Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei waahanga - I wikitoria a Sebbar i te 2013 Moroccan Chess Championship, kua tohu i tana whenua i roto i te maha o nga Olympics chess, tae atu ki te 2004
me te 2014, ka takaro i te Ipu o te Ao Chess 2013, ka hinga i a Sergey Karjakin i te rauna tuatahi.