UAE · 22 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2255 (Aug 2026)
Best performance: 2519 at Sussex University Masters Blitz 1(Best of 2026)
Blitz rating
2238
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Jul 2014
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating 2218 to 2238 over the last 12 months; peak 2255 in August 2026.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 2223, 0, 0 games | 2212, 0, 0 games | 2238, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 2223, +34, 11 games | 2212, 0, 0 games | 2238, +1, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 2189, -11, 16 games | 2212, 0, 0 games | 2237, -18, 9 games |
| Aug 2026 | 2200, -38, 18 games | 2212, -13, 7 games | 2255, +73, 9 games |
| Jul 2026 | 2238, -16, 9 games | 2225, 0, 0 games | 2182, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 2254, 0, 0 games | 2225, 0, 0 games | 2182, -42, 7 games |
| May 2026 | 2254, -22, 17 games | 2225, 0, 0 games | 2224, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 2276, 0, 0 games | 2225, -29, 9 games | 2224, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 2276, +37, 9 games | 2254, 0, 0 games | 2224, -1, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 2239, +42, 7 games | 2254, 0, 0 games | 2225, +1, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 2197, -6, 10 games | 2254, +17, 22 games | 2224, -4, 55 games |
| Dec 2025 | 2203, +5, 13 games | 2237, 0, 0 games | 2228, +10, 16 games |
Form · Blitz
Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 11 games, Jul 23 – Aug 25.
From 782 blitz games on record, the latest on Aug 25.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Jubilee Rapid Chess Championship 2026 Secton CupAug 25TPR 2137 | 6/9 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
IM title progress
Working toward the International Master titleTracked norms: 1 · 9 of 27 games credit
Rating: peak 2276, needs 2400
No outstanding composition requirement
Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.
Best wins · Blitz
From 720 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2013–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | GM Farrukh Amonatov, 3 wins, Dec 2025 · XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Blitz | , 2584 |
| 2, | FM Stanley Badacsonyi, Jul 2026 · Sussex University Masters Blitz 1 | , 2476 |
| 3, | GM Igor Miladinovic, 2 wins, Oct 2025 · DCCC October Blitz Tournament 2025 | , 2474 |
| 4, | GM Stepan Zilka, Jul 2026 · Sussex University Masters Blitz 1 | , 2462 |
| 5, | GM Sandipan Chanda, Dec 2025 · FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 | , 2441 |
| 6, | GM Alexei Barsov, 2 wins, Mar 2023 · Al Dhaid International Chess Championship 2023 Blitz | , 2416 |
| 7, | IM Oliver Dimakiling, Sep 2025 · DCCC September Blitz Tournament 2025 PLACE | , 2407 |
| 8, | GM Jakub Seemann, Aug 2025 · 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open | , 2402 |
| 9, | IM Fouad El Taher, May 2019 · UAE Disable Chess CH. 2019 | , 2401 |
| 10, | GM Abdulla Gadimbayli, Oct 2025 · FCCC - Grand Opening Blitz Championship | , 2397 |
Openings · Blitz
From the moves of 52 of 782 blitz games on record.
As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 18 of 26 games, 1.e4 in 8.
As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c6, and 1.d4 with 1...d5.
All openings (3 as White, 4 as Black)
| Openings in White games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Trompowsky Attack | 12 | 38% |
| Four Knights Game | 4 | 50% |
| French Defense | 3 | 67% |
7 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Against 1.e4: 1...c6 in 9, 1...c5 in 3.
Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 9.
Against 1.Nf3: 1...d5 in 3.
