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Middle East, North Africa, Greater Arabia Ratings Table


Note: the ratings of players with low 'Experience' figures (especially less than 400) should be regarded as provisional. How ratings are calculated.

RankNameCountryBMAB no.BMAB titleLast 300 PRBMAB exp.RatingExperience
1Art BenjaminUnited States00403Master M14.47854401,690.65617
2Yasin OkalTurkey00471Master M13.92641301,670.65130
3Dorel LeonRomania00561Master M14.72883621,655.51408
4Tim CrossUnited Kingdom00134Grandmaster G23.722254061,653.615406
5Burak ÇulhacıTurkey00731Grandmaster G33.83686621,650.05692
6Patrick GebeiliFrance00744Advanced A17.04153391,646.51339
7Ali NazeriIran 00304Advanced A27.58691321,640.79132
8Cuneyt Argun GencTurkey00472Grandmaster G33.79722211,634.99232
9Michihito KageyamaJapan00108Grandmaster G02.723413491,633.931522
10Shahab M GargashUnited Arab Emirates0098914.1786561,633.7356
11Victor AshkenaziUnited States00201Grandmaster G03.180718121,629.071852
12Oliver SquireUnited Kingdom00555Grandmaster G33.70518171,618.42966
13Ricardo MalasLebanon009676.4301181,616.9536
14Saleh FarjallahLebanon00701Advanced A28.28611471,616.47147
15Johan NorbergSweden00674Master M25.33974701,615.55488
16Kamran SharifiIran 004125.5741661,614.0266
17Joe BernabaLebanon00700Grandmaster G33.91951691,613.81169
18Benjamin LundDenmark00400Grandmaster G33.789428441,608.812958
19Saeed MousaviIran 00187Advanced A17.06163271,608.20327
20Elias KritikosNorway00619Grandmaster G23.73648691,604.73891
21Salar RasoolzadehIran 001921,601.14160
22Paul KaramLebanon0070510.9913441,598.7944
23Sander LylloffDenmark00809Grandmaster G22.70072451,598.30328
24Thomas TenlandSweden00307Grandmaster G12.842512611,597.311329
25Sajed AbbasiIran 002791,592.0680
26Nick BlasierUnited States00369Master M14.973416701,590.181700
27Dagfinn SnarheimNorway00618Grandmaster G13.39159791,589.601043
28Masayuki MochizukiJapan00110Super Grandmaster S22.407135241,588.323625
29Rainer BirkleGermany00903Master M35.59981471,587.36178
30Hassan MokdadLebanon00745Advanced A38.57881901,587.02190
31Mostafa ZamiriIran 00872Master M14.61731221,586.47122
32Klaus SwitonDenmark00229Master M35.89534001,583.28497
33Andy Abi HaidarLebanon0094311.4543271,582.4327
34Marc OlsenDenmark00143Grandmaster G23.71716571,582.28733
35Ali VafadarIran 006555.6370651,580.3665
36Jürgen OrlowskiGermany006544.8096421,578.96165
37Roohollah Amiri AndyIran 00176Grandmaster G33.56826541,577.11654
38Alaattin OzaltunTurkey00475Master M25.21461211,575.97121
39Anis SamahaLebanon008168.9262631,575.9563
40İbrahim KaracaTurkey00476Master M25.07852431,573.51256
41John O'HaganUnited States00252Grandmaster G24.234534671,573.043497
42Irshad KhanPakistan0089312.7650491,571.6949
43Erhan YenisenTurkey00470Master M13.90231211,571.48130
44Jalil KhaliliIran 00178Master M25.37306861,570.54686
45Steve SaxUnited States00169Grandmaster G23.339245201,569.804645
46Ronald WeeninkUnknown Country1,569.8021
47Milad MomeniIran 00410Advanced A17.44911321,569.53132
