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Romany, Joy
WIM🇪🇬FIDE 10656820· Female· Egypt· Born in 2009
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Joy Romany, a 17-year-old Egyptian Woman International Master, is rated 1965. She has fluctuated between 1932 and 2025 over the past 2 years. 53 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Egyptian Womens league Championship 1 May 2026, National Youth Chess Championship GIRLS U18 2026, and World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - G16. Also played 5 rapid (including Chess Arena Green Plaza Alexandria) and 1 blitz events (including National Youth Chess Championship Open U18 2026 Blitz) recently. Her peak of 2025 was reached at age 15 (Dec 2024).
Awarded WIM in 2024 (age 15). At junior level, she reached #10, #5, #5, #4 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1965
Standard
Rpd2007·Blz1831
All-time high
2025
−60 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 15
Dec 2024 · age 15
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33,644
#33,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
10th Egyptian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1965
Jun 2026
2025
5th Egyptian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2025
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 15
Dec 2024
All-time peak 2025
at age 15 · −60 from today
Dec 2024
7-month rising streak
+292 Elo
Aug 2024
WIM title awardedWIM
at age 15
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
1960 → 1965
Tournaments
6
43 games
Score
31.5/ 4373.3%
27W9D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4/3 | #12 | 2449 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 1876 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/11 | #51 | 1908 | -49.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 6.5/6 | #1 | 2464 | +18.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/5 | #2 | 2584 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/10 | #36 | 1923 | -0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMareim Mohamed Azzab
🇪🇬EGY·1758
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsHany Sayed
🇪🇬EGY·2097
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDema AlaaWCM
🇪🇬EGY·1850
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRana Gasser
🇪🇬EGY·1660
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJoury Tamer Refaat
🇪🇬EGY·1678
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#190
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#858
in continent
World
#33,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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