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Belouadah, Saad
IM🇩🇿FIDE 7900856· Male· Algeria· Born in 1979
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Saad Belouadah, a 47-year-old International Master, is rated 2320 and ranked 4th among ALG players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 20 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Algerian Chess Championship 2026 - Open, Algerian National Team Championship 2026 - Division 1, and Open National du 1er Novembre - 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including 5eme Edition Open National de Blida) and 1 blitz events (including Algerian Blitz Chess Championship 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2007), 25 months (2008–2010) and 18 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2417 was reached at age 39 (Mar 2018); he also reached #2 nationally in Oct 2001 and has been in top 3 for 21 months and counting.
Awarded IM in 2003 (age 24).
Current rating
2320
Standard
Rpd2200·Blz2278
All-time high
2417
−97 pts below
Mar 2018 · age 39
Mar 2018 · age 39
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · ALG players · of 547
National top 3 since Oct 2025
National top 3 since Oct 2025
Career timeline
23 entries2026
21 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
since Oct 2001
Jun 2026
2025
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 2338
Feb 2025
2023
500 career games
at age 44
Sep 2023
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2367 → returned at 2341
Feb 2022
2020
2nd 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 2405
Feb 2020
2018
All-time peak 2417
at age 39 · −97 from today
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
2306 → 2320
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
23/ 2785.2%
21W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2416 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/9 | #1 | 2247 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/8 | #3 | 2249 | +1.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsKhalil BengherabiFM
🇩🇿ALG·2131
+11 −9 =6
26 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMohamed HaddoucheGM
🇩🇿ALG·2490
+6 −7 =3
16 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsAdlane ArabIM
🇩🇿ALG·2453
+1 −9 =5
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAli NassrIM
🇩🇿ALG·2289
+4 −4 =5
13 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsAbdelouhab OuaretIM
🇩🇿ALG·2166
+8 −2 =1
11 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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Algeria
#4
out of 851 players
Africa
#36
in continent
World
#3,462
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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