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Akram Alhajaj
CM🇯🇴FIDE 8101400· Male· Jordan· Born in 1978
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Akram Alhajaj, a 48-year-old Jordanian Candidate Master, is rated 1877. He has fluctuated between 1874 and 1948 over the past 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include First classic Chess Tournament-2026 Open, 012 29th Prince Mohamed Tournament- 2025 Open, and Second classic Chess Tournament-2025 Open. Also played 3 rapid (including 1st Rapid Tournament- 2025 Open) and 4 blitz events (including 2025 Tournament Royal Jordan Chess Club- Blitz chess July 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 37 months (2009–2012) and 82 months (2017–2024). His peak of 1980 was reached at age 36 (Nov 2014); he also reached Jordanian #18 in Jun 2024.
Previously known as Akram Alhajaj (until Dec 2014). Awarded CM in 2014 (age 36).
Current rating
1877
Standard
Rpd1871·Blz1890
All-time high
1980
−103 pts below
Nov 2014 · age 36
Nov 2014 · age 36
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#53,971
#53,971 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2024
3rd Jordanian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1948
Jul 2024
Peak Jordanian rank: #18
at age 46 · rated 1948
Jun 2024
2017
Inactive for 82 months
paused at 1934 → returned at 1960
Apr 2017
2014
Renamed to Akram Alhajaj
at age 36
Dec 2014
Best 12-month gain (+67 Elo)
1913 → 1980
Nov 2014
All-time peak 1980
at age 36 · −103 from today
Nov 2014
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
1874 → 1877
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
17.5/ 2667.3%
16W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/6 | #43 | 2067 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/8 | #15 | 1918 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 1933 | +18.8 |
Rankings
/
Jordan
#36
out of 501 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,399
in continent
World
#53,971
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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