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10 Best Emirati Chess Players From The United Arab Emirates (FIDE Ranked)

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Best Emirati Chess Players From United Arab Emirates

In the last list of the top Chess players we published, we went over the best Swedish Chess players. Now in this article, we’re ranking the best Emirati Chess players from the United Arab Emirates, starting with the number ten spot in FIDE.

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  • 10. Ibrahim Sultan
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    • Profiles
  • 9. Ghuloom Salem
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 8. Al Taher Abdulrahman Mohammad
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 7. Matias Perez Gormaz
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 6. A. Moussa Othman
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 5. Jasem AlHuwar
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  • 4. Noaman Omar
    • Ratings
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  • 3. Ishaq Saeed
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  • 2. Omran Al Hosani
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  • 1. Salem Saleh
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10. Ibrahim Sultan

Full name: Ibrahim Sultan

Title: International Master (2015)

FIDE Master (2014)

Born: January 01, 1997

Federation: United Arab Emirates

Ratings

World ranking: 18240

Rapid: 2003

Blitz: 1953

Classical: 2069

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Ibrahim Sultan was awarded the International Master title in 2015 and the FIDE Master title in 2014. Sultan has competed in 67 games from 2009 to 2022; winning 16, drawing 9, and losing 42 thus earning an average score of 30.6 percent. The last notable tournaments Sultan competed in include; 22nd Dubai Open 2022, the 44th Olympiad 2022, 54th Biel Master Open, and 21st Dubai Open 2019.

9. Ghuloom Salem

Full name: Ghuloom Salem

Title: FIDE Master

Born: N/A

Federation: United Arab Emirates

Ratings

World ranking: 15213

Rapid: 2295

Blitz: N/A

Classical: 2105

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Ghuloom Salem was awarded the FIDE Master title by FIDE even though there is no specification of the exact year. From 2001 to 2019, Salem competed in a total of 29 games; 4 wins, 11 draws, and 14 losses attaining a score of 32.8 percent. One of the notable tournament Ghuloom participated in include the Abu Dhabi Masters Open in 2001.

8. Al Taher Abdulrahman Mohammad

Full name: Al Taher Abdulrahman Mohammad

Title: None

Born: January 01, 2006

Federation: United Arab Emirates

Ratings

World ranking: 1045

Rapid: 2059

Blitz: 2059

Classical: 2167

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Al Taher Abdulrahman Mohammad has since played 9 games in 2022. In those games, Mohammad won 6, drew 0, and lost 3 attaining a score of 66.7 percent. most notable tournaments Mohammad competed in include; the 28th Abu Dhabi Masters, 44th Olympiad 2022, and 55th Biel Master Open.

7. Matias Perez Gormaz

Full name: Ammar, Sedrani

Title: FIDE Master (2015)

Candidate Master (2015)

Born: January 01, 2004

Federation: United Arab Emirates

Ratings

World ranking: 7480

Rapid: 2142

Blitz: 2142

Classical: 2220

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Ammar, Sedrani was awarded the FIDE Master title in 2015 and the Candidates Master title the same year. From 2015 to 2022, Sedrani played a total of 74 tournaments; 18 wins, 17 draws, and 39 losses, thus attaining an average score of 35.81 percent. the last tournaments Sedrani competed in include, 5th Sharjah Masters 2022, 54th Biel Master Open 2021, Orbis 5 IM 2019, and World Youth Open U16 2019.

6. A. Moussa Othman

Full name: A. Moussa Othman

Title: FIDE Master

Born: January 01, 1975

Federation: United Arab Emirates

Ratings

World ranking: 7202

Rapid: 2151

Blitz: 2127

Classical: 2226

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Moussa Othman was awarded the FIDE Master title in an unspecified year by FIDE. Othman’s number of chess games played from 1992 to 2018 is 83 and involves; 16 wins, 20 draws, and 35 losses leading to an average score of 36.6 percent. Notable tournaments Othman played include; the Dubai Open (2000), Dubai Open (2001), and Turin Olympiad (2006).

5. Jasem AlHuwar

Full name: Jasem AlHuwar

Title: FIDE Master

Born: January 01, 1979

Federation: United Arab Emirates

Ratings

World ranking: 5355

Rapid: 2264

Blitz: 2185

Classical: 2272

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

AlHuwar was awarded the FIDE Master title in an unspecified year by FIDE. From 2008 to 2019, AlHuwar played a total of 209 games; 56 wins, 61 draws, and 92 losses accumulating an average score of 41.39 percent Najdorf Mem Open A 2019 in Poland, 3rd Sharjah Masters 2019 in the United Arab Emirates, 43rd Olympiad 2018 in Georgia, and the Najdorf Mem Open A 2018 are among the notable tournaments he competed in.

