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Salama, Taher
🇵🇸FIDE 11502231· Male· Palestine· Born in 1990
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Taher Salama, a 36-year-old player, is rated 1873 — just 8 short of his peak of 1881 (Mar 2020, age 30). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Palestinian Clubs Chess Championship 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including The Hajj Ahmad Karsou Memorial Chess Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Rawabi Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached #21 nationally in Mar 2020.
Current rating
1873
Standard
Rpd1889·Blz1899
All-time high
1881
−8 pts below
Mar 2020 · age 30
Mar 2020 · age 30
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#55,026
#55,026 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 34
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 32
Oct 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1854 → returned at 1821
Apr 2020
Peak national rank: #21
at age 30 · rated 1881
Mar 2020
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
1782 → 1881
Mar 2020
All-time peak 1881
at age 30 · −8 from today
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+26
1847 → 1873
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5.5/ 778.6%
5W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/6 | #11 | 2243 | +26.0 |
Rankings
/
Palestine
#23
out of 217 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,523
in continent
World
#55,026
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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