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Othman, A. Moussa
FM🇦🇪FIDE 9300155· Male· United Arab Emirates· Born in 1975
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A. Moussa Othman, a 51-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2226 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2003–2004), 27 months (2010–2012), 28 months (2013–2016), 14 months (2016–2017) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: UAE League Chess Championship 2025-Open. Also played 1 rapid (including Master Moves Open Rapid Chess Tournament) and 10 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently. His peak of 2386 was reached at age 26 (Jan 2001, #2 nationally at the time); he spent 39 months in top 3, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 26).
Current rating
2226
Standard
Rpd2060·Blz2037
All-time high
2386
−160 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 26
Jan 2001 · age 26
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#6,863 · players worldwide · of 218,279
39 months in National top 3 (2001–2010)
39 months in National top 3 (2001–2010)
Career timeline
17 entries2026
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 2226
May 2026
2024
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 49 · rated 2241
Apr 2024
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2225 → returned at 2229
Jan 2019
2017
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 42 · rated 2277
Jul 2017
2016
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2273 → returned at 2268
Feb 2016
2013
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2275 → returned at 2273
Sep 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+11
2215 → 2226
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
2/ 2100.0%
2W0D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #16 | 3052 | +10.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsA.R. Saleh SalemGM
🇦🇪UAE·2640
+2 −14 =0
16 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsNoaman OmarIM
🇦🇪UAE·2329
+5 −7 =1
13 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsAbdulaziz Ali
🇦🇪UAE·1902
+9 −2 =1
12 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsJasem AlHuwarFM
🇦🇪UAE·2272
+3 −1 =8
12 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsIgor MiladinovicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2454
+1 −10 =0
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
United Arab Emirates
#7
out of 257 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,161
in continent
World
#6,863
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United Arab Emirates
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