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Al Mashikhi, Salim Aliyan
FM🇴🇲FIDE 22000046· Male· Oman· Born in 1985
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Salim Aliyan Al Mashikhi, a 41-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 1968. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open B and 8th Oman Club Chess Championship 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 5 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 16 months (2016–2018) and 49 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2119 was reached at age 33 (Nov 2018); he also reached #1 nationally in May 2014 and spent 58 months as #1, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years.
Previously known as Salim Aliyan Al Mashikhi (until May 2015). Awarded FM in 2016 (age 31).
Current rating
1968
Standard
Rpd2033·Blz2060
All-time high
2119
−151 pts below
Nov 2018 · age 33
Nov 2018 · age 33
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,084
#33,084 · players worldwide · of 216,808
58 months in #1 nationally (2014–2024)
58 months in #1 nationally (2014–2024)
Career timeline
17 entries2026
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1968
May 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 39
Nov 2024
58 months in National #1
longest streak 44 months · since May 2014
Oct 2024
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 33
Nov 2018
All-time peak 2119
at age 33 · −151 from today
Nov 2018
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 2119 → returned at 2080
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+17
1951 → 1968
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
13/ 1776.5%
11W4D2L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMohammed Khalfan Al Saidi1,885·Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open B·R7·+7.7
3.[W]vsJaafar Shlaka Saeed1,870·Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open B·R6·+7.3
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsAsim Ali ElobeidCM1,929·Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open B·R9·-11.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/9 | #5 | 2020 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/8 | #11 | 1943 | +1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHassan Al Kathiri
🇴🇲OMA·1760
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAbdislam Al Masheki
🇴🇲OMA·1795
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAli Shamas Salim IssaCM
🇴🇲OMA·1827
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsMana Al KathiriCM
🇴🇲OMA·1896
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsSaid Issa Shimas
🇴🇲OMA·1693
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Oman
#2
out of 291 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,024
in continent
World
#33,084
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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