48Amir GolegolabIran 00401Grandmaster G33.88382441,569.22244
49Marcus ReinhardGermany00688Master M14.35678851,569.11931
50Karen DavisUnited States00345Master M26.740323821,566.702528
51Fernando NeumarkArgentina006134.4199981,566.30133
52Smbat PogosyanArmenia008886.6079631,564.1063
53Dincer GunesUnknown Country1,560.9744
54Amirali TavakoliIran 00840Master M14.28412411,559.61254
55Umur ArasTurkey00811Master M13.93101261,557.88148
56Shahin NejatIran 00873Grandmaster G34.15672061,556.78206
57Nariman RezapourIran 009324.2941561,556.2656
58Zdeněk ŽižkaCzechia00167Grandmaster G02.79749011,555.281033
59Johan HuyckBelgium00296Master M24.83856871,554.52870
60Ali Cetin BeleneTurkey00469Grandmaster G12.91183751,554.35375
61Tore Eklund FredriksenNorway00632Master M13.72731141,553.84127
62Sebastian WilkinsonUnited Kingdom00185Grandmaster G23.458614491,553.361558
63Talat BağıbalaTurkey0073211.7508701,551.3170
64Stefan ParlowAustria00209Master M25.304124271,551.122481
65Amir EshraghiIran 00177Grandmaster G33.752410321,548.031041
66Soinguli AmirovGeorgia1,546.1527
67Simon BargetUnited Kingdom00153Grandmaster G33.75053271,544.91580
68Mahmoud AbbasiIran 007565.7498281,544.9128
69Hazhir AttariIran 00874Master M14.57831221,542.06122
70Thomas MyhrDenmark00150Grandmaster G23.507025181,540.892638
71Bariş Bülent MuzoğluUnknown Country1,540.639
72Giti OmidiIran 0065916.3545551,539.8555
73Mohammadreza Moienfar1,539.3911
74Houshidar IldariIran 001881,537.5169
75Aidin MehtarIran 00285Advanced A17.49402531,537.14253
76Ihsan EstepeTurkey1,536.409
77Avni ErdogrucaTurkey1,536.289
78Murat TopcuTurkey1,535.929
79Roger HaidarBrazil0098815.2573561,535.3556
80David PresserIsrael00121Grandmaster G23.40662281,534.47235
81Kerim LokmanUnknown Country1,532.709
82Alp YilmazUnknown Country1,532.369
83Sebahattin GokUnknown Country1,532.319
84Joseph AbboudLebanon0070712.2793621,532.1662
85Lili EsmaeiliIran 0066013.1095551,531.2855
86Hasret BekarTurkey1,531.019
87Jamil DaouLebanon00883Advanced A39.01091121,530.86112
88Anthony SuccarLebanon009397.243491,530.009
88Ghassan YoussefLebanon0094615.084691,530.009
90Cem CirakogluTurkey1,529.859
91Shahrooz ZareiIran 001801,529.7433
92Jon Kristian RøysetNorway006484.3755681,526.70167
93Mustafa GuneralpUnknown Country1,526.357
94Arthuro BraakxUnknown Country1,525.827
95Bert Van KerkhoveUnknown Country1,524.877
96Farhad HeydariIran 00758Master M26.05081991,523.48199
97T. Ucarer1,523.365
98Kamyar Karimi1,521.3055
99Heribert LindnerGermany005906.4556811,520.17157
100Nihal El BeainoLebanon00890Intermediate I315.49481051,518.52105
101Caner CetinTurkey008083.6016981,518.2498
102Mehdi AsdaghiIran 009284.3943771,516.0977
103Mehmet CakiciWBGF008605.8490981,515.05105
104Jakob RasmussenDenmark00715Grandmaster G23.29819671,513.53967
105Albert StegUnited States00504Master M15.42758611,513.411498
106Fati̇h Belli̇ci̇Unknown Country1,513.2018
107Farhang ShahidaraIran 00306Master M14.83894831,512.49483
108Cesur KayaUnknown Country1,512.2418
