Fauzi Akram Dabat
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Fauzi Akram Dabat,
a Jordanian OTB chess player, opening book author, correspondence chess player, Stockfish active developer, and computer chess aficionado.
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OTB chess
He got his first rating in 2007 with a rating of 1957, reaching a peak rating of 2006 in the year 2015.[2]
Opening Books
In 2004, he started to create opening books for different GUI and formats, focusing mainly on the abk-Format of the Arena GUI, and CTG-Format [3].
In August 2015, Stockfish 6 by Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski and Tord Romstad topped of the SSDF ratinglist using the "Aggressive 1.3 by Fauzi.abk" opening book by Fauzi Akram Dabat [4] [5].
Fauzi's books proceeded to achieve impressive results also in the Sedat Chess Opening Books Tournaments. SCCT Book 56 Super, SCCT book Super League 5.
Correspondence chess
Fauzi, Jordan's strongest correspondence chess player, began competing in ICCF in 2019, earning the CCM title in 2021 and the IM title in 2025, reaching a peak rating of 2463.[6]
He is also the current two-time champion of the IECC Chess Championship, having won the title in the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 seasons. Click on "Championship Tournament" to view the champion of each season.[7]
Stockfish Development Contribution
Fauzi embarked on his journey as a Stockfish developer in 2016, when he ran his first test on Fishtest.[8] Since then, he has become one of the project’s most active and prolific contributors, with over 8,000 tests conducted and more than 150 commits merged into the engine, thanks to his significant contributions and expertise. [9] [10]
Instagram Chess & Art Page
Driven by his love for chess, Fauzi recently launched an Instagram page to showcase his own chess-inspired art. The page quickly gained traction, amassing over 3,000 followers. ChessTubeTree Instagram Chess & Art Page
External Links
- Commercial Opening Book Fauzi.abk by Fauzi Akram Dabat
- Commercial Opening Book Fauzi Aggressive.abk by Fauzi Akram Dabat
- Commercial Opening Book Fauzi.ctg by Fauzi Akram Dabat
- Commercial Opening Book Fauzi Turbo.ctg by Fauzi Akram Dabat
- Fauzi, Akram FIDE Chess Profile
- Fauzi, ICCF Profile
- Fauzi, fishtest page
- Fauzi, Github Stockfish repository
- ChessTubeTree, Instagram Chess & Art Page
References
- ↑ Fauzi, Akram FIDE Chess Profile
- ↑ Fauzi, Akram FIDE Chess Profile
- ↑ Fauzi's Opening Books by Fauzi Akram Dabat
- ↑ THE SSDF RATING LIST 2015-08-13 by Lars Sandin, CCC, August 13, 2015
- ↑ Comments to the Swedish Rating List 2/2015 by Lars Sandin, SSDF, August 13, 2015
- ↑ Fauzi, Akram ICCF Chess Profile
- ↑ Click on "Championship Tournament" to view the champion of each season.
- ↑ Fauzi, fishtest page
- ↑ Stockfish contributors
- ↑ Stockfish developer commits by Fauzi