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Sultan ,Iyman Faraj
🇱🇾FIDE 9205551· Male· Libya· Born in 1976
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Iyman Faraj Sultan, a 50-year-old player, is rated 1898 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: 6th Chess academy of libya championship Ramadan and Libya championship 2nd stage Eastern Region 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Loai Elslitny Friends Blitz) recently. He took a 30-month break between Jun 2021 and Jan 2024. He reached #31 nationally in Feb 2025.
Current rating
1898
Standard
Rpd1863·Blz1889
All-time high
1898
at best
Jun 2026 · age 50
Jun 2026 · age 50
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#48,605
#48,605 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
3rd 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1898
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1898
at age 50
Jun 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #31
at age 49 · rated 1893
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1788 → 1893
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Mar 2024
2021
12th 40-45 player nationally
at age 45 · rated 1835
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1897 → 1898
Tournaments
3
30 games
Score
14.5/ 3048.3%
14W7D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/4 | #3 | 2575 | +19.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/5 | #14 | 2657 | +9.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #26 | 1736 | -27.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAli Yousef
🇱🇾LBA·1791
+4 −5 =2
11 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsMohab Saleh
🇱🇾LBA·1894
+4 −6 =1
11 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsSaad Battal
🇱🇾LBA·1720
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAhmed Faraj Sultan
🇱🇾LBA·1874
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsHamdi Gaith Alagouri
🇱🇾LBA·1757
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2019
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Rankings
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Libya
#49
out of 290 players
Africa
#1,435
in continent
World
#48,604
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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