Mohamad Al-Modiahki
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Mohammed Ahmed Al-Modiahki (born June 1, 1974, Qatar
) is a chess Grandmaster. He was the first player in Qatar to earn the title of grandmaster, and is the country's best player. He was awarded the trophy of the Player of the Century within the Arab Countries.
Al-Modiahki has participated in nine Chess Olympiads in 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2006 with an outstanding overall record of (+60,=28,-21 ). At the 32nd Chess Olympiad
in 1996 and he won the gold medal for his individual performance on the first board, scoring 8/10. A performance which he repeated at the 33rd Chess Olympiad
in 1998, this time with 7.5/8. In 1994 and 2002, his individual performance earned him the bronze medal.
He played four times in the knock out stages of the FIDE World Chess Championships
in Las Vegas (1999), New Delhi (2000), Moscow (2001) and Libya 2004.
He won the Arab Chess Championship
on four occasions: in 1994, 1997, 2000 and 2002 (shared with Hichem Hamdouchi
). Other victories include the Agadir
Open in Morocco
, Andorra Open (1999), the open tournament in Tunis
(1997) and shared first places at the Goodricke Open in India
(1995) and Benasque Open in Spain
(1997).
In 2001 he married Grandmaster Zhu Chen
, who now also plays for Qatar. In October 2003, he achieved his maximum FIDE rating of 2588. On the January 2009 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2580.
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
) is a chess Grandmaster. He was the first player in Qatar to earn the title of grandmaster, and is the country's best player. He was awarded the trophy of the Player of the Century within the Arab Countries.
Al-Modiahki has participated in nine Chess Olympiads in 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2006 with an outstanding overall record of (+60,=28,-21 ). At the 32nd Chess Olympiad
32nd Chess Olympiad
The 32nd Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, took place between September 15 and October 2, 1996, in Yerevan, Armenia.- Chess competition :...
in 1996 and he won the gold medal for his individual performance on the first board, scoring 8/10. A performance which he repeated at the 33rd Chess Olympiad
33rd Chess Olympiad
The 33rd Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, took place between September 26 and October 13, 1998, in Elista, Kalmykia, . In the open tournament there were 110 teams, and in the women's, 72 teams.-Chess City:The...
in 1998, this time with 7.5/8. In 1994 and 2002, his individual performance earned him the bronze medal.
He played four times in the knock out stages of the FIDE World Chess Championships
FIDE World Chess Championships 1998-2004
The FIDE World Chess Championships 1998–2004 all followed a similar format, radically different from previous World Chess Championship events. Previous events had had long qualifying cycles, spread over more than a year, culminating in a long match between the incumbent champion and a challenger...
in Las Vegas (1999), New Delhi (2000), Moscow (2001) and Libya 2004.
He won the Arab Chess Championship
Arab Chess Championship
-Winners:-References:* Winners of the 1984 edition * Results 1999 from arabicnews.com * Results 2001 from tunishebdo.com * Homepage of the 2002 edition: * Results from TWIC: , , , , * Results 2006 from chess-results.com * Hichem Hamdouchi biography...
on four occasions: in 1994, 1997, 2000 and 2002 (shared with Hichem Hamdouchi
Hichem Hamdouchi
Hichem Hamdouchi is currently the strongest Moroccan chess player and one of the leading African grandmasters....
). Other victories include the Agadir
Agadir
Agadir is a major city in southwest Morocco, capital of the Agadir province and the Sous-Massa-Draa economic region .-Etymology:...
Open in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, Andorra Open (1999), the open tournament in Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
(1997) and shared first places at the Goodricke Open in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(1995) and Benasque Open in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
(1997).
In 2001 he married Grandmaster Zhu Chen
Zhu Chen
Zhu Chen is a chess Grandmaster. In 2001, she became China's second women's world chess champion after Xie Jun, and China's 13th Grandmaster.She today plays for Qatar.-Biography:...
, who now also plays for Qatar. In October 2003, he achieved his maximum FIDE rating of 2588. On the January 2009 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2580.