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Hesham, Abdelrahman
GM🇪🇬INACTIVE · since November 2024FIDE 10600183· Male· Egypt· Born in 1992
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Abdelrahman Hesham, a 34-year-old Egyptian Grandmaster, is rated 2396 and ranked 6th among Egyptian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 73 rated games per year. Also played 8 rapid events (including Jeddah Chess Season 2025) recently. His peak of 2450 was reached at age 27 (Mar 2019); he also reached Egyptian #4 in Nov 2021 and has been in Egyptian top 5 for 36 months and counting.
Competes for Egypt since May 2024. Awarded GM in 2016 (age 24), IM in 2013 (age 21), FM in 2009 (age 17), and CM in 2009 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #1, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2396
Standard
Rpd2409·Blz2488
All-time high
2450
−54 pts below
Mar 2019 · age 27
Mar 2019 · age 27
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
Active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Egyptian players · of 1,190
National top 5 since Sep 2024
National top 5 since Sep 2024
Career timeline
34 entries2026
36 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 14 months · since Feb 2019
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2396 → still inactive
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 32
Aug 2024
Switched federation: FID → EGY
at age 32
May 2024
Switched federation: EGY → FID
at age 32
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 30
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2396 → 2396
Rankings
/
Egypt
#5
out of 3,084 players
Africa
#11
in continent
World
#1,744
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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