Palestine chess federation: top players, ratings and statistics

Top players

1 Seder, Mohammed FMBorn 2009 2235
2 Damaj, Mohammed CMBorn 2001 2133
3 Afana, Adham Jj Born 1970 2085

Rank	ಹೆಸರು	ರೇಟಿಂಗ್	Born
4	Elhayek, Yazid	Rating 2076	Born 2011
5	Abdel Wahab, Ahmad	Rating 2067	Born 1984
6	Abuazizah, Raji FM	Rating 2066	Born 2006
7	Altell, Majed	Rating 2057	Born 2005
8	Sawan, Eman WFM	Rating 1958	Born 2007
9	Tamra, Attallah FM	Rating 1952	Born 1960
10	Alayyouby, Osaid	Rating 1948	Born 2006
11	Salameh, Samer	Rating 1939	Born 1993
12	Abuanza, Mousa	Rating 1919	Born 1991
13	Radwan, Mahmoud J	Rating 1918	Born 2003
14	Shawabke, Ziyad	Rating 1915	Born 1990
15	Alayyouby, Iyas	Rating 1909	Born 2006
16	Safeya, Zakareya	Rating 1884	Born 1992
17	Moussa, Alaaeddine CM	Rating 1883	Born 1968
18	Shbaita, Uqba	Rating 1882	Born 1982
19	Salama, Taher	Rating 1878	Born 1990
20	Almasri, Belal	Rating 1866	Born 1991
21	Seder, Randa	Rating 1865	Born 2014
22	Snoper, Rafat	Rating 1864	Born 1982
23	Alhadad, Mahmoud CM	Rating 1862	Born 1987
24	Abutair, Seddiq	Rating 1852	Born 2010
25	Abu Elwafa, Masoud	Rating 1831	Born 1971

1 Seder, Mohammed FMBorn 2009 2166
2 Damaj, Mohammed CMBorn 2001 2119
3 Elhayek, Yazid Born 2011 2109

Rank	ಹೆಸರು	ರೇಟಿಂಗ್	Born
4	Abuazizah, Raji FM	Rating 2069	Born 2006
5	Abdel Wahab, Ahmad	Rating 2044	Born 1984
6	Sawan, Eman WFM	Rating 1973	Born 2007
7	Tamra, Attallah FM	Rating 1966	Born 1960
8	Afana, Adham Jj	Rating 1959	Born 1970
9	Radwan, Mahmoud J	Rating 1953	Born 2003
10	Salama, Taher	Rating 1946	Born 1990
11	Altell, Majed	Rating 1933	Born 2005
12	Shawabke, Ziyad	Rating 1921	Born 1990
13	Salah, Jafar	Rating 1916	Born 2006
14	Yousef, Abd Alateef	Rating 1916	Born 1967
15	Elassaad, Khaled	Rating 1915
16	Safeya, Zakareya	Rating 1914	Born 1992
17	Almasri, Belal	Rating 1907	Born 1991
18	El Jaafari, Mohamad	Rating 1901
19	Ghrab, Hassan	Rating 1897	Born 2002
20	Alhadad, Mahmoud CM	Rating 1895	Born 1987
21	Shbaita, Uqba	Rating 1895	Born 1982
22	Abu Elwafa, Masoud	Rating 1890	Born 1971
23	Dawabsha, Taha	Rating 1889	Born 1973
24	Abuanza, Mousa	Rating 1887	Born 1991
25	Snoper, Rafat	Rating 1885	Born 1982

