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Elarabi, Abobker Mohamed
FM🇱🇾FIDE 9200355· Male· Libya· Born in 1973
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Abobker Mohamed Elarabi, a 53-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2188 and ranked 5th among LBA players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Libya_34 classic final stage championship, FSCT 17 Group A, and Ain Al Shams Academy classic. Also played 3 rapid (including Libya championship 2025 Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Libya championship 2025 Blitz) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2006), 47 months (2008–2012), 21 months (2014–2016), 13 months (2017–2018) and 25 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2372 was reached at age 30 (Apr 2003, #1 nationally at the time); he spent 133 months as #1, with a longest streak of 9 consecutive years.
Awarded FM in 2013 (age 40).
Current rating
2188
Standard
Rpd2162·Blz2099
All-time high
2372
−184 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 30
Apr 2003 · age 30
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · LBA players · of 223
133 months in #1 nationally (2003–2026)
133 months in #1 nationally (2003–2026)
Career timeline
20 entries2026
133 months in National #1
longest streak 113 months · since Apr 2003
Apr 2026
2024
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 2287
Apr 2024
2022
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2283 → returned at 2283
Jan 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 48
Jun 2021
2019
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 2326
Dec 2019
2018
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 45 · rated 2311
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-63
2251 → 2188
Tournaments
5
58 games
Score
33/ 5856.9%
34W19D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #5 | 2082 | -27.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 6.5/8 | #2 | 2213 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 7/8 | #2 | 2268 | -13.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2138 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7/8 | #2 | 2266 | -6.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRami Taher
🇱🇾LBA·2022
+4 −2 =6
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsEmad Madi
🇱🇾LBA·2055
+4 −1 =4
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMokhtar Almahjoub
🇱🇾LBA·1928
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met May 2021
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vsHussien AsabriFM
🇱🇾LBA·2198
+0 −3 =5
8 games·last met May 2021
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vsMohamed Alsori AlharariFM
🇱🇾LBA·2036
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Libya
#5
out of 305 players
Africa
#127
in continent
World
#8,804
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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