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Esam, Naama Lafta
🇮🇶FIDE 4803779· Male· Iraq· Born in 1964
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Naama Lafta Esam, a 62-year-old player, is rated 1850. He has slipped back 61 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Babylon International Grand Championship 2026., 1st Taj Academy International Chess Championship 2026, and Baghdad Golden Standard Chess Tournament 2026. Also played 5 rapid (including 50th Khanzad International Chess Tournament-Rapid-2025) and 1 blitz events (including Asian Seniors Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He took a 26-month break between Apr 2007 and Jul 2009. His peak of 2072 was reached at age 45 (Jul 2009); he also reached #35 nationally in Jan 2023.
Current rating
1850
Standard
Rpd1860·Blz1865
All-time high
2072
−222 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 45
Jul 2009 · age 45
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#61,468
#61,468 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
500 career games
at age 61
May 2025
3rd 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1948
Feb 2025
2023
Peak national rank: #35
at age 59 · rated 1973
Jan 2023
8th 55-60 player nationally
at age 59 · rated 1973
Jan 2023
2018
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1921 → 2011
Mar 2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-61
1911 → 1850
Tournaments
7
62 games
Score
28.5/ 6246.0%
30W10D22L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsJwan Jamal M.A. Mohammed AmeenWCM1,885·Asian Seniors Chess Championships 2025 over 50·R2·+10.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBarakat Salim Samer1,670·The first international diamond chess tournament for Al-Hadaf Club·R5·-14.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #35 | 2076 | -13.8 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 3/8 | #7 | 1812 | -15.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #4 | 1922 | +17.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/4 | #37 | 2685 | +3.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #14 | 2172 | +3.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #25 | 2004 | -23.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/5 | #36 | 1777 | -31.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSalem Hatam Taleb
🇮🇶IRQ·1969
+3 −8 =6
17 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsLatif Hamid MohammedCM
🇮🇶IRQ·2011
+5 −7 =2
14 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsMohammed Ali MahdiAl-KinaniCM
🇮🇶IRQ·1963
+4 −9 =0
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSaeed Abbas Kadhim
🇮🇶IRQ·1943
+5 −7 =1
13 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDhari Satea Saeed Al-Turaihi
🇮🇶IRQ·1786
+3 −2 =7
12 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
Iraq
#86
out of 719 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,339
in continent
World
#61,467
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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