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Kareem, Zein Eldin
🇪🇬FIDE 10648470· Male· Egypt· Born in 2009
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Zein Eldin Kareem, a 17-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 1637 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearance: National Youth Chess Championship Open U18 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including National Youth Chess Championship Open U18 2026 Blitz) recently. He took a 12-month break between May 2024 and Jun 2025.
At junior level, he reached #65, #50 and #26 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1637
Standard
Rpd1619·Blz1625
All-time high
1637
at best
Mar 2026 · age 17
Mar 2026 · age 17
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#132,518
#132,518 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
65th Egyptian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1637
May 2026
All-time peak 1637
at age 17
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+265 Elo)
1340 → 1605
May 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1605 → returned at 1603
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
1603 → 1637
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
4W0D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #14 | 1823 | +34.0 |
Rankings
/
Egypt
#714
out of 3,084 players
Africa
#5,310
in continent
World
#132,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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