The status of chess in Libya. One acquires FIDE ratings by playing in official
tournaments anywhere on the global and winning. A rating of 2700 and above
is world-class (top 50 on Planet Earth) and achieving 2600 requires a great
deal of time and work. The top rated players in Libya
Name
|
Rating (current/max)
|
Games Played 2011
|
Year born
|
Sorial, Hanna
|
2285 / 2316
|
0 (12 in 2010)
|
1962
|
Elarbi, Abobker
|
2273 / 2372
|
0 (4 in 2008)
|
1973
|
Chahrani, Ibrahim
|
2243 / 2358
|
13 (20 in 2010)
|
1972
|
Ben Nasser, Khaled
|
2223 / 2288
|
6 (8 in 2010)
|
1971
|
Asabri, Hussien
|
2189 / 2326
|
5 (22 in 2010)
|
1967
|
Asabri, Hassan
|
2179 / 2247
|
12
|
1967
|
Gator, Mosab
|
2115 / 2132
|
24 (71 in 2010)
|
1990
|
Madi, Emad
|
2083 / 2112
|
11
|
1972
|
Elbaruni, Mohamed
|
2080 / 2080
|
0 (13 in 2010)
|
1980
|
Humrana, Mostafa
|
2058 / 2141
|
8 (5 in 2010)
|
1979
|
Alzayat, Ahmed
|
2042 / 2088
|
13 (14 in 2010)
|
1984
|
|
Sometimes it is not the size of a dog in a fight but the size of the fight in the dog. The
following countries have roughly the same population (or smaller) as Libya but many
grandmasters: Serbia (53); Israel (37); Bulgaria (34); Armenia (33); Georgia (25);
Azerbaijan (20); Denmark (10); Slovakia (10); Latvia (9); Lithuania (8); Montenegro (6);
Finland (5) and Estonia (5).
The status of chess in Libya. One acquires FIDE ratings by playing in official
tournaments anywhere on the global and winning. A rating of 2700 and above
is world-class (top 50 on Planet Earth) and achieving 2600 requires a great
deal of time and work. The top rated players in Libya