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Player:
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Saif, Malek
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Title
:
CM
Years
:
2013-2023
Number of games
:
126
Number of wins
:
54
Number of draws
:
9
Number of losses
:
63
White score
:
31½/60 (52.5% - Average Elo: 2194.98)
Black score
:
27/66 (40.91% - Average Elo: 2189.53)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Saif, Malek (2146) - Ibarra Jerez, JC (2563), Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late, chess.com INT (B32) - 2023
Saif, Malek (2146) - Al Modiahki, Mohamad (2542), Riyadh Calendar Chess, Riyadh KSA (B32) - 2023
Saif, Malek (2146) - Hamdouchi, Hichem (2526), Riyadh Calendar Chess, Riyadh KSA (B29) - 2023
Sjugirov, Sanan (2705) - Saif, Malek (2146), Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late, chess.com INT (A55) - 2023
Harshavardhan, G B (2413) - Saif, Malek (2146), Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late, chess.com INT (C25) - 2023
Yoseph, Theolifus Taher (2350) - Saif, Malek (1956), Asia-chT blitz U23 5th, Ashkhabad (A57) - 2017
Saif, Malek - ? (60)
Ahmed, Abdul Sattar (½/1)
Ahmed, Ashraf (0/1)
Al Ghamdi, Ahmed M (1/1)
Al Kathami, Sultan S (1/1)
Al Modiahki, Mohamad (1/1)
Al Saadi, Ali (1/1)
Al Turky, Fahad A (1/1)
Al Zaatari, Fares Thamer (1/1)
Ali, Akram (0/1)
Amin, Bassem (0/1)
Ang, Ern Jie Anderson (½/1)
Baches Garcia, Guillermo (1/1)
Badghisi, Jarullah (0/1)
Balla, Tamas (0/1)
Berman, Jacob (0/1)
Boudriga, Mohamed Ali (1/1)
Dawabsha, Taha (1/1)
De Waele, Warre (0/1)
Eilers, S (1/1)
Esmeraldas Huachi, Anderson (0/1)
Fathi, Naser (1/1)
Fridman, Gleb (1/1)
Gharibyan, Mamikon (0/1)
Ghnatios, Ralph (1/1)
Guha, Chirag (1/1)
Hamdouchi, Hichem (1/1)
Haug, Johannes (0/1)
Hsu, Li Yang (0/1)
Ibarra Jerez, JC (1/1)
Idani, Pouya (0/1)
Jankowiak, Tomasz (1/1)
Kang, Dorian (1/1)
Kanz, Ahmad Safy (1/1)
Kao, Chen Chieh (1/1)
Korol, D (0/1)
Kovacs, Judit (½/1)
Kuchava, Ana (1/1)
Kulpruethanon, Thanadon (0/1)
Kyaw, Lin Naing (0/1)
Lkhagvasanj, Bilguun (1/1)
Loh, Zachary (0/1)
Marosi, Levente (0/1)
Martins, Bruno Andre Leite (½/1)
Moroni, Luca Jr (0/1)
Mosadeghpour, Masoud (0/1)
Nery Junior, J (1/1)
Ohn, Jeewon (1/1)
Oparin, Grigoriy (0/1)
Razanadrakotoarisoa, Toavina (1/1)
Rosenberg, Evan (0/1)
Sargsyan, Shant (0/1)
Senft, Sean (1/1)
Sepesi, Samuel (0/1)
Shahid, Hussain (1/1)
Shuvalova, Polina (½/1)
Skaric, D (1/1)
Sliwicki, Damian (0/1)
Sundararajan, Kidambi (0/1)
Vrolijk, Liam (0/1)
Zhang, Henry (1/1)
? - Saif, Malek (65)
Laohawirapap, Prin (1/2)
Abdulla, Al Rakib (0/1)
Aditya, Varun Gampa (0/1)
Ahmed, Nidal (1/1)
Al Mutlaq, Ibrahim A (1/1)
Al Zoubi, Issa (0/1)
Ammar, Sedrani (1/1)
Atabayev, Yusup (½/1)
Batsuren, Dambasuren (0/1)
Blanco Diez, David (1/1)
Bluebaum, Matthias (0/1)
Bolat, Inayat (0/1)
El Jawich, Amro (0/1)
Elobeid, Asim Ali (1/1)
Fernandez, Gera (1/1)
Gaal, Zsoka (1/1)
Galac, Luka (1/1)
Gallegos, Carlos (0/1)
Garanin, Aleksei (0/1)
Garcia Correa, J (1/1)
Gueci, Tea (1/1)
Hansen, Eric (0/1)
Harshavardhan, G B (1/1)
Henderson de la Fuente, Lance (0/1)
Issa, Rafat (0/1)
Iyti, Basher (1/1)
Jaskolka, Tomasz (0/1)
Keymer, Vincent (0/1)
Koniahli, Malek (0/1)
Krivenko, Dion (1/1)
Kucuksari, Kaan (0/1)
Lei, Ka Chon (1/1)
Livaic, Leon (0/1)
Lu, Jiahan (½/1)
Mansour, Sameer (½/1)
McGrady, Ryan Harris (1/1)
Mikaelyan, A (0/1)
Mikhailovsky, Vladimir (0/1)
Moayed, Obied (1/1)
Musallam Salim Al Aamri (0/1)
Nadan, Avinesh (1/1)
Nanayakkara, JAK Saranath (0/1)
Nazarova, Anastasia (0/1)
Nguyen, Anh Khoi (0/1)
Paras, Radcliffe (1/1)
Priasmoro, Novendra (0/1)
Puskar, Peter (0/1)
Reefat, Bin Sattar (0/1)
Sadhwani, Raunak (0/1)
Salama, Taher (1/1)
Salih, Akar Ali Salih (½/1)
Saraci, Korab (1/1)
Shoker, Samy (0/1)
Sjugirov, Sanan (1/1)
Stevanic, David (0/1)
Talbi, Chafik (0/1)
Tamra, Attallah (1/1)
Vishnu, Prasanna V (0/1)
Wageih, Kareim (0/1)
Yakubboev, Nodirbek (0/1)
Yeruultei, Batbaatar (1/1)
Yoseph, Theolifus Taher (1/1)
Yu, Kaifeng (0/1)
Zhang, Zhuoran (0/1)
Zimmermann, Ulrich (0/1)
Openings played as White (33)
B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
2203.5
Result:
4/6 = 66.67%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2037.5
Result:
3/5 = 60%
C56 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
1911.33
Result:
3/4 = 75%
B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo:
2223.25
Result:
1/4 = 25%
B32 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5)
Average Elo:
2471
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2424.33
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6)
Average Elo:
2048.33
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
1974
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
2107
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3)
Average Elo:
2470.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2211
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
1892
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6)
Average Elo:
2257
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4)
Average Elo:
1831
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2692
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4)
