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Yala,Lyes
🇩🇿FIDE 7903308· Male· Algeria· Born in 1968
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Lyes Yala, a 58-year-old player, is rated 1769. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 17 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1er open national standard 2026, Algerian Chess Championship 2026 Open - Semi Final, and SAHEL CHESS FESTIVAL OPEN D. Also played 2 rapid events (including Tournoi du 1er novembre Amel Amieur chess 2025) recently. His peak of 1846 was reached at age 51 (Jan 2019, #95 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1769
Standard
Rpd1834·Blz1795
All-time high
1846
−77 pts below
Jan 2019 · age 51
Jan 2019 · age 51
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#86,186
#86,186 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
9th 55-60 player nationally
at age 58 · rated 1779
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+206 Elo)
1560 → 1766
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 56
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 55
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1648 → returned at 1633
Apr 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
1753 → 1769
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
18/ 3158.1%
15W6D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/5 | #2 | 2439 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #26 | 1708 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/6 | #12 | 1970 | +12.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #2 | 2623 | +21.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBachir Saim
🇩🇿ALG·2050
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsKhalil BengherabiFM
🇩🇿ALG·2131
+2 −8 =0
10 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsAbdelatif Hamira
🇩🇿ALG·1942
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsRami Tadjeddine Beghriche
🇩🇿ALG·1858
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsLotfi Bensadi
🇩🇿ALG·1974
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings
/
Algeria
#144
out of 851 players
Africa
#3,030
in continent
World
#86,184
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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