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Al-Khelaifi, Salama
WFM🇶🇦FIDE 12100048· Female· Qatar· Born in 1991
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Salama Al-Khelaifi, a 35-year-old Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1832 — just 8 short of her peak of 1840 (Mar 2024, age 33). She plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 12 months (2012–2013), 59 months (2014–2019), 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 12 months (2022–2023) and 21 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: QATAR CUP Tournament 2025 - Women Section. She reached #2 nationally in Sep 2020 and has been in top 3 for 31 months and counting.
Awarded WFM in 2008 (age 17). At junior level, she reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1832
Standard
Rpd1796·Blz1799
All-time high
1840
−8 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 33
Mar 2024 · age 33
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#66,579
#66,579 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 3 since Sep 2023
National top 3 since Sep 2023
Career timeline
18 entries2026
31 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 22 months · since Jul 2020
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+101 Elo)
1739 → 1840
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 33
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1840
at age 33 · −8 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1733 → returned at 1832
Dec 2023
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1739 → returned at 1733
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1840 → 1832
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 1994 | -8.2 |
Rankings
/
Qatar
#3
out of 30 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,986
in continent
World
#66,579
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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