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EL Mahmoud, AbdulAziz
CM🇱🇧FIDE 5300401· Male· Lebanon· Born in 1972
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AbdulAziz El Mahmoud, a 54-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1928. He has slipped back 52 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Keshmat Fall Festival Classic Group A-2025, 2025 Lebanese Team Chess Championship, and 50th Lebanese Classical Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Chessahead Blitz Nights-Knightfall 3) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 69 months (2006–2012), 17 months (2012–2013) and 19 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2170 was reached at age 31 (Jan 2003); he also reached #5 nationally in Oct 2020 and spent 81 months in top 10, with a longest streak of 4 consecutive years.
Competes for Lebanon since Oct 2016. Previously known as Mahmoud Abdulaziz (until Feb 2019). Awarded CM in 2013 (age 41).
Current rating
1928
Standard
Rpd1960·Blz2048
All-time high
2170
−242 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 31
Jan 2003 · age 31
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,419
#41,419 · players worldwide · of 218,279
81 months in National top 10 (2001–2022)
81 months in National top 10 (2001–2022)
Career timeline
23 entries2023
2nd 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 2015
Jan 2023
2022
81 months in national top 10
longest streak 58 months · since Jan 2001
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2054 → returned at 2015
Dec 2020
Peak national rank: #5
at age 48 · rated 2085
Oct 2020
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 48 · rated 2085
Oct 2020
2019
Renamed to EL Mahmoud, AbdulAziz
at age 47
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-52
1980 → 1928
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
9.5/ 1755.9%
7W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 1899 | -3.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1.5/5 | #5 | 1930 | -3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/1 | #80 | 2352 | -8.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAhmad NajjarFM
🇱🇧LBN·2099
+5 −16 =5
26 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAmro El JawichFM
🇱🇧LBN·2289
+1 −15 =6
22 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAntoine KassisFM
🇱🇧LBN·2011
+2 −2 =11
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAkram KhoderIM
🇱🇧LBN·2318
+6 −7 =0
13 games·last met May 2025
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vsMahdi Al KaouryCM
🇱🇧LBN·2024
+3 −2 =8
13 games·last met Mar 2021
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Rankings
/
Lebanon
#26
out of 404 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,901
in continent
World
#41,418
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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