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Syed Ijaz Azeem
🇵🇰FIDE 7817967· Male· Pakistan· Born in 1984
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Syed Ijaz Azeem, a 42-year-old Pakistani player, is rated 1746 — just 28 short of his peak of 1774 (May 2026, age 42). He is rising rapidly, having gained +98 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: QCA Training Center Classical Tournament A - April 2026 and Katara Ramadan Chess Open 2026. Also played 9 rapid (including KCC, WORLD CHESS DAY Rapid Chess Championship, 2025 - OPEN) and 4 blitz events (including Doha Youth Center- Ramadan Blitz Tournament 2026) recently. He took a 22-month break between May 2023 and Apr 2025. He reached Pakistani #38 in Apr 2026.
Current rating
1746
Standard
Rpd1823·Blz1773
All-time high
1774
−28 pts below
May 2026 · age 42
May 2026 · age 42
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#93,904
#93,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Jun 2026
1st Pakistani 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1774
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+126 Elo)
1648 → 1774
May 2026
All-time peak 1774
at age 42 · −28 from today
May 2026
Peak Pakistani rank: #38
at age 42 · rated 1773
Apr 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 40
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+98
1648 → 1746
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
12.5/ 2452.1%
14W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #9 | 1687 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #39 | 1963 | +53.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 1890 | +67.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNuh Nizar Hilmi
🇮🇳IND·1683
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlbin Sajan
🇮🇳IND·2015
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSumith K S
🇮🇳IND·1785
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsZiyad Wakhiri
🇵🇸PLE·1739
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Pakistan
#51
out of 757 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,015
in continent
World
#93,902
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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