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IM Sami Khader

Full name

Sami Khader

Born

1/1/1972 (age 52)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Jordan

Rating

Bio

Sami Khader is a Jordanian chess international master who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (14 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (7 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (6 games)

Catalan Opening: Closed (6 games)

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation (4 games)

Black Pieces

French Defense: Winawer, Advance Variation (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (5 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (4 games)

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (4 games)

Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation (3 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Sami Khader (2382) Abdulaziz Ali (1913)	1-0	50	2021
Sami Khader (2382) Salem Abdulrahim (1560)	1-0	43	2021
Sami Khader (2378) Anastasya Paramzina (2256)	1-0	38	2021
Sami Khader (2358) Mohamed Ilias Saim (2176)	1-0	46	2021
Sami Khader (2382) Sandro Mareco (2629)	0-1	25	2021
Sami Khader (2378) Momchil Nikolov (2522)	0-1	64	2021
Sami Khader (2378) Dushyant Sharma (2332)	0-1	66	2021
Sami Khader (2378) Cristhian Camilo Rios (2466)	0-1	28	2021
Sami Khader (2358) Moheb Ameir (2357)	0-1	52	2021
Sami Khader (2382) Mokliss El Adnani (2428)	½-½	14	2021

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