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Mokhtar, Ahmed
🇪🇬FIDE 10600698· Male· Egypt· Born in 1964
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Ahmed Mokhtar, a 62-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 2256 and ranked 21st among Egyptian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 7 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: Smouha International Ramadan Championship and Smouha Club International Chess Championship 2026 Above 1600. Also played 7 rapid (including 1st Behera Championship 24 10 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Alaa Ezzat Blitz Championship) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 32 months (2005–2008), 13 months (2011–2012), 18 months (2017–2019), 28 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 45 months (2022–2026). His peak of 2337 was reached at age 52 (Jun 2016, Egyptian #13 at the time).
Current rating
2256
Standard
Rpd2164·Blz2196
All-time high
2337
−81 pts below
Jun 2016 · age 52
Jun 2016 · age 52
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#21
#21 · Egyptian players · of 1,159
Career timeline
22 entries2026
1st Egyptian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2259
Mar 2026
2022
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 2278 → returned at 2259
Apr 2022
2nd Egyptian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2295
Mar 2022
2019
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2291 → returned at 2293
Aug 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 53
Jun 2017
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2314 → returned at 2298
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
2278 → 2256
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
10/ 1376.9%
8W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsAhmed Salem KhalilCM2,093·Smouha Club International Chess Championship 2026 Above 1600·R5·-14.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 2231 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #3 | 2077 | -19.0 |
Worst Elo result: Smouha Club International Chess Championship 2026 Above 1600 (-19.0 Elo, finished #3).
Most-Played Opponents
vsKhaled Atea
🇪🇬EGY·1950
+6 −2 =10
18 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMoustafa Raslan
🇪🇬EGY·2089
+7 −3 =1
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSaiid A. Naby
🇪🇬EGY·2132
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsFahd Ashraf
🇪🇬EGY·1958
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAhmed Mousa
🇪🇬EGY·2059
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#21
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#72
in continent
World
#5,608
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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