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Ismail, Youssef
🇪🇬FIDE 10604960· Male· Egypt· Born in 1981
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Youssef Ismail, a 45-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 2108 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Round 6-9, Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 5, and Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 1-4. Also played 4 rapid (including 2nd Ghazl Elamahala Tournament Rapid 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 7th Egypt Champions Tournament Blitz) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2006–2008), 19 months (2008–2010), 18 months (2018–2020) and 25 months (2021–2023). His peak of 2184 was reached at age 35 (Oct 2016); he also reached Egyptian #45 in Oct 2025.
Current rating
2108
Standard
Rpd2078·Blz2086
All-time high
2184
−76 pts below
Oct 2016 · age 35
Oct 2016 · age 35
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Peak Egyptian rank: #45
at age 44 · rated 2133
Oct 2025
3rd Egyptian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2133
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 44
Aug 2025
2021
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2107 → returned at 2089
Jan 2021
2018
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2125 → returned at 2127
Jun 2018
2016
All-time peak 2184
at age 35 · −76 from today
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
2067 → 2108
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
10.5/ 1665.6%
10W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #113 | 1405 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #58 | 1277 | -11.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #43 | 2006 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2858 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 8.5/10 | #3 | 2293 | +58.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOsama Zayan
🇪🇬EGY·2116
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsMohsen GabrFM
🇪🇬EGY·2237
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMohsen ElgabryIM
🇪🇬EGY·2143
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsYehya RahmanIM
🇪🇬EGY·1976
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsElsayed Morsy
🇪🇬EGY·1991
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#60
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#260
in continent
World
#14,659
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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