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Messala, Jamal

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FIDEFIDE 9000682· Male· Morocco· Born in 1980

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Jamal Messala, a 46-year-old Moroccan player, is rated 1875. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 34 months (2017–2020), 33 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included), 21 months (2023–2024) and 16 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 31st Space Coast Open - U2000. His peak of 2099 was reached at age 35 (Nov 2015); he also reached Moroccan #18 in Oct 2020.

Current rating

1875

Standard

Rpd2005·Blz2013

All-time high

2099

−224 pts below
Nov 2015 · age 35

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#54,478

#54,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
21st Moroccan 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1875
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1886 → returned at 1875
Dec 2024
2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1909 → returned at 1886
Feb 2023
2021
5th Moroccan 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1965
Dec 2021
2020
Peak Moroccan rank: #18
at age 40 · rated 1965
Oct 2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1965 → returned at 1918
Jan 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Conrad P Rustek 1,554
31st Space Coast Open - U2000 · Apr 2026 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
-11
1886 → 1875
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsConrad P Rustek1,554·31st Space Coast Open - U2000·R1·+2.7
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsRaehanna BrownWFM1,903·31st Space Coast Open - U2000·R3·-9.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
31st Space Coast Open - U2000
Open Swiss
Apr 20261.5/3#271729-11.4

Rankings

/
Morocco
#158
out of 703 players
Africa
#1,658
in continent
World
#54,477
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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158🇲🇦Messala, Jamal1,875
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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54477🇲🇦Messala, Jamal1,875