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Mahdia, Farage
CM🇱🇾FIDE 9200339· Male· Libya· Born in 1958
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Farage Mahdia, a 68-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1852. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 14 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Libya championship 2nd stage Eastern Region 2025 and Tripoli LBA Qualifying trn 2025. He had 6 career breaks: 38 months (2004–2007), 14 months (2007–2008), 16 months (2008–2010), 30 months (2010–2012), 17 months (2014–2016) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2264 was reached at age 45 (Jan 2003, #4 nationally at the time); he spent 30 months in top 10.
Awarded CM in 2016 (age 58).
Current rating
1852
Standard
Rpd1931·Blz1993
All-time high
2264
−412 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 45
Jan 2003 · age 45
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,858
#60,858 · players worldwide · of 218,279
30 months in National top 10 (2003–2010)
30 months in National top 10 (2003–2010)
Career timeline
21 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
1837 → 1921
Jan 2025
2024
1st 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1921
Nov 2024
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1938 → returned at 1938
Feb 2020
2019
1st 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1982
Nov 2019
2016
CM title awardedCM
at age 58
Oct 2016
100 career games
at age 58
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1871 → 1852
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #19 | 1842 | -5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEmad Madi
🇱🇾LBA·2055
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2024
View head-to-head →
vsKhaled Ben NasserFM
🇱🇾LBA·2210
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsAhmed ZeyatFM
🇱🇾LBA·2198
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsHosam Ayoub
🇱🇾LBA·1854
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2017
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vsKhaled mahmoud Franika
🇱🇾LBA·1707
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
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Libya
#74
out of 290 players
Africa
#1,917
in continent
World
#60,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Libya
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| 74 | 1,852 | |
Africa
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| 1917 | 1,852 | |
World
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| 60857 | 1,852 | |