Akar Ali Salih Salih (born 1990) is an Iraqi chess player. He was awarded the title of FIDE Master in 2011.[1]

Akar Ali Salih Salih
CountryIraq
Born (1990-03-11) March 11, 1990 (age 34)
TitleFIDE Master (2011)
Peak rating2359 (May 2015)

Chess career edit

He has represented Iraq in a number of Chess Olympiads, including 2012 (4/9 on board four),[2] 2014 (3½/11 on board one)[3] and 2016 (4/9 on board three).[4]

He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2021, where he was defeated 2-0 by Alexander Onischuk in the first round.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Salih, Akar Ali Salih". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: 40th Chess Olympiad, Istanbul 2012, Iraq". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: 41st Chess Olympiad, Tromsø 2014, Iraq". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  4. ^ "OlimpBase :: 42nd Chess Olympiad, Baku 2016, Iraq". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  5. ^ "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup.fide.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-08-10.

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