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Alhaj,Mohamad Saleh Ahmad.
🇸🇾FIDE 7619472· Male· Syria· Born in 2008
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Mohamad Saleh Ahmad. Alhaj, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1980 — just 1 short of his peak of 1981 (Oct 2025, age 17). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 11 months. 44 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2nd Betav International Open Chess Tournament - A, 8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - A, and Kapadokya International Open Chess Tournament - B. Also played 1 rapid (including FIDE World U9-U17 Rapid Chess Championships - U17 Open) and 2 blitz events (including FIDE World U9-U17 Blitz Chess Championships - U17 Open) recently. He reached #18 nationally in Jan 2026.
At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1980
Standard
Rpd1978·Blz1929
All-time high
1981
−1 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 17
Oct 2025 · age 17
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#30,787
#30,787 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
Peak national rank: #18
at age 18 · rated 1981
Jan 2026
2nd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1981
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1981
at age 17 · −1 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1966 · at age 17
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
1966 → 1980
Tournaments
5
44 games
Score
28.5/ 4464.8%
23W11D10L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsYasin AzimovCM2,094·8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - A·R4·+26.3
3.[W]vsDavood Asgharvand1,881·Cubuk Municipality 10th International Open Chess Tournament - B·R7·+15.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMohammed Salim Ibrahim1,730·8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - A·R7·-32.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #26 | 2084 | +50.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/8 | #39 | 1890 | -28.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #16 | 1943 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 1889 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #11 | 1870 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: 8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - A (-28.8 Elo, finished #39).
Rankings
/
Syria
#20
out of 209 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,775
in continent
World
#30,786
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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