1600
at age 52
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 52
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 52
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1677
at age 52 · −8 from today
Jun 2025
First FIDE rating
1677 · at age 52
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1670 → 1669
Tournaments
8
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
5W0D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/1 | #12 | 2216 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/1 | #33 | 2513 | +24.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #101 | 986 | -26.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #15 | 1208 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #16 | 1273 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0/1 | #16 | 1060 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0/1 | #16 | 1008 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2463 | +19.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,958
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#83,879
in continent
World
#121,094
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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