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El Shenawy, Ashraf
🇪🇬FIDE 10625488· Male· Egypt· Born in 1969
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Ashraf El Shenawy, a 57-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 2003. He has fluctuated between 1978 and 2072 over the past 2 years. 32 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Round 6-9, Classic Tanta 2-2026, and Classic Chess Festival of the Faculty of Engineering 2026. Also played 14 rapid (including Chess Arena Green Plaza Alexandria) and 3 blitz events (including 7th Egypt Champions Tournament Blitz) recently. He took a 35-month break between Jan 2021 and Jan 2024. His peak of 2119 was reached at age 46 (Feb 2015); he also reached Egyptian #83 in May 2024.
Current rating
2003
Standard
Rpd2044·Blz2007
All-time high
2119
−116 pts below
Feb 2015 · age 46
Feb 2015 · age 46
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27,023
#27,023 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 57
May 2026
2025
11th Egyptian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2030
Apr 2025
2024
4th Egyptian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2072
Jul 2024
Peak Egyptian rank: #83
at age 55 · rated 2072
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
2028 → 2072
May 2024
2021
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2028 → returned at 2051
Jan 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
2012 → 2003
Tournaments
7
41 games
Score
29/ 4170.7%
24W10D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAmmar Shaaban Abdel Fattah1,824·Classic Chess Festival of the Faculty of Engineering 2026·R4·-14.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #58 | 2425 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/3 | #2 | 2692 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/3 | #7 | 2664 | -10.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #144 | 1157 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #34 | 1848 | -17.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/8 | #15 | 2179 | +13.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIslam Elhalwagy
🇪🇬EGY·2016
+7 −8 =2
17 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsEdmon Kamal
🇪🇬EGY·1937
+10 −2 =2
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsAshraf Mohamed Anwar
🇪🇬EGY·2035
+5 −3 =6
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAhmed Salem KhalilCM
🇪🇬EGY·2106
+4 −6 =2
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsHany Sayed
🇪🇬EGY·2097
+5 −7 =0
12 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#145
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#632
in continent
World
#27,023
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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