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Rouda Essa, Alserkal
WGM🇦🇪FIDE 9314318· Female· United Arab Emirates· Born in 2009
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Alserkal Rouda Essa, a 17-year-old Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2013 and sitting in the top 5% of women worldwide under 18. She has slipped back 163 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include UAE League Chess Championship U18-Girls, XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A, and UAE League Chess Championship 2025-Women. Also played 2 rapid (including FIDE Women's World Rapid Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including FIDE Women's World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. Her peak of 2176 was reached at age 16 (Jun 2025, #7 nationally at the time); she spent 13 months in top 10.
Previously known as Rodha Al Serkal (until Apr 2016). Awarded WGM in 2025 (age 16) and WCM in 2015 (age 6). At junior level, she reached World #43 in U10, World #18 in U8 and #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2013
Standard
Rpd2041·Blz1973
All-time high
2176
−163 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 16
Jun 2025 · age 16
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#123 · women worldwide under 18 · of 2,509
13 months in National top 10 (2024–2025)
13 months in National top 10 (2024–2025)
Career timeline
21 entries2026
1st U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 2018
Jan 2026
2025
13 months in national top 10
longest streak 12 months · since Oct 2024
Nov 2025
Peak national rank: #7
at age 16 · rated 2176
Jun 2025
1st U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 2176
Jun 2025
All-time peak 2176
at age 16 · −163 from today
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
May 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-93
2106 → 2013
Tournaments
8
47 games
Score
19.5/ 4741.5%
12W15D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlfonso Cemborain Oricain1,909·XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A·R3·-26.1
2.[L]vsJuan Bosco Prats Rodriguez1,916·XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A·R2·-25.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | 1939 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/10 | #83 | 1957 | -53.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 2171 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/7 | #195 | 1857 | -55.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/9 | #165 | 2210 | +33.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/8 | #134 | 2020 | -52.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #85 | 2205 | +14.8 |
Knockout | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | R128 | 2185 | +6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWafia Darwish Al MaamariWIM
🇦🇪UAE·2019
+6 −8 =2
16 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsAhlam RashedWIM
🇦🇪UAE·1883
+10 −0 =5
15 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAisha Saif Al Ali
🇦🇪UAE·1749
+5 −6 =4
15 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsEssa MariamWCM
🇦🇪UAE·1794
+10 −3 =1
14 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAishah Sarhan Almaini
🇦🇪UAE·1718
+9 −1 =2
12 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings
/
United Arab Emirates
#15
out of 247 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,226
in continent
World
#25,514
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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