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Al-Khattab, Ghassan M. Ali Ajmed

FM🇮🇶

FIDEFIDE 4800168· Male· Iraq· Born in 1956

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Ghassan M. Ali Ajmed Al-Khattab, a 70-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 1950. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 50 months (2001–2006), 26 months (2006–2008) and 13 months (2018–2019). Recent appearance: Asian Seniors Chess Championships 2025 Over 65. Also played 1 blitz event (including Asian Seniors Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2277 was reached at age 45 (Jan 2001, #13 nationally at the time).

Previously known as Ghassan M. Ali (until May 2011). Awarded FM in 2001 (age 45).

Current rating

1950

Standard

Rpd2061·Blz1979

All-time high

2277

−327 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 45

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#36,656

#36,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

25 entries
2024
500 career games
at age 68
Apr 2024
2022
2nd 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1953
Apr 2022
2018
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1996 → returned at 1963
Mar 2018
2017
4th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1994
Sep 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 60
Apr 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 59
Nov 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nikolai Gertsyk 2,197
Asian Seniors Chess Championships 2025 Over 65 · Oct 2025 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
+10
1940 → 1950
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
3W5D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Asian Seniors Chess Championships 2025 Over 65
Swiss
Oct 20255.5/9#41958+10.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsLatif Hamid MohammedCM
🇮🇶IRQ·2011
+6 −3 =4
13 games·last met Nov 2020
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vsZozek Salah MohammedFM
🇮🇶IRQ·2239
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsNamir Mohammed Ismael IsmaelCM
🇮🇶IRQ·2017
+0 −6 =5
11 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsAbbas Hussein kzarCM
🇮🇶IRQ·2016
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsAli Layth Ahmed AlothmanFM
🇮🇶IRQ·2214
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2021
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Rankings

/
Iraq
#39
out of 719 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,393
in continent
World
#36,655
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Iraq
1
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2,239
2
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2,214
3
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2,173
4
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2,171
5
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2,165
6
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2,147
7
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2,120
8
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2,115
9
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10
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2,082
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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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
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2,753
9
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36655🇮🇶Al-Khattab, Ghassan M. Ali Ajmed1,950