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El Gazzar, Ahmed
🇲🇦FIDE 9046720· Male· Morocco· Born in 1995
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Ahmed El Gazzar, a 31-year-old Moroccan player, is rated 1629. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 16 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 B, XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group B, and XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados. Also played 2 rapid (including XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Rapidas) and 4 blitz events (including XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Blitz 2) recently. His peak of 1667 was reached at age 30 (Jan 2025).
Current rating
1629
Standard
Rpd1567·Blz1529
All-time high
1667
−38 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 30
Jan 2025 · age 30
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#136,039
#136,039 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+406 Elo)
1261 → 1667
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1667
at age 30 · −38 from today
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Jan 2025
2024
78th Moroccan 20-35 player
at age 29 · rated 1649
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 29
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 29
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionadosperf 1824 (+180) · 4/7 · #236
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1648 → 1629
Tournaments
6
51 games
Score
23/ 5145.1%
19W8D24L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMarcelo Garcia Pastor1,794·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R8·+14.1
3.[W]vsPedro Valarezzo Ricard1,790·XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group B·R6·+14.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #23 | 1806 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #113 | 1704 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #88 | 1742 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #236 | 1824 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/1 | #35 | 2778 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/3 | #126 | 2792 | -7.4 |
Rankings
/
Morocco
#357
out of 703 players
Africa
#5,531
in continent
World
#136,031
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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