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Becham, Khalid
CM🇲🇦FIDE 9000275· Male· Morocco· Born in 1985
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Khalid Becham, a 41-year-old Moroccan Candidate Master, is rated 2113 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 10 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat du Maroc Par Equipe 1ere Division SUD Open, Coupe du Trone Open R5-6, and 21eme Festival International d Echecs Chefchaouen. Also played 3 rapid (including Rencontres Internationales des Echecs Francophones Rapide) and 4 blitz events (including 21eme Festival International d'Echecs Chefchaouen Marathon de Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 75 months (2017–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2146 was reached at age 32 (Nov 2017); he also reached Moroccan #14 in Jun 2013.
Awarded CM in 2016 (age 31).
Current rating
2113
Standard
Rpd2077·Blz2113
All-time high
2146
−33 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 32
Nov 2017 · age 32
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,215 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
3rd Moroccan 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2129
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 40
Aug 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2123 → returned at 2107
Jun 2024
2017
All-time peak 2146
at age 32 · −33 from today
Nov 2017
Inactive for 75 months
paused at 2146 → returned at 2128
Nov 2017
2016
CM title awardedCM
at age 31
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
2107 → 2113
Tournaments
5
20 games
Score
13.5/ 2067.5%
10W7D3L
Top 3 wins
2.[D]vsDhulipalla Bala Chandra PrasadIM2,403·21eme Festival International d Echecs Chefchaouen·R3·+6.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | R64 | 1985 | -3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #15 | 1967 | -12.0 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2790 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/7 | #19 | 2530 | +17.0 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #8 | 2173 | -12.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMokhliss El AdnaniIM
🇲🇦MAR·2399
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2016
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vsYasser Hadj KholtiCM
🇲🇦MAR·2226
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMehdi Douich
🇲🇦MAR·1939
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMehdi Pierre OuakhirFM
🇲🇦MAR·2112
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsKhalid Alami Afilal
🇲🇦MAR·1895
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Morocco
#26
out of 703 players
Africa
#246
in continent
World
#14,215
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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