GMBassem Amin

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
301 2023-08-04 FIDE World Cup 2023 Baku AZE 2.3 Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera Bassem Amin 0-1 47 Open
302 2023-08-03 FIDE World Cup 2023 Baku AZE 2.2 Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 31 Open
303 2023-08-02 FIDE World Cup 2023 Baku AZE 2.1 Bassem Amin Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera 1/2-1/2 108 Open
304 2023-07-26 56th Biel GM 2023 Biel SUI 7.2 Bassem Amin Yangyi Yu 1/2-1/2 24 Open
305 2023-07-25 56th Biel GM 2023 Biel SUI 6.3 Vincent Keymer Bassem Amin 1-0 70 Open
306 2023-07-24 56th Biel GM 2023 Biel SUI 5.3 Bassem Amin Bogdan-Daniel Deac 1/2-1/2 43 Open
307 2023-07-22 56th Biel GM Blitz 2023 Biel SUI 9.2 Bogdan-Daniel Deac Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 67 Open
308 2023-07-22 56th Biel GM Blitz 2023 Biel SUI 8.3 Bassem Amin Erigaisi Arjun 0-1 44 Open
309 2023-07-22 56th Biel GM Blitz 2023 Biel SUI 7.3 Bassem Amin Quang Liem Le 0-1 27 Open
310 2023-07-22 56th Biel GM Blitz 2023 Biel SUI 6.2 David Navara Bassem Amin 1-0 38 Open
311 2023-07-22 56th Biel GM Blitz 2023 Biel SUI 5.4 Bassem Amin Jules Moussard 0-1 35 Open
312 2023-07-22 56th Biel GM Blitz 2023 Biel SUI 4.1 Yangyi Yu Bassem Amin 1-0 50 Open
313 2023-07-22 56th Biel GM Blitz 2023 Biel SUI 3.4 Vincent Keymer Bassem Amin 0-1 38 Open
314 2023-07-22 56th Biel GM Blitz 2023 Biel SUI 2.2 Bassem Amin Bogdan-Daniel Deac 0-1 64 Open
315 2023-07-22 56th Biel GM Blitz 2023 Biel SUI 14.3 Quang Liem Le Bassem Amin 1-0 35 Open
316 2023-07-22 56th Biel GM Blitz 2023 Biel SUI 13.2 Bassem Amin David Navara 0-1 36 Open
317 2023-07-22 56th Biel GM Blitz 2023 Biel SUI 12.4 Jules Moussard Bassem Amin 1-0 36 Open
318 2023-07-22 56th Biel GM Blitz 2023 Biel SUI 11.1 Bassem Amin Yangyi Yu 1/2-1/2 44 Open
319 2023-07-22 56th Biel GM Blitz 2023 Biel SUI 10.4 Bassem Amin Vincent Keymer 1-0 83 Open
320 2023-07-22 56th Biel GM Blitz 2023 Biel SUI 1.3 Erigaisi Arjun Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 48 Open
321 2023-07-21 56th Biel GM 2023 Biel SUI 4.2 Jules Moussard Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 37 Open
322 2023-07-20 56th Biel GM 2023 Biel SUI 3.4 Bassem Amin Erigaisi Arjun 1-0 55 Open
323 2023-07-19 56th Biel GM 2023 Biel SUI 2.1 Quang Liem Le Bassem Amin 1-0 45 Open
324 2023-07-18 56th Biel GM 2023 Biel SUI 1.4 David Navara Bassem Amin 1-0 42 Open
325 2023-07-16 56th Biel GM Rapid 2023 Biel SUI 7.2 Yangyi Yu Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 62 Open
326 2023-07-16 56th Biel GM Rapid 2023 Biel SUI 6.3 Bassem Amin Vincent Keymer 1/2-1/2 60 Open
327 2023-07-16 56th Biel GM Rapid 2023 Biel SUI 5.3 Bogdan-Daniel Deac Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 42 Open
328 2023-07-16 56th Biel GM Rapid 2023 Biel SUI 4.2 Bassem Amin Jules Moussard 1/2-1/2 20 Open
329 2023-07-16 56th Biel GM Rapid 2023 Biel SUI 3.4 Erigaisi Arjun Bassem Amin 0-1 47 Open
330 2023-07-16 56th Biel GM Rapid 2023 Biel SUI 2.1 Bassem Amin Quang Liem Le 1-0 47 Open
331 2023-07-16 56th Biel GM Rapid 2023 Biel SUI 1.4 Bassem Amin David Navara 0-1 41 Open
332 2023-07-15 56th Biel Chess960 2023 Biel SUI 7.3 Bassem Amin Quang Liem Le 0-1 33 Open
333 2023-07-15 56th Biel Chess960 2023 Biel SUI 6.2 David Navara Bassem Amin 1-0 12 Open
334 2023-07-15 56th Biel Chess960 2023 Biel SUI 5.4 Bassem Amin Jules Moussard 0-1 36 Open
335 2023-07-15 56th Biel Chess960 2023 Biel SUI 4.1 Yangyi Yu Bassem Amin 1-0 46 Open
336 2023-07-15 56th Biel Chess960 2023 Biel SUI 3.4 Vincent Keymer Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 52 Open
337 2023-07-15 56th Biel Chess960 2023 Biel SUI 2.2 Bassem Amin Bogdan-Daniel Deac 0-1 27 Open
338 2023-07-15 56th Biel Chess960 2023 Biel SUI 1.3 Erigaisi Arjun Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 68 Open
339 2023-06-23 Olympic Esports Final GpB Singapore SGP 5.4 Bassem Amin Samvel Ter-Sahakyan 0-1 42 Open
340 2023-06-23 Olympic Esports Final GpB Singapore SGP 5.3 Samvel Ter-Sahakyan Bassem Amin 1-0 38 Open
341 2023-06-23 Olympic Esports Final GpB Singapore SGP 5.2 Bassem Amin Samvel Ter-Sahakyan 1/2-1/2 45 Open
342 2023-06-23 Olympic Esports Final GpB Singapore SGP 5.1 Samvel Ter-Sahakyan Bassem Amin 0-1 39 Open
343 2023-06-23 Olympic Esports Final GpB Singapore SGP 4.4 Aleksandr Rakhmanov Bassem Amin 1-0 42 Open
344 2023-06-23 Olympic Esports Final GpB Singapore SGP 4.3 Bassem Amin Aleksandr Rakhmanov 1-0 43 Open
345 2023-06-23 Olympic Esports Final GpB Singapore SGP 4.2 Aleksandr Rakhmanov Bassem Amin 1-0 55 Open
346 2023-06-23 Olympic Esports Final GpB Singapore SGP 4.1 Bassem Amin Aleksandr Rakhmanov 1/2-1/2 65 Open
347 2023-06-23 Olympic Esports Final GpB Singapore SGP 3.4 Bassem Amin Alexey Sarana 0-1 62 Open
348 2023-06-23 Olympic Esports Final GpB Singapore SGP 3.3 Alexey Sarana Bassem Amin 1-0 23 Open
349 2023-06-23 Olympic Esports Final GpB Singapore SGP 3.2 Bassem Amin Alexey Sarana 1-0 47 Open
350 2023-06-23 Olympic Esports Final GpB Singapore SGP 3.1 Alexey Sarana Bassem Amin 1-0 59 Open