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Ahmad, Al Khatib

GM🇯🇴

FIDEFIDE 8103178· Male· Jordan· Born in 1995

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Al Khatib Ahmad, a 31-year-old Jordanian Grandmaster, is rated 2178 and ranked 4th among Jordanian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 13 months. 74 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Jordan Championship Final Stage 2026, Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open A, and Jordanian First & Second Division Clubs Chess League 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Arab Men's Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Arab Men's Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Sep 2012 and Oct 2013. His peak of 2382 was reached at age 28 (Sep 2023, Jordanian #1 at the time); he has been in Jordanian top 3 for 48 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded GM in 2023 (age 28), IM in 2015 (age 20), and FM in 2015 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2178

Standard

Rpd2150·Blz2179

All-time high

2382

−204 pts below
Sep 2023 · age 28

Activity

52

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#4

#4 · Jordanian players · of 399
National top 3 since Feb 2026

Career timeline

22 entries
2026
48 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 27 months · since Apr 2016
Jun 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 29
Sep 2024
2023
Peak Jordanian rank: #1
at age 28 · rated 2382
Sep 2023
All-time peak 2382
at age 28 · −204 from today
Sep 2023
GM title awardedGM
at age 28
Apr 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 28
Feb 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Hamed WafaIM 2,369
Arab Men's Chess Championship 2025 · Nov 2025 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
+6
2172 → 2178
Tournaments
6
48 games
Score
33.5/ 4869.8%
29W9D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Jordan Championship Final Stage 2026
Swiss
May 20266.5/9#22183+4.4
Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open A
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/9#242156-1.4
Jordanian First & Second Division Clubs Chess League 2025
Swiss
Dec 20255/4#72764+20.4
Arab Men's Chess Championship 2025
Swiss
Nov 20254.5/9#232065-19.8
012 29th Prince Mohamed Tournament- 2025 Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/7#252070-13.2
Second classic Chess Tournament-2025 Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20257.5/9#32123-1.8
Worst Elo result: Arab Men's Chess Championship 2025 (-19.8 Elo, finished #23).

Most-Played Opponents

vsSameer MansourIM
🇯🇴JOR·2125
+15 −4 =11
30 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMohamed Samir ElsayedFM
🇪🇬EGY·2159
+9 −9 =6
24 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsAlshaeby BoshraWIM
🇯🇴JOR·2006
+13 −1 =8
22 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSameer LoayIM
🇯🇴JOR·2227
+10 −6 =3
19 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsFarhan MohannadFM
🇯🇴JOR·2106
+7 −8 =4
19 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings

/
Jordan
#4
out of 505 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,464
in continent
World
#9,406
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1
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1
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5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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8
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10
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World
1
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2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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6
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7
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8
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2,761
9
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9
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