109Jean Abi HaidarLebanon007037.5276981,511.3698
110Cihangir ÇetinelTurkey00846Master M36.34803031,509.72325
111Didi1,509.3322
112Gaz OwenUnited Kingdom00156Grandmaster G33.66323931,509.26875
113Aykut UzelTurkey008125.4177981,508.81124
114Bahareh TalaeiIran 002831,506.3214
115Farid Al ChaktiLebanon0074210.8636281,505.7528
116Ozan ÖzgürTurkey00728Master M14.15391331,504.67133
117Geir PedersenNorway00620Grandmaster G34.00256701,503.54670
118Joe KarkourLebanon007399.4773911,503.1691
119Habib KhalilLebanon0094512.0214181,502.5018
120Sharif HashemLebanon007387.8601421,500.2242
121David KlausaUnited States00616Master M14.997511301,498.571184
122Joseph HelouLebanon0094412.1775181,497.5018
123Dirk SchiemannGermany00117Grandmaster G12.99084821,496.93540
124Mehdi RazmjoeiIran 00835Master M14.55061851,496.79185
125Phil PerelmuterUnited States00806Advanced A29.30344321,496.45432
126Fady AsmarLebanon0070610.9163981,496.4098
127Omid AlijaniIran 009274.7587561,495.7056
128Omid IrannejadIran 006629.2966661,494.5266
129Ziad AmineLebanon00887Intermediate I314.13961051,493.66105
130Arash AfroozianIran 00755Grandmaster G33.89364441,492.99444
131Jasper WatertorUnknown Country1,492.3216
132Mohammadreza MoeinfarIran 001905.0052661,491.44319
133Hamidreza ShahrokhiIran 001931,489.47292
134Feza DiyarbekirTurkey00478Master M36.10491341,487.71134
135Nima ArdalanIran 007574.0634771,486.7477
136Poorya MahootiIran 00834Master M35.57741191,485.85119
137Hans Marius EiksethNorway00623Grandmaster G33.98274641,484.97490
138Rony SadekLebanon0070813.8220891,483.8089
139Rune FærevågNorway00629Master M14.89595051,482.52615
140Ayhan YazUnknown Country1,480.169
141Can OymakUnknown Country1,479.709
142Iman HabibiUnknown Country1,479.669
143Ridvan SezerUnknown Country1,478.499
144Mehrdad JeyranzadehIran 00838Master M25.91631851,478.38185
145Ozkin1,478.165
146Mehrdad Jeiran ZadehUnknown Country1,476.3411
147Naim Onur TezmenTurkey1,476.049
148Krasimira ZlatinoviaUnknown Country1,475.467
149Harun Tekmi̇lUnknown Country1,475.4511
150Masoud FarvareshiIran 00836Master M14.25031851,474.54185
151Oğuzhan ŞenerUnknown Country1,474.4811
152Recep UralTurkey1,474.097
153Bakar MatikashviliGeorgia008104.7535981,473.30116
154Maan HachemLebanon009406.4769271,473.2727
155Mohammad Amin ShaUnknown Country1,473.227
156Emrullah CosarTurkey1,472.5739
157Bogac SihogluUnknown Country1,472.039
158Reza BarmayehvarTurkey1,471.059
159Shahrouz Zarei1,470.5311
160Fady NseiryLebanon010338.217791,470.299
161Fady ChoucairLebanon009478.940791,470.009
162Mustafa Kemal ArslanUnknown Country1,469.549
163Erkan NayirTurkey1,469.539
164Mario WakimLebanon0103210.031391,469.289
165Jeremy SherrUnknown Country1,469.219
166Meisam AbbasiIran 002781,469.0687
167Oktay KurhanTurkey1,468.899
168Soroush AsadiIran 002801,467.837
169Joe ChihaLebanon008159.5356631,466.6463
170Mustafa Neset AltuntaşTurkey00473Master M25.00581211,466.18121
171Mohammad Davood DavaeiIran 0028611.1348661,463.2766
172Peter HallbergDenmark00311Master M35.670616871,461.471717
