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Zozek Salah Mohammed
FM🇮🇶FIDE 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
Apr 2017 · age 31
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · IRQ players · of 414
National top 5 since May 2025
National top 5 since May 2025
Career timeline
21 entries2026
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
Evolution
+34
2205 → 2239
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
26.5/ 3575.7%
23W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsHayder Jawad Mubarak Ameer1,959·Iraqi Final Tournament for open - First stage - 2025·R2·-16.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #15 | 2216 | +4.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 8.5/11 | #1 | 2319 | +32.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #9 | 2086 | -22.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 8.5/9 | #1 | 2402 | +20.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAkar Ali Salih SalihFM
🇮🇶IRQ·2165
+7 −9 =22
38 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAli Layth Ahmed AlothmanFM
🇮🇶IRQ·2214
+9 −5 =20
34 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHussein Ali Hussein Al-AliIM
🇮🇶IRQ·2147
+5 −5 =22
32 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNamir Mohammed Ismael IsmaelCM
🇮🇶IRQ·2017
+11 −6 =15
32 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsAhmed Abdulsattar A AbdulwahhabFM
🇮🇶IRQ·2098
+7 −11 =13
31 games·last met Oct 2023
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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
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