Albalooshi Khalifa Essa
UAE · FIDE ID 9315853 · 68 tournament games since 2023
Standard
1996
#20 in UAE (active)
Rapid
2002
#15 in UAE (active)
Blitz
1955
#22 in UAE (active)
Score
43%
21 W · 16 D · 31 L
Opp. avg
1998
Last 50 games
Last game
2025-07-12
UAE Open Individual Chess Championships 2025 | Men
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 67% of games (scores 50%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 10 of 16 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 60%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 5 of 9 games (Indian Defense), scoring 30%.
- By opponent strength: 19% against higher-rated players, 66% against lower-rated.
Based on 68 over-the-board games (21 classical). 36 with White (47%), 32 with Black (38%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 24 | 50% |
| 1.Nf3 | 7 | 21% |
| 1.c4 | 5 | 70% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (16 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 10 | 60% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 5 | 10% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (9 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 5 | 30% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 4 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Wing Attack | 2 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-12 | Rashid Husain Alhammadi (1824) UAE Open Individual Chess Championships 2025 | Men · classical | ½ |
| 2025-07-11 | Mohamed Saeed Laily (2031) UAE Open Individual Chess Championships 2025 | Men · classical | L |
| 2025-07-10 | Sedrani Ammar (2215) UAE Open Individual Chess Championships 2025 | Men · classical | L |
| 2025-07-09 | Alzaabi Humaidan Mohamed (1865) UAE Open Individual Chess Championships 2025 | Men · classical | W |
| 2025-07-07 | Hamad Essa Al-Blooshi (1884) UAE Open Individual Chess Championships 2025 | Men · classical | ½ |
| 2025-07-06 | Fareed Ahmed (2103) UAE Open Individual Chess Championships 2025 | Men · classical | L |
| 2025-07-06 | Salem Abdulrahim (1892) UAE Open Individual Chess Championships 2025 | Men · classical | W |
| 2025-07-06 | Alkhoori Eisa Mohmood (1761) UAE Open Individual Chess Championships 2025 | Men · classical | W |
| 2025-07-06 | Ghaith Saeed Alnuaimi (1878) UAE Open Individual Chess Championships 2025 | Men · classical | W |
| 2024-12-12 | Meshal Alhejab (1786) Qatar Masters 2024 | Open B · classical | ½ |
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