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Salem, A.R. Saleh
GM🇦🇪FIDE 9301348· Male· United Arab Emirates· Born in 1993
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A.R. Saleh Salem, a 33-year-old Grandmaster, is rated 2640 and ranked 82nd among players worldwide. He has held steady between 2625 and 2650 for 6 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈64/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Battle of Minds - Classic, FIDE World Cup 2025, and UAE League Chess Championship 2025-Open. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2690 was reached at age 28 (Oct 2021); he also reached World #44 in Dec 2021 and has been in the world top 100 for 72 months and counting (5 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded GM in 2009 (age 16), IM in 2008 (age 15), and FM in 2004 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #16 in U20, World #13 in U18, World #9 in U16, World #7 in U14 and World #88 in U12.
Current rating
2640
Standard
Rpd2597·Blz2643
All-time high
2690
−50 pts below
Oct 2021 · age 28
Oct 2021 · age 28
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
World #82
#82 · players worldwide · of 216,808
World top 100 since Dec 2025
World top 100 since Dec 2025
Career timeline
25 entries2026
72 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
longest streak 60 months · since Nov 2016
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2650
at age 31
Aug 2024
2021
Peak World rank: #44
at age 28 · rated 2690
Dec 2021
All-time peak 2690
at age 28 · −50 from today
Oct 2021
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2682 → returned at 2679
Jan 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2650
at age 25
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
2627 → 2640
Tournaments
7
39 games
Score
20.5/ 3952.6%
12W17D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | drew | 2719 | +4.8 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | R32 | 2712 | +8.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #18 | 3299 | +6.3 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/11 | #90 | 2576 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/8 | #33 | 2546 | -10.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 0.5/3 | #4 | 2431 | -6.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2930 | +19.1 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsFouad El TaherIM
🇪🇬EGY·2483
+18 −3 =3
24 games·last met May 2019
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vsBassem AminGM
🇪🇬EGY·2627
+8 −9 =6
23 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsWalter Arencibia RodriguezGM
🇨🇺CUB·2486
+11 −4 =5
20 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsViorel IordachescuGM
🇲🇩MDA·2558
+11 −4 =4
19 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsAhmed AdlyGM
🇪🇬EGY·2580
+6 −4 =7
17 games·last met Mar 2023
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Rankings
/
United Arab Emirates
#1
out of 246 players
Asia-Pacific
#30
in continent
World
#82
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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