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Sarwat, Walaa
IM🇪🇬FIDE 10600256· Male· Egypt· Born in 1960
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Walaa Sarwat, a 66-year-old Egyptian International Master, is rated 2032. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 12 months. 92 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), 44th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai, and 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy. Also played 3 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 2405 was reached at age 49 (Nov 2009); he also reached Egyptian #4 in Apr 2002 and spent 38 months in Egyptian top 10, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 41).
Current rating
2032
Standard
Rpd2137·Blz2011
All-time high
2405
−373 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 49
Nov 2009 · age 49
Activity
95
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#22,973
#22,973 · players worldwide · of 218,279
38 months in National top 10 (2001–2015)
38 months in National top 10 (2001–2015)
Career timeline
24 entries2026
4th Egyptian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2048
Jan 2026
2022
3rd Egyptian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2239
Jun 2022
7-month rising streak
+17 Elo
Jun 2022
1,000 career games
at age 62
Feb 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 61
Nov 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 60
Nov 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
2028 → 2032
Tournaments
12
82 games
Score
43.5/ 8253.0%
28W31D23L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsDiajeng Theresa SinggihWIM2,089·44th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai·R8·+5.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSiddharth Samaddar1,744·16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy·R8·-8.4
2.[L]vsBala Sanjay J G1,760·16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy·R1·-8.3
3.[L]vsKrishna Krish Ryan1,850·17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-A 1900 & Above)·R4·-7.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2/8 | #48 | 2066 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5/9 | #120 | 2127 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/10 | #183 | 1990 | -5.7 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/10 | #66 | 1949 | -13.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3/9 | #9 | 2145 | +8.5 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/10 | #49 | 1942 | -11.7 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/10 | #114 | 2069 | +0.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #40 | 1930 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/8 | #7 | 2336 | +20.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/2 | #30 | 2506 | +2.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMoheb AmeirIM
🇪🇬EGY·2348
+4 −17 =6
27 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsAshraf AminFM
🇪🇬EGY·2078
+11 −4 =11
26 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsMohamed EzatIM
🇪🇬EGY·2287
+1 −12 =10
23 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsShereif AshrafFM
🇪🇬EGY·2206
+11 −3 =8
22 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsAbdelrahman HeshamGM
🇪🇬EGY·2396
+7 −11 =2
20 games·last met Oct 2022
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#113
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#496
in continent
World
#22,973
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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