Ali Khalaf
KUW · FIDE ID 10303839 · 40 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1812
#9 in KUW (active)
Rapid
1824
#10 in KUW (active)
Blitz
1754
#9 in KUW (active)
Score
36%
12 W · 5 D · 23 L
Opp. avg
1933
Last 40 games
Last game
2026-09-27
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 63-87
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 65% of games (scores 50%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 7 of 11 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 29%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 5 of 7 games (Indian Defense), scoring 10%.
- Comfort zone: Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid as White, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 18% against higher-rated players, 90% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 50% with White, 26% with Black.
Based on 40 over-the-board games (11 rapid · 9 blitz · 6 classical). 17 with White (50%), 23 with Black (26%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 11 | 50% |
| 1.d4 | 3 | 67% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 50% |
| 1.f4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid | 3 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 2 | 50% |
| King's Indian Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Zukertort Opening | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (11 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 7 | 29% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 13% |
Against 1.d4 (7 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 5 | 10% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
| 1...c5 Benoni Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game | 2 | 50% |
| Benoni Defense | 2 | 0% |
| Slav Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense | 1 | 0% |
| Indian Defense: Pseudo-Benko | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Luis Fernando Soliz Gabarrete (2031) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 63-87 | L |
| 2026-09-26 | Don Dacres (1846) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 63-87 | W |
| 2026-09-24 | Hamid Harmon Gulamo Jamal (2067) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 63-87 | L |
| 2026-09-23 | Brian S Cottle (1880) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 88+ | L |
| 2026-09-21 | Mathieu Galois (1808) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 88+ | ½ |
| 2026-09-20 | Seak Hin Ieong (1914) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 63-87 | W |
| 2026-09-19 | Emarald Takudzwa Mushore (2139) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 63-87 | L |
| 2026-09-18 | Philippe Linster (2230) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 63-87 | L |
| 2026-09-16 | Zi Han Goh (2347) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 38-62 | L |
| 2026-01-21 | Al-qudaimi abdullah (1893) Muscat International Chess Championship 2026 | Open B · classical | L |
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