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Ghali, Mehdi
🇹🇳FIDE 5506271· Male· Tunisia· Born in 1990
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Mehdi Ghali, a 36-year-old player, is rated 1838 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearance: Tunisian Chess Qualifying Championship 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including TCF Blitz Chess Tournament 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 40 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 38 months (2022–2026).
Current rating
1838
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1924
All-time high
1838
at best
Jun 2026 · age 36
Jun 2026 · age 36
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#64,871
#64,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
12th 35-40 player nationally
at age 36 · rated 1838
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1838
at age 36
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 36
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 34
Mar 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1610 → 1691
Jun 2023
31st 20-35 player nationally
at age 33 · rated 1691
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
1815 → 1838
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
11.5/ 1863.9%
10W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5.5/6 | #26 | 2267 | +34.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/8 | #14 | 1874 | -12.4 |
Rankings
/
Tunisia
#120
out of 948 players
Africa
#2,085
in continent
World
#64,870
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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