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Refaat, Ismail

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FIDEFIDE 10640347· Male· Egypt· Born in 1988

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Ismail Refaat, a 38-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 1979 — just 2 short of his peak of 1981 (Mar 2026, age 38). He is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Round 6-9, Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 5, and Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 1-4. Also played 5 rapid events (including Ghazl Mahala Chess Championship 23-3-2026 Rapid) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2016–2018) and 33 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1979

Standard

Rpd1954·Blz1931

All-time high

1981

−2 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 38

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#30,971

#30,971 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
16th Egyptian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1979
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1981
at age 38 · −2 from today
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+119 Elo)
1824 → 1943
Jun 2024
2023
59th Egyptian 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 1861
Dec 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 35
Feb 2023
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 34
Jan 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mahmoud Kamel 2,182
Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 1-4 · Jan 2026 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
+26
1953 → 1979
Tournaments
7
12 games
Score
5.5/ 1245.8%
4W3D5L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNadi BesharaCM1,951·Egyptian Cup 2025·R1·-10.4
2.[L]vsOsama Zayan2,114·Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Postpond·R5·-6.3
3.[L]vsSalah Mansour2,128·Egyptian Cup 2025·R4·-5.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Round 6-9
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/2#661926-2.2
Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 5
Open Swiss
Feb 20261/1#192928+14.2
Egyptian League 2026 ( Ellite ) Round 1-4
Open Swiss
Jan 20261.5/2#392259+15.8
Egyptian Cup 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20251/3#571783-13.8
Egyptian League 2025 Elite Last Round
Open Swiss
Aug 20250/1#721441-3.0
Egyptian League 2025 Elite Round 9-10
Open Swiss
Jul 20251/1#332927+14.6
Egyptian League Elite Round 10-13
Round-Robin
Jun 20250/1#701363-4.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsAbdel Rahman Lotfy
🇪🇬EGY·1968
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsAbdel Rhman Hegazy
🇪🇬EGY·1790
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsTamer Sharaf Eldin
🇪🇬EGY·2064
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2023
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Rankings

/
Egypt
#176
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#770
in continent
World
#30,970
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Africa
1
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2
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