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Fathallah, Joe
🇬🇧FIDE 1801899· Male· Wales· Born in 1984
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Joe Fathallah, a 42-year-old player, is rated 1982. He has fluctuated between 1926 and 2044 over the past 2 years. 69 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh Championship, 2026 Welsh Spring Open, and 2026 WCPL Rd 3. Also played 1 rapid (including The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Rapid Open 2026) and 1 blitz events (including The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Blitz Open 2026) recently. His peak of 2044 was reached at age 41 (Feb 2025, #19 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1982
Standard
Rpd2012·Blz1990
All-time high
2044
−62 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 41
Feb 2025 · age 41
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#30,474
#30,474 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Peak national rank: #19
at age 41 · rated 2044
Feb 2025
2nd 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 2044
Feb 2025
All-time peak 2044
at age 41 · −62 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 40
Oct 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 39
Nov 2023
500 career games
at age 39
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
1979 → 1982
Tournaments
12
64 games
Score
35/ 6454.7%
25W20D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #17 | 2210 | +39.8 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2651 | +8.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #14 | 1975 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #14 | 2119 | -5.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #13 | 2018 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #23 | 1836 | -26.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #10 | 1862 | -12.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #24 | 1858 | -16.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #388 | 2022 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #5 | 1922 | -6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSam Jukes
🇬🇧WLS·1931
+8 −7 =8
23 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsGrzegorz ToczekFM
🇬🇧WLS·2179
+2 −13 =4
19 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsThomas Brown
🇬🇧WLS·2062
+4 −9 =4
17 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsTim KettFM
🇬🇧WLS·2097
+1 −11 =3
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRudy Van Kemenade
🇬🇧WLS·1921
+7 −4 =4
15 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Wales
#29
out of 275 players
Europe
#22,516
in continent
World
#30,473
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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