4. Noaman Omar

Full Name: Noaman Omar

Title: International Master (2012)

FIDE Master (2012)

Place of birth: United Arab Emirates

Born: September 04, 1991

Federation: United Arab Emirates

Ratings

World ranking: 3111

Rapid: 2354

Blitz: 2302

Classical: 2346

Peak rating: 2403 (April 2015)

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Omar was awarded the title of International Master in 2012. As of October 2022, his FIDE rating was 2367, while his Peak rating was 2403 as of April 2015. Omar became a FIDE Arbiter in 2017.

Omar has competed for the UAE in several Chess Olympiads, including in 2010 when he earned a score of 6.5 points out of 11 games on the third board, in 2012 when he scored 3 points out of 8 games on the second board, 2014 he scored 6 points out of 11 games on second board, 2016 he scored 5.5 points out of 11 games on second board and in 2018 Omar scored 6 points out of 10 games on first board. He was defeated 11.5 to 0.5 by Mustafa Yilmaz in the opening round of the Chess World Cup 2021 after earning qualification.

At the 2010 39th Chess Olympiad held in Khanty-Mansiysk, UAE, Omar competed with experienced chess players including GM Salem, A. R. Saleh, FM Al-Huwar, Jasem, FM Abdul Wahab, Marwan, and Ibrahim, Ismail M. after playing the tournament for 11 rounds, GM Salem, A. R. Saleh emerged victorious with 23.5 points, FM Al-Huwar, Jasem came second with 8.5 points while Omar came third with a score of 6.5 points. Omar also played at the 40th Chess Olympiad held in Istanbul in 2012.

3. Ishaq Saeed

Full Name: Ishaq Saeed

Title: International Master (2012)

Place of birth: United Arab Emirates

Born: January 01, 1993

Federation: United Arab Emirates

Ratings

World ranking: 3990

Rapid: 2291

Blitz: 2220

Classical: 2314

Peak rating: 2437 (March 2018)

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Saeed was awarded the title of International Master in 2018. As of October 2022, his FIDE rating was 2411, while his Peak rating was 2437 as of March 2018. Saeed became a FIDE Arbiter in 2016. On February 28, 2017, in Dubai, UAE, Saeed Ishaq, a Fide Master (FM), won three consecutive games in the closing stages, culminating in a thrilling triumph over the previous championship winner to win the just-finished 2nd Dubai Closed Championship and advance toward becoming an international master (IM).

Ishaq was given the first of three norms necessary for an International Master title by the International Chess Federation for his strong tournament achievement in the six-player, double round-robin competition that included chess masters from five different nations.

2. Omran Al Hosani

Full Name: Omran Al Hosani

Title: International Master (2020)

FIDE Master (FM) (2018)

Candidate Master (CM) (2015)

Place of birth: United Arab Emirates

Born: 2002

Federation: United Arab Emirates

Ratings

World ranking: 4772

Rapid: 2162

Blitz: 2167

Classical: 2289

Peak rating: 2437 (March 2018)

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Omran was awarded the title of International Master in 2020. As of October 2022, his FIDE rating was 2018, while his Peak rating was 2437 as of March 2018. Saeed became a FIDE Arbiter in 2016. Omran’s last notable tournaments were from 2015 to 2022, playing a total of 148 games. Omran managed to achieve 28 wins, 40 draws, and 80 losses resulting in a percentage score of 32.43 percent.

At the 22nd Dubai Open Tournament held in UAE on August 2022, Omran performed averagely earning a score of 2.5 tying on points with IM Dushyant, Sharma, FM Karthik Raja, FM Wagh, Suyog, FM Sharan, Rao, Vaibhav, Jayant Raut, IM De Silva, L M S T, and Shaik, Sumer Arsh. GM Aravindh, Chithambaram, won the tournament with a score of 7.5 points.

1. Salem Saleh

Full Name: Salem Saleh

Title: Grandmaster (2009)

International Master (2008)

Place of birth: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Born: January 4, 1993

Federation: United Arab Emirates

Ratings

World ranking: 62

Rapid: 2644

Blitz: 2628

Classical: 2677

Peak rating: 2690 (0ctober 2021)

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Saleh was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2009 and the International Master title in 2008. As of October 2022, his FIDE rating was 2677 while his Peak rating was 2690 as of October 2021. Saleh has won two Arab Individual Blitz Chess Tournaments and four national Emirati chess tournaments. He has also won three international Arab chess tournaments. The Asian Chess and Asian Blitz Tournaments were won by him in 2015. Saleh is now ranked 11th among all chessboard gamers from Asia.

Saleh, a Sharjah native, won three medals at the Asian Youth Chess Championships for the under-14 age division in 2007, the U16 age division in 2008, and the U18 age division in 2009. The NIDO Arab U10 tournament which was held on July 08, 2002, in Abu Dhabi, UAE attracted 10 players and Salem Saleh placed first on a tiebreak with a score of 8.0 points. Saleh played at the Wch U10 tournament on October 2003 in Greece and shared 7.0 points with IM Sebastian Iermito, IM Raymond Song, Haik Tamazian, Samvel Ter Sahakian, Wang Chen, GM Samvel Ter Sahakyan, and Haik Tamazyan.

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