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Alzaim, Talal
IM🇸🇾FIDE 7600402· Male· Syria· Born in 1969
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Talal Alzaim, a 57-year-old International Master, is rated 2060 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 79 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Damascus Championship Final, Syrian final 2025, and Arab Clubs Chess Championship 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Syrian Freedom 2025 Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Asian Seniors Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2273 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2006); he also reached #2 nationally in Aug 2020 and spent 15 months in top 3.
Awarded IM in 2019 (age 50). Earned a GM norm at Asian Seniors CC 2019 over 50 years.
Current rating
2060
Standard
Rpd2037·Blz2154
All-time high
2273
−213 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 37
Jan 2006 · age 37
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,553 · players worldwide · of 216,808
15 months in National top 3 (2015–2020)
15 months in National top 3 (2015–2020)
Career timeline
19 entries2025
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 2139
Jun 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2139 → returned at 2109
Aug 2024
2022
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 53 · rated 2218
Apr 2022
2020
15 months in national top 3
since Nov 2015
Sep 2020
Peak national rank: #2
at age 51 · rated 2213
Aug 2020
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
2171 → 2213
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-79
2139 → 2060
Tournaments
4
38 games
Score
20/ 3852.6%
21W8D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/5 | #7 | 2669 | -16.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/7 | #4 | 2345 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #23 | 1959 | -16.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #9 | 1980 | -29.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMalek KoniahliFM
🇸🇾SYR·2341
+6 −5 =3
14 games·last met May 2024
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vsAram Chekh Adm KhedrFM
🇸🇾SYR·2150
+3 −2 =7
12 games·last met May 2024
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vsBashir EitiIM
🇸🇾SYR·2257
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met May 2024
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vsAli Hammoudi
🇸🇾SYR·2075
+5 −4 =2
11 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsYasser Bitar
🇸🇾SYR·2122
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met May 2018
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Rankings
/
Syria
#11
out of 216 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,611
in continent
World
#19,553
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Syria
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