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Zaid Alaa Chaseb
CM🇮🇶FIDE 4811623· Male· Iraq· Born in 2005
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Zaid Alaa Chaseb, a 21-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2027 — just 19 short of his peak of 2046 (Aug 2023, age 18) and ranked 19th among IRQ players. He is rising rapidly, having gained +101 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Babylon International Grand Championship 2026., Iraq Clubs League First Degree-2025, and Iraqi Final Tournament for open - First stage - 2025. Also played 3 rapid events (including 1st Dr.Bakhtiyars International Chess Tournament-Rapid-2025) recently. He reached #19 nationally in Jun 2026.
Awarded CM in 2016 (age 11). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #1, #1 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2027
Standard
Rpd2037·Blz1888
All-time high
2046
−19 pts below
Aug 2023 · age 18
Aug 2023 · age 18
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · IRQ players · of 429
Career timeline
22 entries2026
Peak national rank: #19
at age 21 · rated 2027
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 21
Jun 2026
2024
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1953
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2046
Aug 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+101
1926 → 2027
Tournaments
6
57 games
Score
33.5/ 5758.8%
36W10D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2159 | +39.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2022 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #19 | 1987 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/8 | #6 | 2057 | +21.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #5 | 2035 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #6 | 2048 | +29.8 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsDhahir Habeeb MoazazFM
🇮🇶IRQ·2171
+0 −13 =3
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsJaza Jamal AhmedIM
🇮🇶IRQ·2115
+1 −8 =5
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsDhafer Abdulameer AmeerCM
🇮🇶IRQ·1874
+8 −3 =2
13 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsAli Firas Qassim
🇮🇶IRQ·2079
+5 −4 =2
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsHamzia Abbas Mohammed
🇮🇶IRQ·1835
+6 −4 =0
10 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Iraq
#19
out of 719 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,030
in continent
World
#23,610
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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