1 Seder, Mohammed FMBorn 2009 2229
2 Damaj, Mohammed CMBorn 2001 2097
3 Afana, Adham Jj Born 1970 2049

Rank	ಹೆಸರು	ರೇಟಿಂಗ್	Born
4	Abdel Wahab, Ahmad	Rating 2007	Born 1984
5	Abuazizah, Raji FM	Rating 1982	Born 2006
6	Alhadad, Mahmoud CM	Rating 1973	Born 1987
7	Sawan, Eman WFM	Rating 1972	Born 2007
8	Awad, Ahmad	Rating 1951	Born 2010
9	Safeya, Zakareya	Rating 1949	Born 1992
10	Joudy, Bachar	Rating 1937
11	Khader, Essam	Rating 1933
12	Alayyouby, Iyas	Rating 1923	Born 2006
13	Shbaita, Uqba	Rating 1921	Born 1982
14	Altell, Majed	Rating 1920	Born 2005
15	Tamra, Attallah FM	Rating 1920	Born 1960
16	Daher, Mahmoud	Rating 1917	Born 2009
17	Salama, Taher	Rating 1899	Born 1990
18	Almasri, Belal	Rating 1889	Born 1991
19	El Abd, Qassim	Rating 1880	Born 2010
20	Alayyouby, Osaid	Rating 1874	Born 2006
21	Abu Ayyash, Odai	Rating 1865	Born 1991
22	Abuanza, Mousa	Rating 1858	Born 1991
23	Alazzah, Ahmad	Rating 1856	Born 1970
24	Salameh, Samer	Rating 1853	Born 1993
25	Snoper, Rafat	Rating 1852	Born 1982

1 Sawan, Eman WFMBorn 2007 1958
2 Seder, Randa Born 2014 1865
3 Dawabsha, Alaa Born 2002 1828

Rank	ಹೆಸರು	ರೇಟಿಂಗ್	Born
4	Hamouri, Taqwa WCM	Rating 1803	Born 2006
5	Alhammouri, Roa	Rating 1744	Born 2007
6	Faqeeh, Yara WCM	Rating 1714	Born 1999
7	Faqeeh, Rahaf WCM	Rating 1676	Born 2001
8	Husain, Maryam	Rating 1654	Born 2009
9	Ajjour, Dania	Rating 1645	Born 2006
10	Zghier, Basant	Rating 1631	Born 2010
11	Alhmouri, Reem	Rating 1625	Born 2010
12	Aboreida, Heba	Rating 1623	Born 2006
13	Faqeeh, Aseel WCM	Rating 1623	Born 1997
14	Aldwaik, Nadine	Rating 1619	Born 2011
15	Aburajab, Mera	Rating 1590	Born 2010
16	Hamouri, Sama	Rating 1584	Born 2011
17	Natsheh, Taima	Rating 1584	Born 2009
18	Shawar, Saba	Rating 1535	Born 2011
19	Abbas, Hiba	Rating 1530	Born 2013
20	Othman, Jana	Rating 1518	Born 2009
21	Sunbati, Haneen	Rating 1492	Born 2011

1 Sawan, Eman WFMBorn 2007 1973
2 Seder, Randa Born 2014 1787
3 Hamouri, Taqwa WCMBorn 2006 1736

Rank	ಹೆಸರು	ರೇಟಿಂಗ್	Born
4	Abuhassan, Maisam	Rating 1722	Born 2002
5	Alhammouri, Roa	Rating 1716	Born 2007
6	Shaymaa Sarmah	Rating 1708	Born 1998
7	Aboreida, Heba	Rating 1706	Born 2006
8	Faqeeh, Yara WCM	Rating 1706	Born 1999
9	Faqeeh, Aseel WCM	Rating 1705	Born 1997
10	Ajjour, Dania	Rating 1701	Born 2006
11	Alhmouri, Reem	Rating 1696	Born 2010
12	Dawabsha, Alaa	Rating 1696	Born 2002
13	Othman, Jana	Rating 1671	Born 2009
14	Faqeeh, Rahaf WCM	Rating 1665	Born 2001
15	Natsheh, Taima	Rating 1623	Born 2009
16	Noor, Saad	Rating 1620	Born 2013
17	Husain, Maryam	Rating 1610	Born 2009
18	Muhtaseb, Masa	Rating 1608	Born 2004
19	Ramadan, Layan	Rating 1602	Born 2008
20	Abdelrazeq, Reina	Rating 1593	Born 2018
21	Malk,Eliyan	Rating 1591	Born 2001
22	Jaradat, Raghad	Rating 1573	Born 2006
23	Natsheh, Tala	Rating 1570	Born 2010
24	Alatrash, Mairna	Rating 1569	Born 2001
25	Zaineldeen, Raghad S	Rating 1569	Born 2010

