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Sewelem, Ahmad S
🇪🇬FIDE 10626930· Male· Egypt· Born in 1979
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Ahmad S Sewelem, a 47-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 1927. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 48 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: 3rd Hurghada Chess International Championship 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including 3rd Hurghada Chess International Championship 2026 Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including 3rd Hurghada Chess International Championship 2026 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2059 was reached at age 35 (Oct 2014).
Current rating
1927
Standard
Rpd1860·Blz1897
All-time high
2059
−132 pts below
Oct 2014 · age 35
Oct 2014 · age 35
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#41,676
#41,676 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
27th Egyptian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1946
Jan 2026
2024
36th Egyptian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1948
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
1908 → 1948
Oct 2024
2022
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1908 → returned at 1948
Sep 2022
2018
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1960 → returned at 1908
Aug 2018
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 36
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1946 → 1927
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
3W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #54 | 1765 | -19.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKhaled Atea
🇪🇬EGY·1950
+1 −10 =3
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsIslam Abdel Razik
🇪🇬EGY·1794
+6 −5 =2
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMahmoud Elfaham
🇪🇬EGY·1872
+4 −4 =4
12 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsMohamed Abdel Aziz
🇪🇬EGY·1766
+5 −3 =3
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAmro Helmy
🇪🇬EGY·2064
+2 −9 =0
11 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#242
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#1,151
in continent
World
#41,675
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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