10 games · 2021–2026 · 4 classical · 4 online
Salem 43 draws3 Tabatabaei
55.0% for Salem
Openings between them
| E11 | Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation | 3 | 50.0% |
| A06 | Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation | 1 | 100.0% |
| B12 | Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation | 1 | 0.0% |
| B50 | Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | 1 | 0.0% |
| D17 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Krause Attack | 1 | 50.0% |
| D35 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 1 | 50.0% |
| E62 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Carlsbad Variation | 1 | 100.0% |
| E73 | King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System | 1 | 100.0% |
All games
| Salem, Ar2635 | 0-1 | Tabatabaei, M2700 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 | 2026 |
| Tabatabaei, M2681 | 0-1 | Salem, Ar2620 | Titled Tue 14th Oct 2025 | 2025 |
| Salem, Ar2629 | ½-½ | Tabatabaei, M2707 | 7th Sharjah Masters 2024 | 2024 |
| Salem, Ar2629 | ½-½ | Tabatabaei, M2707 | Dubai Police Open A 2024 | 2024 |
| Salem, Ar2639 | 1-0 | Tabatabaei, M2692 | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Salem, Ar2677 | 0-1 | Tabatabaei, M2675 | Chessable Masters Play-In | 2023 |
| Tabatabaei, M2660 | 0-1 | Salem, Ar2677 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Salem, Ar2677 | ½-½ | Tabatabaei, M2655 | chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw | 2022 |
| Tabatabaei, M2645 | 0-1 | Salem, Ar2690 | 5th Sharjah Masters 2022 | 2022 |
| Tabatabaei, M2624 | 1-0 | Salem, Ar2679 | 4th Sharjah Masters 2021 | 2021 |