1 Sawan, Eman WFMBorn 2007 1972
2 Alhammouri, Roa Born 2007 1742
3 Dawabsha, Alaa Born 2002 1738

Rank	ಹೆಸರು	ರೇಟಿಂಗ್	Born
4	Faqeeh, Aseel WCM	Rating 1731	Born 1997
5	Hamouri, Taqwa WCM	Rating 1731	Born 2006
6	Aboreida, Heba	Rating 1692	Born 2006
7	Faqeeh, Yara WCM	Rating 1671	Born 1999
8	Jaradat, Raghad	Rating 1656	Born 2006
9	Abbas, Hiba	Rating 1645	Born 2013
10	Faqeeh, Rahaf WCM	Rating 1643	Born 2001
11	Othman, Jana	Rating 1602	Born 2009
12	Seder, Randa	Rating 1584	Born 2014
13	Alhmouri, Reem	Rating 1579	Born 2010
14	Dawabsha, Hala	Rating 1553	Born 2010
15	Natsheh, Taima	Rating 1549	Born 2009
16	Sunbati, Haneen	Rating 1536	Born 2011
17	Hamouri, Sama	Rating 1526	Born 2011
18	Natsheh, Tala	Rating 1507	Born 2010
19	Elkhatieb, Joanna	Rating 1474	Born 2012
20	Althalathini, Taleen	Rating 1415	Born 2010
21	Maryam.Joudeh	Rating 1415	Born 2012

1 Seder, Mohammed FMBorn 2009 2235
2 Elhayek, Yazid Born 2011 2076
3 Abuazizah, Raji FMBorn 2006 2066

Rank	ಹೆಸರು	ರೇಟಿಂಗ್	Born
4	Sawan, Eman WFM	Rating 1958	Born 2007
5	Alayyouby, Osaid	Rating 1948	Born 2006
6	Alayyouby, Iyas	Rating 1909	Born 2006
7	Seder, Randa	Rating 1865	Born 2014
8	Abutair, Seddiq	Rating 1852	Born 2010
9	Daher, Mahmoud	Rating 1828	Born 2009
10	Awad, Ahmad	Rating 1822	Born 2010
11	Salah, Jafar	Rating 1818	Born 2006
12	Salaymeh, Moutaz	Rating 1806	Born 2007
13	Hamouri, Taqwa WCM	Rating 1803	Born 2006
14	Rashed, Basel	Rating 1794	Born 2010
15	Abdelrazeq, Jad	Rating 1762	Born 2013
16	Aoudi, Hussain	Rating 1756	Born 2006
17	Alhammouri, Roa	Rating 1744	Born 2007
18	Abdoh, Reda	Rating 1733	Born 2007
19	Abu Shamah, Shadi	Rating 1698	Born 2014
20	Tamimi, Bashar	Rating 1692	Born 2010
21	Mohtaseb, Ahmad	Rating 1682	Born 2009
22	Alhmmouri, Fares	Rating 1670	Born 2010
23	Husain, Maryam	Rating 1654	Born 2009
24	Sbaih , Yaseen	Rating 1649	Born 2007
25	Omar.R Abo Snober	Rating 1647	Born 2010

