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Chia Abdellah
🇲🇦FIDE 9007989· Male· Morocco· Born in 1999
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Chia Abdellah, a 27-year-old Moroccan player, is rated 1954 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +157 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat du Maroc Par Equipe 1ere Division Nord Open Phase 2 R5-R7, Championnat du Maroc Par Equipe 1ere Division NORD Open Phase 1 Round 1-4, and Tournoi Regional de la marche Verte d'Echecs Edit 4. Also played 1 blitz event (including 21eme Festival International d'Echecs Chefchaouen Marathon de Blitz) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017), 59 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included), 14 months (2022–2024) and 14 months (2024–2025). He reached Moroccan #74 in Dec 2025.
At junior level, he reached #16 and #11 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1954
Standard
Rpd1825·Blz1941
All-time high
1954
at best
May 2026 · age 27
May 2026 · age 27
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#35,852
#35,852 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1797 → 1954
May 2026
All-time peak 1954
at age 27
May 2026
2025
Peak Moroccan rank: #74
at age 26 · rated 1950
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Aug 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1797 → returned at 1821
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+157
1797 → 1954
Tournaments
7
29 games
Score
18/ 2962.1%
14W8D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2/3 | #5 | 2043 | +5.8 |
Knockout | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | R128 | 1301 | -6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/2 | #12 | 2638 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/6 | #3 | 2781 | +129.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/1 | #147 | 2907 | -5.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 2/4 | #19 | 1935 | -14.8 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 2702 | +25.6 |
Rankings
/
Morocco
#90
out of 703 players
Africa
#944
in continent
World
#35,851
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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