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Abdulsalam, Faraj
🇱🇾FIDE 9202773· Male· Libya· Born in 1958
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Faraj Abdulsalam, a 68-year-old player, is rated 1812. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 58 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025). 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
#72,599
#72,599 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
3rd 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1855
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1758 → returned at 1847
Jan 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
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
1792 → 1861
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMokhtar Almahjoub
🇱🇾LBA·1928
+3 −12 =2
17 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMohamed Mustafa Mahgub
🇱🇾LBA·1875
+2 −8 =2
12 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsHassan J. El-Mezwaghi
🇱🇾LBA·1915
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Oct 2016
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vsAli Yousef
🇱🇾LBA·1791
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsMohamed Altarhoni
🇱🇾LBA·1928
+3 −6 =0
9 games·last met Mar 2015
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Rankings
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Libya
#84
out of 290 players
Africa
#2,418
in continent
World
#72,598
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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