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Sobhy, Tarek
🇪🇬FIDE 10632735· Male· Egypt· Born in 1967
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Tarek Sobhy, a 59-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 1689. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 24 months (2014–2017), 19 months (2017–2018), 35 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included), 38 months (2021–2024) and 17 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 2nd Egy Chess Championship for People with Disabilities 2026. His peak of 1798 was reached at age 57 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1689
Standard
Rpd1779·Blz1812
All-time high
1798
−109 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 57
Mar 2024 · age 57
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#113,956
#113,956 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
41st Egyptian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1720
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+56 Elo)
1664 → 1720
Dec 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1720 → returned at 1689
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1798
at age 57 · −109 from today
Mar 2024
2022
43rd Egyptian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1664
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1664 → returned at 1720
Sep 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
1720 → 1689
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
2W0D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsJonathan Safwat Nissan1,499·2nd Egy Chess Championship for People with Disabilities 2026·R4·-30.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/1 | #14 | 2299 | -31.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2nd Egy Chess Championship for People with Disabilities 2026 (-31.2 Elo, finished #14).
Rankings
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Egypt
#613
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#4,393
in continent
World
#113,952
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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