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Shehab Elsayed , Mohamed
🇪🇬FIDE 10686495· Male· Egypt· Born in 1977
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Mohamed Shehab Elsayed, a 49-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 1930 — just 19 short of his peak of 1949 (Dec 2025, age 48). He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Smouha International Ramadan Championship, 26th Arena Chess Classic Championship 2026, and 25th International Chess Arena Classic. Also played 10 rapid (including 3rd Adly Chess Festival Rapid 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Alaa Ezzat Blitz Championship) recently.
Current rating
1930
Standard
Rpd1825·Blz1854
All-time high
1949
−19 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 48
Dec 2025 · age 48
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#40,979
#40,979 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1949
at age 48 · −19 from today
Dec 2025
32nd Egyptian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1948
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+130 Elo)
1739 → 1869
Nov 2024
100 career games
at age 47
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+27
1903 → 1930
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
14.5/ 2460.4%
14W1D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #36 | 1827 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #13 | 2109 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #19 | 2019 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #25 | 2118 | +38.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMohamed Abdel Aziz
🇪🇬EGY·1766
+11 −5 =0
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsFahd Ashraf
🇪🇬EGY·1958
+2 −9 =3
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsIslam Abdel Razik
🇪🇬EGY·1794
+7 −4 =2
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKarim Fared
🇪🇬EGY
+5 −4 =3
12 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMohamed Hamdy Abdou
🇪🇬EGY·2070
+2 −8 =2
12 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Egypt
#237
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#1,128
in continent
World
#40,978
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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