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AL-ALI, Sally Abbas Abdulzahra
WFM🇮🇶FIDE 4804929· Female· Iraq· Born in 2001
Follow Sally Abbas Abdulzahra AL-ALITrack her monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Sally Abbas Abdulzahra Al-Ali, a 25-year-old Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1893. She has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent appearances: Basra International Championship 2026 and IRQ FINAL FOR WOMAN 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 1st Al-Raseel club championship international - Rapid-2025) and 1 blitz events (including IRAQ INTERNATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025(Blitz)OPEN) recently. Her peak of 1979 was reached at age 18 (Aug 2019); she also reached #43 nationally in Jan 2025.
Previously known as Sali Abbas Abdulzahra (until Jul 2016). Awarded WFM in 2012 (age 11). At junior level, she reached #3, #1, #3, #4 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1893
Standard
Rpd1897·Blz1879
All-time high
1979
−86 pts below
Aug 2019 · age 18
Aug 2019 · age 18
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#49,851
#49,851 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
Peak national rank: #43
at age 24 · rated 1955
Jan 2025
2020
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1911
Oct 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
2019
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1979
Aug 2019
Best 12-month gain (+245 Elo)
1734 → 1979
Aug 2019
All-time peak 1979
at age 18 · −86 from today
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-64
1957 → 1893
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
11.5/ 2057.5%
10W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/5 | #13 | 2574 | -29.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 6.5/11 | #5 | 1807 | -34.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYamama Asif Abdula Al-FayyadhWCM
🇮🇶IRQ·1838
+11 −3 =9
23 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsKAREEN KAMAL JALALADIN ALBARBARIWFM
🇮🇶IRQ·1826
+8 −7 =4
19 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsZainab Asif Abdulah Al-Fayyadh
🇮🇶IRQ·1771
+8 −5 =4
17 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsSara Masood AbdullahWCM
🇮🇶IRQ·1805
+12 −1 =3
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSabah Noori Widad
🇮🇶IRQ·1756
+8 −0 =2
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Iraq
#54
out of 719 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,873
in continent
World
#49,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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