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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 1705 — just 8 short of his peak of 1713 (Jul 2025, age 35). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 3. deild 2025-26 1-2 and Kronborg Chess Open 2025 - 18. Also played 1 rapid (including FM kvik 2025) and 2 blitz events (including IRAQ INTERNATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025(Blitz)OPEN) recently.
Current rating
1705
Standard
Rpd1639·Blz1559
All-time high
1713
−8 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 35
Jul 2025 · age 35
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#107,893
#107,893 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
8th 35-40 player nationally
at age 36 · rated 1705
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1713
at age 35 · −8 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+36
1669 → 1705
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
6.5/ 881.3%
6W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #35 | 991 | -7.8 |
Round-Robin | May 2025 | 6.5/6 | #1 | 2429 | +44.4 |
Rankings
/
Faroe Islands
#132
out of 200 players
Europe
#75,849
in continent
World
#107,891
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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