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Al-Aqrabi, Saleh

CM🇾🇪

FIDEFIDE 9400338· Male· Yemen· Born in 1971

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Saleh Al-Aqrabi, a 55-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2090 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2006), 36 months (2010–2013), 12 months (2013–2014), 49 months (2014–2018), 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2022–2023). Recent appearance: Asian Seniors Chess Championships 2025 over 50. Also played 1 blitz event (including Asian Seniors Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2229 was reached at age 36 (Jul 2007); he also reached #2 nationally in Jan 2022 and spent 20 months in top 3.

Awarded CM in 2014 (age 43).

Current rating

2090

Standard

Rpd2126·Blz2175

All-time high

2229

−139 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 36

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 8%

#16,325 · players worldwide · of 216,808
20 months in National top 3 (2022–2023)

Career timeline

23 entries
2023
20 months in national top 3
longest streak 20 months · since Jan 2022
Aug 2023
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 52 · rated 2164
Aug 2023
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2164 → returned at 2117
Sep 2022
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
2127 → 2172
Feb 2022
Peak national rank: #2
at age 51 · rated 2166
Jan 2022
2021
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 2127
Mar 2021

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Talal AlzaimIM 2,139
Asian Seniors Chess Championships 2025 over 50 · Oct 2025 · +11.4 Elo
Evolution
+7
2083 → 2090
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
5W2D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Asian Seniors Chess Championships 2025 over 50
Swiss
Oct 20256/9#52102+7.2

Rankings

/
Yemen
#5
out of 40 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,262
in continent
World
#16,325
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Yemen
1
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2,369
2
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3
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2,249
4
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2,197
52,090
6
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2,086
7
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1,897
8
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1,892
9
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1,880
10
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1,808
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
...
2262🇾🇪Al-Aqrabi, Saleh2,090
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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16325🇾🇪Al-Aqrabi, Saleh2,090