| Openings in Black games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense | 9 | 22% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 4 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 3 | 33% |
| Sicilian Defense | 3 | 50% |
7 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Performance rating by month
| Month | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 9 | 6 | 2012 | 2137 |
| Jul 2026 | 9 | 8 | 2168 | 2519 |
| May 2026 | 7 | 4 | 1802 | 1852 |
| Dec 2025 | 37 | 17½ | 2205 | 2184 |
| Nov 2025 | 27 | 19 | 1993 | 2142 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Aug 2026Swissfederation source#2 in 2026Score 6/9Opp avg 2012Start 2255
- Jul 2026Swisschess-results.comBest of 2026Score 8½/10Opp avg 2168Start 2182
- May 2026Swissfederation source#3 in 2026Score 6/9Opp avg 1802Start 2224
- Dec 2025Swissfederation source#7 in 2025Score 6½/19Opp avg 2295Start 2228
- Dec 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 6/9Opp avg 2219Start 2228
- Dec 2025Swissfederation source#13 in 2025Score 5/9Opp avg 2003Start 2228
- Nov 2025Swissfederation source#8 in 2025Score 7/9Opp avg 1954Start 2218
- Nov 2025Swissfederation source#11 in 2025Score 6/9Opp avg 2005Start 2218
- Golden Jubilee Rapid Chess Championship 2026 Secton Cup · Aug 2026 · 6/9
- Sussex University Masters Blitz 1 · Jul 2026 · 8½/10
- DCCC May Blitz Tournament 2026 · May 2026 · 6/9
- FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 · Dec 2025 · 6½/19
- XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Blitz · Dec 2025 · 6/9
- XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Blitz 1 · Dec 2025 · 5/9
- UAE National Day Individual Chess Championship 2025 · Nov 2025 · 7/9
- UAE National Day Team Chess Championship 2025 · Nov 2025 · 6/9
- Arab Men's Blitz Chess Championship 2025 · Nov 2025 · 6/9
- FCCC - Grand Opening Blitz Championship · Oct 2025 · 6/7
- DCCC October Blitz Tournament 2025 · Oct 2025 · 7/9
- DCCC September Blitz Tournament 2025 PLACE · Sep 2025 · 6½/9
- Autumn Attack: Chess Lab Blitz Battle · Sep 2025 · 4½/7
- SCA September by Sharjah Cooperative 2025 Blitz · Sep 2025 · 5/8
- 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open · Aug 2025 · 6/11
- Asian Individual Men's Blitz Chess Championships · May 2025 · 2½/9
- HAFEET SPORT CHALLENGE · Mar 2025 · 5½/9
- Ramadan Blitz Teams Chess Tournaments 2025 · Mar 2025 · 8/11
- Italian school Open Ramadan Chess Tournament · Mar 2025 · 6½/9
- UAE INDV. Blitz Chess Championship-Open · Jan 2025 · 6½/9
- 1st Kuwait International Chess Festival - Open Blitz 2025 · Jan 2025 · 0/1
- Arab Chess Championship 2024 (Open) - Blitz · Nov 2024 · 5/9
- 30th Abu Dhabi INT. Chess Festival 2024(Blitz) · Aug 2024 · 5½/11
- BRICS games 2024_blitz_team · Jun 2024 · 5½/11
- BRICS games 2024_blitz_men · Jun 2024 · 5/11
- Dubai Ramadan Team Tournament 2024 · Mar 2024 · 9/11
- 29th Sharjah International Chess Championship 2024 - BLITZ · Mar 2024 · 6/9
- UAE Blitz Youth Chess Championship-Open · Jan 2024 · 7/9
- 5th Fujairah Endurance Blitz Category-2 2000 & Above · Jan 2024 · 4/9
- Chess Lab Year End Blitz · Dec 2023 · 7/9
- 52nd National Day Chess Tournament · Dec 2023 · 7½/9
- 21th Chess Lab Friday Night Blitz Series U2300 · Oct 2023 · 4½/7
- ADMS Open Chess Tournament(5th Edition) · Oct 2023 · 7/9
- 20th Chess Lab Friday Night Blitz Series Open · Sep 2023 · 5/7
- Abu Dhabi Blitz Chess Tournament · Aug 2023 · 5½/11
- Swiss Blitz Championship Biel 2023 · Jul 2023 · 10/13
