GMBassem AminLIVE

EGY Born 1988 (Age ≈38) Male
FIDE ID
10601457

About Bassem Amin

Bassem Amin was born in Tanta, Egypt, in 1988 and combined chess with medical training. After winning several Arab youth titles, he became African junior champion in 2005. He earned the grandmaster title in 2006 and shared first place at the 2007 Abu Dhabi Chess Festival with Ashot Anastasian. Show more

Bassem Amin was born in Tanta, Egypt, in 1988 and combined chess with medical training. After winning several Arab youth titles, he became African junior champion in 2005. He earned the grandmaster title in 2006 and shared first place at the 2007 Abu Dhabi Chess Festival with Ashot Anastasian. He won bronze at the 2008 World Junior Championship. His seven African senior titles came between 2009 and 2024. He also shared first at the 2013 Reykjavik Open and became Mediterranean champion in 2014. That year he scored eight and a half points from eleven games on Egypt’s top board at the Olympiad. Away from chess, he graduated from Tanta University’s medical faculty in 2012.

FIDE ratings

2614.0 +8.0

Classical

Live estimate

2582

Rapid

Published FIDE

2520

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#139
National rank · EGY
#1

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2712 Jan 2019
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
1443

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

FIDE rating history

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FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-12Lag-DM 2026-2027, div Elit R2Classical½
2026-10-091. Schachbundesliga 2026-2027 Oktober 2026Classical2
2026-10-03Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) lastClassical1

