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Haitham, Karim Hussein
🇮🇶FIDE 4828909· Male· Iraq· Born in 1971
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Karim Hussein Haitham, a 55-year-old player, is rated 1816 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: Babylon International Grand Championship 2026. and The first international diamond chess tournament for Al-Hadaf Club. Also played 3 rapid (including Our security forces' victory in the rapid chess tournament2026) and 1 blitz events (including Sami Abbas International Blitz Chess tournament) recently. He took a 29-month break between Apr 2023 and Oct 2025.
Current rating
1816
Standard
Rpd1790·Blz1778
All-time high
1816
at best
Jun 2026 · age 55
Jun 2026 · age 55
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#71,384
#71,384 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
14th 50-55 player nationally
at age 55 · rated 1816
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 55
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1816
at age 55
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+117 Elo)
1665 → 1782
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1637 → returned at 1799
Apr 2023
Crossed 1600
at age 52
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
The first international diamond chess tournament for Al-Hadaf Clubperf 1958 (+159) · 3.5/6 · #17
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
1782 → 1816
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
6W4D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHassan Shyaa HayderCM1,970·The first international diamond chess tournament for Al-Hadaf Club·R4·+29.1
2.[W]vsMohsan Moosa Emad1,897·The first international diamond chess tournament for Al-Hadaf Club·R3·+25.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBarakat Salim Samer1,670·The first international diamond chess tournament for Al-Hadaf Club·R7·-27.1
3.[L]vsMOMEN DHIA KHALIL1,925·The first international diamond chess tournament for Al-Hadaf Club·R5·-13.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #19 | 1957 | +16.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #17 | 1958 | +17.2 |
Rankings
/
Iraq
#114
out of 719 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,674
in continent
World
#71,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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