Ahmad Al-Khatib is a Jordanian chess grandmaster.
| Ahmad Al-Khatib | |
|---|---|
| Country | Jordan |
| Born | April 28, 1995 (age 29) Madaba, Jordan |
| Title | Grandmaster (2023)[1] |
| Peak rating | 2382 (September 2023) |
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]
- ^ "Al Khatib Ahmad and Lina Nassr win Arab Chess Championship". FIDE. March 6, 2023.
- ^ "IM Ahmad Al Khatib wins 2023 Arab Chess Championship". March 18, 2023.
- ^ "B.01 FIDE Title Regulations effective from 1 July 2017", FIDE Handbook, FIDE, 13 September 2016, archived from the original on 26 July 2020, retrieved 13 December 2019
- ^ "23rd Dubai Open 2023 R5-6: Aravindh Chitambaram still in sole lead". June 2, 2023.
- Ahmad Al-Khatib rating card at FIDE