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Himdan, Maher

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FIDEFIDE 10600221· Male· Egypt· Born in 1961

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Maher Himdan, a 65-year-old Egyptian International Master, is rated 2128 and sitting in the top 4% of Egyptian players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is currently in the 2100–2150 range. 17 rated games in the past year (≈12/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 1-4. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2007–2009), 61 months (2010–2015) and 33 months (2022–2025). His peak of 2363 was reached at age 40 (Oct 2001); he also reached Egyptian #6 in Apr 2002.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 40).

Current rating

2128

Standard

Rpd2142·Blz—

All-time high

2363

−235 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 40

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#51 · Egyptian players · of 1,159

Career timeline

17 entries
2022
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2139 → returned at 2157
Aug 2022
6th Egyptian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2168
Apr 2022
2017
4th Egyptian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2261
May 2017
Best 12-month gain (+33 Elo)
2228 → 2261
Apr 2017
2015
8th Egyptian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2244
Jul 2015
2010
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 2260 → returned at 2244
May 2010

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Hossam M.amer 2,034
Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Round 6-9 · Apr 2026 · +6.8 Elo
Evolution
-26
2154 → 2128
Tournaments
4
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
5W1D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Egyptian National Chess Cup Champship May 2026
Open Swiss
May 20263/6#91900-23.0
Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Round 6-9
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/2#692048-6.0
Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 1-4
Open Swiss
Jan 20261/1#612635+2.6
Egyptian League Elite Round 10-13
Round-Robin
Jun 20250.5/1#382043-3.4
Worst Elo result: Egyptian National Chess Cup Champship May 2026 (-23.0 Elo, finished #9).

Rankings

/
Egypt
#51
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#222
in continent
World
#12,947
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Egypt
1
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2
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3
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2,464
4
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2,443
5
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2,412
6
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2,395
7
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2,380
8
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2,369
9
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2,348
10
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2,347
...
51🇪🇬Himdan, Maher2,128
Africa
1
🇪🇬Amin, BassemFollow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,628
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim HasanFollow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,412
...
222🇪🇬Himdan, Maher2,128
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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12947🇪🇬Himdan, Maher2,128