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Abubaker Abdalsalam
FM🇸🇩INACTIVE · since October 2023FIDE 12200875· Male· Sudan· Born in 1982
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Abubaker Abdalsalam, a 44-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2159 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays around 20 rated games per year and took a 12-month break between Oct 2016 and Nov 2017. Also played 9 rapid (including Jeddah Chess Season 2025) and 1 blitz events (including The International Chess Championship) recently. His peak of 2264 was reached at age 36 (Jul 2018); he also reached #1 nationally in Jul 2016 and spent 73 months as #1, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Previously known as Abubaker Tagelsir (until Jun 2024). Awarded FM in 2013 (age 31).
Current rating
2159
Standard
Rpd2137·Blz2113
All-time high
2264
−105 pts below
Jul 2018 · age 36
Jul 2018 · age 36
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,625 · players worldwide · of 216,808
73 months in #1 nationally (2016–2023)
73 months in #1 nationally (2016–2023)
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Renamed to Abubaker Abdalsalam
at age 42
Jun 2024
2023
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2159 → still inactive
Oct 2023
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 2204
Mar 2023
73 months in National #1
longest streak 35 months · since Jul 2016
Feb 2023
2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 38
Apr 2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 38
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2159 → 2159
Rankings
/
Sudan
#3
out of 102 players
Africa
#132
in continent
World
#10,204
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Sudan
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Africa
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World
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