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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 +34 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 had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2023–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025).
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.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#133,061
#133,061 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
1603 → 1637
Jun 2026
65th Egyptian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1637
May 2026
All-time peak 1637
at age 17
Mar 2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
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
#719
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#5,378
in continent
World
#133,054
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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