Ahmad Al-Khatib | |
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Country | Jordan |
Born | Madaba, Jordan | April 28, 1995
Title | Grandmaster (2023) [1] |
Peak rating | 2382 (September 2023) |
Ahmad Al-Khatib is a Jordanian chess grandmaster.
Al-Khatib is the first Jordanian grandmaster. He was awarded the title in March 2023 after winning the Open section of the Arab Chess Championship. [2] Players can become grandmasters by winning a Continental Chess Championship and having a rating above 2300, without having to earn the standard three grandmaster norms or having a rating above 2500. [3] This is the manner by which Al-Khatib earned his title.
In June 2023, Al-Khatib participated in the 23rd Dubai Open Chess Tournament, where he drew against the higher-rated Sambit Panda in the seventh round. [4]
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