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Al-Zendani, Zendan

Al-Zendani, Zendan

IM🇾🇪

FIDEFIDE 9400249· Male· Yemen· Born in 1982

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Zendan Al-Zendani, a 44-year-old International Master, is rated 2249 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He is currently in the 2200–2250 range. 10 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open A and Arab Clubs Chess Championship 2026. Also played 3 rapid events (including Nasa International Schools Chess Championship) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2014–2015), 34 months (2015–2018), 40 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 40 months (2022–2026). His peak of 2410 was reached at age 26 (Jan 2008); he also reached #1 nationally in Jan 2011 and spent 13 months as #1.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 19) and FM in 2003 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2249

Standard

Rpd2255·Blz2345

All-time high

2410

−161 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 26

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 3%

#5,854 · players worldwide · of 216,808
13 months in #1 nationally (2011–2016)

Career timeline

20 entries
2023
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 2266
Aug 2023
2022
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 2266 → returned at 2249
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 2284 → returned at 2266
Apr 2019
2016
13 months in National #1
since Jan 2011
Nov 2016
2015
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2301 → returned at 2303
Dec 2015
2014
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2316 → returned at 2301
Oct 2014

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Adham KandilGM 2,343
Arab Clubs Chess Championship 2026 · Jan 2026 · +1.3 Elo
Evolution
-17
2266 → 2249
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
4/ 1040.0%
2W4D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open A
Open Swiss
Jan 20261.5/4#732079-10.1
Arab Clubs Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/6#262188-6.8

Rankings

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Yemen
#3
out of 40 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,025
in continent
World
#5,854
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Asia-Pacific
1
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2
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8
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9
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10
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1
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2
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