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Allam, Yara
WCM🇪🇬FIDE 10615709· Female· Egypt· Born in 2003
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Yara Allam, a 23-year-old Egyptian Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1940 — just 22 short of her peak of 1962 (May 2026, age 23). She is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Egyptian Womens league Championship 1 May 2026, Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Round 6-9, and Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 5. Also played 1 rapid (including Chess Arena Green Plaza Alexandria) and 1 blitz events (including Alaa Ezzat Blitz Championship) recently.
Awarded WCM in 2014 (age 11). At junior level, she reached #3, #2, #1, #3 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1940
Standard
Rpd1867·Blz1796
All-time high
1962
−22 pts below
May 2026 · age 23
May 2026 · age 23
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38,760
#38,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 1962
at age 23 · −22 from today
May 2026
2024
45th Egyptian 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 1945
Oct 2024
2022
3rd Egyptian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1874
Apr 2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 19
Jan 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2022
2021
2nd Egyptian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1794
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
1912 → 1940
Tournaments
5
17 games
Score
12/ 1770.6%
11W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4/5 | #7 | 1899 | -21.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #81 | 2769 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2587 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #93 | 1964 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/6 | #32 | 2336 | +32.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSara AdelWFM
🇪🇬EGY·1912
+3 −3 =6
12 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsHany Sayed
🇪🇬EGY·2097
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLina NassrWIM
🇩🇿ALG·2073
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsWafia Darwish Al MaamariWIM
🇦🇪UAE·2019
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsMareim Mohamed Azzab
🇪🇬EGY·1758
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#222
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#1,056
in continent
World
#38,759
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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