Salem Saleh (chess player)
| Salem Abdulrahman Mohamed Saleh | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Salem Saleh, Baku 2016 | |
| Full name | Salem Abdulrahman Mohamed Saleh |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Born | 4 January 1993 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009) |
| FIDE rating | 2622 (October 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2672 (January 2019) |
Salem Abdulrahman Mohamed Saleh[1] (born 4 January 1993)[2] is a chess player from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2009. Salem Saleh competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2011, 2013 and 2015.
Born in Sharjah,[3] he won three titles at the Asian Youth Chess Championships: under 14 in 2007,[4] under 16 in 2008,[5] and under 18 in 2009.[6] He won the Emirati Chess Championship in 2008,[7] 2011[8] and 2012,[9] and the Arab Chess Championship in 2008, 2014 and 2018. Salem Saleh won the Arab Individual Blitz Chess Championship 2017 and 2018. In August 2015, in Al Ain, he won both the Asian Chess Championship and the Asian blitz chess championship.[10] In 2017, he finished in a tie for first place in the 1st Sharjah Masters international championship with Wang Hao. B. Adhiban, Martyn Kravtsiv, Yuriy Kryvoruchko and S. P. Sethuraman.[11][12]
Salem Saleh has played for the UAE's national team on the top board in every Chess Olympiad from 2008 to 2016. He also participated in the Asian Nations Cup in 2016.[13]
References
- ^ "4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 2013 Men Classical". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ^ GM title application. FIDE.
- ^ IM title application. FIDE.
- ^ "Asian Youth Championships Boys-14". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ^ Akbarinia, Arash (2008-07-24). "Asian Youth Championship in Teheran". ChessBase. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ^ R. Anantharam (2009-08-19). "Asian Youth Championships – a clean sweep by India". ChessBase.
- ^ "UAE Chess Championship 2008". Chess-Tournament-Results-Server. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "U.A.E Chess Championship 2011 Men". Chess-Tournament-Results-Server. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "UAE Chess (Ch) 2012 23 - 30 March 2012". Chess-Tournament-Results-Server. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ Sagar Shah (2015-08-24). "Salem Saleh wins Asian Continental 2015". ChessBase. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Wang Hao bags Sharjah Masters Chess title". Gulf News. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
- ^ Silver, Albert (2017-04-03). "Sharjah Masters: Wang Hao is first among equals". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
- ^ "Asian Nations Cup 2016 - Indian Men are champion, Chinese Women Retain title". www.fide.com. 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
External links
- Salem, A.R. Saleh rating card at FIDE
- AR Saleh Salem chess games at 365Chess.com
- Salem AR Saleh chess games (2002–2003) at 365Chess.com
- A R Saleh Salem player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- A. R. Saleh Salem team chess record at Olimpbase.org
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