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El Zein, Bassam
CM🇫🇷FIDE 5313228· Male· France· Born in 2013
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Bassam El Zein, a 13-year-old French Candidate Master, is rated 2215 — just 2 short of his peak of 2217 (May 2026, age 13) and ranked 7th among French players under 14, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +221 Elo over the past 12 months. 118 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14e Open du Lille Universite Club Echiquier du Nord, 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande, and 27e open international de Fenain. Also played 3 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently.
Competes for France since May 2024. Awarded CM in 2026 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #87 in U14, World #53 in U12, World #51 in U10 and World #33 in U8.
Current rating
2215
Standard
Rpd2140·Blz2059
All-time high
2217
−2 pts below
May 2026 · age 13
May 2026 · age 13
Activity
85
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
92 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · French players under 14 · of 1,204
Career timeline
18 entries2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 13
Jun 2026
87th U14 player worldwide
at age 13 · rated 2217
May 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 13
May 2026
All-time peak 2217
at age 13 · −2 from today
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 13
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 12
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+174
2041 → 2215
Tournaments
16
92 games
Score
57.5/ 9262.5%
49W17D26L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsNathan ReymannCM2,234·21eme Festival International de Dieppe A - Grand Prix Duchesse de Berry·R2·+29.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2/4 | #73 | 2146 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2217 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #7 | 2275 | +71.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #40 | 2238 | +74.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #6 | 2005 | -11.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #172 | 1399 | -16.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #85 | 2025 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #30 | 2090 | -8.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1309 | 1174 | -27.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #12 | 2804 | +45.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZayne-Eddine El ZeinFM
🇱🇧LBN·2305
+5 −11 =2
18 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAbdelrahman Iaali
🇱🇧LBN·1941
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsWilfried Dehesdin
🇫🇷FRA·2071
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsCyril Le Brech
🇫🇷FRA·2021
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
France
#351
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#5,140
in continent
World
#7,388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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