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Kajaj, Arssalan

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FIDEFIDE 9004564· Male· Morocco· Born in 1986

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Arssalan Kajaj, a 40-year-old Moroccan player, is rated 1865. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 19 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat du Maroc Par Equipe 1ere Division Nord Open Phase 2 R5-R7, Tournoi Regional de la marche Verte d'Echecs Edit 4, and 21eme Festival International d Echecs Chefchaouen. Also played 1 rapid (including Tournoi d'echecs de Ramadan 2026 - Tetouan) and 1 blitz events (including 21eme Festival International d'Echecs Chefchaouen Marathon de Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2017), 58 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1988 was reached at age 31 (Nov 2017); he also reached Moroccan #47 in Sep 2018.

Current rating

1865

Standard

Rpd1918·Blz1896

All-time high

1988

−123 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 31

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#57,202

#57,202 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
1898 → 1945
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1909 → returned at 1919
Sep 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 36
Dec 2022
2018
Peak Moroccan rank: #47
at age 32 · rated 1988
Sep 2018
2017
All-time peak 1988
at age 31 · −123 from today
Nov 2017
Inactive for 58 months
paused at 1988 → returned at 1968
Nov 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
21eme Festival International d Echecs Chefchaouen
perf 2392 (+515) · 4/5 · #72
Top opponent
vs Achraf Hadj KhoultiCM 2,074
Eliminatoire ligue de Tanger Tetouan Al Hociema Championnat National par Equipe Open · Jun 2025 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
-14
1879 → 1865
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
11.5/ 2154.8%
10W3D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Championnat du Maroc Par Equipe 1ere Division Nord Open Phase 2 R5-R7
Team
May 20262.5/1#192626-1.8
Tournoi Regional de la marche Verte d'Echecs Edit 4
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/3#262669-9.6
21eme Festival International d Echecs Chefchaouen
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/5#722392+2.8
Eliminatoire ligue de Tanger Tetouan Al Hociema Championnat National par Equipe Open
Round-Robin
Jun 20251/2#181986-4.4

Rankings

/
Morocco
#165
out of 703 players
Africa
#1,778
in continent
World
#57,201
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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