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Khalifa Essa, Albalooshi
🇦🇪FIDE 9315853· Male· United Arab Emirates· Born in 2004
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Albalooshi Khalifa Essa, a 22-year-old player, is rated 2011. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 13 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent appearance: UAE INDV. Chess Championship-Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including DCCC January Blitz Tournament 2026) recently. His peak of 2135 was reached at age 20 (Feb 2024, #10 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #2, #4, #6, #6 and #18 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2011
Standard
Rpd1995·Blz1955
All-time high
2135
−124 pts below
Feb 2024 · age 20
Feb 2024 · age 20
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#25,823
#25,823 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 21
Jun 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #10
at age 20 · rated 2135
Feb 2024
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 2135
Feb 2024
Best 12-month gain (+298 Elo)
1837 → 2135
Feb 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 20
Feb 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 20
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
2020 → 2011
Tournaments
1
16 games
Score
5/ 1631.3%
9W4D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFrancis Erwin Dimarucut1,942·SCA May Classic Tournament 2026 A(Abdulaziz Belhaif Memorial)·R4·+8.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #14 | 1978 | -8.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSedrani AmmarFM
🇦🇪UAE·2254
+1 −15 =1
17 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsIbrahim SultanIM
🇦🇪UAE·2161
+2 −9 =2
13 games·last met May 2025
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vsHamad Essam
🇦🇪UAE·1991
+4 −7 =2
13 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsFareed AhmedFM
🇦🇪UAE·2130
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsSalem Abdulrahim
🇦🇪UAE·1885
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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United Arab Emirates
#17
out of 257 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,248
in continent
World
#25,823
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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