Salem Saleh (chess player)
| Salem A R Saleh | |
|---|---|
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Salem Saleh, Athens 2012 | |
| Full name | Salem Abdul Rahman Saleh |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Born |
January 4, 1993 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2621 (April 2016) |
| Peak rating | 2629 (February 2016) |
Salem Abdul Rahman Saleh (born 4 January 1993)[1] is a chess grandmaster from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the current Asian champion.
Born in Sharjah,[2] he won three Asian youth chess championships: under-14 in 2007,[3] U-16 in 2008[4] and U-18 in 2009.[5] In 2008 he also won the Arab Chess Championship. In August 2015, in Al Ain, Salem won the Asian Chess Championship and the Asian blitz chess championship.[6] The former victory enabled him to qualify for the FIDE World Cup, which took place the following month in Baku. He was eliminated in the first round by Wei Yi.
Salem Saleh played for the UAE's team on the top board in every Chess Olympiad since 2008.[7]
References
- ↑ GM title application. FIDE.
- ↑ IM title application. FIDE.
- ↑ . Chess-Results.com.
- ↑ . Chess-Results.com.
- ↑ R. Anantharam (2009-08-19). "Asian Youth Championships – a clean sweep by India". ChessBase.
- ↑ Sagar Shah (2015-08-24). "Salem Saleh wins Asian Continental 2015". ChessBase. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ Men's Chess Olympiads: A. R. Saleh Salem. OlimpBase.
External links
- Salem 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
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