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Ababneh, Ghayth
🇯🇴FIDE 8101043· Male· Jordan· Born in 1982
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Ghayth Ababneh, a 44-year-old Jordanian player, is rated 1971 and ranked 15th among Jordanian players. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 26 months (2004–2006), 14 months (2008–2009), 13 months (2009–2010), 34 months (2010–2013), 20 months (2016–2018) and 60 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - U2000. Also played 3 rapid events (including Jeddah Chess Season 2025) recently. His peak of 2143 was reached at age 21 (Jan 2003, Jordanian #10 at the time).
Current rating
1971
Standard
Rpd1985·Blz2078
All-time high
2143
−172 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 21
Jan 2003 · age 21
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Jordanian players · of 399
Career timeline
17 entries2023
2nd Jordanian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2018
Oct 2023
2018
Inactive for 60 months
paused at 2028 → returned at 2018
Jun 2018
2016
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2006 → returned at 2028
Sep 2016
Best 12-month gain (+64 Elo)
1987 → 2051
Apr 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2000
at age 33
May 2015
2014
100 career games
at age 32
Jul 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
1976 → 1971
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #30 | 1952 | -5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAhmed M AlghamdiCM
🇸🇦KSA·2078
+3 −2 =5
10 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsSulaiman A Al Mohaya
🇸🇦KSA·1817
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsHamada Salem
🇪🇬EGY·1906
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAnatoly Guaniezo
🇵🇭PHI·1933
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met May 2017
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vsMohamed Hamid
🇪🇬EGY·2017
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Jordan
#15
out of 505 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,950
in continent
World
#32,465
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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