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Eldesoky, Hatem
FM🇪🇬FIDE 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
Sep 2014 · age 42
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#52 · Egyptian players · of 1,159
Career timeline
20 entries2026
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
Evolution
+5
2118 → 2123
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
5.5/ 868.8%
4W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #11 | 2119 | +5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMohamed Tork
🇪🇬EGY·1964
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2021
View head-to-head →
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
/
Egypt
#52
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#228
in continent
World
#13,388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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