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Hamdy, Galal
🇪🇬FIDE 54224942· Male· Egypt· Born in 1984
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Galal Hamdy, a 42-year-old Egyptian player, is rated 1751 — just 17 short of his peak of 1768 (Oct 2025, age 41). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 9 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2nd Egy Chess Championship for People with Disabilities 2026 and 1st National Championship for Disabilities 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Qalyubia Rapid Chess Championship) recently.
Current rating
1751
Standard
Rpd1701·Blz—
All-time high
1768
−17 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 41
Oct 2025 · age 41
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#92,209
#92,209 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
44th Egyptian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1768
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 41
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 41
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 41
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1768
at age 41 · −17 from today
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1768 · at age 41
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
9/ 1464.3%
9W0D5L
Top 2 wins
2.[W]vsJonathan Safwat Nissan1,499·2nd Egy Chess Championship for People with Disabilities 2026·R5·+7.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMohamed Yousry Mohamed1,793·2nd Egy Chess Championship for People with Disabilities 2026·R7·-17.6
2.[L]vsMohamed Helmy Masoud1,876·2nd Egy Chess Championship for People with Disabilities 2026·R6·-13.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #5 | 2020 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 1671 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2nd Egy Chess Championship for People with Disabilities 2026 (-16.8 Elo, finished #5).
Rankings
/
Egypt
#503
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#3,310
in continent
World
#92,207
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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