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El Karoui, Adam
🇫🇷FIDE 651095599· Male· France· Born in 2010
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Adam El Karoui, a 16-year-old French player, is rated 2167 and sitting in the top 2% of French players under 16, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +90 Elo over the past 12 months. 116 rated games in the past year (≈78/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U16, Team 2026 - IDF Avril, and Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9. Also played 6 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2212 was reached at age 16 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #13, #13 and #57 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2167
Standard
Rpd2252·Blz2138
All-time high
2212
−45 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
95
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
116 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#24 · French players under 16 · of 1,273
Career timeline
13 entries2026
13th French U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2212
Mar 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 16
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2212
at age 16 · −45 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 15
Dec 2025
6-month rising streak
+123 Elo
Aug 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Open International d'Aix en Provence - Trophee Dole 2025 - Tournoi Masters (p2100 elo) · Jul 2025 · +30.8 Elo
Evolution
+44
2123 → 2167
Tournaments
24
112 games
Score
65/ 11258.0%
54W28D30L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #13 | 2138 | -4.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #460 | 2754 | +9.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #45 | 2320 | +8.9 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 2053 | -32.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #617 | 1246 | -23.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #33 | 2189 | -3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #25 | 2728 | +16.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #79 | 2348 | +17.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #69 | 2070 | -23.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #142 | 3051 | +24.0 |
Worst Elo result: 22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi A (1900 et p) (-46.4 Elo, finished #25).
Most-Played Opponents
vsNoe El Karoui
🇫🇷FRA·2114
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSakithyan YoganathanFM
🇫🇷FRA·2268
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsValentin Verroust
🇫🇷FRA·1968
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHugo PlaiditFM
🇫🇷FRA·2220
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsChriss Jurbert
🇫🇷FRA·1799
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
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France
#519
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#7,168
in continent
World
#10,079
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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