Ali Ayman
Ali Ayman, known across the chess board as RisingAA, is a player who treats the clock like a suggestion and the board like a playground. Since his first recorded games in December 2020, he has played over 20,000 rated battles, climbed from a starting blitz rating of 639 to elite territory, and collected enough rivalries to fill a small tournament hall.
From Improvising to Imposing
Ali's growth has been anything but calm. In late 2020 he hovered near 1200 in blitz, but within two years he was trading blows above 2300. By 2026 he reached a career blitz peak of 2812 (2026-08-11), with bullet chess peaking even higher at 2869 (2026-07-25).
The chart shows a player who refuses to plateau. His longest winning streak is 15 games, while his longest losing streak is 17. Ali likes to keep the universe in balance, even when the universe is punching him.
An Opening Laboratory
Ali's repertoire is a beautiful mess. With white he favors the King's Indian Attack and the Colle family. With black he happily enters the Sicilian Defense, the Alekhine Defense, and the Ruy Lopez. He has also tried the Amazon Attack, the Amar Gambit, and the Blackburne Shilling Gambit, which suggests he trusts his instincts more than his opening book.
His opening results are a mix of solid scores and glorious experiments. Some lines work beautifully, others burn brightly and fade, but the games are never boring.
Rivalries and Endurance
No profile of RisingAA would be complete without Basheer Alqudaimi, his most played rival. The pair have faced each other 128 times, with alqudaimi taking 70 wins to Ali's 51. Ali also has deep histories with Anselm Wagner, Aryan Achuthan, and chess_mathics, making the rating ladder feel like a small town.
His preferred time control is Daily chess. Despite that patient label, he has only played 27 Daily games, winning 15 and losing 9, while reaching a Daily peak of 2533. It seems Ali can play slowly when he wants to, but he rarely wants to.
The Grind and the Glory
Ali wins just under 50 percent of his white games and around 45.5 percent of his black games. His comeback rate is 85.33 percent, so losing a piece does not mean losing the game. His early resignation rate is low, and his best time of day is 07:00, which suggests he is either an early bird or simply has not slept yet.
Whatever the hour, confronting RisingAA means preparing for a long, stubborn, and occasionally ridiculous fight. That is the whole point.