Hazaa AlShourfaa

KUW · 45 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1855 (Jun 2017)

Best performance: 2151 at Arab club championship 2016-open(Best of 2016)

World #=87262 live1190#86,072 publishedKuwait #14

Classical rating

1772

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Nov 2012

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Nov 2026	1772	0
Oct 2026	1772	0
Sep 2026	1772	0
Aug 2026	1772	0
Jul 2026	1772	0
Jun 2026	1772	0
May 2026	1772	0
Apr 2026	1772	+1
Mar 2026	1771	-1
Feb 2026	1772	0
Jan 2026	1772	0
Dec 2025	1772	+5

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 2 games (1 win, 1 draw), since Nov 24, 2025.

From 388 classical games on record, the latest on Nov 25, 2025.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	Arab Men's Chess Championship 2025Nov 17, 2025 – Nov 25, 2025TPR 1809	3½/9	1809

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 315 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2012–2025

#	Opponent	Rating
1,	CM Obied Moayed, Dec 2016 · Arab club championship 2016-open	, 2111
2,	Rabou Abed, Apr 2014 · The 3rd Touritstic Company TEC tournament	, 2080
3,	Marcelino-Eudor Arroyo Salido, May 2017 · VI Open Internacional de Llucmajor	, 2068
4,	Harald Mikalsen, May 2017 · VI Open Internacional de Llucmajor	, 2022
5,	CM Taher Al Khateeb, Dec 2015 · Kuwait Final Stage Championship 2016	, 1970
6,	Faisal Al-Hamlan, Nov 2015 · Kuwait First Stage Championship 2016	, 1956
7,	Philippe De Laubadere, Feb 2014 · 28eme Festival International des Jeux - Tournoi B	, 1951
8,	Youssef Youssef Ahmed, 2 wins, Aug 2017 · Kuwait Masters 2017 Group A	, 1949
9,	Antonio Munar Mut, May 2014 · III Open Internacional LLucmajor 2014	, 1946
10,	Ibrahim Shehab, Jan 2016 · Kuwait Amateur Championship 2016	, 1944

#	Opponent	Overall	Rating
1,	GM Bassem Amin, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2015 · arab club chess ch2015	, 0/1	, 2636
2,	GM Tsegmed Batchuluun, Highest-rated meeting: Mar 2016 · Asian Nations Cup 2016 Open	, 0/1	, 2460
3,	IM Martin Martinez Romero, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2018 · 43rd World Chess Olympiad 2018	, 0/1	, 2438
4,	IM Jonathan Carlstedt, Highest-rated meeting: May 2017 · VI Open Internacional de Llucmajor	, 0/1	, 2434
5,	IM Eduard Kanter, Highest-rated meeting: Mar 2017 · 1st Sharjah Masters international Chess championship 2017	, 0/1	, 2383
6,	IM Alberto Quintin Navarro, Highest-rated meeting: May 2014 · III Open Internacional LLucmajor 2014	, 0/1	, 2309
7,	FM Najib Draoui, Highest-rated meeting: Dec 2016 · Arab club championship 2016-open	, ½/1	, 2299
8,	FM Ahmed Abdulsattar A Abdulwahhab, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2015 · arab club chess ch2015	, 0/1	, 2290
9,	GM Sumiya Bilguun, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2013 · Asian Cities Chess Team Championship (Dubai Cup)	, 0/1	, 2284
10,	FM A. Moussa Othman, Highest-rated meeting: Mar 2017 · 1st Sharjah Masters international Chess championship 2017	, 0/1	, 2273

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 96 of 388 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 42 of 46 games, 1.d4 in 4.

As BlackMeets 1.d4 with 1...d5, and 1.e4 with 1...Nc6.

All openings (5 as White, 5 as Black)

Openings in White games	Games	Score
Sicilian Defense	13	77%
Vienna Game	10	40%
Bishop's Opening	5	70%
French Defense	5	50%
Scandinavian Defense	4	38%

9 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 24.

Against 1.e4: 1...Nc6 in 9, 1...e6 in 4, 1...e5 in 3.

Against 1.Nf3: 1...d5 in 4.

