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Gaafar, Mahmoud

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FIDEFIDE 10604251· Male· Egypt· Born in 1975

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Mahmoud Gaafar, a 51-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 1971. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2012–2013), 19 months (2017–2019) and 29 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Egyptian League 2026 (A) Group B Round 3-4, Egyptian League 2026 (A) Group B Round 1-2, and Egyptian League (B) Round 10. Also played 4 rapid events (including Ghazl Mahala Chess Championship 23-3-2026 Rapid) recently. His peak of 2222 was reached at age 35 (May 2010, Egyptian #49 at the time).

Current rating

1971

Standard

Rpd1953·Blz1995

All-time high

2222

−251 pts below
May 2010 · age 35

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#32,466

#32,466 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
16th Egyptian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1996
Apr 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 49
May 2024
2023
15th Egyptian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2032
Aug 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Nov 2021
2020
34th Egyptian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2020
Feb 2020
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2020 → returned at 1998
Mar 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Omar Essam Ahmed 1,698
Egyptian League (B) Round 10 · Jul 2025 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
-31
2002 → 1971
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
2W0D4L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsOmar Essam Ahmed1,698·Egyptian League (B) Round 10·R10·+3.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Egyptian League 2026 (A) Group B Round 3-4
Open Swiss
May 20261/1#362779-10.0
Egyptian League 2026 (A) Group B Round 1-2
Round-Robin
Apr 20260/1#421017-14.6
Egyptian League (B) Round 10
Open Swiss
Jul 20251/1#52498+2.8
Egyptian League (B) 1
Open Swiss
Jun 20250/1#141250-8.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsAshraf AminFM
🇪🇬EGY·2078
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2022
View head-to-head →
vsAbdel Rahman Lotfy
🇪🇬EGY·1968
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsHany Sayed
🇪🇬EGY·2097
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2021
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Egypt
#185
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#823
in continent
World
#32,465
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Egypt
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
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
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2,348
10
🇪🇬George, KevinFollow Kevin GeorgeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,347
...
185🇪🇬Gaafar, Mahmoud1,971
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
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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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
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2,425
10
🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim HasanFollow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,412
...
823🇪🇬Gaafar, Mahmoud1,971
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
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9
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32465🇪🇬Gaafar, Mahmoud1,971