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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1251 | 2019-05-10 | Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 | Abidjan CIV | 8.4 | Veselin Topalov | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 81 | Open |
| 1252 | 2019-05-10 | Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 | Abidjan CIV | 7.1 | Bassem Amin | Magnus Carlsen | 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 1253 | 2019-05-09 | Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 | Abidjan CIV | 6.5 | Sergey Karjakin | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 50 | Open |
| 1254 | 2019-05-09 | Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 | Abidjan CIV | 5.2 | Bassem Amin | Hikaru Nakamura | 1-0 | 85 | Open |
| 1255 | 2019-05-09 | Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 | Abidjan CIV | 4.5 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 1256 | 2019-05-08 | Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 | Abidjan CIV | 3.3 | Bassem Amin | Wesley So | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 1257 | 2019-05-08 | Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 | Abidjan CIV | 2.4 | Yi Wei | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 1258 | 2019-05-08 | Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 | Abidjan CIV | 1.3 | Bassem Amin | Liren Ding | 0-1 | 77 | Open |
| 1259 | 2019-04-07 | Bundesliga 2018-19 | Muelheim GER | 15.8 | Liam Vrolijk | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 25 | Open |
| 1260 | 2019-04-06 | Bundesliga 2018-19 | Muelheim GER | 14.8 | Bassem Amin | Alexander Areshchenko | 1/2-1/2 | 24 | Open |
| 1261 | 2019-03-31 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 9.1 | Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 1262 | 2019-03-30 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 8.1 | Bassem Amin | Erik Blomqvist | 1/2-1/2 | 34 | Open |
| 1263 | 2019-03-29 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 7.2 | Bassem Amin | Johan Ingbrandt | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 1264 | 2019-03-14 | 12th World Teams 2019 | Astana KAZ | 9.5 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 14 | Open |
| 1265 | 2019-03-13 | 12th World Teams 2019 | Astana KAZ | 8.5 | Bassem Amin | Rinat Jumabayev | 1-0 | 63 | Open |
| 1266 | 2019-03-12 | 12th World Teams 2019 | Astana KAZ | 7.3 | Michael Adams | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 67 | Open |
| 1267 | 2019-03-11 | 12th World Teams 2019 | Astana KAZ | 6.5 | Bassem Amin | Liren Ding | 1/2-1/2 | 64 | Open |
| 1268 | 2019-03-09 | 12th World Teams 2019 | Astana KAZ | 5.5 | Bassem Amin | Nils Grandelius | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 1269 | 2019-03-08 | 12th World Teams 2019 | Astana KAZ | 4.4 | Parham Maghsoodloo | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 20 | Open |
| 1270 | 2019-03-07 | 12th World Teams 2019 | Astana KAZ | 3.3 | Bassem Amin | B. Adhiban | 0-1 | 50 | Open |
| 1271 | 2019-03-06 | 12th World Teams 2019 | Astana KAZ | 2.4 | Sergey Karjakin | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 1272 | 2019-03-05 | 12th World Teams 2019 | Astana KAZ | 1.3 | Bassem Amin | Dariusz Swiercz | 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 1273 | 2019-03-03 | Bundesliga 2018-19 | Berlin GER | 11.1 | Levon Aronian | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 1274 | 2019-03-02 | Bundesliga 2018-19 | Berlin GER | 10.2 | Bassem Amin | Georg Meier | 1/2-1/2 | 53 | Open |
| 1275 | 2019-03-01 | Bundesliga 2018-19 | Berlin GER | 9.8 | Bassem Amin | Ivan Cheparinov | 1/2-1/2 | 63 | Open |
| 1276 | 2019-01-12 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 4.1 | Kezli Ong | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 54 | Open |
| 1277 | 2018-12-30 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 21.15 | Sanan Sjugirov | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 59 | Open |
| 1278 | 2018-12-30 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 20.13 | Bassem Amin | Viswanathan Anand | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 1279 | 2018-12-30 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 19.26 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 1280 | 2018-12-30 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 18.13 | Bassem Amin | Vladimir Fedoseev | 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 1281 | 2018-12-30 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 17.22 | Hrant Melkumyan | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 50 | Open |
| 1282 | 2018-12-30 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 16.11 | Bassem Amin | Alexander Zubov | 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 1283 | 2018-12-30 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 15.23 | Valerij Popov | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 26 | Open |
| 1284 | 2018-12-30 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 14.15 | Bassem Amin | Alexander Grischuk | 1/2-1/2 | 42 | Open |
| 1285 | 2018-12-30 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 13.7 | Hikaru Nakamura | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 1286 | 2018-12-29 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 9.28 | Sergey Drygalov | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 1287 | 2018-12-29 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 8.34 | Bassem Amin | Semen Khanin | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 1288 | 2018-12-29 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 7.43 | Shamsiddin Vokhidov | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 1289 | 2018-12-29 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 6.31 | Bassem Amin | Murtas Kazhgaleyev | 0-1 | 66 | Open |
| 1290 | 2018-12-29 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 5.45 | Dmitry Anikonov | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 1291 | 2018-12-29 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 4.3 | Bassem Amin | Robby Kevlishvili | 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 1292 | 2018-12-29 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 3.44 | Vladimir Seliverstov | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 1293 | 2018-12-29 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 2.68 | Bassem Amin | Sergei Zablotsky | 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 1294 | 2018-12-29 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 12.18 | Bassem Amin | Gabriel Sargissian | 1-0 | 60 | Open |
| 1295 | 2018-12-29 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 11.8 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 1296 | 2018-12-29 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 10.18 | Bassem Amin | Miran Oganian | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 1297 | 2018-12-29 | World Blitz 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 1.46 | Oleg Vastrukhin | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 1298 | 2018-12-28 | World Rapid 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 15.44 | Pontus Carlsson | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 97 | Open |
| 1299 | 2018-12-28 | World Rapid 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 14.22 | Bassem Amin | Quang Liem Le | 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 1300 | 2018-12-28 | World Rapid 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 13.17 | David Anton Guijarro | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 36 | Open |