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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 took a 69-month break between Aug 2019 and Jun 2025 (COVID-19 included). 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.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#78,904
#78,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
47th Egyptian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1792
Aug 2025
2024
All-time peak 1797
at age 38 · −5 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Crossed 1600
at age 33
Aug 2019
Crossed 1500
at age 33
Aug 2019
Crossed 1400
at age 33
Aug 2019
Inactive for 69 months
paused at 1662 → returned at 1789
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
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
#430
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#2,686
in continent
World
#78,903
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Egypt
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| 430 | 1,792 | |
Africa
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| ... | ||
| 2686 | 1,792 | |
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| 78903 | 1,792 | |