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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 2225 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 6 rapid (including Apent KM i hurtigsjakk for Oslo og Omegn 2025 NGP A) and 11 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

2225

Standard

Rpd2220·Blz2334

All-time high

2332

−107 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 23

Activity

35

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 4%

#89 · Norwegian players · of 2,051

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ritvik KrishnanFM 2,363
Fagernes Chess International 2026 GM group · Mar 2026 · +13.8 Elo
Evolution
+2
2223 → 2225
Tournaments
9
41 games
Score
23/ 4156.1%
17W12D12L
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]vsPeder Marcus Aamodt2,194·OSS Varturnering 2026 A R 6-7·R6·-10.9
2.[L]vsAugustinas BaziliusFM2,217·Unga talanger IM6·R4·-10.2
3.[L]vsMarija KuznecovaFM2,250·Unga talanger IM6·R8·-9.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
Fagernes International Autumn 2025 GM
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/8#422181-10.2
StjerneOffer Hostlangsjakk 2025 A
Swiss
Sep 20257/8#12263+10.0
Worst Elo result: Unga talanger IM6 (-24.2 Elo, finished #10).

Most-Played Opponents

vsElham AmarGM
🇳🇴NOR·2576
+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·2486
+8 −17 =2
27 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsLars Oskar HaugeGM
🇳🇴NOR·2485
+8 −13 =4
25 games·last met May 2026
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vsOle Christian MoenFM
🇳🇴NOR·2143
+18 −6 =0
24 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings

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Norway
#89
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#4,767
in continent
World
#6,897
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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2,576
5
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6
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7
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2,546
8
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2,497
9
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10
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2,488
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89🇳🇴Al-Tarboush, Ward2,225
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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6897🇳🇴Al-Tarboush, Ward2,225