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Hadj Kholti, Yasser
CM🇲🇦FIDE 9003258· Male· Morocco· Born in 2002
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Yasser Hadj Kholti, a 24-year-old Moroccan Candidate Master, is rated 2226 — just 8 short of his peak of 2234 (Nov 2025, age 23) and ranked 13th among Moroccan players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +98 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Arab Men's Chess Championship 2025, Tanger GAMBIT EUROAFRICA, and 21eme Festival International d Echecs Chefchaouen. Also played 5 rapid (including Rencontres Internationales des Echecs Francophones Rapide) and 5 blitz events (including 21eme Festival International d'Echecs Chefchaouen Marathon de Blitz) recently. He took a 43-month break between Dec 2018 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached Moroccan #12 in Nov 2025.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #3, #3, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2226
Standard
Rpd2280·Blz2332
All-time high
2234
−8 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 23
Nov 2025 · age 23
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · Moroccan players · of 428
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Peak Moroccan rank: #12
at age 23 · rated 2234
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2234
at age 23 · −8 from today
Nov 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 23
Sep 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 23
Aug 2025
2024
Crossed 2100
at age 22
Oct 2024
100 career games
at age 22
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+98
2128 → 2226
Tournaments
7
46 games
Score
32/ 4669.6%
23W18D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | SF | 2303 | +9.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/1 | #9 | 2720 | +3.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #20 | 2115 | -21.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #5 | 2337 | +33.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #15 | 2327 | +16.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2270 | +35.0 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2357 | +22.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYassine SentissiCM
🇲🇦MAR·2225
+6 −3 =9
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsSaad Rian
🇲🇦MAR·2129
+8 −4 =5
17 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsTarik Anwoir
🇲🇦MAR·2086
+5 −3 =6
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsNidal Ghanoui
🇲🇦MAR·2096
+6 −3 =2
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsHalim Alami
🇲🇦MAR·1967
+7 −3 =1
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Morocco
#13
out of 703 players
Africa
#87
in continent
World
#6,863
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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