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Malek, Hussein
🇯🇴FIDE 8108404· Male· Jordan· Born in 1995
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Hussein Malek, a 31-year-old Jordanian player, is rated 1595. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include First classic Chess Tournament-2026 Open, Second classic Chess Tournament-2025 Open, and First classic Chess Tournament-2025 Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including 1st Rapid Tournament- 2025 -open) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2015–2016), 22 months (2016–2018), 45 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1649 was reached at age 29 (Mar 2024); he also reached Jordanian #83 in Jul 2022.
At junior level, he reached #10 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1595
Standard
Rpd1557·Blz—
All-time high
1649
−54 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 29
Mar 2024 · age 29
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#148,291
#148,291 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+234 Elo)
1415 → 1649
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 29
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 29
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1649
at age 29 · −54 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Peak Jordanian rank: #83
at age 27 · rated 1415
Jul 2022
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1415 → returned at 1649
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-35
1630 → 1595
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
10/ 2343.5%
9W2D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #128 | 1669 | -17.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #78 | 1777 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #50 | 1884 | +3.4 |
Rankings
/
Jordan
#203
out of 501 players
Asia-Pacific
#24,366
in continent
World
#148,278
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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