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El Zein, Zayne-Eddine
FM🇱🇧FIDE 5313210· Male· Lebanon· Born in 2011
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Zayne-Eddine El Zein, a 15-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2305 — just 28 short of his peak of 2333 (Jul 2025, age 14) and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +153 Elo over the past 12 months. 124 rated games in the past year (≈78/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14e Open du Lille Universite Club Echiquier du Nord, Trophee ADIM 2026 - Tournoi de maitres d'Asnieres sur Seine, and Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9. Also played 3 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. He reached #1 nationally in Jul 2025 and has been in top 5 for 12 months and counting.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 14) and CM in 2025 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #25 in U14, World #95 in U12 and #1 and #1 nationally in U16 and U10.
Current rating
2305
Standard
Rpd2238·Blz2145
All-time high
2333
−28 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 14
Jul 2025 · age 14
Activity
93
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
128 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#143 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
National top 5 since Jul 2025
National top 5 since Jul 2025
Career timeline
18 entries2026
12 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 12 months · since Jul 2025
Jun 2026
1st U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 2306
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 15
Mar 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #1
at age 14 · rated 2333
Jul 2025
25th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2333
Jul 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 14
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-28
2333 → 2305
Tournaments
23
111 games
Score
70.5/ 11163.5%
59W23D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsLaurent Picarda2,014·21eme Festival International de Dieppe A - Grand Prix Duchesse de Berry·R2·-16.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/4 | #81 | 2113 | -18.8 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 5/9 | #5 | 2400 | +24.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2415 | +27.2 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #7 | 2223 | -16.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #266 | 2125 | -9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #380 | 2831 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #80 | 2227 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #2 | 2305 | +4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #371 | 3039 | +8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #115 | 2370 | +3.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBassam El ZeinCM
🇫🇷FRA·2215
+11 −5 =2
18 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsWilfried Dehesdin
🇫🇷FRA·2071
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsCyril Le Brech
🇫🇷FRA·2021
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsOlivier Thomas
🇫🇷FRA·1939
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAbdelrahman Iaali
🇱🇧LBN·1941
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Lebanon
#2
out of 404 players
Asia-Pacific
#753
in continent
World
#3,914
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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