Format
AF
Abdulsalam, Faraj
🇱🇾FIDE 9202773· Male· Libya· Born in 1958
Follow Faraj AbdulsalamTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Faraj Abdulsalam, a 68-year-old player, is rated 1812. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 58-month break between Feb 2019 and Jan 2024 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 5th Chess Acedemy of libya open 2025. His peak of 1895 was reached at age 58 (Jun 2016); he also reached #42 nationally in May 2018.
Current rating
1812
Standard
Rpd1908·Blz1915
All-time high
1895
−83 pts below
Jun 2016 · age 58
Jun 2016 · age 58
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#72,587
#72,587 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1758 → 1855
Jan 2025
2024
3rd 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1855
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2019
4th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1842
Nov 2019
Inactive for 58 months
paused at 1842 → returned at 1758
Feb 2019
2018
Peak national rank: #42
at age 60 · rated 1861
May 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-35
1847 → 1812
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
3W2D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #20 | 2048 | -34.8 |
Rankings
/
Libya
#90
out of 305 players
Africa
#2,396
in continent
World
#72,587
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Libya
| 1 | 🇱🇾Follow Tawfik ezzeddin KweiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,210 |
| 2 | 🇱🇾Follow Hussien AsabriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,198 |
| 2 | 🇱🇾Follow Ahmed ZeyatTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,198 |
| 4 | 🇱🇾Follow Ali ElierTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,189 |
| 5 | 🇱🇾Follow Abobker Mohamed ElarabiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,188 |
| 6 | 🇱🇾Follow Yousef A. AlhassadiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,130 |
| 7 | 🇱🇾Follow Mohammed Midhat AbdulrahmanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,091 |
| 8 | 🇱🇾Follow Omer Salah FatesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,080 |
| 9 | 🇱🇾Follow Osama A. AttalibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,066 |
| 10 | 🇱🇾Follow Emad MadiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,055 |
| ... | ||
| 90 | 1,812 | |
Africa
| 1 | 🇪🇬Follow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,627 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬Follow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,580 |
| 3 | 🇲🇦Follow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,502 |
| 4 | 🇩🇿Follow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,493 |
| 5 | 🇪🇬Follow Adham FawzyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,467 |
| 6 | 🇩🇿Follow Adlane ArabTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,453 |
| 7 | 🇪🇬Follow Samy ShokerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,442 |
| 8 | 🇲🇬Follow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,441 |
| 9 | 🇹🇳Follow Kamel NjiliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,414 |
| 10 | 🇪🇬Follow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,412 |
| ... | ||
| 2396 | 1,812 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 72587 | 1,812 | |