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Hamam, Mahmoud
🇪🇬FIDE 10604162· Male· Egypt· Born in 1981
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Mahmoud Hamam, a 45-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 1984. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 5, Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 1-4, and Egyptian National Chess Champship 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Egyptian National Chess Champship Rapid 2025) and 1 blitz events (including National Open Chess Championship Blitz 2026) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jan 2005 and Apr 2006. His peak of 2121 was reached at age 33 (Mar 2014); he also reached Egyptian #89 in Jun 2013.
Current rating
1984
Standard
Rpd1999·Blz2015
All-time high
2121
−137 pts below
Mar 2014 · age 33
Mar 2014 · age 33
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#30,144
#30,144 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 43
Feb 2024
2022
25th Egyptian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2050
Apr 2022
2020
Best 12-month gain (+115 Elo)
1995 → 2110
Feb 2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 39
Feb 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 38
Mar 2019
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 34
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
1961 → 1984
Tournaments
5
14 games
Score
8.5/ 1460.7%
8W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2004 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #123 | 1347 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #5 | 2025 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2992 | +15.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #83 | 1393 | -4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHany SameehFM
🇪🇬EGY·2030
+4 −5 =2
11 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsHany Sayed
🇪🇬EGY·2097
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met May 2025
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vsSalah YousryFM
🇪🇬EGY·2224
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsAbdallah Ezat
🇪🇬EGY·2061
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsOsama Zayan
🇪🇬EGY·2116
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2019
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#173
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#740
in continent
World
#30,143
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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