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Zerarga,Imene
WFM🇩🇿FIDE 7921136· Female· Algeria· Born in 2010
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Imene Zerarga, a 16-year-old Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1974 — just 16 short of her peak of 1990 (Mar 2026, age 16) and sitting in the top 3% of women worldwide under 16. She is on a breakout run, having gained +199 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Algerian Chess Championship 2026 - Women, Djerba International Chess Festival 2026 Open B, and Algerian Youth Chess Championship 2026 - U16 Girls. Also played 1 rapid (including Open National Yenayer 2026 - Junior U20) and 3 blitz events (including SAHEL CHESS FESTIVAL BLITZ) recently. She reached #33 nationally in Apr 2026.
Awarded WFM in 2026 (age 16). At junior level, she reached #2, #2, #1, #3 and #1 nationally in U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1974
Standard
Rpd1750·Blz1835
All-time high
1990
−16 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#114 · women worldwide under 16 · of 3,629
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Peak national rank: #33
at age 16 · rated 1990
Apr 2026
2nd U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1990
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1990
at age 16 · −16 from today
Mar 2026
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 16
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Dec 2025
2024
2nd U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1885
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+200
1774 → 1974
Tournaments
8
71 games
Score
42.5/ 7159.9%
45W9D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 1906 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #22 | 2008 | +18.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 9/8 | #1 | 2380 | +42.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2084 | +140.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #4 | 1886 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/8 | #31 | 1844 | +46.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #12 | 1670 | -35.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 4/2 | #28 | 2530 | -4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIlyna Hadjout
🇩🇿ALG·1667
+4 −8 =5
17 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsChahrazad DjerroudWFM
🇩🇿ALG·1906
+2 −7 =5
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRyma NassrWFM
🇩🇿ALG·1859
+5 −3 =3
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMeriem Batoul Habes
🇩🇿ALG·1606
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsIkram Zerarga
🇩🇿ALG·1586
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Algeria
#43
out of 851 players
Africa
#808
in continent
World
#31,873
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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