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Zozek Salah Mohammed

Zozek Salah Mohammed

FM🇮🇶

FIDEFIDE 4803361· Male· Iraq· Born in 1986

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Zozek Salah Mohammed, a 40-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2239 and ranked 1st among IRQ players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Arab Clubs Chess Championship 2026, IRQ FINAL FOR MEN 2025, and Iraqi Final Tournament for open - First stage - 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including 5th Erbil International Rapid Chess tournament-2025) and 1 blitz events (including IRAQ INTERNATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025(Blitz)OPEN) recently. His peak of 2304 was reached at age 31 (Apr 2017); he also reached #1 nationally in Mar 2026 and has been in top 5 for 46 months and counting.

Previously known as Zozek Salah Mohammed Mohammed (until Jul 2024). Awarded FM in 2014 (age 28) and CM in 2010 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2239

Standard

Rpd2160·Blz2163

All-time high

2304

65 pts below
Apr 2017 · age 31

Activity

39

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#1

#1 · IRQ players · of 414
National top 5 since May 2025

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
46 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 13 months · since Feb 2017
May 2026
Peak national rank: #1
at age 40 · rated 2239
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 39
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 38
Nov 2024
Renamed to Zozek Salah Mohammed
at age 38
Jul 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 37
Jan 2023

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
4th Iraq Championship (zone2) 2025
perf 2402 (+177) · 8.5/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Omran Al HosaniIM 2,340
Arab Clubs Chess Championship 2026 · Jan 2026 · +12.8 Elo
Evolution
+34
22052239
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
26.5/ 3575.7%
23W7D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/7#152216+4.4
Round-Robin
Dec 20258.5/11#12319+32.0
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/8#92086-22.2
Open Swiss
Oct 20258.5/9#12402+20.4
Worst Elo result: Iraqi Final Tournament for open - First stage - 2025 (-22.2 Elo, finished #9).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Iraq
#1
out of 686 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,095
in continent
World
#6,293
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Iraq
12,239
2
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5
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6
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7
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8
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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5
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2,739
6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1095🇮🇶Zozek Salah Mohammed2,239
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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7
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9
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10
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