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Nozhanad, Essa Ali
🇮🇶FIDE 4813529· Male· Iraq· Born in 1987
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Essa Ali Nozhanad, a 39-year-old player, is rated 1722 — just 25 short of his peak of 1747 (Mar 2024, age 37). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2017–2018), 12 months (2018–2019), 16 months (2021–2022) and 43 months (2022–2026). Recent appearances: 3rd taj academy international chees tournament and 2nd Taj Academy International Chess Championship (Classic Under-1800)-2026. Also played 3 rapid events (including 5th Erbil International Rapid Chess tournament-2025) recently.
Current rating
1722
Standard
Rpd1772·Blz1716
All-time high
1747
−25 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 37
Mar 2024 · age 37
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#102,130
#102,130 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 39
May 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 37
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1747
at age 37 · −25 from today
Mar 2024
2023
20th 35-40 player nationally
at age 36 · rated 1579
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1579 → returned at 1737
Sep 2022
54th 20-35 player nationally
at age 35 · rated 1590
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2nd Taj Academy International Chess Championship (Classic Under-1800)-2026perf 2508 (+771) · 5.5/5 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
-25
1747 → 1722
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
7W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #16 | 2586 | -14.8 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 5.5/5 | #3 | 2508 | -10.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMajeed Mohammed Khaleel
🇮🇶IRQ·1771
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Dec 2023
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vshama Salih Ahmed Bakhtiyar
🇮🇶IRQ·1767
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsDlsoz Omer Sedeeq
🇮🇶IRQ·1856
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsJamil Khalid Nazar
🇮🇶IRQ·1826
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsRabar Bakhtyar Hama Saleh
🇮🇶IRQ·1686
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2023
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Rankings
/
Iraq
#189
out of 719 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,450
in continent
World
#102,128
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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