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Salih, Akar Ali Salih
FM🇮🇶FIDE 4800575· Male· Iraq· Born in 1990
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Akar Ali Salih Salih, a 36-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2165 and ranked 5th among IRQ players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Arab Clubs Chess Championship 2026, IRQ FINAL FOR MEN 2025, and Arab Men's Chess Championship 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including 5th Erbil International Rapid Chess tournament-2025) and 1 blitz events (including IRAQ INTERNATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025(Blitz)OPEN) recently. His peak of 2359 was reached at age 25 (May 2015); he also reached #2 nationally in Dec 2023 and spent 16 months in top 3.
Previously known as Ali Salih Akar (until Sep 2011). Awarded FM in 2011 (age 21) and CM in 2009 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2165
Standard
Rpd2079·Blz2147
All-time high
2359
−194 pts below
May 2015 · age 25
May 2015 · age 25
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · IRQ players · of 414
16 months in National top 3 (2020–2025)
16 months in National top 3 (2020–2025)
Career timeline
22 entries2025
16 months in national top 3
since May 2020
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 34
Nov 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #2
at age 33 · rated 2209
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 33
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 33
May 2023
2017
500 career games
at age 27
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-47
2212 → 2165
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
12/ 2646.2%
7W10D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/4 | #44 | 1936 | -21.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 6.5/11 | #4 | 2171 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #14 | 2119 | -18.0 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | R256 | 1828 | -3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZozek Salah MohammedFM
🇮🇶IRQ·2239
+9 −7 =22
38 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAli Layth Ahmed AlothmanFM
🇮🇶IRQ·2214
+5 −10 =16
31 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHussein Ali Hussein Al-AliIM
🇮🇶IRQ·2147
+6 −10 =12
28 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAhmed Abdulsattar A AbdulwahhabFM
🇮🇶IRQ·2098
+3 −11 =11
25 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsAli Ehsan AryanCM
🇮🇶IRQ·2173
+11 −3 =7
21 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Iraq
#5
out of 686 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,547
in continent
World
#10,225
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iraq
| 1 | 🇮🇶Follow Zozek Salah MohammedTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,239 |
| 2 | 🇮🇶Follow Ali Layth Ahmed AlothmanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,214 |
| 3 | 🇮🇶Follow Dhahir Habeeb MoazazTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,173 |
| 3 | 🇮🇶Follow Ali Ehsan AryanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,173 |
| 5 | 2,165 | |
| 6 | 🇮🇶Follow Hussein Ali Hussein Al-AliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,147 |
| 7 | 🇮🇶Follow Jaza Jamal AhmedTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,115 |
| 8 | 🇮🇶Follow ALI ZAIN Al ABDIN HAMEED AL-MUSAWITrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,105 |
| 9 | 🇮🇶Follow Sabah Nori RabeeaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,082 |
| 10 | 🇮🇶Follow Albadri SattarTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,074 |
Asia-Pacific
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 2 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 3 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
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| ... | ||
| 1547 | 2,165 | |
World
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| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
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| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 10225 | 2,165 | |