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El Ghazali, Youssef M.
IM🇪🇬FIDE 10600167· Male· Egypt· Born in 1957
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Youssef M. El Ghazali, a 69-year-old Egyptian International Master, is rated 2165 and ranked 35th among Egyptian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Egyptian National Chess Cup Champship May 2026, Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Round 6-9, and Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 5. Also played 1 rapid event (including 10th Heliopolis Rapid 29-6-2025) recently. His peak of 2389 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2001, Egyptian #5 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 44).
Current rating
2165
Standard
Rpd2061·Blz2185
All-time high
2389
−224 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 44
Jan 2001 · age 44
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#35
#35 · Egyptian players · of 1,159
Career timeline
25 entries2023
2nd Egyptian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2211
May 2023
2022
3rd Egyptian 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 2216
Jul 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 65
Apr 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 65
Feb 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 64
Sep 2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 64
Feb 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+20
2145 → 2165
Tournaments
8
22 games
Score
9.5/ 2243.2%
5W9D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 0.5/2 | #69 | 2035 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #67 | 2136 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #4 | 2461 | +28.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2945 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #67 | 2930 | +10.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/5 | #29 | 2069 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/5 | #47 | 2072 | -14.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 2083 | -1.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAbdelrahman HeshamGM
🇪🇬EGY·2396
+3 −10 =2
15 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsYehya RahmanIM
🇪🇬EGY·1976
+8 −1 =3
12 games·last met May 2023
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vsAdham KandilGM
🇪🇬EGY·2369
+4 −5 =2
11 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAshraf AminFM
🇪🇬EGY·2078
+2 −4 =5
11 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsKareim WageihIM
🇪🇬EGY·2341
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#35
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#156
in continent
World
#10,250
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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