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Helal, Mohamed
🇪🇬FIDE 10679090· Male· Egypt· Born in 1976
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Mohamed Helal, a 50-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 1712. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 22 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1st Nova-X Classic Chess Tournament 2026, 3rd Hurghada Chess International Championship 2026, and Hurghada Open Chess 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including 3rd Hurghada Chess International Championship 2026 Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Hurghada Open Chess Blitz 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Sep 2021 and Oct 2022. His peak of 1760 was reached at age 48 (Jun 2024).
Current rating
1712
Standard
Rpd1745·Blz1674
All-time high
1760
−48 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 48
Jun 2024 · age 48
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#105,549
#105,549 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+209 Elo)
1539 → 1748
Dec 2024
69th Egyptian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1760
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1760
at age 48 · −48 from today
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 48
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Oct 2022
2021
Crossed 1500
at age 45
Sep 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
1734 → 1712
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
13/ 2454.2%
12W2D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #12 | 1646 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #64 | 1900 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #97 | 2026 | -17.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/6 | #11 | 1906 | +6.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMohamed Mohamed Ismail
🇪🇬EGY·1869
+5 −5 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsMohamed Hosny Abdel Samei
🇪🇬EGY·1655
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsMohamed Adel Abdel Hameid
🇪🇬EGY·1685
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsMansour Abdel Fatah
🇪🇬EGY·1891
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsIbrahim Ahmed Mohamed
🇪🇬EGY·1936
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2023
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#565
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#3,945
in continent
World
#105,546
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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