Akar Ali Salih Salih

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Akar Ali Salih Salih
Personal information
Born (1990-03-11) March 11, 1990 (age 35)
Chess career
Country Iraq
Title FIDE Master (2011)
Peak rating 2359 (May 2015)

Akar Ali Salih Salih (born March 11, 1990) is an Iraqi chess player. He was awarded the title of FIDE Master in 2011. [1]

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Chess career

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]

He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2025, where he was defeated 2-0 by Dmitrij Kollars in the first round. [6]

References

  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.
  6. "FIDE World Cup 2025 Tournament Bracket". FIDE. Retrieved 7 November 2025.