Format
EA
Elhamady, Ahmed
🇪🇬FIDE 10609474· Male· Egypt· Born in 1983
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Ahmed Elhamady, a 43-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 1967. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 11 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Egyptian National Chess Cup Champship May 2026, Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Round 6-9, and Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 1-4. He had 2 career breaks: 46 months (2012–2015) and 39 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2051 was reached at age 32 (Dec 2015).
Previously known as Ahmed Fatehy Abdel Aziem (until Apr 2016).
Current rating
1967
Standard
Rpd2016·Blz1982
All-time high
2051
−84 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 32
Dec 2015 · age 32
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33,248
#33,248 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 41
Sep 2024
23rd Egyptian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2004
Jan 2024
2023
12th Egyptian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2033
Feb 2023
100 career games
at age 40
Jan 2023
2018
33rd Egyptian 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2045
Oct 2018
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 2045 → returned at 2028
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
1943 → 1967
Tournaments
8
30 games
Score
15.5/ 3051.7%
13W5D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #24 | 2073 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #152 | 1152 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #46 | 1959 | -0.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/3 | #39 | 1931 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/2 | #81 | 1118 | -24.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/10 | #17 | 2124 | +52.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/7 | #54 | 1837 | -42.0 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 1965 | -0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAshraf AminFM
🇪🇬EGY·2078
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMohamed Hafez
🇪🇬EGY·1800
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsHany Sayed
🇪🇬EGY·2097
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsYehya RahmanIM
🇪🇬EGY·1976
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsSalah YousryFM
🇪🇬EGY·2224
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#188
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#847
in continent
World
#33,247
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Egypt
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Africa
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