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Sadek, Sameh
FM🇪🇬FIDE 10602771· Male· Egypt· Born in 1981
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Sameh Sadek, a 45-year-old Egyptian FIDE Master, is rated 2298 and ranked 17th among Egyptian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 10 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd AR Chess Academy Classical Tournament, 3rd Adly Chess Festival 2025, and 4th Internaional Egyptian Champions festival 8-6- 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including Jeddah Chess Season 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Nesis Cup-2025) recently. He took a 13-month break between Apr 2022 and Jun 2023. His peak of 2384 was reached at age 28 (Jul 2009); he also reached Egyptian #9 in Sep 2012.
Awarded FM in 2013 (age 32). Earned a IM norm at 2022 Zone 4.1 Individual Open Chess Championship.
Current rating
2298
Standard
Rpd2288·Blz2227
All-time high
2384
−86 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 28
Jul 2009 · age 28
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#17
#17 · Egyptian players · of 1,159
Career timeline
20 entries2025
1st Egyptian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2309
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 44
Jul 2025
2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2255 → returned at 2247
Apr 2022
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 37
Aug 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 36
Jan 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2300
at age 34
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
2309 → 2298
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
13.5/ 1684.4%
13W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/3 | #2 | 2689 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/10 | #10 | 2164 | -17.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAshraf AminFM
🇪🇬EGY·2078
+7 −9 =10
26 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsSalah YousryFM
🇪🇬EGY·2224
+8 −10 =6
24 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsMohsen ElgabryIM
🇪🇬EGY·2143
+5 −2 =15
22 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAbdelrahman HeshamGM
🇪🇬EGY·2396
+4 −5 =10
19 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsOsama Zayan
🇪🇬EGY·2116
+10 −3 =6
19 games·last met Apr 2021
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Rankings
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Egypt
#17
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#47
in continent
World
#4,169
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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