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ZB
Zarzar, Boualem
🇩🇿FIDE 7971052· Male· Algeria· Born in 1961
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Boualem Zarzar, a 65-year-old player, is rated 1696. He has slipped back 100 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: Algerian Chess Championship 2026 Open - Semi Final and Algerian Senior U50 Chess Championship 2025. His peak of 1823 was reached at age 64 (Jan 2025, #85 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1696
Standard
Rpd1663·Blz1728
All-time high
1823
−127 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 64
Jan 2025 · age 64
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#111,386
#111,386 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
Peak national rank: #85
at age 64 · rated 1818
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1823
at age 64 · −127 from today
Jan 2025
2024
3rd 60-65 player nationally
at age 63 · rated 1818
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 63
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 63
Nov 2024
First FIDE rating
1815 · at age 63
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-103
1799 → 1696
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
7W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/8 | #36 | 1548 | -91.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #1 | 1729 | -21.2 |
Rankings
/
Algeria
#204
out of 851 players
Africa
#4,254
in continent
World
#111,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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