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Abdullah , Layth Ahmed
🇮🇶FIDE 4812433· Male· Iraq· Born in 1991
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Layth Ahmed Abdullah, a 35-year-old player, is rated 1913 — just 20 short of his peak of 1933 (Aug 2024, age 33). He is progressing steadily with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: Iraqi Final Tournament for open - First stage - 2025 and Sulaymaniyah Cup Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including 5th Erbil International Rapid Chess tournament-2025) recently. He reached #44 nationally in May 2026.
Current rating
1913
Standard
Rpd1924·Blz1916
All-time high
1933
−20 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 33
Aug 2024 · age 33
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,949
#44,949 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak national rank: #44
at age 35 · rated 1913
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
1849 → 1933
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1933
at age 33 · −20 from today
Aug 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 32
Feb 2023
2019
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1823 → returned at 1801
Dec 2019
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Jul 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+46
1867 → 1913
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
10/ 1758.8%
7W6D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsSinan Younus Abdulrazzaq AbaejiCM1,957·Iraqi Final Tournament for open - First stage - 2025·R3·+11.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #12 | 2024 | +33.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #31 | 2227 | +12.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAziz youkhana Nabeel
🇮🇶IRQ·1968
+2 −10 =2
14 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsNamir Mohammed Ismael IsmaelCM
🇮🇶IRQ·2017
+1 −6 =4
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMohammed Zhaher Hassan DidarCM
🇮🇶IRQ·2160
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Feb 2021
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vsHussein Ali Hussein Al-AliIM
🇮🇶IRQ·2147
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsSufian Younus Abdulrazzaq
🇮🇶IRQ·1975
+0 −1 =8
9 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
Iraq
#45
out of 719 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,322
in continent
World
#44,948
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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