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Ahmed Abdel Ghafar, Moustafa
🇪🇬FIDE 10682368· Male· Egypt· Born in 1985
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Moustafa Ahmed Abdel Ghafar, a 41-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 1653 — just 12 short of his peak of 1665 (Mar 2024, age 39). He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and took a 78-month break between Nov 2019 and Jun 2026. Recent appearance: 2nd Egy Chess Championship for People with Disabilities 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including Qalyubia Rapid Chess Championship) recently.
Current rating
1653
Standard
Rpd1565·Blz—
All-time high
1665
−12 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 39
Mar 2024 · age 39
Activity
—
1 past 12 mo
classical only
classical only
Signature stat
#127,077
#127,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
60th Egyptian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1653
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 39
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 39
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1665
at age 39 · −12 from today
Mar 2024
2021
80th Egyptian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1442
Oct 2021
2019
Crossed 1400
at age 34
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
1665 → 1653
Tournaments
1
10 games
Score
4/ 1040.0%
5W0D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsLila Mohamed AminWCM1,807·2nd Egy Chess Championship for People with Disabilities 2026·R7·-11.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/1 | #17 | 2607 | -12.4 |
Rankings
/
Egypt
#688
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#5,066
in continent
World
#127,071
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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