GMBassem Amin
- 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 rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | Lag-DM 2026-2027, div Elit R2 | Classical | ½ |
| 2026-10-09 | 1. Schachbundesliga 2026-2027 Oktober 2026 | Classical | 2 |
| 2026-10-03 | Egyptian League 2026 ( Elite) last | Classical | 1 |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-10 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | 2022-12-29 | World Blitz 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 3.8 | Ahmed Adly | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 12 | Open |
| 602 | 2022-12-29 | World Blitz 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 2.12 | Bassem Amin | Andrew Tang | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 603 | 2022-12-29 | World Blitz 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 12.4 | Bassem Amin | Valentin Dragnev | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 604 | 2022-12-29 | World Blitz 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 11.29 | Bassem Amin | Baadur Jobava | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 605 | 2022-12-29 | World Blitz 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 10.42 | Evgeniy Najer | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 606 | 2022-12-29 | World Blitz 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 1.17 | Victor Bologan | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 607 | 2022-12-28 | World Rapid 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 13.2 | Bassem Amin | Yangyi Yu | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 608 | 2022-12-28 | World Rapid 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 12.9 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 55 | Open |
| 609 | 2022-12-28 | World Rapid 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 11.9 | Bassem Amin | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 1/2-1/2 | 23 | Open |
| 610 | 2022-12-28 | World Rapid 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 10.8 | Alexander Grischuk | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 53 | Open |
| 611 | 2022-12-27 | World Rapid 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 9.16 | Bassem Amin | Jorden Van Foreest | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 612 | 2022-12-27 | World Rapid 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 8.4 | Sankalp Gupta | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 613 | 2022-12-27 | World Rapid 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 7.28 | Surya Shekhar Ganguly | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 614 | 2022-12-27 | World Rapid 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 6.2 | Bassem Amin | Santosh Gujrathi Vidit | 1/2-1/2 | 51 | Open |
| 615 | 2022-12-26 | World Rapid 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 5.22 | Bassem Amin | Ivan Cheparinov | 1/2-1/2 | 17 | Open |
| 616 | 2022-12-26 | World Rapid 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 4.11 | Hikaru Nakamura | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 55 | Open |
| 617 | 2022-12-26 | World Rapid 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 3.9 | Bassem Amin | Sam Shankland | 1/2-1/2 | 54 | Open |
| 618 | 2022-12-26 | World Rapid 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 2.9 | Sabino Brunello | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 619 | 2022-12-26 | World Rapid 2022 | Almaty KAZ | 1.68 | Bassem Amin | Khumoyun Begmuratov | 1-0 | 77 | Open |
| 620 | 2022-11-27 | Bundesliga 2022-23 | Deizisau GER | 4.6 | Valentin Dragnev | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 25 | Open |
| 621 | 2022-11-26 | Bundesliga 2022-23 | Deizisau GER | 3.5 | Stepan Zilka | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 622 | 2022-10-23 | Bundesliga 2022-23 | Munich GER | 2.6 | Aleksander Delchev | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 57 | Open |
| 623 | 2022-10-22 | Bundesliga 2022-23 | Munich GER | 1.5 | Bassem Amin | Ivan Saric | 1/2-1/2 | 72 | Open |
| 624 | 2022-10-16 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 3.3 | Christian Jepson | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 625 | 2022-10-15 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 2.3 | Jesper Sondergaard Thybo | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 35 | Open |
| 626 | 2022-10-14 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 1.4 | Bassem Amin | Daniel Semcesen | 1-0 | 29 | Open |
| 627 | 2022-10-09 | 37th ECC Open 2022 | Mayrhofen AUT | 7.2 | Bassem Amin | Eric Hansen | 1-0 | 61 | Open |
| 628 | 2022-10-08 | 37th ECC Open 2022 | Mayrhofen AUT | 6.3 | Sebastian Bogner | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 629 | 2022-10-07 | 37th ECC Open 2022 | Mayrhofen AUT | 5.2 | Bassem Amin | Jules Moussard | 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 630 | 2022-10-06 | 37th ECC Open 2022 | Mayrhofen AUT | 4.5 | Bassem Amin | Peter Michalik | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 631 | 2022-10-05 | 37th ECC Open 2022 | Mayrhofen AUT | 3.5 | Cem Kaan Gokerkan | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 69 | Open |
| 632 | 2022-10-04 | 37th ECC Open 2022 | Mayrhofen AUT | 2.5 | Bassem Amin | Igor Glek | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 633 | 2022-10-03 | 37th ECC Open 2022 | Mayrhofen AUT | 1.5 | Thomas Engqvist | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 24 | Open |
| 634 | 2022-09-14 | CGC KO 2022 | chess.com INT | 1.3 | Andrey Esipenko | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 635 | 2022-09-14 | CGC KO 2022 | chess.com INT | 1.2 | Bassem Amin | Andrey Esipenko | 0-1 | 57 | Open |
| 636 | 2022-09-14 | CGC KO 2022 | chess.com INT | 1.1 | Andrey Esipenko | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 45 | Open |
| 637 | 2022-09-13 | Titled Tue 13th Sep Early | chess.com INT | 6 | V Pranav | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 638 | 2022-09-13 | Titled Tue 13th Sep Early | chess.com INT | 5 | Vjacheslav Weetik | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 21 | Open |
| 639 | 2022-09-13 | Titled Tue 13th Sep Early | chess.com INT | 4 | Bassem Amin | Matthias Bluebaum | 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 640 | 2022-09-13 | Titled Tue 13th Sep Early | chess.com INT | 3 | Raunak Sadhwani | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 16 | Open |
| 641 | 2022-09-13 | Titled Tue 13th Sep Early | chess.com INT | 2 | Tuna Ozates | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 58 | Open |
| 642 | 2022-09-13 | Titled Tue 13th Sep Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Bassem Amin | Vinzent Spitzl | 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 643 | 2022-08-30 | Titled Tue 30th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 6 | Bassem Amin | Ehsan Ghaem Maghami | 0-1 | 17 | Open |
| 644 | 2022-08-30 | Titled Tue 30th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 5 | Alexey Sarana | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 645 | 2022-08-30 | Titled Tue 30th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 4 | Bojan Maksimovic | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 25 | Open |
| 646 | 2022-08-30 | Titled Tue 30th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 3 | Bassem Amin | Matyas Zeman | 1-0 | 16 | Open |
| 647 | 2022-08-30 | Titled Tue 30th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 2 | Daniil Postnikov | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 61 | Open |
| 648 | 2022-08-30 | Titled Tue 30th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Bassem Amin | Alexander Devaev | 0-1 | 76 | Open |
| 649 | 2022-08-30 | Titled Tue 30th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 1 | Bassem Amin | Shaashwath Sivakumar | 1-0 | 26 | Open |
| 650 | 2022-08-25 | 28th Abu Dhabi Masters | Abu Dhabi UAE | 9.11 | Bassem Amin | Vignesh N R | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |