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Morocco Best chess players in Morocco

Official FIDE ratings, updated monthly.

Active playersActive
1,224
GrandmastersGM
1
International MastersIM
9
Woman GrandmastersWGM
0
  1. 1 GM Hicham Hamdouchi MoroccoMorocco 2492 New
  2. 2 IM Ilyass Msellek MoroccoMorocco 2419 New
  3. 3 IM Mokhliss El Adnani MoroccoMorocco 2406 New
Best chess players in Morocco, Standard, Open
RankPlayerRatingChangeGamesBorn
1 GM Hicham Hamdouchi MoroccoMorocco2492NewNew·1972
2 IM Ilyass Msellek MoroccoMorocco2419NewNew91998
3 IM Mokhliss El Adnani MoroccoMorocco2406NewNew91983
4 IM Ismael Karim MoroccoMorocco2341NewNew111985
5 FM Jacques Elbilia MoroccoMorocco2341NewNew·1971
6 FM Adel Choukri MoroccoMorocco2303NewNew·1991
7 IM Mohamed Tissir MoroccoMorocco2300NewNew·1976
8 FM Yasser Hadj Kholti MoroccoMorocco2294NewNew82002
9 IM Abdelaziz Onkoud MoroccoMorocco2287NewNew·1972
10 FM Mohamed-Mehdi Aithmidou MoroccoMorocco2256NewNew21990
11 CM Yassine Sentissi MoroccoMorocco2254NewNew91998
12 CM Khalil Nafri MoroccoMorocco2230NewNew·1987
13 FM Nassim Zrikem MoroccoMorocco2228NewNew82002
14 CM Razzouki Marouane Filali MoroccoMorocco2226NewNew·1993
15 FM Samir Bentefrit MoroccoMorocco2207NewNew·1962
16 FM Abdelkarim Zair MoroccoMorocco2201NewNew·1969
17 Saad Rian MoroccoMorocco2117NewNew71993
18 CM Mouhcine Benaddi MoroccoMorocco2107NewNew81979
19 CM AitHmidou Abdellah MoroccoMorocco2104NewNew·1957
20 FAYCAL BENJELLOUN MoroccoMorocco2103NewNew92010
21 Tarik Anwoir MoroccoMorocco2101NewNew·1977
22 CM Khalid Becham MoroccoMorocco2099NewNew·1985
23 Lissandine Akhrof MoroccoMorocco2089NewNew71973
24 Issa Boukili MoroccoMorocco2089NewNew·1998
25 CM Noureddine Messala MoroccoMorocco2086NewNew·1990
26 Nidal Ghanoui MoroccoMorocco2086NewNew·2000
27 FM Oussama Bouhaddoun MoroccoMorocco2080NewNew·1979
28 Abdelaziz Mounib MoroccoMorocco2080NewNew91962
29 Soufiane Razzaq MoroccoMorocco2075NewNew·1976
30 Aimen Guedira MoroccoMorocco2071NewNew·1995
31 Abdelbaki En-nhiri MoroccoMorocco2070NewNew11995
32 MOUMNI ABDELLAH MoroccoMorocco2069NewNew·1983
33 Rachid Fahli MoroccoMorocco2065NewNew·1972
34 FM Mehdi Pierre Ouakhir MoroccoMorocco2059NewNew51985
35 MANOUZI HOUCINE MoroccoMorocco2051NewNew·1994
36 MHAND MOHAMMED MoroccoMorocco2049NewNew·1994
37 Mohsine El Farihi MoroccoMorocco2046NewNew·1976
38 Anass Ouazri MoroccoMorocco2046NewNew·1997
39 Mourad Metioui MoroccoMorocco2044NewNew91967
40 Abdessadek Maalla MoroccoMorocco2043NewNew1·
41 Mohamed Lamrabet MoroccoMorocco2043NewNew·1972
42 Abdeslam Zarkik MoroccoMorocco2042NewNew·1981
43 Abdelhadi Aassim MoroccoMorocco2038NewNew·1990
44 CM Achraf Hadj Khoulti MoroccoMorocco2036NewNew·1990
45 Hamdouchi Adam MoroccoMorocco2036NewNew·2011
46 Khaled El Amari MoroccoMorocco2035NewNew·1959
47 Mohamed Mhamdi Alaoui MoroccoMorocco2034NewNew·1990
48 Fahd El Amrani MoroccoMorocco2033NewNew·2008
49 Nassim El Kaddaoui MoroccoMorocco2030NewNew·2003
50 Saad Bennis MoroccoMorocco2022NewNew92010

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Questions

There are 1,224 active FIDE rated players in Morocco, one of them a grandmaster. The highest rated is GM Hicham Hamdouchi with 2492 in standard chess.

Who is the best chess player in Morocco?

GM Hicham Hamdouchi, rated 2492 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How many grandmasters are there in Morocco?

The FIDE list of November 2026 has one grandmaster in Morocco.

Who is the highest rated woman in Morocco?

Maryam Boubrik, rated 1914 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

Who is the highest rated junior in Morocco?

FAYCAL BENJELLOUN, rated 2103 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How often are FIDE ratings updated?

FIDE publishes a new rating list on the first day of every month. This page shows the list of November 2026. These are not live ratings.

Source: FIDE rating list of November 2026, 800,240 rated players. Last updated November 15, 2026.