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Moaataz, Ayah
WGM🇪🇬FIDE 10615873· Female· Egypt· Born in 1997
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Ayah Moaataz, a 29-year-old Egyptian Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2057 and sitting in the top 4% of women worldwide. She plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 19-month break between Sep 2022 and May 2024. Recent appearance: Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group A. Also played 1 rapid event (including The 8th SCO International Team Chess Tournament 2026 (Group B)) recently. Her peak of 2133 was reached at age 25 (Apr 2022); she also reached Egyptian #62 in Aug 2025.
Awarded WGM in 2022 (age 25) and WIM in 2013 (age 16). At junior level, she reached #5, #4, #3 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2057
Standard
Rpd1978·Blz1996
All-time high
2133
−76 pts below
Apr 2022 · age 25
Apr 2022 · age 25
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#992 · women worldwide · of 23,136
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Peak Egyptian rank: #62
at age 28 · rated 2090
Aug 2025
2022
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2059 → returned at 2060
Sep 2022
WGM title awardedWGM
at age 25
Jun 2022
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
2028 → 2133
Apr 2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 25
Apr 2022
All-time peak 2133
at age 25 · −76 from today
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-33
2090 → 2057
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
1/ 616.7%
0W2D4L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/6 | #89 | 1856 | -32.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShrook WafaWGM
🇪🇬EGY·2197
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met Nov 2021
View head-to-head →
vsEman ElansaryWIM
🇪🇬EGY·1932
+8 −1 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2018
View head-to-head →
vsSohayla AbdelmenaemWFM
🇪🇬EGY·1899
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Mar 2017
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vsMoustafa Raslan
🇪🇬EGY·2089
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsHend Mohsen
🇪🇬EGY·1827
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2017
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#92
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#400
in continent
World
#19,924
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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