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Kandil, Ahmed

Kandil, Ahmed

FM🇪🇬

FIDEFIDE 10628401· Male· Egypt· Born in 2008

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Ahmed Kandil, a 18-year-old Egyptian FIDE Master, is rated 2308 — just 26 short of his peak of 2334 (Oct 2025, age 17) and ranked 15th among Egyptian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2127 and 2334 over the past 2 years. 87 rated games in the past year (≈51/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 5 rapid (including Egypt National Team Rapid Qualifiers 2025) and 3 blitz events (including 4th Internaional Egyptian Champions festival (Blitz) 12 -6- 2025) recently. He reached Egyptian #11 in Nov 2024.

Awarded FM in 2024 (age 16) and CM in 2016 (age 8). Earned IM norms at 2024 African Youth Chess Championship (U16 Open) and 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 OPEN. At junior level, he reached World #96 in U10, World #53 in U8 and #2, #2, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2308

Standard

Rpd2246·Blz2185

All-time high

2334

−26 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 17

Activity

84

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

73 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#15

#15 · Egyptian players · of 1,159

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 18
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 2334
at age 17 · −40 from today
Oct 2025
500 career games
at age 17
Oct 2025
2nd Egyptian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2323
Aug 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 17
Aug 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 17
Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
3rd Adly Chess Festival 2025
perf 2429 (+106) · 9/10 · #2
Top opponent
vs Adham FawzyGM 2,495
National Qualifiers for the Arab Chess Championship · Sep 2025 · +4.3 Elo
Evolution
+43
2265 → 2308
Tournaments
12
73 games
Score
54.5/ 7374.7%
50W9D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

12 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U18 Boys)
Open Swiss
May 20268/9#12294+11.2
Egyptian National Chess Cup Champship May 2026
Open Swiss
May 20262/2#252661+3.2
Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Round 6-9
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/2#712009-14.0
Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 1-4
Open Swiss
Jan 20261.5/2#382255-2.0
16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 OPEN
Open Swiss
Dec 20258/9#22380+21.6
Egyptian League Elite Final 2025
Team
Oct 20253/5#132296-3.6
World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U18
Open Swiss
Oct 20255.5/11#642175-42.0
National Qualifiers for the Arab Chess Championship
Round-Robin
Sep 20255/9#42289-7.2
Egyptian Cup 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/4#32888+18.4
Egyptian League 2025 Elite Round 9-10
Open Swiss
Jul 20251/1#42815+6.7
Worst Elo result: World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U18 (-42.0 Elo, finished #64).

Most-Played Opponents

vsHamed WafaIM
🇪🇬EGY·2395
+12 −6 =5
23 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMohamed EzatIM
🇪🇬EGY·2287
+6 −11 =2
19 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDavid George SamirIM
🇪🇬EGY·2380
+8 −7 =0
15 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSalah YousryFM
🇪🇬EGY·2224
+4 −7 =2
13 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsHany Sayed
🇪🇬EGY·2097
+7 −6 =0
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings

/
Egypt
#15
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#42
in continent
World
#3,820
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Egypt
1
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3
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2,464
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,369
9
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10
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15🇪🇬Kandil, Ahmed2,308
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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4
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5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
42🇪🇬Kandil, Ahmed2,308
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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8
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3820🇪🇬Kandil, Ahmed2,308