All tournament results

Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
1201 2016-04-11 18th Dubai Open 2016 Dubai UAE 1.12 Salah Yousry Bassem Amin 0-1 71 Open
1202 2015-12-30 4th Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 9.13 Bassem Amin Walter Arencibia Rodriguez 1/2-1/2 65 Open
1203 2015-12-29 4th Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 8.9 Kaido Kulaots Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1204 2015-12-28 4th Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 7.2 Bassem Amin Visakh N R 1-0 56 Open
1205 2015-12-27 4th Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 6.18 Sayantan Das Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 126 Open
1206 2015-12-26 4th Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 5.15 Bassem Amin Eldar Gasanov 1/2-1/2 68 Open
1207 2015-12-26 4th Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 4.4 Levan Pantsulaia Bassem Amin 1-0 22 Open
1208 2015-12-25 4th Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 3.3 Bassem Amin Alexander Kovchan 1/2-1/2 36 Open
1209 2015-12-24 4th Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 2.6 Valeriy Neverov Bassem Amin 0-1 55 Open
1210 2015-12-23 4th Al Ain Chess Classic Al-Ain UAE 1.6 Bassem Amin Harsha Bharathakoti 1-0 24 Open
1211 2015-09-16 FIDE World Cup 2015 Baku AZE 2.4 Dmitry Jakovenko Bassem Amin 1-0 79 Open
1212 2015-09-16 FIDE World Cup 2015 Baku AZE 2.3 Bassem Amin Dmitry Jakovenko 1/2-1/2 109 Open
1213 2015-09-15 FIDE World Cup 2015 Baku AZE 2.2 Bassem Amin Dmitry Jakovenko 1/2-1/2 63 Open
1214 2015-09-14 FIDE World Cup 2015 Baku AZE 2.1 Dmitry Jakovenko Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1215 2015-09-12 FIDE World Cup 2015 Baku AZE 1.2 Bassem Amin Ivan Saric 1-0 70 Open
1216 2015-09-11 FIDE World Cup 2015 Baku AZE 1.1 Ivan Saric Bassem Amin 0-1 52 Open
1217 2015-07-31 16th Mahalla Open 2015 El-Mahalla El-Kubra EGY 8.2 Bassem Amin Mohamed Shafek 1-0 35 Open
1218 2015-07-30 16th Mahalla Open 2015 El-Mahalla El-Kubra EGY 7.1 Moheb Ameir Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 48 Open
1219 2015-07-29 16th Mahalla Open 2015 El-Mahalla El-Kubra EGY 6.2 Bassem Amin Yehya Rahman 1-0 41 Open
1220 2015-07-28 16th Mahalla Open 2015 El-Mahalla El-Kubra EGY 5.4 Shereif Ashraf Bassem Amin 0-1 30 Open
1221 2015-07-27 16th Mahalla Open 2015 El-Mahalla El-Kubra EGY 4.7 Bassem Amin Medhat Diab 1-0 40 Open
1222 2015-07-26 16th Mahalla Open 2015 El-Mahalla El-Kubra EGY 3.1 Unidentified player Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 26 Open
1223 2015-07-25 16th Mahalla Open 2015 El-Mahalla El-Kubra EGY 2.1 Bassem Amin Mark Yasser 1-0 37 Open
1224 2015-07-24 16th Mahalla Open 2015 El-Mahalla El-Kubra EGY 1.1 Tarek M. Elsayed Bassem Amin 0-1 26 Open
1225 2015-06-03 3rd ch-Arab Elite 2015 Dubai UAE 9.2 Husain Ayyad Bassem Amin 0-1 49 Open
1226 2015-06-02 3rd ch-Arab Elite 2015 Dubai UAE 8.2 Bassem Amin Ahmed Hassan 1/2-1/2 69 Open
1227 2015-06-01 3rd ch-Arab Elite 2015 Dubai UAE 7.2 Bassem Amin Amir Zaibi 1-0 37 Open
1228 2015-05-31 3rd ch-Arab Elite 2015 Dubai UAE 6.1 A.R. Saleh Salem Bassem Amin 1-0 35 Open
1229 2015-05-30 3rd ch-Arab Elite 2015 Dubai UAE 5.1 Bassem Amin Ishaq Saeed 1-0 34 Open
1230 2015-05-29 3rd ch-Arab Elite 2015 Dubai UAE 4.1 Mohammed Al-Sayed Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 30 Open
1231 2015-05-28 3rd ch-Arab Elite 2015 Dubai UAE 3.1 Bassem Amin Mohamed Haddouche 1-0 33 Open
1232 2015-05-28 3rd ch-Arab Elite 2015 Dubai UAE 2.1 Basheer Al Qudaimi Bassem Amin 0-1 59 Open
1233 2015-05-27 3rd ch-Arab Elite 2015 Dubai UAE 1.1 Bassem Amin Abdelaziz Onkoud 1-0 38 Open
1234 2015-05-10 ch-Africa 2015 Cairo EGY 9.1 Saad Belouadah Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 30 Open
1235 2015-05-09 ch-Africa 2015 Cairo EGY 8.1 Bassem Amin Mohamed Haddouche 1-0 41 Open
1236 2015-05-08 ch-Africa 2015 Cairo EGY 7.1 Mohsen Elgabry Bassem Amin 0-1 36 Open
1237 2015-05-07 ch-Africa 2015 Cairo EGY 6.2 Bassem Amin Essam El Gindy 1/2-1/2 37 Open
1238 2015-05-06 ch-Africa 2015 Cairo EGY 5.1 Adlane Arab Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 48 Open
1239 2015-05-04 ch-Africa 2015 Cairo EGY 4.1 Bassem Amin Ahmed Adly 1/2-1/2 30 Open
1240 2015-05-03 ch-Africa 2015 Cairo EGY 3.1 Abdelrahman Hesham Bassem Amin 0-1 41 Open
1241 2015-05-03 ch-Africa 2015 Cairo EGY 2.1 Bassem Amin Khaled Abdel Razik 1-0 46 Open
1242 2015-05-02 ch-Africa 2015 Cairo EGY 1.1 Moheb Ameir Bassem Amin 0-1 38 Open
1243 2015-04-27 10th World Teams 2015 Tsaghkadzor ARM 8.1 Bassem Amin Alexander Grischuk 1/2-1/2 83 Open
1244 2015-04-26 10th World Teams 2015 Tsaghkadzor ARM 7.5 Peter Leko Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 74 Open
1245 2015-04-25 10th World Teams 2015 Tsaghkadzor ARM 6.1 Bassem Amin Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 35 Open
1246 2015-04-23 10th World Teams 2015 Tsaghkadzor ARM 5.3 Liren Ding Bassem Amin 1-0 25 Open
1247 2015-04-22 10th World Teams 2015 Tsaghkadzor ARM 4.2 Bassem Amin Leinier Dominguez Perez 1/2-1/2 28 Open
1248 2015-04-21 10th World Teams 2015 Tsaghkadzor ARM 3.2 Vasyl Ivanchuk Bassem Amin 1-0 59 Open
1249 2015-04-20 10th World Teams 2015 Tsaghkadzor ARM 2.4 Bassem Amin Boris Gelfand 1/2-1/2 26 Open
1250 2014-11-29 Zonal 4.2 2014 Cairo EGY 9.1 Moses Andiwoh Bassem Amin 0-1 22 Open