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Yehya, Waleed
🇪🇬FIDE 10608958· Male· Egypt· Born in 1984
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Waleed Yehya, a 42-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 2028 — just 27 short of his peak of 2055 (Mar 2026, age 42). He has fluctuated between 2013 and 2055 over the past 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Round 6-9, Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 5, and Egyptian League (A) Final. Also played 1 rapid event (including 3rd Adly Chess Festival Rapid 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2010–2012), 23 months (2012–2014) and 22 months (2014–2015). He reached Egyptian #87 in Nov 2025.
Current rating
2028
Standard
Rpd1971·Blz1972
All-time high
2055
−27 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 42
Mar 2026 · age 42
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23,484
#23,484 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
10th Egyptian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2055
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2055
at age 42 · −27 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Peak Egyptian rank: #87
at age 41 · rated 2048
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 40
May 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
1912 → 1989
Feb 2023
2020
100 career games
at age 36
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
2049 → 2028
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
3/ 933.3%
2W2D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/4 | #88 | 1748 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2750 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/1 | #17 | 2041 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | 2556 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0/1 | #37 | 1467 | -4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOsama Zayan
🇪🇬EGY·2116
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsMohamed Yousry
🇪🇬EGY·1999
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsMoheb AmeirIM
🇪🇬EGY·2348
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsWalaa SarwatIM
🇪🇬EGY·2032
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsAbdul Hameed El ArousyIM
🇪🇬EGY·2019
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2019
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#118
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#510
in continent
World
#23,484
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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