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Elfaham, Mahmoud
🇪🇬FIDE 10617132· Male· Egypt· Born in 1979
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Mahmoud Elfaham, a 47-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 1872. He has fluctuated between 1782 and 1930 over the past 2 years. 37 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Round 6-9, Smouha International Ramadan Championship, and 26th Arena Chess Classic Championship 2026. Also played 8 rapid (including Chess Arena Green Plaza Alexandria) and 6 blitz events (including Alaa Ezzat Blitz Championship) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014) and 38 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1930 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2026).
Current rating
1872
Standard
Rpd1911·Blz1908
All-time high
1930
−58 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 47
Jan 2026 · age 47
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#55,305
#55,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
33rd Egyptian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1930
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1930
at age 47 · −58 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+110 Elo)
1753 → 1863
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
Mar 2024
2023
28th Egyptian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1799
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1881 → 1872
Tournaments
8
34 games
Score
21/ 3461.8%
18W6D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #110 | 1234 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #33 | 1874 | -21.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #6 | 1940 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #139 | 1221 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/7 | #2 | 2663 | +46.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #35 | 2001 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2624 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #81 | 1154 | -8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMoustafa Raslan
🇪🇬EGY·2089
+5 −25 =5
35 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKhaled Atea
🇪🇬EGY·1950
+5 −17 =5
27 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMohamed Abdel Aziz
🇪🇬EGY·1766
+18 −1 =7
26 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAmro Darwish
🇪🇬EGY·1922
+9 −12 =4
25 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsIslam Abdel Razik
🇪🇬EGY·1794
+10 −10 =4
24 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#317
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#1,696
in continent
World
#55,304
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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