Salem Abdulrahman Mohamed Saleh (born 4 January 1993) is an Emirati

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grandmaster. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by

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in 2009. Saleh competed in the

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and

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Career

Born in

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, Saleh won three titles at the Asian Youth Chess Championships: under 14 in 2007, under 16 in 2008, and under 18 in 2009. He won the Emirati Chess Championship in 2008, 2011 and 2012, and the

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in 2008, 2014 and 2018. Salem Saleh won the Arab Individual Blitz Chess Championship 2017 and 2018. In August 2015, in

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, he won both the

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and the Asian

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championship. In 2017, he finished in a tie for first place in the 1st Sharjah Masters international championship with Wang Hao,

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and S. P. Sethuraman. Saleh has played for the UAE's national team on the top board in every

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from 2008 to 2016. He also participated in the Asian Nations Cup in 2016. In August 2021, Saleh won the 2020 Biel MTO edition with a score of 7.0/9 and a rating performance of 2790. In April 2022, Saleh won the 27th Sharjah International Rapid with a score of 8.0/9

Personal life

Off the chessboard, Saleh works for Dubai Police in quality control management.

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* * * * * (2002–2003) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saleh, Salem 1993 births Living people Chess Grandmasters Chess players at the 2010 Asian Games Emirati chess players People from Sharjah Asian Games competitors for the United Arab Emirates Chess Olympiad competitors Emirati police officers