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Saeed, Jaafar Shlaka
🇮🇶FIDE 4802942· Male· Iraq· Born in 1958
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Jaafar Shlaka Saeed, a 68-year-old player, is rated 1859. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 23 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open B, Iraqi Final Tournament for open - First stage - 2025, and 4th Iraq Championship (zone4) 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Dhi Qar Marthon championship International - Rapid -2026) and 1 blitz events (including Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz) recently. He took a 16-month break between Nov 2014 and Apr 2016. His peak of 2005 was reached at age 51 (Jul 2009); he also reached #50 nationally in Jul 2016.
Previously known as Jaefer Shlaga (until Jun 2022).
Current rating
1859
Standard
Rpd1890·Blz1857
All-time high
2005
−146 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 51
Jul 2009 · age 51
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#58,893
#58,893 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
5th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1911
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1821 → 1911
Apr 2024
2022
Renamed to Saeed, Jaafar Shlaka
at age 64
Jun 2022
2019
4th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1895
Apr 2019
2016
Peak national rank: #50
at age 58 · rated 2002
Jul 2016
2014
7th 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 2004
Nov 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1878 → 1859
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
18.5/ 3356.1%
16W5D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNamir Mohammed Ismael IsmaelCM1,987·Iraqi Final Tournament for open - First stage - 2025·R4·+13.2
3.[W]vsSinan Younus Abdulrazzaq AbaejiCM1,957·Iraqi Final Tournament for open - First stage - 2025·R6·+12.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAbdul Malik Al Sabti1,726·Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open B·R8·-13.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #33 | 1814 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #31 | 1882 | +4.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #6 | 1858 | -21.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #30 | 2213 | +8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHasnein Fadhil Nasir
🇮🇶IRQ·1879
+7 −3 =0
10 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsMohammed Ali MahdiAl-KinaniCM
🇮🇶IRQ·1963
+4 −5 =0
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsNaser Issa Jabbar
🇮🇶IRQ·1914
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsZaid Alaa ChasebCM
🇮🇶IRQ·2027
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAmeer Gated Abdul
🇮🇶IRQ·1770
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Iraq
#75
out of 719 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,002
in continent
World
#58,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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