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MOHAMMED ABDULLAH SALEH MERZA
🇮🇶FIDE 4801261· Male· Iraq· Born in 1973
Mohammed Abdullah Saleh Merza, a 53-year-old player. currently rated 1966 in Standard, career peak of 2127 (Jan 2001). He had 6 career breaks: 65 months (2001–2006), 17 months (2007–2008), 24 months (2013–2015), 12 months (2015–2017), 42 months (2019–2022), 17 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1966
Standard
Rpd1992·Blz—
All-time high
2127
−161 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 28
Jan 2001 · age 28
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#34
in Iraq · of 402
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1966 → returned at 1966
Mar 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #32
at age 50 · rated 1975
Feb 2023
2019
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
1972 → 2025
Mar 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Mar 2019
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 2025 → returned at 1975
Mar 2019
2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1990 → returned at 1996
Dec 2015
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
0
1966 → 1966
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Iraq
#34
out of 700 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,747
in continent
World
#33,568
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Iraq
Asia-Pacific
World
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