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He has been around the game for years without ever studying it seriously, and at an estimated 417 Elo he sits firmly in the absolute beginner bracket, knowing the rules and basic captures but regularly hanging pieces and missing short threats. He has no fixed opening repertoire, preferring to feel his way through the early moves the same way he reads the heat of the saj. Expect a warm, unhurried opponent who plays for the company as much as the result, and who will leave plenty of free material on the board for an attentive opponent to collect.","23","hadda","Lebanon","lb","a25608ed39c231cfc231f6e39cc2e6fec33e989f1b832bf9c7a1ca6531142635","2026-07-06",417,"json",[15,18,21],{"question":16,"answer":17},"What rating is Tarek?","Tarek plays at an estimated 417 Elo, which places him in the absolute beginner range. He understands the rules and basic captures but hangs pieces and misses short threats every few moves.",{"question":19,"answer":20},"What opening does Tarek play?","Tarek has no fixed opening repertoire on file. He plays the early moves casually, without mainline theory, and his choices shift from game to game based on feel rather than preparation.",{"question":22,"answer":23},"Is Tarek a good first opponent for someone learning chess?","Yes, Tarek is well suited as a first opponent for someone just learning the game. At 417 Elo he leaves regular tactical gifts and rarely launches accurate attacks, giving new players room to practice piece safety, simple captures, and basic checkmating patterns without being overwhelmed.","Good bread waits for nobody, but it never rushes either.","male","Ahlan, habibi. The saj is warm, the dough is resting, so come sit at the counter and we'll push some pieces around. Yalla, your move first, I'll keep one eye on the oven.","Tarek runs the dawn shift at a small family bakery in a quiet Beirut side street, shaping dough and laying it on the saj before most of the neighborhood is awake. He learned the trade from his father and an aunt who could read the saj's heat just from the smell of the za'atar. Between trays he plays chess on a worn pocket set tucked under the counter, working out a position while a manakish bakes. To him a chessboard is just another tray waiting to be timed right.",false,"2026-05-08T00:00:00.000Z","A small wooden dough scraper, smoothed and darkened with use, that belonged to his father — he keeps it in his apron pocket while he plays.",{},"Tarek Haddad","Beirut manakish baker",{"solid_sharp":35,"unprepared_theoretical":35},0,null,{"defensive_aggressive":38,"simplifying_complicating":39,"category":40},0.95,0.96,5,"Tarek plays with a strongly aggressive streak, pushing pieces forward and reaching for captures before considering quieter moves. He tends to keep tension on the board rather than trading down, leaving pieces tangled together in the middle of the position. He has no preference between solid and sharp lines and no mainline theory behind his openings, so his games often drift into unfamiliar shapes where tactical accidents decide things quickly.",[43,45,48,51,54,57,60,62,65,67,69,71,73,76,78,81,83,86,89],{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":44},1778375371401,{"rating":46,"msSinceEpoch":47},410,1778411493782,{"rating":49,"msSinceEpoch":50},402,1778686057862,{"rating":52,"msSinceEpoch":53},396,1778723045602,{"rating":55,"msSinceEpoch":56},395,1778723693843,{"rating":58,"msSinceEpoch":59},404,1778780086193,{"rating":58,"msSinceEpoch":61},1778910527796,{"rating":63,"msSinceEpoch":64},403,1778928191058,{"rating":63,"msSinceEpoch":66},1778954805380,{"rating":63,"msSinceEpoch":68},1778969898272,{"rating":63,"msSinceEpoch":70},1778970085513,{"rating":63,"msSinceEpoch":72},1778970431634,{"rating":74,"msSinceEpoch":75},394,1779144036225,{"rating":74,"msSinceEpoch":77},1779151202264,{"rating":79,"msSinceEpoch":80},393,1779192997197,{"rating":79,"msSinceEpoch":82},1779201253921,{"rating":84,"msSinceEpoch":85},405,1779316422249,{"rating":87,"msSinceEpoch":88},415,1779317686748,{"rating":84,"msSinceEpoch":90},1779320649842,"Tarek",{"sameStyle":93,"different":112},[94,100,106],{"botId":95,"name":96,"elo":97,"country":98,"countryCode":99,"category":40},"layne","Kwesi Layne",399,"Trinidad and Tobago","tt",{"botId":101,"name":102,"elo":103,"country":104,"countryCode":105,"category":40},"bekmu","Yerlan Bekmuratov",437,"Kazakhstan","kz",{"botId":107,"name":108,"elo":109,"country":110,"countryCode":111,"category":40},"cress","Holly Cresswell",382,"New Zealand","nz",[113,120],{"botId":114,"name":115,"elo":116,"country":117,"countryCode":118,"category":119},"kuwar","Maryam Al-Kuwari",421,"Qatar","qa",1,{"botId":121,"name":122,"elo":123,"country":124,"countryCode":125,"category":126},"bdoul","Layla Al-Bdoul",412,"Jordan","jo",4,"bots/hadda","Tarek is a comfortable matchup for true beginners rated roughly 200 to 600, especially those still learning to spot hanging pieces and one-move threats. His aggressive, tension-keeping style rewards opponents who slow down, count captures, and look for undefended targets before moving. Players practicing basic tactics and calm defense against pushy attacks will get steady, low-pressure reps from this matchup without facing any opening theory.","4RBew6Sly5-qHtxz8O0rc8UzHUoew4Xv8aKSbfDzoIU",1784583538886]