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Salem, Abdarahim
🇱🇾FIDE 14322200· Male· Libya· Born in 1989
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Abdarahim Salem, a 37-year-old player, is rated 1869 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B). He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2017–2018) and 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). He reached #3 nationally in Oct 2017.
Competes for Libya since Jan 2021.
Current rating
1869
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1869
at best
Jun 2026 · age 37
Jun 2026 · age 37
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#56,100
#56,100 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1869
at age 37
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+172 Elo)
1634 → 1806
Feb 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 36
Feb 2025
100 career games
at age 36
Feb 2025
2021
Switched federation: RSA → LBA
at age 32
Jan 2021
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+47
1822 → 1869
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
13/ 1968.4%
12W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 1945 | +25.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 6.5/10 | #11 | 1893 | +20.6 |
Rankings
/
Libya
#64
out of 290 players
Africa
#1,732
in continent
World
#56,099
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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