173Ayman HamadehLebanon00891Advanced A39.32381821,461.21182
174Ido LeviIsrael00502Grandmaster G33.88381771,460.51177
175Ali Al DaftariIraq00737Intermediate I212.43561241,460.14124
176Mohammadamin ShafeiIran 004115.9651661,459.7266
177Mehdi MoghadamIran 009317.4031561,459.1456
178Eva ŽižkováCzechia001685.0586701,458.23478
179Ali Al BaidhaniIraq0099119.7558561,454.7156
180Marcel Büker009029.7286351,453.9181
181Masoud AghdamIran 00174Advanced A39.14344041,453.36404
182Dori RadyLebanon007467.3289701,452.7570
183Mais MohammedCanada0089214.4454561,452.5556
184Mohammadhosein EbrahimiIran 00413Master M25.02203351,452.53335
185Reza RajabiIran 00656Master M36.14542781,452.45278
186Toni BernabaLebanon00499Master M13.13501161,452.27293
187Ashkan YahyazadehIran 002845.4140661,452.2694
188Tony DiamantidisGreece00714Advanced A16.88721331,450.09148
189Cristian GhenaRomania007409.3987281,450.0028
190Peter Van RooijNetherlands00867Grandmaster G33.85382911,449.76291
191Pat Keene1,449.4418
192Vladimir AndonovicNorth Macedonia0088614.7546561,449.1156
193Hesam SoleimaniIran 001791,447.7858
194Milad KhalvandiIran 00871Master M14.36641571,447.60157
195Pouria MahoutiIran 00303Advanced A28.51681321,447.43132
196Andreas SausengAustria00787Advanced A16.57732851,444.95377
197Hossein AghiliIran 00481Master M14.69634661,444.70466
198Fadi NseiryLebanon0094110.7563181,443.2318
199Kaveh FarahaniIran 00837Master M14.83461851,442.57185
200Bulent BaharTurkey00474Master M25.20041211,437.96135
201Amir MojtabaviIran 00191Advanced A39.88961671,436.69167
202Maryam FahimiIran 006618.1125661,434.5566
203Mohammadreza AminiIran 001754.7399561,433.8589
204Alireza SarabiIran 00528Master M35.57051001,430.19117
205Jessica RaadLebanon0070919.7210351,427.2535
206Francoise CrosbiePhilippines00992Intermediate I314.76451121,422.71112
207Pedram KiasiIran 009304.5767561,413.3656
208Edris AshhadiIran 00839Master M14.52631191,413.36119
209Saeed JafariIran 009295.8886561,412.5656
210Moore WisenerIreland00747Advanced A39.77061691,412.35169
211Neil WilliamsUnited Kingdom0099013.2916561,407.0656
212Ali BagheriIran 00482Advanced A38.75741971,402.60197
213Nehme MoujaessLebanon00884Intermediate I314.66901051,400.53105
214Pouya RajabiIran 0030510.5224661,400.0966
215Tabet TabetLebanon007029.6304441,398.6544
216Babak MoradiIran 004028.2981661,393.9166
217Mete TopcuogluTurkey00480Advanced A39.05311211,392.02121
218Karim Abou AbsiLebanon007049.0057981,391.1898
219Rabieh AdnanLebanon00743Advanced A28.54871471,391.16147
220Amin ShahvalizadehIran 002824.4806941,387.2894
221Bulent KarabulutTurkey00477Master M35.62891211,339.12121
222Mohammadreza ShahabiIran 0028710.6537661,331.4366
223Kian GhodsIran 00281Advanced A16.89782261,330.84226
224Avi CohenUnited States00826Master M36.75962691,314.57376

Ratings for new players start at 1,500. Players are removed from the rating table if they have not recorded any results for 15 full seasons.

Last result added on 2023-05-14.

How ratings are calculated.