- 15th Arab Games 2023 - Blitz individual - Open · Jul 2023 · 5/9
- Alain Spring Blitz Tournament 2023 · May 2023 · 6½/11
- Al Batayih International Chess Championship 2023 Blitz · Apr 2023 · 5/7
- Mleeha Chess Championship 2023 - Blitz · Apr 2023 · 7/9
- Al Dhaid International Chess Championship 2023 Blitz · Mar 2023 · 6/9
- Ramadan Blitz Teams Chess Tournament 2023 · Mar 2023 · 7/11
- 28th Sharjah International Chess Championship 2023 - Blitz · Mar 2023 · 6/9
- UAE Blitz Chess Championship 2023 (Open) · Jan 2023 · 7/9
- 2nd of Dec Alain Chess Blitz Tournament 2022 · Nov 2022 · 7/11
- 4th Fujairah Endurance International Chess Championship · Nov 2022 · 6/7
- Abu Dhabi Blitz Chess Tournament 2022 · Aug 2022 · 5½/11
- Ramadan Blitz Teams Chess Tournament 2022 · Apr 2022 · 8/11
- March Blitz Chess Tournament 2022 · Mar 2022 · 6/9
- Emirati Children's day 2022 · Mar 2022 · 8/9
- UAE Blitz Chess Championship 2022 (Open) · Feb 2022 · 7½/9
- Alsalamat Chess Tournament 2022 - Blitz · Feb 2022 · 8/11
- 3rd Fujairah Endurance Chess Solving & Blitz - Category 1 · Jan 2020 · 3½/9
- 1. Kvalifikacioni Gran-Pri turnir OSK "Paracin" 2020 · Jan 2020 · 6½/11
- Flag Day chess Blitz championship · Nov 2019 · 6½/7
- 26th Abudhabi International Chess Festival(Blitz) · Aug 2019 · 5/11
- UAE Disable Chess CH. 2019 · May 2019 · 6/9
- 1st Al Batayih Chess Tournament - Ramadan2019 · May 2019 · 5/7
- Ramadan Tolerance Tournament · May 2019 · 5/7
- HoC Ramadan Blitz · May 2019 · 4/7
- The Dubai Blitz Teams Cup 2019 · May 2019 · 5½/9
- 2nd Mleeha Chess Tournament Ramadan 2019 · May 2019 · 5/9
- Dubai Blitz Chess CH. 2019 · Apr 2019 · 5/9
- Fujairah International Blitz Chess CH. 2019(Elo below 2000) Cat.2 · Jan 2019 · 5/7
- September Blitz Chess Tournament 2018 · Sep 2018 · 6/9
- Mleeha International Chess Tournament 2018 · Jun 2018 · 5½/9
- UAE Ramadan Blitz Tournament 2018 · May 2018 · 7/9
- Sharjah Blitz International Chess CH. 2018 · May 2018 · 6/9
- UAE Blitz Tournament 2018(Open) · May 2018 · 5/7
- Asian Youth Chess 2018, Open U14 Blitz · Apr 2018 · 4½/9
- 1st ALAIN Juniors Blitz Chess Championship · Jan 2018 · 5/9
- My Precious Emirates 6 · Nov 2017 · 5/7
- 1st Fujairah Endurance Blitz Team Chess CH. (Open U16) · Nov 2017 · 7/7
- UAE Indv. Blitz Tournament (Open) · Aug 2017 · 6/9
- WSCC 2017 - blitz U13 · Apr 2017 · 2/5
- Asian Youth Blitz Chess Championship 2017-U14O · Apr 2017 · 5½/9
- Western Asia Youth Chess Championship 2016 Blitz U12 Open · Dec 2016 · 4½/7
- Dubai Teams Blitz Tournament 2016 · Jun 2016 · 3/5
- Sharjah Blitz Championship 2016 · Jun 2016 · 5/9
- Dubai Open Blitz Chess Tournament 2016 · Apr 2016 · 4/11
- Asian Nations Cup 2016 Blitz (Open) · Apr 2016 · 2/5
- National CH Blitz · Jan 2016 · 7½/11
- International Cooperation Championship · Jan 2016 · 6/9
- Ramadan Blitz Teams Chess Tournament 2015 · Jul 2015 · 3½/9
- Sharjah Blitz International Championship 2015 · Jun 2015 · 5/9
- RAK Chess CUP Under 1800 · May 2015 · 7/9
- Sharjah INT. Blitz Chess CH. 2014 · Jul 2014 · 3/9
- Asian Youth Championship 2014 Open under 10 (Blitz) · Jun 2014 · 2/7
- World Youth Chess Championship 2013. Open U10 Blitz. · Dec 2013 · 3/7
World
- #=3527FM Maksim Popov2238.0
- #=3527IM Kamel Njili2238.0
- #=3527FM Sedrani Ammar2238.0
- #3544FM Aldiyar Zharas2237.7
- #3545Nguyen Tung Quan2237.2
United Arab Emirates
- #2IM Omran Al Hosani2279.0
- #3IM Noaman Omar2244.0
- #4FM Sedrani Ammar2238.0
- #5FM Safin Safarullakhan2141.4
- #6IM Ibrahim Sultan2079.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.