Zeyad Saleh Al Abdali
KSA · FIDE ID 21501505 · 59 tournament games since 2022
Standard
1649
#57 in KSA (active)
Rapid
1827
#82 in KSA (active)
Blitz
1762
#46 in KSA (active)
Score
53%
27 W · 8 D · 24 L
Opp. avg
1835
Last 50 games
Last game
2025-11-21
Arab Individual Chess Championships Kuwait 2025 | Rapid Men
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 56%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 15 of 16 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 40%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 9 of 9 games (Indian Defense), scoring 67%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation as Black, only 17% in 3 games.
- Comfort zone: King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation as White, 75% in 6 games.
- By opponent strength: 30% against higher-rated players, 77% against lower-rated.
Based on 59 over-the-board games (8 rapid · 6 classical). 26 with White (56%), 33 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 26 | 56% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation | 6 | 75% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack | 2 | 100% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (16 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 15 | 40% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (9 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 9 | 67% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 4 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation | 3 | 17% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation | 2 | 25% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Normal | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | Hamad Al-Kuwari (1697) Arab Individual Chess Championships Kuwait 2025 | Rapid Men · rapid | ½ |
| 2025-11-20 | Husain Ayyad (2151) Arab Individual Chess Championships Kuwait 2025 | Rapid Men · rapid | L |
| 2025-11-20 | Mazen. Fandi (2158) Arab Individual Chess Championships Kuwait 2025 | Rapid Men · rapid | L |
| 2025-01-09 | Shayan Loveimi (1666) 1st Kuwait International Chess Festival Open 2025 | Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2025-01-09 | Kushagra Jain (2011) 1st Kuwait International Chess Festival Open 2025 | Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2025-01-09 | Mohammed Junaid Khan (1599) 1st Kuwait International Chess Festival Open 2025 | Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2025-01-09 | Ahmad Almazeedi (1623) 1st Kuwait International Chess Festival Open 2025 | Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2025-01-09 | Nathanael Xavier (1468) 1st Kuwait International Chess Festival Open 2025 | Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2024-12-21 | S.A. Daneshpour (1899) Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Open U1700 | L |
| 2024-12-20 | Grigory Fedorov (1916) Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Open U1700 | L |
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