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Iftissen, Messipsa
🇩🇿FIDE 7970765· Male· Algeria· Born in 2006
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Messipsa Iftissen, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1484 — just 26 short of his peak of 1510 (Jan 2026, age 20). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Bejaia - Ch Wilaya 2026 Par equipe Junior and Bejaia Junior Chess Championship 2026 - Open. Also played 2 rapid (including Open National Yenayer 2026 - Junior U20) and 2 blitz events (including VMS Ramadan Chess Open 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #38 and #34 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1484
Standard
Rpd1513·Blz1542
All-time high
1510
−26 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 20
Jan 2026 · age 20
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#191,827
#191,827 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
1473 → 1510
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1510
at age 20 · −26 from today
Jan 2026
2025
38th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1503
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 19
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 19
May 2025
2024
34th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1500
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1503 → 1484
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
7W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/4 | #27 | 2378 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #10 | 1959 | +8.0 |
Rankings
/
Algeria
#451
out of 851 players
Africa
#8,171
in continent
World
#191,751
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Algeria
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