1 Seder, Mohammed FMBorn 2009 2166
2 Elhayek, Yazid Born 2011 2109
3 Abuazizah, Raji FMBorn 2006 2069

Rank	ಹೆಸರು	ರೇಟಿಂಗ್	Born
4	Sawan, Eman WFM	Rating 1973	Born 2007
5	Salah, Jafar	Rating 1916	Born 2006
6	Daher, Mahmoud	Rating 1871	Born 2009
7	Alayyouby, Iyas	Rating 1862	Born 2006
8	Al Abadlah, Adeem	Rating 1852	Born 2007
9	Alostaz, Mahmoud	Rating 1851	Born 2006
10	Helo, Qais	Rating 1818	Born 2011
11	Abutair, Seddiq	Rating 1814	Born 2010
12	AbuKhalaf.Ameer	Rating 1800	Born 2006
13	Seder, Randa	Rating 1787	Born 2014
14	El Abd, Qassim	Rating 1778	Born 2010
15	Salaymeh, Moutaz	Rating 1762	Born 2007
16	Jarad, Michael	Rating 1761	Born 2010
17	Abomwais, Ashraf	Rating 1758	Born 2006
18	Alayyouby, Osaid	Rating 1757	Born 2006
19	Daher, Mustafa	Rating 1752	Born 2009
20	Dabbas, Yousef	Rating 1746	Born 2007
21	Abu Shamah, Shadi	Rating 1742	Born 2014
22	Isleem, Naji	Rating 1739	Born 2008
23	Awad, Ahmad	Rating 1737	Born 2010
24	Hamouri, Taqwa WCM	Rating 1736	Born 2006
25	Sandouqa, Saif	Rating 1723	Born 2009

1 Seder, Mohammed FMBorn 2009 2229
2 Abuazizah, Raji FMBorn 2006 1982
3 Sawan, Eman WFMBorn 2007 1972

Rank	ಹೆಸರು	ರೇಟಿಂಗ್	Born
4	Awad, Ahmad	Rating 1951	Born 2010
5	Alayyouby, Iyas	Rating 1923	Born 2006
6	Daher, Mahmoud	Rating 1917	Born 2009
7	El Abd, Qassim	Rating 1880	Born 2010
8	Alayyouby, Osaid	Rating 1874	Born 2006
9	Dawabsheh, Amer	Rating 1826	Born 2006
10	Salah, Jafar	Rating 1821	Born 2006
11	Abdoh, Reda	Rating 1805	Born 2007
12	Daher, Mustafa	Rating 1803	Born 2009
13	Sabbagh, Jeries	Rating 1762	Born 2006
14	Abutair, Seddiq	Rating 1751	Born 2010
15	Alhammouri, Roa	Rating 1742	Born 2007
16	Hamouri, Taqwa WCM	Rating 1731	Born 2006
17	Rashed, Basel	Rating 1718	Born 2010
18	Majjad, Feras	Rating 1716	Born 2008
19	Mkhaimar, Borhan	Rating 1712	Born 2012
20	Salaymeh, Moutaz	Rating 1710	Born 2007
21	Abdelrazeq, Jad	Rating 1709	Born 2013
22	Hamayel, Jehad	Rating 1703	Born 2009
23	Tamimi, Bashar	Rating 1694	Born 2010
24	Abu Shamah, Shadi	Rating 1693	Born 2014
25	Aboreida, Heba	Rating 1692	Born 2006

1 Sawan, Eman WFMBorn 2007 1958
2 Seder, Randa Born 2014 1865
3 Hamouri, Taqwa WCMBorn 2006 1803

Rank	ಹೆಸರು	ರೇಟಿಂಗ್	Born
4	Alhammouri, Roa	Rating 1744	Born 2007
5	Husain, Maryam	Rating 1654	Born 2009
6	Ajjour, Dania	Rating 1645	Born 2006
7	Zghier, Basant	Rating 1631	Born 2010
8	Alhmouri, Reem	Rating 1625	Born 2010
9	Aboreida, Heba	Rating 1623	Born 2006
10	Aldwaik, Nadine	Rating 1619	Born 2011
11	Aburajab, Mera	Rating 1590	Born 2010
12	Hamouri, Sama	Rating 1584	Born 2011
13	Natsheh, Taima	Rating 1584	Born 2009
14	Shawar, Saba	Rating 1535	Born 2011
15	Abbas, Hiba	Rating 1530	Born 2013
16	Othman, Jana	Rating 1518	Born 2009
17	Sunbati, Haneen	Rating 1492	Born 2011

