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Salameh, Samer
🇵🇸FIDE 11504196· Male· Palestine· Born in 1993
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Samer Salameh, a 33-year-old player, is rated 1932 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 25 months (2016–2018), 19 months (2021–2023) and 19 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Palestinian Clubs Chess Championship 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including Nablus Rapid Chess tournament 2026) recently. He reached #13 nationally in Feb 2026.
Current rating
1932
Standard
Rpd1880·Blz1853
All-time high
1932
at best
Sep 2025 · age 32
Sep 2025 · age 32
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#40,527
#40,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Peak national rank: #13
at age 33 · rated 1932
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 1932
at age 32
Sep 2025
2023
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1807 → returned at 1917
Jul 2023
2021
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1838 → returned at 1807
Nov 2021
2020
Best 12-month gain (+50 Elo)
1777 → 1827
May 2020
Re-crossed 1800
at age 27
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+15
1917 → 1932
Tournaments
1
17 games
Score
7/ 1741.2%
13W0D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/6 | #7 | 2551 | +15.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAhmad Alazzah
🇵🇸PLE·1784
+6 −3 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsBaha MiswadahCM
🇵🇸PLE·1971
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsKamal Siouri
🇵🇸PLE·1788
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsHammad Bilal
🇵🇸PLE·1851
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsTaher Salama
🇵🇸PLE·1873
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2026
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Rankings
/
Palestine
#13
out of 227 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,801
in continent
World
#40,526
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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Palestine
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