Eltigani, Omar

Omar Eltigani, a 30-year-old International Master, is rated 2269 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1st Varga Laszlo Memorial, HUN Team Ch. Asztalos Lajos Memorial Group 2025-26 R 8, and X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A. Also played 4 rapid (including Hungarian Rapid Championship - 10th Csaba Arpad Memorial) and 2 blitz events (including B: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI BRZOPOTEZNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. BLITZ HVAR 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 34 months (2014–2017) and 66 months (2017–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2323 was reached at age 17 (Apr 2013); he also reached #1 nationally in Apr 2008 and has been #1 for 72 months and counting (4 consecutive years on his current run).

Competes for Sudan since Oct 2012. Awarded IM in 2014 (age 18) and FM in 2011 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #97 in U18, World #44 in U16, World #11 in U14, World #46 in U12 and #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U10.