1 Sawan, Eman WFMBorn 2007 1973
2 Seder, Randa Born 2014 1787
3 Hamouri, Taqwa WCMBorn 2006 1736

Rank	ಹೆಸರು	ರೇಟಿಂಗ್	Born
4	Alhammouri, Roa	Rating 1716	Born 2007
5	Aboreida, Heba	Rating 1706	Born 2006
6	Ajjour, Dania	Rating 1701	Born 2006
7	Alhmouri, Reem	Rating 1696	Born 2010
8	Othman, Jana	Rating 1671	Born 2009
9	Natsheh, Taima	Rating 1623	Born 2009
10	Noor, Saad	Rating 1620	Born 2013
11	Husain, Maryam	Rating 1610	Born 2009
12	Ramadan, Layan	Rating 1602	Born 2008
13	Abdelrazeq, Reina	Rating 1593	Born 2018
14	Jaradat, Raghad	Rating 1573	Born 2006
15	Natsheh, Tala	Rating 1570	Born 2010
16	Zaineldeen, Raghad S	Rating 1569	Born 2010
17	Ghnaim, Nadeen	Rating 1566	Born 2007
18	Radwan, Retaj M	Rating 1561	Born 2011
19	Zakarneh, Joury	Rating 1554	Born 2012
20	Shawar, Saba	Rating 1524	Born 2011
21	Abbas, Hiba	Rating 1517	Born 2013
22	Hamouri, Sama	Rating 1477	Born 2011
23	Salame, Lamar	Rating 1431	Born 2014
24	Elkhatieb, Joanna	Rating 1430	Born 2012
25	Sweidan, Zaina	Rating 1425	Born 2009

1 Sawan, Eman WFMBorn 2007 1972
2 Alhammouri, Roa Born 2007 1742
3 Hamouri, Taqwa WCMBorn 2006 1731

Rank	ಹೆಸರು	ರೇಟಿಂಗ್	Born
4	Aboreida, Heba	Rating 1692	Born 2006
5	Jaradat, Raghad	Rating 1656	Born 2006
6	Abbas, Hiba	Rating 1645	Born 2013
7	Othman, Jana	Rating 1602	Born 2009
8	Seder, Randa	Rating 1584	Born 2014
9	Alhmouri, Reem	Rating 1579	Born 2010
10	Dawabsha, Hala	Rating 1553	Born 2010
11	Natsheh, Taima	Rating 1549	Born 2009
12	Sunbati, Haneen	Rating 1536	Born 2011
13	Hamouri, Sama	Rating 1526	Born 2011
14	Natsheh, Tala	Rating 1507	Born 2010
15	Elkhatieb, Joanna	Rating 1474	Born 2012
16	Althalathini, Taleen	Rating 1415	Born 2010
17	Maryam.Joudeh	Rating 1415	Born 2012

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Statistics

Registered players: 3,094
Active players: 2,770
Rated in Classical: 422
Rated in Rapid: 705
Rated in Blitz: 355
Women: 486
Juniors (under 20): 1,084

Rating spread, Classical

3

15

26

17

22

8

5

1

0

Active players in each band of 100 rating points.

Show as a table

1400 to 1499: 3
1500 to 1599: 15
1600 to 1699: 26
1700 to 1799: 17
1800 to 1899: 22
1900 to 1999: 8
2000 to 2099: 5
2100 to 2199: 1
2200 to 2299: 1
2300 to 2399: 0
2400 to 2499: 0
2500 to 2599: 0
2600 to 2699: 0
2700 and above: 0

Titles

0GM
1IM
4FM
6CM
0WGM
0WIM
2WFM
5WCM

Arbiters with a FIDE title: 21
Trainers with a FIDE title: 10

3

players from this federation have claimed their NCR, their National Chess Rating, on 8by8verse.

FIDE rating list, October 2026. Titles are counted as FIDE lists them on that date.

Officials

Bashar MasriPresident
Al-Susi, Rajai NDelegate
Sharif, Salem1st Vice-President
Jabari, Omar OsamaGeneral Secretary
Miswadah, BahaExecutive Director
Gheith, IsamRating Officer
Yasein, AlhasanMember
Abdullah, DimaMember

Reports we shared

Whole-Olympiad team report, OpenSeptember 2026
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Whole-Olympiad team report, WomenSeptember 2026
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Round reports, rounds 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1117 to 27 September 2026
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