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Wafa, Hamed

Wafa, Hamed

IM🇪🇬

FIDEFIDE 10628452· Male· Egypt· Born in 2008

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Hamed Wafa, a 18-year-old Egyptian International Master, is rated 2395 — just 2 short of his peak of 2397 (Jan 2024, age 16) and ranked 6th among Egyptian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 16 months. 94 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Egyptian National Chess Cup Champship May 2026, Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Round 6-9, and 3rd Hurghada Chess International Championship 2026. Also played 5 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached Egyptian #5 in Feb 2024 and has been in Egyptian top 10 for 30 months and counting.

Awarded IM in 2024 (age 16) and CM in 2022 (age 14). Earned GM norms at 2023 African Junior Championships (Open), African Juniors Chess Championships 2024, and 2025 African Junior Chess Championship - Open. At junior level, he reached World #92 in U18, World #31 in U16 and #1, #4 and #3 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

2395

Standard

Rpd2363·Blz2376

All-time high

2397

−2 pts below
Jan 2024 · age 16

Activity

98

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

87 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#6

#6 · Egyptian players · of 1,159
National top 10 since Jan 2024

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
30 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 30 months · since Jan 2024
Jun 2026
92nd U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2381
Feb 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 17
Dec 2025
2024
Peak Egyptian rank: #5
at age 16 · rated 2397
Feb 2024
31st U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2397
Jan 2024
IM title awardedIM
at age 16
Jan 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 African Junior Chess Championship - Open
perf 2460 (+110) · 8/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Jan KlimkowskiGM 2,524
World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U18 · Oct 2025 · +4.2 Elo
Evolution
+26
2369 → 2395
Tournaments
12
88 games
Score
64/ 8872.7%
54W20D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

12 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Egyptian National Chess Cup Champship May 2026
Open Swiss
May 20262/2#223052+13.4
Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Round 6-9
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/1#652908+3.4
3rd Hurghada Chess International Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20267/9#52268-2.2
Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 1-4
Open Swiss
Jan 20262/2#192729+8.0
Arab Men's Chess Championship 2025
Swiss
Nov 20256.5/9#52379+5.4
2025 Lebanese Team Chess Championship
Team
Nov 20257/9#52294-1.6
World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U18
Open Swiss
Oct 20256/11#422405+19.0
2025 African Junior Chess Championship - Open
Open Swiss
Sep 20258/9#12460+20.0
National Qualifiers for the Arab Chess Championship
Round-Robin
Sep 20255.5/9#32326-4.8
1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/8#1392269-18.2
Worst Elo result: Youth Arab Chess Championship Open U20 2025 (-33.4 Elo, finished #4).

Most-Played Opponents

vsAhmed KandilFM
🇪🇬EGY·2308
+6 −12 =5
23 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSalah YousryFM
🇪🇬EGY·2224
+10 −6 =4
20 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDavid George SamirIM
🇪🇬EGY·2380
+12 −5 =2
19 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsHany Sayed
🇪🇬EGY·2097
+7 −6 =2
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsFarid Tamer WaguihFM
🇪🇬EGY·2167
+12 −1 =2
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings

/
Egypt
#6
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#16
in continent
World
#1,765
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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