{{short description|Jordanian chess player (born 1972)}} {{Infobox chess player |image= سامي السفاريني (cropped).jpg |name=Sami Khader |caption= |country=Jordan |birth_date= {{bda|1972|8|9}} |birth_place= |title= International Master (2007) |peakrating =2473 (May 2010) |FideID = 8100500 }}
'''Sami Khader''' (born 1972) is a Jordanian chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Khader, Sami |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/8100500 |access-date=2021-07-15 |website=ratings.fide.com}}</ref>
==Chess career== He has represented Jordan in the Chess Olympiad numerous times, including 2010 (5.5/11 on board 1),<ref>{{Cite web |title=OlimpBase :: 39th Chess Olympiad, Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, Jordan |url=http://www.olimpbase.org/2010/2010jor.html |access-date=2021-07-15 |website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref> 2012 (3.5/10 on board 1),<ref>{{Cite web |title=OlimpBase :: 40th Chess Olympiad, Istanbul 2012, Jordan |url=http://www.olimpbase.org/2012/2012jor.html |access-date=2021-07-15 |website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref> 2014 (7/9 on board five)<ref>{{Cite web |title=OlimpBase :: 41st Chess Olympiad, Tromsø 2014, Jordan |url=http://www.olimpbase.org/2014/2014jor.html |access-date=2021-07-15 |website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref> 2016 (8/8 on board 5).<ref>{{Cite web |title=OlimpBase :: 42nd Chess Olympiad, Baku 2016, Jordan |url=http://www.olimpbase.org/2016/2016jor.html |access-date=2021-07-15 |website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref> and 2018 (2/6 on board 5)<ref>{{Cite web |title=OlimpBase :: 43rd Chess Olympiad, Batumi 2018, Jordan |url=http://www.olimpbase.org/2018/2018jor.html |access-date=2021-07-15 |website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref>
He played in the Chess World Cup 2021, where he was defeated by Sandro Mareco in the first round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021 |url=https://worldcup-results.fide.com/results |access-date=2021-07-15 |website=worldcup-results.fide.com |archive-date=2021-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812195433/https://worldcup-results.fide.com/results |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==External links== *{{FIDE}} *{{chessgames player|id=113117}} *[https://www.365chess.com/players/Sami_Khader Sami Khader] chess games at 365Chess.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Khader, Sami}} Category:1972 births Category:Jordanian chess players Category:Living people Category:Chess Olympiad competitors Category:Chess International Masters {{Jordan-bio-stub}}