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Elsayed, Mohamed Samir
FM🇪🇬FIDE 10600094· Male· Egypt· Born in 1977
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Mohamed Samir Elsayed, a 49-year-old Egyptian FIDE Master, is rated 2159 and ranked 38th among Egyptian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 8 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Hurghada Chess International Championship 2026, Egyptian National Chess Champship 2025, and Hurghada Open Chess 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including 3rd Hurghada Chess International Championship 2026 Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Hurghada Open Chess Blitz 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Feb 2023 and Mar 2024. His peak of 2304 was reached at age 41 (Sep 2018, Egyptian #17 at the time).
Previously known as Mohamed Al Sayaed (until Feb 2014). Awarded FM in 2018 (age 41).
Current rating
2159
Standard
Rpd2220·Blz2173
All-time high
2304
−145 pts below
Sep 2018 · age 41
Sep 2018 · age 41
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38
#38 · Egyptian players · of 1,159
Career timeline
17 entries2023
3rd Egyptian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2226
Oct 2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2226 → returned at 2177
Feb 2023
2018
3rd Egyptian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2304
Nov 2018
Peak Egyptian rank: #17
at age 41 · rated 2304
Sep 2018
FM title awardedFM
at age 41
Sep 2018
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
2188 → 2304
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2156 → 2159
Tournaments
4
34 games
Score
25/ 3473.5%
23W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/8 | #10 | 2129 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2131 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2175 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #19 | 1955 | -25.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAl Khatib AhmadGM
🇯🇴JOR·2178
+9 −9 =6
24 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsSameer MansourIM
🇯🇴JOR·2125
+8 −11 =4
23 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsFarhan MohannadFM
🇯🇴JOR·2106
+4 −10 =2
16 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsSami KhaderIM
🇯🇴JOR·2369
+1 −11 =2
14 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsMousa Naiem
🇯🇴JOR·1860
+7 −3 =2
12 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#38
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#168
in continent
World
#10,630
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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