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Damaj, Mohammed

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FIDEFIDE 11501731· Male· Palestine· Born in 2001

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Mohammed Damaj, a 25-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2119 — his current career high and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 18 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: FIDE World Cup 2025 and Palestinian Clubs Chess Championship 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 26 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included), 22 months (2021–2023) and 12 months (2023–2024). He reached #1 nationally in Oct 2025 and has been in top 3 for 33 months and counting.

Previously known as Mohamed Allam (until Oct 2025). Awarded CM in 2018 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2119

Standard

Rpd2119·Blz2097

All-time high

2119

at best
Dec 2025 · age 24

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,697 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 3 since Sep 2025

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
33 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 22 months · since Mar 2019
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 2119
at age 24
Dec 2025
Peak national rank: #1
at age 24 · rated 2112
Oct 2025
Renamed to Damaj, Mohammed
at age 24
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 2100
at age 23
Dec 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2053 → returned at 2080
Sep 2023

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Palestinian Clubs Chess Championship 2025
perf 2179 (+67) · 7/8 · #2
Top opponent
vs Nils GrandeliusGM 2,661
FIDE World Cup 2025 · Nov 2025 · +9.2 Elo
Evolution
+19
2100 → 2119
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
7.5/ 1075.0%
6W3D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsNils GrandeliusGM2,661·FIDE World Cup 2025·R1·-0.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE World Cup 2025
Knockout
Nov 20250.5/2R2562470+6.8
Palestinian Clubs Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20257/8#22179+12.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsMohammed SederFM
🇵🇸PLE·2146
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsTaher Salama
🇵🇸PLE·1873
+3 −0 =5
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsBaha MiswadahCM
🇵🇸PLE·1971
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsAhmad Alazzah
🇵🇸PLE·1784
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsAttallah TamraFM
🇵🇸PLE·1962
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings

/
Palestine
#2
out of 217 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,939
in continent
World
#13,697
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Palestine
1
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2,146
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3
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4
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2,085
5
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2,066
6
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2,046
7
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2,028
8
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1,971
9
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1,962
10
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1,951
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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9
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10
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1939🇵🇸Damaj, Mohammed2,119
World
1
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2
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3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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2,754
10
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