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Al Balushi, Salim
🇴🇲FIDE 22001824· Male· Oman· Born in 1971
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Salim Al Balushi, a 55-year-old player, is rated 1605. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 21 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th Oman Individual Chess Championship - Open - 2026, Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open B, and 1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships-Youth-Open. Also played 1 rapid (including QS International Rapid Chess Championship) and 1 blitz events (including Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2016–2017) and 26 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1651 was reached at age 53 (Aug 2024); he also reached #16 nationally in Feb 2016.
Current rating
1605
Standard
Rpd1694·Blz1584
All-time high
1651
−46 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 53
Aug 2024 · age 53
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#144,505
#144,505 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+253 Elo)
1359 → 1612
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1651
at age 53 · −46 from today
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 53
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 53
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 53
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 52
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
1617 → 1605
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
13.5/ 2946.6%
13W1D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/8 | #29 | 1619 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/6 | #119 | 1611 | -23.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #130 | 1749 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #28 | 1721 | +18.4 |
Worst Elo result: Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open B (-23.2 Elo, finished #119).
Rankings
/
Oman
#69
out of 291 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,231
in continent
World
#144,493
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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