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Elsayed, Moustafa
🇪🇬FIDE 10600434· Male· Egypt· Born in 1963
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Moustafa Elsayed, a 63-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 2053 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 49 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Egyptian League 2026 (A) Group B Round 3-4, Egyptian League 2026 (A) Group B Round 1-2, and 3rd Adly Chess Festival 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 1st Zayed International Rapid Chess Championship for Hassan Khaled Cup) and 1 blitz events (including Egyptian Senior Blitz 2025) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jan 2002 and Apr 2003. His peak of 2242 was reached at age 45 (Jul 2008); he also reached Egyptian #31 in Feb 2019.
Current rating
2053
Standard
Rpd2091·Blz2185
All-time high
2242
−189 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 45
Jul 2008 · age 45
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,420 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2024
3rd Egyptian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2159
Jan 2024
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 56
Jun 2019
Peak Egyptian rank: #31
at age 56 · rated 2235
Feb 2019
5th Egyptian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2235
Feb 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
2180 → 2223
Apr 2018
2017
10th Egyptian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2228
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-49
2102 → 2053
Tournaments
3
10 games
Score
6/ 1060.0%
5W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2678 | +5.6 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 1956 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #172 | 1822 | -52.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAbdul Hameed El ArousyIM
🇪🇬EGY·2019
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2021
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vsAshraf AminFM
🇪🇬EGY·2078
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsAbdelrahman HeshamGM
🇪🇬EGY·2396
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsKareim WageihIM
🇪🇬EGY·2341
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsIbrahim Saber
🇪🇬EGY·2088
+1 −0 =6
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#96
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#414
in continent
World
#20,420
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Egypt
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| 96 | 2,053 | |
Africa
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| 414 | 2,053 | |
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| 20420 | 2,053 | |