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El Arousy, Abdul Hameed
IM🇪🇬FIDE 10600086· Male· Egypt· Born in 1963
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Abdul Hameed El Arousy, a 63-year-old Egyptian International Master, is rated 2019. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 21 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent appearances: Egyptian League Elite Final 2025 and Egyptian National Chess Champship 2025. Also played 7 rapid (including Chess Arena Green Plaza Alexandria) and 2 blitz events (including National Open Chess Championship Blitz 2026) recently. He took a 15-month break between Jul 2008 and Nov 2009. His peak of 2391 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2005); he also reached Egyptian #5 in Apr 2001 and spent 14 months in Egyptian top 10.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 38).
Current rating
2019
Standard
Rpd2092·Blz2092
All-time high
2391
−372 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 42
Jan 2005 · age 42
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#24,693
#24,693 · players worldwide · of 218,279
14 months in National top 10 (2001–2014)
14 months in National top 10 (2001–2014)
Career timeline
25 entries2024
4th Egyptian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2108
Aug 2024
2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 57
Jan 2020
2019
4th Egyptian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2263
Jan 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 55
Aug 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 54
Sep 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 53
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
2042 → 2019
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
7W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/6 | #25 | 1985 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #14 | 1931 | -13.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHany Sayed
🇪🇬EGY·2097
+10 −8 =10
28 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMohamed EzatIM
🇪🇬EGY·2287
+3 −12 =2
17 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAdham FawzyGM
🇪🇬EGY·2464
+1 −15 =1
17 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsMohsen ElgabryIM
🇪🇬EGY·2143
+6 −5 =5
16 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsMoheb AmeirIM
🇪🇬EGY·2348
+2 −12 =2
16 games·last met Jun 2023
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#129
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#554
in continent
World
#24,693
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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