Sameh Mohamed, Abdalrahman
IM🇪🇬FIDE 54262674· Male· Egypt· Born in 2014
Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed, a 12-year-old Egyptian International Master, is rated 2330 — just 12 short of his peak of 2342 (May 2026, age 12) and ranked 7th among players worldwide under 12, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +131 Elo over the past 12 months. 121 rated games in the past year (≈98/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Egyptian National Chess Cup Champship May 2026, Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) Round 6-9, and Russian Chess Crown standard A. Also played 7 rapid (including Russian Chess Crown rapid B (27.02)) and 5 blitz events (including 4th Internaional Egyptian Champions festival (Blitz) 12 -6- 2025) recently. He reached Egyptian #11 in Nov 2025.
Awarded IM in 2024 (age 10) and CM in 2024 (age 10). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U10 and World #3 in U12.
Current rating
2330
Standard
All-time high
2342
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
94
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#7
Career timeline
14 entriesStandard rating history
Activity & highlights
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1/2 | #44 | 2068 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 2141 | -12.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/4 | #1 | 2829 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #157 | 1687 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 9/8 | #1 | 2561 | +14.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #17 | 2847 | +7.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2523 | +34.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 8/9 | #1 | 2306 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 8/11 | #5 | 2202 | +3.6 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 3.5/8 | #8 | 2228 | +6.8 |