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Nafia, Saddam Kadhim
🇮🇶FIDE 4801415· Male· Iraq· Born in 1969
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Saddam Kadhim Nafia, a 57-year-old player, is rated 1834. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 22-month break between Dec 2017 and Nov 2019. Recent appearance: 4th Iraq Championship (zone5) 2025. Also played 7 rapid (including 5th Erbil International Rapid Chess tournament-2025) and 1 blitz events (including Asian Seniors Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2103 was reached at age 40 (Jul 2009, #46 nationally at the time).
Previously known as Nafia Saddam Kadhim (until Feb 2017).
Current rating
1834
Standard
Rpd1828·Blz1878
All-time high
2103
−269 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 40
Jul 2009 · age 40
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#66,011
#66,011 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
11th 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1856
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1762 → 1852
Aug 2024
2020
8th 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 1869
Oct 2020
2017
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1876 → returned at 1869
Dec 2017
Renamed to Nafia,Saddam Kadhim
at age 48
Feb 2017
2016
17th 45-50 player nationally
at age 47 · rated 1951
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
1856 → 1834
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
3W2D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #9 | 1826 | -22.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsQader Hasan Esmat
🇮🇶IRQ·1671
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMohammed Tareq Abbood Al-Latoof
🇮🇶IRQ·1909
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsSalem Hatam Taleb
🇮🇶IRQ·1969
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsAdham Tawfeeq Mazin
🇮🇶IRQ·1783
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vschiya mder hamad
🇮🇶IRQ·1998
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Iraq
#98
out of 719 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,917
in continent
World
#66,010
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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