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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 9.14 | Manuel Petrosyan | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 59 | Open |
| 1102 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 8.21 | Bassem Amin | Surya Shekhar Ganguly | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 1103 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 7.21 | Aleksandr Rakhmanov | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 62 | Open |
| 1104 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 6.1 | Bassem Amin | Bartosz Socko | 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 1105 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 5.13 | Daniel Fridman | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 63 | Open |
| 1106 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 4.22 | Bassem Amin | Renier Castellanos Rodriguez | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 1107 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 3.44 | Shamsiddin Vokhidov | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 1108 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 2.69 | Bassem Amin | Vladimir Mikhailovsky | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 1109 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 12.26 | Bassem Amin | Krishnan Sasikiran | 1-0 | 24 | Open |
| 1110 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 11.18 | Eltaj Safarli | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 22 | Open |
| 1111 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 10.25 | Bassem Amin | Alexandr Predke | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 1112 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 1.34 | Valentin Dragnev | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 1113 | 2019-12-28 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 15.46 | Nihal Sarin | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 51 | Open |
| 1114 | 2019-12-28 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 14.43 | Bassem Amin | Chithambaram VR. Aravindh | 1/2-1/2 | 25 | Open |
| 1115 | 2019-12-28 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 13.22 | Quang Liem Le | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 1116 | 2019-12-28 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 12.21 | Evgeny Tomashevsky | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 52 | Open |
| 1117 | 2019-12-28 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 11.47 | Bassem Amin | Saparmyrat Atabayev | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 1118 | 2019-12-27 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 9.22 | Bassem Amin | Sergei Zhigalko | 0-1 | 66 | Open |
| 1119 | 2019-12-27 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 8.2 | A.R. Saleh Salem | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 9 | Open |
| 1120 | 2019-12-27 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 7.15 | Bassem Amin | Sergey Karjakin | 1/2-1/2 | 17 | Open |
| 1121 | 2019-12-27 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 6.12 | Anish Giri | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 131 | Open |
| 1122 | 2019-12-27 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 10.43 | Dmitry Tsoi | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 115 | Open |
| 1123 | 2019-12-26 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 5.11 | Bassem Amin | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 1/2-1/2 | 24 | Open |
| 1124 | 2019-12-26 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 4.37 | Raunak Sadhwani | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 1125 | 2019-12-26 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 3.51 | Bassem Amin | Johan-Sebastian Christiansen | 1-0 | 89 | Open |
| 1126 | 2019-12-26 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 2.4 | Levon Aronian | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 1127 | 2019-12-26 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 1.71 | Bassem Amin | Igor Yagupov | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 1128 | 2019-12-08 | Bundesliga 2019-20 | Hamburg GER | 4.1 | Bassem Amin | Igor Khenkin | 1/2-1/2 | 44 | Open |
| 1129 | 2019-12-07 | Bundesliga 2019-20 | Hamburg GER | 3.2 | Sune Berg Hansen | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 1130 | 2019-11-24 | Bundesliga 2019-20 | Speyer GER | 2.5 | David W L Howell | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 42 | Open |
| 1131 | 2019-11-23 | Bundesliga 2019-20 | Speyer GER | 1.6 | Bassem Amin | Adam Horvath | 1/2-1/2 | 50 | Open |
| 1132 | 2019-11-01 | Karpov Trophy Final 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 2.2 | Alexey Sarana | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 1133 | 2019-11-01 | Karpov Trophy Final 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 2.1 | Bassem Amin | Alexey Sarana | 0-1 | 78 | Open |
| 1134 | 2019-10-31 | Karpov Trophy Final 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 1.4 | Bassem Amin | Etienne Bacrot | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 1135 | 2019-10-31 | Karpov Trophy Final 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 1.3 | Etienne Bacrot | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 76 | Open |
| 1136 | 2019-10-31 | Karpov Trophy Final 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 1.2 | Etienne Bacrot | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 64 | Open |
| 1137 | 2019-10-31 | Karpov Trophy Final 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 1.1 | Bassem Amin | Etienne Bacrot | 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 1138 | 2019-10-30 | Karpov Trophy 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 14.3 | Nihal Sarin | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 16 | Open |
| 1139 | 2019-10-29 | Karpov Trophy 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 13.3 | Bassem Amin | Marie Sebag | 0-1 | 62 | Open |
| 1140 | 2019-10-29 | Karpov Trophy 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 12.4 | Bassem Amin | Alexey Sarana | 1-0 | 94 | Open |
| 1141 | 2019-10-28 | Karpov Trophy 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 11.3 | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 1142 | 2019-10-28 | Karpov Trophy 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 10.3 | Bassem Amin | Yifan Hou | 1/2-1/2 | 65 | Open |
| 1143 | 2019-10-27 | Karpov Trophy 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 9.2 | Etienne Bacrot | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 1144 | 2019-10-27 | Karpov Trophy 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 8.3 | Bassem Amin | Elisabeth Paehtz | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 1145 | 2019-10-27 | Karpov Trophy 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 7.3 | Bassem Amin | Nihal Sarin | 1/2-1/2 | 23 | Open |
| 1146 | 2019-10-26 | Karpov Trophy 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 6.4 | Marie Sebag | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 1147 | 2019-10-26 | Karpov Trophy 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 5.4 | Alexey Sarana | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 39 | Open |
| 1148 | 2019-10-26 | Karpov Trophy 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 4.4 | Bassem Amin | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh | 1-0 | 67 | Open |
| 1149 | 2019-10-25 | Karpov Trophy 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 3.3 | Yifan Hou | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 72 | Open |
| 1150 | 2019-10-25 | Karpov Trophy 2019 | Cap d'Agde FRA | 2.3 | Bassem Amin | Etienne Bacrot | 1-0 | 32 | Open |