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Elwan, Bassem
🇪🇬FIDE 10643478· Male· Egypt· Born in 1986
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Bassem Elwan, a 40-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 1792 — just 5 short of his peak of 1797 (Mar 2024, age 38). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 54 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: Egyptian League (A) Round 10 and 3rd Adly Chess Festival 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including 3rd Adly Chess Festival Rapid 2025) recently.
Current rating
1792
Standard
Rpd1783·Blz1945
All-time high
1797
−5 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 38
Mar 2024 · age 38
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#78,841
#78,841 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
47th Egyptian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1792
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1662 → 1797
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1797
at age 38 · −5 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1797 → returned at 1789
Mar 2024
2019
Crossed 1600
at age 33
Aug 2019
Crossed 1500
at age 33
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
1789 → 1792
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
4W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #25 | 1188 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #126 | 1997 | +12.8 |
Rankings
/
Egypt
#433
out of 3,084 players
Africa
#2,669
in continent
World
#78,841
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Egypt
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| 433 | 1,792 | |
Africa
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| 2669 | 1,792 | |
World
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