Average Elo:
1892
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B54 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2120
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2526
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
2427
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B03 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C53 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1849
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B56 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2101
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2260
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C47 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2530
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2681
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4)
Average Elo:
2028
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
1883
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2091
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C24 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2413
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (49)
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2031
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2146.67
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
1745
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1629
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo:
2402
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
1817.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2097.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2373
Result:
0/2 = 0%
A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2056
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo:
2647
Result:
0/2 = 0%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2414
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C57 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5)
Average Elo:
2209.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
1981
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
2142
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2289
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C77 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo:
1960
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C60 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B54 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1850
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2051
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5)
Average Elo:
2411
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C83 Ruy Lopez, Open (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6)
Average Elo:
2437
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A59 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4)
Average Elo:
2442
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E94 King's Indian, Orthodox (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O)
Average Elo:
2524
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.Nbd2 cxd4 13.cxd4)
Average Elo:
2251
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6)
Average Elo:
2422
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D24 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2229
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A58 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6)
Average Elo:
2233
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2491
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C47 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1913
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.e4 c6 9.h3)
Average Elo:
2504
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E60 King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6)
Average Elo:
1693
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E90 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1541
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
2274
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C24 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2308
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo:
2340
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A53 Old Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6)
Average Elo:
2492
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C28 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2267
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A81 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
1764
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C25 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2413
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A55 Old Indian, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.e4)
Average Elo:
2705
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
2558
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7)
Average Elo:
2374
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C88 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3)
Average Elo:
2087
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 )
Average Elo:
2215
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
2609
Result:
0/1 = 0%