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Saleem, Sawsan Ismail
🇸🇦FIDE 21503648· Female· Saudi Arabia· Born in 2002
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Sawsan Ismail Saleem, a 24-year-old player, is rated 1811. She plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2022–2024). Recent appearances: Saudi Arabia Chess Championship 2025 - Women and Central Region Chess Qualification Tournament 2025 - Women. Also played 1 rapid event (including Riyadh Women Rapid Chess Promotional Tournament (2nd)) recently. Her peak of 1892 was reached at age 18 (Mar 2020); she also reached #8 nationally in Dec 2021.
At junior level, she reached #2 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1811
Standard
Rpd1732·Blz—
All-time high
1892
−81 pts below
Mar 2020 · age 18
Mar 2020 · age 18
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#72,897
#72,897 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
1856 → 1891
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1856 → returned at 1819
Dec 2022
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1892
Feb 2022
2021
Peak national rank: #8
at age 19 · rated 1892
Dec 2021
2020
2nd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1892
Oct 2020
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-41
1852 → 1811
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
8W0D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsAdeem Mohammed Al-Dosari1,817·Central Region Chess Qualification Tournament 2025 - Women·R5·-21.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/1 | #16 | 2565 | -26.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 1956 | -15.2 |
Rankings
/
Saudi Arabia
#35
out of 382 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,861
in continent
World
#72,896
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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