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Medhat, Magdy
🇪🇬FIDE 10609849· Male· Egypt· Born in 1989
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Magdy Medhat, a 37-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 1897 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +49 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Muscat Kala Samskarika Vedhi Classic Chess Championship, Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open B, and Arab Clubs Chess Championship 2026. Also played 10 rapid (including QS International Rapid Chess Championship) and 6 blitz events (including Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 48 months (2011–2015), 20 months (2015–2017) and 27 months (2017–2019).
Current rating
1897
Standard
Rpd1891·Blz1864
All-time high
1897
at best
Jun 2026 · age 37
Jun 2026 · age 37
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#48,854
#48,854 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
24th Egyptian 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1897
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1897
at age 37
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+96 Elo)
1779 → 1875
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 35
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 34
Oct 2023
2022
58th Egyptian 20-35 player
at age 33 · rated 1872
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+48
1849 → 1897
Tournaments
6
43 games
Score
25/ 4358.1%
26W7D10L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsAsim Ali ElobeidCM1,929·Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open B·R7·+11.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlzaabi Humaidan Mohamed1,811·Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open B·R9·-12.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #7 | 1896 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #13 | 1911 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #29 | 1996 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #10 | 1795 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #13 | 1945 | +25.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsIlaan Shafeek
🇮🇳IND·1752
+8 −2 =2
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMahmoud Fathy
🇪🇬EGY·1829
+2 −3 =5
10 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsAl-qudaimi abdullah
🇾🇪YEM·1905
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsIzaan Shafeek
🇮🇳IND·1775
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsHany Sayed
🇪🇬EGY·2097
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#286
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#1,443
in continent
World
#48,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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