Openings in Black games	Games	Score
Queen's Pawn Game	12	25%
Slav Defense	8	44%
Nimzowitsch Defense	6	58%
Queen's Gambit Declined	6	50%
French Defense	4	75%

14 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

50 of 52 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2025	15	7	1783	1762
2024	9	4½	1438	1438
2022	5	1½	1448	1299
2019	9	4	1723	1680
2018	65	33½	1729	1743
2017	60	30	1811	1811
2016	38	21½	1807	1857
2014	32	12	1828	1741
2013	33	9	1891	1716
2012	10	5	1760	1760

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Arab Men's Chess Championship 20251809
Nov 2025Swissfederation source
Best of 2025Score 3½/9Opp avg 1852Start 1767
KUWAIT CHAMPIONSHIP 20251705
Jan 2025Swissfederation source
#2 in 2025Score 5½/9Opp avg 1705Start 1781
KICA Classic Chess Carnival 20241689
Nov 2024Swissfederation source
Best of 2024Score 2½/6Opp avg 1594Start 1791
Kuwait Championship 20241241
Jan – Feb 2024Swissfederation source
#2 in 2024Score 3/6Opp avg 1313Start 1701
Kuwait Championship 2022 first stage1299
Jan 2022Swissfederation source
Best of 2022Score 5½/9Opp avg 1448Start 1748
Kuwait championship 2019 Final Stage1680
Jan 2019Round robinfederation source
Best of 2019Score 4/9Opp avg 1723Start 1768
4th Kuwait teams tournament 2018—(2)
Nov – Dec 2018Swissfederation source
Score 0/2Opp avg 2009Start 1759
Kuwait championship 2019 First Stage1810
Nov 2018Swissfederation source
#3 in 2018Score 6½/9Opp avg 1644Start 1759
43rd World Chess Olympiad 20181619
Sep – Oct 2018Swissfederation source
#8 in 2018Score 2½/9Opp avg 2020Start 1783
25th Abu Dhabi Int. Chess Festival(Open)1652
Aug 2018Swissfederation source
#7 in 2018Score 4½/9Opp avg 1602Start 1789
4th Batumi Municipality Cup (Open-B)1699
Jul 2018Swissfederation source
#4 in 2018Score 3½/9Opp avg 1779Start 1817
World Amateur Championship 2018 under 20001832
Apr 2018Swissfederation source
#2 in 2018Score 4½/9Opp avg 1832Start 1790
Kuwait U1900 Closed tournament1862
Mar – Apr 2018Round robinfederation source
Best of 2018Score 9½/11Opp avg 1566Start 1790
2nd chess kuwiat club championship1657
Jan 2018Swissfederation source
#6 in 2018Score 4/5Opp avg 1464Start 1832
Kuwait Final Stage Championship 20181678
Jan 2018Round robinfederation source
#5 in 2018Score 3/9Opp avg 1803Start 1832
Kuwait championship 2018 First Stage2005
Dec 2017Swissfederation source
Best of 2017Score 8/9Opp avg 1732Start 1801
7th Kuwait Team Tournament1705
Oct 2017Round robinfederation source
#7 in 2017Score 1/3Opp avg 1830Start 1809
Abu Dhabi Open Tournament1639
Aug 2017Swissfederation source
#9 in 2017Score 4½/9Opp avg 1596Start 1848
Kuwait Masters 2017 Group A1811
Aug 2017Round robinfederation source
#5 in 2017Score 2/7Opp avg 1969Start 1848
5th Kuwait Team Tournament—(1)
Jun 2017Swissfederation source
Score 0/1Opp avg 1983Start 1855
VI Open Internacional de Llucmajor1968
May 2017Swissfederation source
#2 in 2017Score 4/8Opp avg 1968Start 1832
4th Kuwait teams Tournament 20171891
Apr 2017Round robinfederation source
#3 in 2017Score 2/3Opp avg 1766Start 1838
1st Sharjah Masters international Chess championship 20171809
Mar 2017Swissfederation source
#6 in 2017Score 3/9Opp avg 1934Start 1838
2nd Ministries Chess Championship 20171861
Feb 2017Swissfederation source
#4 in 2017Score 4½/7Opp avg 1759Start 1824
Kuwait First Stage Championship 20171686
Jan 2017Swissfederation source
#8 in 2017Score 5/9Opp avg 1686Start 1846

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Kuwait

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.