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Ali, Golam S
🇬🇧FIDE 414646· Male· England· Born in 1965
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Golam S Ali, a 61-year-old English player, is rated 1878 — just 16 short of his peak of 1894 (Mar 2024, age 59). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 32-month break between Mar 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 2025 Birmingham Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including Birmingham FIDE Blitz 5 plus 3 - 30 August) recently.
Current rating
1878
Standard
Rpd1792·Blz1789
All-time high
1894
−16 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 59
Mar 2024 · age 59
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#53,713
#53,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
83rd English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1878
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1781 → 1894
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1894
at age 59 · −16 from today
Mar 2024
2023
80th English 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1824
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
May 2023
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1795 → returned at 1781
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
1877 → 1878
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1/ 425.0%
1W0D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #25 | — | +0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShahab Quraishi
🇬🇧ENG·1887
+3 −6 =0
9 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsBruce L Baer
🇬🇧ENG·2015
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsDavid J Ireland
🇬🇧ENG·1950
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsAthar Ansari
🇬🇧ENG·1922
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2022
View head-to-head →
vsJonah B WillowIM
🇬🇧ENG·2450
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
/
England
#856
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#39,471
in continent
World
#53,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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