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Taleb, Salem Hatam
🇮🇶FIDE 4800958· Male· Iraq· Born in 1963
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Salem Hatam Taleb, a 63-year-old player, is rated 1969. He has fluctuated between 1948 and 2000 over the past 2 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Baghdad Golden Standard Chess Tournament 2026, 4th Iraq Championship (zone1) 2025, and The first international diamond chess tournament for Al-Hadaf Club. Also played 1 rapid event (including The 10th Al-Hadaf Club International Rapid Chess Championship) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2002), 17 months (2003–2004), 23 months (2006–2008) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2149 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2006); he also reached #16 nationally in Oct 2021.
Current rating
1969
Standard
Rpd1929·Blz1975
All-time high
2149
−180 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 43
Jul 2006 · age 43
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,876
#32,876 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+74 Elo)
1915 → 1989
Oct 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1989 → returned at 1985
Sep 2024
500 career games
at age 61
Sep 2024
1st 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 2000
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 61
Aug 2024
2022
4th 55-60 player nationally
at age 59 · rated 2122
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
1989 → 1969
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
15.5/ 2464.6%
15W1D8L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsNaama Lafta Esam1,879·The first international diamond chess tournament for Al-Hadaf Club·R2·+7.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2032 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/8 | #15 | 1800 | -37.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/7 | #5 | 1956 | -4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNaama Lafta Esam
🇮🇶IRQ·1850
+8 −3 =6
17 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDhari Satea Saeed Al-Turaihi
🇮🇶IRQ·1786
+9 −6 =2
17 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSabah Nori RabeeaFM
🇮🇶IRQ·2082
+8 −5 =3
16 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsSaeed Abbas Kadhim
🇮🇶IRQ·1943
+6 −5 =2
13 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsRAMZI KHAZAAL AHMED AL - DAHWI
🇮🇶IRQ·1933
+7 −3 =1
11 games·last met Feb 2019
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Rankings
/
Iraq
#32
out of 719 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,990
in continent
World
#32,875
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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