Photo from Medhat Moheb Chess News and Information.

A R Saleh Salem
Number of games in database: 183
Years covered: 2004 to 2013
Last FIDE rating: 2527
Highest rating achieved in database: 2550
Overall record: +73 -58 =38 (54.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      14 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Nimzo Indian (18)      E56 E43 E54 E42 E59  Queen's Gambit Declined (12)      D35 D31 D38 D37 D36  Semi-Slav (10)      D47 D46 D44  King's Indian (10)      E81 E62 E87 E70 E67  Grunfeld (7)      D85 D80 D70  Slav (7)      D10 D17	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (30)      B33 B22 B69 B30 B20  Grunfeld (17)      D76 D85 D90 D71 D78  King's Indian (10)      E61 E94 E92 E97 E81  Caro-Kann (9)      B13 B12 B18 B10 B14  Sicilian Richter-Rauser (6)      B69 B62 B60  English (5)      A16 A15

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   S Soors vs A R Saleh Salem, 2012 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Dubai Open (2008)
   2008 Olympiad (2008)
   Chess Olympiad (2010)
   Dubai Open (2010)
   World Junior Championship (2010)
   World Junior Championships (2011)
   Chess Olympiad (2012)
   Tradewise Gibraltar (2012)
   Asian Continental Chess Championship (2012)
   Golden Sands (2012)
   World Junior Championship (2012)
   Tradewise Gibraltar (2013)

Search Sacrifice Explorer for A R Saleh Salem
Search Google for A R Saleh Salem
FIDE player card for A R Saleh Salem

A R SALEH SALEM (born Jan-04-1993) United Arab Emirates [what is this?] Grandmaster (2009). Salem Saleh came 5th in the 2010 World Junior Championship that was held in Poland. He qualified for the World Cup (2011) by winning the Western Asian Zonal 3.1, but was defeated in the first round by Russian super-GM Dmitry Jakovenko. In 2012, he defeated tournament winner Parimarjan Negi in the last round to place outright 3rd in the Asian Continental Chess Championship (2012), qualifying for the 2013 World Cup.

page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 224  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A R Saleh Salem vs N Saleh   0-1 25 2004 6th Dubai Open D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 2. A R Saleh Salem vs A El Arousy   1-0 49 2006 16th Abu Dhabi International Chess Fest D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 3. A R Saleh Salem vs F Abbasov   1-0 74 2006 8th Dubai Open E15 Queen's Indian 4. M Sharbaf vs A R Saleh Salem   1-0 27 2006 8th Dubai Open B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 5. A R Saleh Salem vs S Sale   ½-½ 43 2006 8th Dubai Open A50 Queen's Pawn Game 6. A R Saleh Salem vs O Kulicov   0-1 58 2006 8th Dubai Open E12 Queen's Indian 7. R Babaev vs A R Saleh Salem   1-0 71 2006 8th Dubai Open B19 Caro-Kann, Classical 8. P Kotsur vs A R Saleh Salem   1-0 36 2006 8th Dubai Open B54 Sicilian 9. A El Arousy vs A R Saleh Salem   0-1 32 2006 8th Dubai Open A45 Queen's Pawn Game 10. A Corke vs A R Saleh Salem   ½-½ 61 2008 2008 Olympiad A59 Benko Gambit 11. A R Saleh Salem vs P Kotsur   1-0 46 2008 Dubai Open E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 12. T Nyback vs A R Saleh Salem   1-0 27 2008 2008 Olympiad D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 13. A R Saleh Salem vs C Kayle 0-1 39 2008 Dubai Open D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 14. Chandler vs A R Saleh Salem   ½-½ 48 2008 2008 Olympiad B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 15. S Guliev vs A R Saleh Salem   1-0 29 2008 Dubai Open A56 Benoni Defense 16. A R Saleh Salem vs Shirov   0-1 28 2008 2008 Olympiad D85 Grunfeld 17. W So vs A R Saleh Salem 1-0 34 2008 Dubai Open B33 Sicilian 18. A R Saleh Salem vs K Mak   1-0 49 2008 2008 Olympiad E16 Queen's Indian 19. A R Saleh Salem vs Li Chao 0-1 59 2008 Dubai Open D85 Grunfeld 20. Stefansson vs A R Saleh Salem 0-1 29 2008 2008 Olympiad D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6 21. A R Saleh Salem vs Zhou Weiqi   1-0 56 2008 Dubai Open A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 22. A R Saleh Salem vs M Palac   0-1 55 2008 2008 Olympiad D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation 23. T Gelashvili vs A R Saleh Salem   0-1 81 2008 Dubai Open A06 Reti Opening 24. A R Saleh Salem vs I Efimov   1-0 24 2008 2008 Olympiad D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 25. A R Saleh Salem vs V Neverov 1-0 59 2008 Dubai Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 224    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Saleh Salem wins | Saleh Salem loses

Mar-14-09    wordfunph: AR Saleh Salem finally granted the Grandmaster title by FIDE. Congratulations GM Saleh Salem! Mar-14-09    al.Bashir: Congrats to the Emirati! More success in the future ISA. Jun-13-10    BIDMONFA: A R Salem SALEM, A. R. SALEH http://www.bidmonfa.com/salem_a_r_s... _ Aug-18-10    Tabanus: Placed 5th in World Junior Ch (Poland) 2-17 August 2010: http://www.chessarbiter.to.pl/turni... May-13-12    1813: congratulations A R SALEM for placing 3rd in asian continental 2012..... May-13-12    wordfunph: ...and a slot in 2013 World Cup, congrats GM Saleh Salem! May-14-12    twinlark: Well done indeed, GM Salem Saleh! two consecutive World Cup qualifications. Nov-08-12    Abdel Irada: Precisely as I'd thought: The "A.R" stands for Abdul Rahman: "Servant of the Merciful." But of course, mercy has little place in chess. :-D Nov-08-12    Abdel Irada: Remarkable. So far this year, Salem seems to have been invincible when playing the Grünfeld as Black. I'm not completely current on the state of the opening, but I have to wonder if he's found some improvements to rehabilitate the defense. (Or has he just not faced strong enough opposition to find the flaws in what he's doing? I suppose that, too, is possible.)

NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, totally anonymous, and 100% free--plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community! If you already have an account, you should login now.

Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, or duplicating posts. No personal attacks against other users. Nothing in violation of United States law. See something which violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform an administrator. NOTE: Keep all discussion on the topic of this page. This forum is for this specific player and nothing else. If you want to discuss chess in general, or this site, you might try the Kibitzer's Café.

Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors.