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Koniahli, Malek
FM🇸🇾FIDE 7603495· Male· Syria· Born in 2000
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Malek Koniahli, a 26-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2333 — just 14 short of his peak of 2347 (Jul 2025, age 25) and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 19 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HSK-Osteropen 2026, 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Februar 2026, and HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including 1. Eimsbuetteler Schnellschachturnier im ETV) and 1 blitz events (including 2. Schachwerkstatt Blitz-Elo-Challenge) recently. He reached #1 nationally in May 2018 and spent 15 months as #1.
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2333
Standard
Rpd2340·Blz2256
All-time high
2347
−14 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 25
Jul 2025 · age 25
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#3,118 · players worldwide · of 218,279
15 months in #1 nationally (2018–2025)
15 months in #1 nationally (2018–2025)
Career timeline
22 entries2025
15 months in National #1
since May 2018
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2347
at age 25 · −6 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
Nov 2024
2019
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2261 → returned at 2255
Aug 2019
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2307
May 2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
2347 → 2333
Tournaments
12
54 games
Score
36.5/ 5467.6%
32W9D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #17 | 2206 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #8 | 2301 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2438 | +22.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #110 | 2139 | -12.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #102 | 1521 | -20.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/7 | #2 | 2442 | +19.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #86 | 2232 | -5.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2678 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #7 | 2274 | -7.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #24 | 2585 | +13.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAram Chekh Adm KhedrFM
🇸🇾SYR·2150
+6 −5 =3
14 games·last met May 2024
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vsTalal AlzaimIM
🇸🇾SYR·2060
+5 −6 =3
14 games·last met May 2024
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vsBashir EitiIM
🇸🇾SYR·2257
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsKoteba. Gnaam
🇸🇾SYR·1965
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsBilel BellahceneGM
🇩🇿ALG·2493
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2023
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Rankings
/
Syria
#2
out of 209 players
Asia-Pacific
#626
in continent
World
#3,118
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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