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Mellah, Mohamed
🇩🇿FIDE 7914512· Male· Algeria· Born in 1993
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Mohamed Mellah, a 33-year-old player, is rated 1961. He has fluctuated between 1923 and 1979 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearance: SAHEL CHESS FESTIVAL OPEN B. Also played 4 rapid (including Algerian Rapid Chess Championship 2026) and 3 blitz events (including SAHEL CHESS FESTIVAL BLITZ) recently. His peak of 1998 was reached at age 26 (Dec 2019); he also reached #32 nationally in Aug 2024.
Current rating
1961
Standard
Rpd1987·Blz1918
All-time high
1998
−37 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 26
Dec 2019 · age 26
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#34,449
#34,449 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Peak national rank: #32
at age 31 · rated 1978
Aug 2024
100 career games
at age 31
Aug 2024
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1970 → returned at 1952
Feb 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1919 → 1998
Dec 2019
All-time peak 1998
at age 26 · −37 from today
Dec 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1955 → 1961
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
13/ 1872.2%
11W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 8/6 | #9 | 2695 | +38.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #14 | 1808 | -32.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAla Eddine Boulrens
🇩🇿ALG·2205
+0 −7 =3
10 games·last met Jul 2047
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vsSaad BelouadahIM
🇩🇿ALG·2320
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2047
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vsSalah Eddine Djeddi
🇩🇿ALG·1850
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsKhaled Guesmia
🇩🇿ALG·1646
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsAbdelhamid Aissani
🇩🇿ALG·1740
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
/
Algeria
#46
out of 851 players
Africa
#893
in continent
World
#34,448
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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