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Ahmed, Ahmed Alaa
FM🇪🇬FIDE 10624562· Male· Egypt· Born in 1998
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Ahmed Alaa Ahmed, a 28-year-old Egyptian FIDE Master, is rated 2302 — just 5 short of his peak of 2307 (May 2026, age 28) and ranked 16th among Egyptian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +84 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Egyptian National Chess Cup Champship May 2026, Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Round 6-9, and Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 1-4. Also played 2 rapid (including National Open Chess Championship Rapid 1 2026) and 2 blitz events (including National Open Chess Championship Blitz 2026) recently. He took a 17-month break between Mar 2016 and Sep 2017. He reached Egyptian #12 in Sep 2024.
At junior level, he reached #5, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2302
Standard
Rpd2232·Blz2104
All-time high
2307
−5 pts below
May 2026 · age 28
May 2026 · age 28
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Egyptian players · of 1,159
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Crossed 2300
at age 28
May 2026
All-time peak 2307
at age 28
May 2026
2024
Peak Egyptian rank: #12
at age 26 · rated 2277
Sep 2024
2021
Crossed 2200
at age 23
Sep 2021
6-month rising streak
+40 Elo
May 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+57
2245 → 2302
Tournaments
8
20 games
Score
16/ 2080.0%
14W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1/2 | #32 | 1992 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #29 | 2157 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #14 | 2823 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #44 | 2862 | +4.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #15 | 2564 | +21.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2457 | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #18 | 2786 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2870 | +5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHany Sayed
🇪🇬EGY·2097
+11 −6 =1
18 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsWalaa SarwatIM
🇪🇬EGY·2032
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsSalah YousryFM
🇪🇬EGY·2224
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsMarko FadiFM
🇪🇬EGY·2289
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsShereif AshrafFM
🇪🇬EGY·2206
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings
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Egypt
#16
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#45
in continent
World
#4,025
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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