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Hamdouchi, Hicham
GM🇲🇦FIDE 9000011· Male· Morocco· Born in 1972
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Hicham Hamdouchi, a 54-year-old Moroccan Grandmaster, is rated 2502 and ranked 1st among Moroccan players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2500 and 2525 for 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent appearance: 16e Festival international de Vaujany Tournoi Principal. Also played 1 rapid event (including Qatar Teams Rapid Chess Championship) recently. His peak of 2628 was reached at age 39 (Jul 2011); he also reached World #76 in Jan 2003 and has been Moroccan #1 for 212 months and counting.
Competes for Morocco since Sep 2016. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 29).
Current rating
2502
Standard
Rpd2485·Blz2490
All-time high
2628
−126 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 39
Jul 2011 · age 39
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Moroccan players · of 428
#1 nationally since Jan 2001
#1 nationally since Jan 2001
Career timeline
22 entries2026
212 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 212 months · since Jan 2001
Jun 2026
2024
14th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2532
Jul 2024
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2561 → returned at 2552
May 2020
2018
12th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2594
Oct 2018
2016
Switched federation: FRA → MAR
at age 44
Sep 2016
1,000 career games
at age 44
Jul 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
2515 → 2502
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
4W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #8 | 2352 | -12.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristian BauerGM
🇫🇷FRA·2557
+2 −1 =12
15 games·last met May 2019
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vsRomain EdouardGM
🇫🇷FRA·2538
+1 −6 =5
12 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsSebastien MazeGM
🇫🇷FRA·2516
+0 −0 =11
11 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsMatthieu CornetteGM
🇫🇷FRA·2559
+4 −0 =5
9 games·last met Aug 2013
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vsVladislav TkachievGM
🇫🇷FRA·2660
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Aug 2013
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Rankings
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Morocco
#1
out of 703 players
Africa
#3
in continent
World
#567
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Morocco
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Africa
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| 567 | 2,502 | |