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Damaj, Mohammed

CM🇵🇸

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 19 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 34 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

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 3 since Sep 2025

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
34 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 22 months · since Mar 2019
Jun 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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

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
3
19 games
Score
14/ 1973.7%
12W4D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAhmad Abdel Wahab2,029·Palestine Elite Championship 2026·R7·-12.5
2.[L]vsMohammed SederFM2,146·Palestine Elite Championship 2026·R5·-9.2
3.[L]vsNils GrandeliusGM2,661·FIDE World Cup 2025·R1·-0.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Palestine Elite Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Jun 20266.5/9#32029-6.8
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 −2 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsTaher Salama
🇵🇸PLE·1873
+4 −0 =5
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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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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vsNidal Ahmed
🇵🇸PLE·1802
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings

/
Palestine
#2
out of 227 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,940
in continent
World
#13,698
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Palestine
1
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2,146
22,119
3
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2,099
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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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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10
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2,731
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1940🇵🇸Damaj, Mohammed2,119
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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