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Kashush, H. Abdul Kareem
CM🇮🇶FIDE 4800311· Male· Iraq· Born in 1959
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H. Abdul Kareem Kashush, a 67-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1819. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd taj academy international chees tournament, Baghdad Golden Standard Chess Tournament 2026, and Iraqi Final Tournament for open - First stage - 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 50th Khanzad International Chess Tournament-Rapid-2025) and 1 blitz events (including Asian Seniors Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2180 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2001); he also reached #11 nationally in May 2021.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 66).
Current rating
1819
Standard
Rpd1935·Blz2010
All-time high
2180
−361 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 42
Jan 2001 · age 42
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#70,455
#70,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 66
Apr 2025
5th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1867
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
1743 → 1867
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 65
Jan 2024
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Oct 2021
1st 60-65 player nationally
at age 62 · rated 2170
Sep 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-30
1849 → 1819
Tournaments
6
54 games
Score
23/ 5442.6%
23W12D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #8 | 2138 | +14.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #9 | 1899 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/5 | #49 | 1783 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #42 | 2022 | -13.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #13 | 1935 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #37 | 1976 | -23.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAli Firas Qassim
🇮🇶IRQ·2079
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSaeed Abbas Kadhim
🇮🇶IRQ·1943
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDhari Satea Saeed Al-Turaihi
🇮🇶IRQ·1786
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsMohamed Edan Ameen
🇮🇶IRQ·1990
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsQassim Abbas Firas
🇮🇶IRQ·1932
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Iraq
#111
out of 719 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,547
in continent
World
#70,454
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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