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Ares, Saber Majeed
🇮🇶FIDE 4802543· Male· Iraq· Born in 1972
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Saber Majeed Ares, a 54-year-old player, is rated 1926. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 15 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: 4th Iraq Championship (zone2) 2025 and Sulaymaniyah Cup Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including 1st Dr.Bakhtiyars International Chess Tournament-Rapid-2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2008), 18 months (2016–2018) and 18 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2156 was reached at age 33 (Jan 2005); he also reached #19 nationally in Mar 2024.
Current rating
1926
Standard
Rpd2012·Blz2063
All-time high
2156
−230 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 33
Jan 2005 · age 33
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,867
#41,867 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Peak national rank: #19
at age 52 · rated 2031
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2031 → returned at 1974
Aug 2023
5th 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 2072
Jan 2023
2022
3rd 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 2065
Jun 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 47
Aug 2019
2016
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2057 → returned at 2043
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
1943 → 1926
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
12/ 1866.7%
10W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/8 | #8 | 1954 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/8 | #7 | 2040 | -1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZozek Salah MohammedFM
🇮🇶IRQ·2239
+2 −7 =6
15 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsHamid Abdullah Rawand
🇮🇶IRQ·1978
+2 −3 =8
13 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsAziz Meran Kameran
🇮🇶IRQ·1885
+4 −5 =2
11 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsJaza Jamal AhmedIM
🇮🇶IRQ·2115
+4 −5 =2
11 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsNasir Jamal Rebaz
🇮🇶IRQ·2030
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Iraq
#43
out of 719 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,950
in continent
World
#41,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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