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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301 | 2018-12-28 | World Rapid 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 12.21 | Bassem Amin | Vladimir Fedoseev | 1-0 | 59 | Open |
| 1302 | 2018-12-28 | World Rapid 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 11.45 | Bassem Amin | Murtas Kazhgaleyev | 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 1303 | 2018-12-27 | World Rapid 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 9.53 | Bassem Amin | Klementy Sychev | 1/2-1/2 | 76 | Open |
| 1304 | 2018-12-27 | World Rapid 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 8.62 | Artur Gaifullin | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 1305 | 2018-12-27 | World Rapid 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 7.5 | Valerij Popov | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 1306 | 2018-12-27 | World Rapid 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 6.52 | Bassem Amin | Andrei Belozerov | 1/2-1/2 | 50 | Open |
| 1307 | 2018-12-27 | World Rapid 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 10.51 | Miran Oganian | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 60 | Open |
| 1308 | 2018-12-26 | World Rapid 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 5.24 | Bassem Amin | Levon Aronian | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 1309 | 2018-12-26 | World Rapid 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 4.54 | Andrei Sokolov | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 63 | Open |
| 1310 | 2018-12-26 | World Rapid 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 3.52 | Nikita Petrov | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 67 | Open |
| 1311 | 2018-12-26 | World Rapid 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 2.4 | Bassem Amin | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 1312 | 2018-12-26 | World Rapid 2018 | St Petersburg RUS | 1.7 | Bassem Amin | Sergei Lobanov | 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 1313 | 2018-12-16 | Bundesliga 2018-19 | Hockenheim GER | 6.3 | Bassem Amin | Loek Van Wely | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 1314 | 2018-12-15 | Bundesliga 2018-19 | Hockenheim GER | 5.4 | Francesco De Gleria | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 68 | Open |
| 1315 | 2018-11-25 | Bundesliga 2018-19 | Viernheim GER | 4.8 | Bassem Amin | Gennadi Ginsburg | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 1316 | 2018-11-23 | Tournament of Peace 2018 | Zagreb CRO | 11.2 | Bassem Amin | Etienne Bacrot | 1/2-1/2 | 26 | Open |
| 1317 | 2018-11-22 | Tournament of Peace 2018 | Zagreb CRO | 10.5 | Hrvoje Stevic | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 15 | Open |
| 1318 | 2018-11-21 | Tournament of Peace 2018 | Zagreb CRO | 9.3 | Bassem Amin | Zdenko Kozul | 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 1319 | 2018-11-20 | Tournament of Peace 2018 | Zagreb CRO | 8.4 | Vladimir Malakhov | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 1320 | 2018-11-19 | Tournament of Peace 2018 | Zagreb CRO | 7.4 | Bassem Amin | Zoran Jovanovic | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 1321 | 2018-11-17 | Tournament of Peace 2018 | Zagreb CRO | 6.3 | Ivan Cheparinov | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 1322 | 2018-11-16 | Tournament of Peace 2018 | Zagreb CRO | 5.5 | Bassem Amin | B. Adhiban | 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 1323 | 2018-11-15 | Tournament of Peace 2018 | Zagreb CRO | 4.2 | Mladen Palac | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 1324 | 2018-11-14 | Tournament of Peace 2018 | Zagreb CRO | 3.6 | Bassem Amin | Ivan Saric | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 1325 | 2018-11-13 | Tournament of Peace 2018 | Zagreb CRO | 2.1 | Vasyl Ivanchuk | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 26 | Open |
| 1326 | 2018-11-11 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 3.2 | Bassem Amin | Harry Schussler | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 1327 | 2018-11-10 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 2.1 | Linus Johansson | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 1328 | 2018-11-09 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 1.5 | Bassem Amin | Normunds Miezis | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 1329 | 2018-10-27 | 22nd Hoogeveen Final 4 | Hoogeveen NED | 2.1 | Bassem Amin | Dmitry Kryakvin | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 1330 | 2018-10-26 | 22nd Hoogeveen Final 4 | Hoogeveen NED | 1.1 | Bassem Amin | Eltaj Safarli | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 1331 | 2018-10-25 | 22nd Hoogeveen Open 2018 | Hoogeveen NED | 7.1 | Bassem Amin | Erik Van den Doel | 1/2-1/2 | 28 | Open |
| 1332 | 2018-10-24 | 22nd Hoogeveen Open 2018 | Hoogeveen NED | 6.1 | Dmitry Kryakvin | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 34 | Open |
| 1333 | 2018-10-23 | 22nd Hoogeveen Open 2018 | Hoogeveen NED | 5.1 | Bassem Amin | Gadir Guseinov | 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 1334 | 2018-10-22 | 22nd Hoogeveen Open 2018 | Hoogeveen NED | 4.3 | Bassem Amin | Shyaam Nikhil P | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 1335 | 2018-10-22 | 22nd Hoogeveen Open 2018 | Hoogeveen NED | 3.1 | Robby Kevlishvili | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | Open |
| 1336 | 2018-10-21 | 22nd Hoogeveen Open 2018 | Hoogeveen NED | 2.1 | Bassem Amin | Robert Baskin | 1-0 | 74 | Open |
| 1337 | 2018-10-20 | 22nd Hoogeveen Open 2018 | Hoogeveen NED | 1.1 | Jip Damen | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 1338 | 2018-10-05 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 11.18 | Bassem Amin | Emilio Cordova | 1/2-1/2 | 79 | Open |
| 1339 | 2018-10-04 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 10.11 | Bassem Amin | Baadur Jobava | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 1340 | 2018-10-03 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 9.14 | Jure Borisek | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 54 | Open |
| 1341 | 2018-10-02 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 8.16 | Bassem Amin | Andres Felipe Gallego Alcaraz | 1/2-1/2 | 78 | Open |
| 1342 | 2018-10-01 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 7.7 | Viswanathan Anand | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 35 | Open |
| 1343 | 2018-09-30 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 6.12 | Christopher Repka | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 1344 | 2018-09-28 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 5.13 | Bassem Amin | Diego Flores | 1/2-1/2 | 42 | Open |
| 1345 | 2018-09-27 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 4.22 | Igor Kovalenko | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 1346 | 2018-09-26 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 3.17 | Bassem Amin | Nils Grandelius | 1/2-1/2 | 50 | Open |
| 1347 | 2018-09-25 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 2.31 | Bassem Amin | Neuris Delgado Ramirez | 1-0 | 84 | Open |
| 1348 | 2018-08-15 | 25th Abu Dhabi Masters | Abu Dhabi UAE | 9.9 | Akash G | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 1349 | 2018-08-14 | 25th Abu Dhabi Masters | Abu Dhabi UAE | 8.11 | Bassem Amin | Alexandr Fier | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 1350 | 2018-08-13 | 25th Abu Dhabi Masters | Abu Dhabi UAE | 7.11 | Erigaisi Arjun | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 19 | Open |