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Bilel Bellahcene
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Bilel Bellahcene

AlgeriaBorn 1998 (age 28)FIDE ID 696358

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2502

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Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 12 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense250%
Vienna Game1100%
Ruy Lopez150%
English Opening150%
Four Knights Game150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation10%

Vienna Game

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Vienna Gambit1100%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense150%

English Opening

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Four Knights Game

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Spanish Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Kalashnikov Variation150%
Moscow Variation10%

Catalan Opening

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%

Italian Game

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Paris Defense1100%

French Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
FIDE World Cup 20252 Nov 2025½/2−2−3
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20252½/5+3+4
Fujairah Global 202531 Aug 20251½/4−9−9
Arab Chess Championships 20249 Nov 2024½/100
Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 202428 Jul 20243/4+3+3

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMA. Camlar25 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252490
IMM. Shaikh26 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20242434
GMP. Vuppala28 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20242432
IMR. Shogdzhiev28 Aug 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252408

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMM. ShaikhLast 26 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20242200
GMN. HuschenbethLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252011
GMA. GiriLast 17 Oct 2023 · Qatar Masters 20231001
WIMSong YuxinLast 18 Oct 2023 · Qatar Masters 20231010
IMO. KiolbasaLast 21 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241010

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