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Al-Tarboush, Ward

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FIDEFIDE 7601450· Male· Norway· Born in 1995

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Ward Al-Tarboush, a 31-year-old Norwegian FIDE Master, is rated 2249 and sitting in the top 4% of Norwegian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 22 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include OSS Varturnering 2026 A R 6-7, Fagernes Chess International 2026 GM group, and Unga talanger IM6. Also played 5 rapid (including Apent KM i hurtigsjakk for Oslo og Omegn 2025 NGP A) and 10 blitz events (including NM i lynsjakk 2025 Mester Finale) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2008) and 18 months (2012–2014). His peak of 2332 was reached at age 23 (Jun 2018, Norwegian #38 at the time).

Competes for Norway since Aug 2018. Awarded FM in 2007 (age 12). Earned a IM norm at Kragero Resort 2020 Title. At junior level, he reached World #72 in U16, World #70 in U14, World #47 in U12 and #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2249

Standard

Rpd2234·Blz2346

All-time high

2332

−83 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 23

Activity

36

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#81 · Norwegian players · of 2,077

Career timeline

25 entries
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 27
Nov 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 27
Jun 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 26
Nov 2021
500 career games
at age 26
Oct 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
Mar 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 23
Aug 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Norway Chess Open 2026 May
perf 2386 (+137) · 5/6 · #11
Top opponent
vs Ritvik KrishnanFM 2,363
Fagernes Chess International 2026 GM group · Mar 2026 · +13.8 Elo
Evolution
+25
2224 → 2249
Tournaments
11
53 games
Score
32.5/ 5361.3%
26W13D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRitvik KrishnanFM2,363·Fagernes Chess International 2026 GM group·R2·+13.8
2.[W]vsSergey EliseevFM2,303·OSS Varturnering 2026 A R 1-2·R2·+11.9
3.[W]vsDmytro PeretsFM2,279·Unga talanger IM6·R2·+11.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPetr Boleslav2,016·Norway Chess Open 2026 June·R2·-15.9
2.[L]vsPeder Marcus Aamodt2,194·OSS Varturnering 2026 A R 6-7·R6·-10.9
3.[L]vsAugustinas BaziliusFM2,217·Unga talanger IM6·R4·-10.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Norway Chess Open 2026 June
Open Swiss
Jun 20264.5/6#162164-6.4
Norway Chess Open 2026 May
Open Swiss
May 20265/6#112386+23.8
OSS Varturnering 2026 A R 6-7
Round-Robin
Apr 20261/2#32179-2.6
Fagernes Chess International 2026 GM group
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/8#382247+3.2
Unga talanger IM6
Round-Robin
Mar 20262.5/9#102136-24.2
Ostlandsserien div 1 2025-2026 R 8-9
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#422182-1.4
OSS Varturnering 2026 A R 3-5
Round-Robin
Mar 20262/2#22911+13.8
OSS Varturnering 2026 A R 1-2
Round-Robin
Feb 20261.5/2#22400+9.0
Ostlandsserien div 1 2025-2026 R 3
Team
Dec 20251/1#172740+3.0
Worst Elo result: Unga talanger IM6 (-24.2 Elo, finished #10).

Most-Played Opponents

vsElham AmarGM
🇳🇴NOR·2584
+17 −49 =14
80 games·last met May 2026
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vsHavard HaugFM
🇳🇴NOR·2432
+11 −22 =2
35 games·last met May 2026
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vsSemen MitusovIM
🇳🇴NOR·2479
+8 −17 =2
27 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsLars Oskar HaugeGM
🇳🇴NOR·2485
+8 −14 =4
26 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsOle Christian MoenFM
🇳🇴NOR·2168
+18 −7 =0
25 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings

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Norway
#81
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#4,012
in continent
World
#5,877
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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