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Eldesoky, Hatem

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FIDEFIDE 10604081· Male· Egypt· Born in 1972

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Hatem Eldesoky, a 54-year-old Egyptian FIDE Master, is rated 2123 and sitting in the top 4% of Egyptian players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 21 months (2016–2018), 16 months (2018–2019), 23 months (2021–2023) and 23 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Hurghada Open Chess 2025. Also played 3 rapid events (including Jeddah Chess Season 2025) recently. His peak of 2318 was reached at age 42 (Sep 2014); he also reached Egyptian #13 in Nov 2020.

Awarded FM in 2014 (age 42).

Current rating

2123

Standard

Rpd2075·Blz2257

All-time high

2318

−195 pts below
Sep 2014 · age 42

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

Top 4%

#52 · Egyptian players · of 1,159

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
4th Egyptian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2123
May 2026
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2118 → returned at 2123
Nov 2023
2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2236 → returned at 2118
Nov 2021
2020
Peak Egyptian rank: #13
at age 48 · rated 2315
Nov 2020
1st Egyptian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2315
Nov 2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 48
Nov 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Adham KandilGM 2,220
Hurghada Open Chess 2025 · Sep 2025 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
+5
2118 → 2123
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
5.5/ 868.8%
4W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTamer Ahmed2,035·Hurghada Open Chess 2025·R5·+7.5
2.[D]vsAdham KandilGM2,220·Hurghada Open Chess 2025·R6·+2.7
3.[W]vsFady Kamel Farag1,788·Hurghada Open Chess 2025·R4·+2.5
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsSalah YousryFM2,268·Hurghada Open Chess 2025·R7·-6.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Hurghada Open Chess 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20255.5/8#112119+5.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsMohamed Tork
🇪🇬EGY·1964
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2021
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vsMohamed EzatIM
🇪🇬EGY·2287
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Nov 2014
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vsSalah YousryFM
🇪🇬EGY·2224
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSameh SadekFM
🇪🇬EGY·2298
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsMohsen ElgabryIM
🇪🇬EGY·2143
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2019
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Rankings

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Egypt
#52
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#228
in continent
World
#13,388
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
🇪🇬Ameir, MohebFollow Moheb AmeirTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,348
10
🇪🇬George, KevinFollow Kevin GeorgeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,347
...
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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
🇲🇦Hamdouchi, HichamFollow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
4
🇩🇿Bellahcene, BilelFollow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,493
5
🇪🇬Fawzy, AdhamFollow Adham FawzyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,464
6
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2,453
7
🇪🇬Shoker, SamyFollow Samy ShokerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,443
8
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2,437
9
🇩🇿Rizouk, AimenFollow Aimen RizoukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,425
10
🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim HasanFollow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,412
...
228🇪🇬Eldesoky, Hatem2,123
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
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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