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Qara, Abdel Hamed
🇪🇬FIDE 54202329· Male· Egypt· Born in 1987
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Abdel Hamed Qara, a 39-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 1699 — just 2 short of his peak of 1701 (Aug 2025, age 38). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2021–2023) and 20 months (2023–2025). Recent appearances: Egyptian League 2026 (A) Group A Round 3-4 and Egyptian League (B) Round 10. Also played 3 rapid (including 1st Zayed International Rapid Chess Championship for Hassan Khaled Cup) and 1 blitz events (including Alaa Ezzat Blitz Championship) recently.
Current rating
1699
Standard
Rpd1664·Blz1681
All-time high
1701
−2 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 38
Aug 2025 · age 38
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#110,288
#110,288 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
60th Egyptian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1701
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1701
at age 38 · −2 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+239 Elo)
1432 → 1671
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 37
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 37
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1451 → returned at 1668
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
1668 → 1699
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/2 | #40 | 1687 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2727 | +32.8 |
Rankings
/
Egypt
#593
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#4,203
in continent
World
#110,285
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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