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Al-Jay, Zaid
🇫🇴FIDE 7204388· Male· Faroe Islands· Born in 1990
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Zaid Al-Jay, a 36-year-old player, is rated 1695 — just 18 short of his peak of 1713 (Jul 2025, age 35). He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: 3rd taj academy international chees tournament and 3. deild 2025-26 1-2. Also played 1 rapid (including FM kvik 2025) and 2 blitz events (including IRAQ INTERNATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025(Blitz)OPEN) recently.
Current rating
1695
Standard
Rpd1636·Blz1559
All-time high
1713
−18 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 35
Jul 2025 · age 35
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#111,772
#111,772 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
8th 35-40 player nationally
at age 36 · rated 1705
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1713
at age 35 · −18 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+238 Elo)
1446 → 1684
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 34
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 34
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 32
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
1713 → 1695
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
4W1D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #14 | 2168 | -9.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #35 | 991 | -7.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBrestir Samuelsen
🇫🇴FAI·1756
+4 −8 =2
14 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsPetur Gardar Magnussen
🇫🇴FAI·1957
+2 −8 =0
10 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMarkus Jacobsen
🇫🇴FAI·1896
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsOskar Jacobsen Jamil
🇫🇴FAI·1730
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsHanus a Logv
🇫🇴FAI·1769
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2027
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Rankings
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Faroe Islands
#136
out of 201 players
Europe
#78,293
in continent
World
#111,769
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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