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Haitham, Karim Hussein

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#71,384

#71,384 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
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

Top opponent

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/7#191957+16.8
Swiss
Sep 20253.5/6#171958+17.2

Rankings

/
Iraq
#114
out of 719 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,674
in continent
World
#71,383
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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