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Zekraoui, Houssine

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FIDEFIDE 9000879· Male· Morocco· Born in 1953

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Houssine Zekraoui, a 73-year-old Moroccan player, is rated 1793. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Classique des Marocains du Monde 3eme edition Tournoi Principal, 21eme Festival International d Echecs Chefchaouen, and Eliminatoire ligue de Casablanca-Settat Championnat National individuel Open. Also played 2 rapid (including 7eme Trophee National Abderrahmane Nejjar des Echecs) and 3 blitz events (including 21eme Festival International d'Echecs Chefchaouen Marathon de Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2015–2017), 51 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included) and 30 months (2022–2025). His peak of 1893 was reached at age 62 (Mar 2015); he also reached Moroccan #38 in Mar 2022.

Current rating

1793

Standard

Rpd1850·Blz1931

All-time high

1893

−100 pts below
Mar 2015 · age 62

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#78,603

#78,603 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 72
Aug 2025
2nd Moroccan 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1848
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 71
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1760 → returned at 1848
Dec 2022
3rd Moroccan 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1853
Aug 2022
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
1809 → 1853
Aug 2022

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Abdeslam Zarkik 2,055
21eme Festival International d Echecs Chefchaouen · Jul 2025 · +15.9 Elo
Evolution
-55
1848 → 1793
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
10/ 2343.5%
8W4D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Classique des Marocains du Monde 3eme edition Tournoi Principal
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/4#352444-26.2
21eme Festival International d Echecs Chefchaouen
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/2#902902+12.4
Eliminatoire ligue de Casablanca-Settat Championnat National individuel Open
Swiss
Jun 20250.5/3#261692-41.6
Worst Elo result: Eliminatoire ligue de Casablanca-Settat Championnat National individuel Open (-41.6 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

/
Morocco
#227
out of 703 players
Africa
#2,676
in continent
World
#78,602
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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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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227🇲🇦Zekraoui, Houssine1,793
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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6
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7
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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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7
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8
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9
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9
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78602🇲🇦Zekraoui, Houssine1,793