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Safin Safarullakhan
FM🇦🇪FIDE 33379475· Male· United Arab Emirates· Born in 2014
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Safin Safarullakhan, a 12-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2266 and ranked 14th among players worldwide under 12, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +217 Elo over the past 12 months. 109 rated games in the past year (≈88/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include UAE TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 U14, IM3 RR 102 Putnik, and Rilton Cup 2025-2026. Also played 7 rapid (including UAE Teams Cup Open Tournament) and 9 blitz events (including Ramadan Blitz Teams Chess Tournament 2026) recently. His peak of 2326 was reached at age 12 (Mar 2026, #3 nationally at the time).
Competes for United Arab Emirates since Sep 2025. Awarded FM in 2026 (age 12) and CM in 2025 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #5 in U12, World #43 in U10 and World #27 in U8.
Current rating
2266
Standard
Rpd2109·Blz2117
All-time high
2326
−60 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 12
Mar 2026 · age 12
Activity
98
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
109 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#14
#14 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529
Career timeline
17 entries2026
5th U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2326
Apr 2026
Peak national rank: #3
at age 12 · rated 2326
Mar 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 12
Mar 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 12
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2326
at age 12
Mar 2026
7-month rising streak
+433 Elo
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+238
2028 → 2266
Tournaments
13
109 games
Score
52/ 10947.7%
43W18D48L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 0.5/9 | #10 | 1917 | -60.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 1909 | -8.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #4 | 2315 | +98.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #48 | 2343 | +128.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #143 | 2129 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/10 | #111 | 2039 | +28.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #331 | 1974 | +4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRashid Husain AlhammadiCM
🇦🇪UAE·1971
+7 −3 =2
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMarvin Marcos
🇵🇭PHI·2018
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRamez Sameir
🇪🇬EGY·1900
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met May 2024
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vsAhmed Younes Alkhemeiri
🇦🇪UAE·1639
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMohamed Yousuf Al-Ali
🇦🇪UAE·1830
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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United Arab Emirates
#5
out of 257 players
Asia-Pacific
#934
in continent
World
#5,242
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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