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Dr. Murtaza Ali
CM🇵🇰INACTIVE · since June 2024FIDE 7801750· Male· Pakistan· Born in 1981
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Dr. Murtaza Ali, a 45-year-old Pakistani Candidate Master, is rated 2154 — just 4 short of his peak of 2158 (Jun 2023, age 42) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays around 4 rated games per year and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 13 months (2018–2019) and 37 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). He reached Pakistani #1 in May 2024 and has been in Pakistani top 3 for 43 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded CM in 2020 (age 39).
Current rating
2154
Standard
Rpd2128·Blz2072
All-time high
2158
−4 pts below
Jun 2023 · age 42
Jun 2023 · age 42
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,976 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 3 since Jan 2023
National top 3 since Jan 2023
Career timeline
16 entries2026
43 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 29 months · since Oct 2016
May 2026
2025
1st Pakistani 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2154
May 2025
2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2154 → still inactive
Jun 2024
Peak Pakistani rank: #1
at age 43 · rated 2158
May 2024
2023
All-time peak 2158
at age 42 · −4 from today
Jun 2023
2020
CM title awardedCM
at age 39
Jul 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2154 → 2154
Rankings
/
Pakistan
#3
out of 751 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,017
in continent
World
#10,661
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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