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Elhalwagy, Islam
🇪🇬FIDE 10613030· Male· Egypt· Born in 1991
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Islam Elhalwagy, a 35-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 2016. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 19-month break between Oct 2012 and Jun 2014. Recent appearances: Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Round 6-9 and Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 1-4. Also played 9 rapid (including National Open Chess Championship Rapid 1 2026) and 3 blitz events (including National Open Chess Championship Blitz 2026) recently. His peak of 2165 was reached at age 20 (Sep 2011, Egyptian #67 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #3 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2016
Standard
Rpd2142·Blz2075
All-time high
2165
−149 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 20
Sep 2011 · age 20
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#25,126
#25,126 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2020
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
2012 → 2047
Oct 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 28
Jan 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 27
Mar 2018
2012
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 21
Oct 2012
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2124 → returned at 2131
Oct 2012
2011
Peak Egyptian rank: #67
at age 20 · rated 2165
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
2032 → 2016
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
1W2D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #102 | 1708 | -24.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #40 | 2136 | +7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAhmed Salem KhalilCM
🇪🇬EGY·2106
+13 −7 =10
30 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGamal Fayad
🇪🇬EGY·2011
+9 −3 =9
21 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAshraf Mohamed Anwar
🇪🇬EGY·2035
+13 −3 =4
20 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAshraf El Shenawy
🇪🇬EGY·2003
+8 −7 =2
17 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMahmoud Shoieb
🇪🇬EGY·2002
+10 −4 =2
16 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#132
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#562
in continent
World
#25,126
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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