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

2615.0 +9.0

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
1872

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: 2026-11-10 (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
1351 2018-08-12 25th Abu Dhabi Masters Abu Dhabi UAE 6.9 Bassem Amin Aryan Chopra 1/2-1/2 82 Open
1352 2018-08-11 25th Abu Dhabi Masters Abu Dhabi UAE 5.4 A.R. Saleh Salem Bassem Amin 1-0 41 Open
1353 2018-08-11 25th Abu Dhabi Masters Abu Dhabi UAE 4.1 Bassem Amin Richard Rapport 1/2-1/2 29 Open
1354 2018-08-09 25th Abu Dhabi Masters Abu Dhabi UAE 3.6 Nihal Sarin Bassem Amin 0-1 48 Open
1355 2018-08-08 25th Abu Dhabi Masters Abu Dhabi UAE 2.6 Bassem Amin Anh Khoi Nguyen 1-0 31 Open
1356 2018-08-07 25th Abu Dhabi Masters Abu Dhabi UAE 1.7 Yifan Zuo Bassem Amin 0-1 49 Open
1357 2018-07-27 CIV Invitational Rapid Abidjan CIV 9.5 David Silva Bassem Amin 0-1 31 Open
1358 2018-07-27 CIV Invitational Rapid Abidjan CIV 8.2 Bassem Amin Kenneth Terence Solomon 1-0 52 Open
1359 2018-07-27 CIV Invitational Rapid Abidjan CIV 7.4 Arthur Ssegwanyi Bassem Amin 0-1 65 Open
1360 2018-07-26 CIV Invitational Rapid Abidjan CIV 6.3 Bassem Amin Mokhliss El Adnani 1/2-1/2 44 Open
1361 2018-07-26 CIV Invitational Rapid Abidjan CIV 5.3 Oladapo ADU Bassem Amin 0-1 33 Open
1362 2018-07-26 CIV Invitational Rapid Abidjan CIV 4.4 Bassem Amin Fy Antenaina Rakotomaharo 1-0 22 Open
1363 2018-07-25 CIV Invitational Rapid Abidjan CIV 3.2 Andrew Kayonde Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 34 Open
1364 2018-07-25 CIV Invitational Rapid Abidjan CIV 2.5 Bassem Amin Mohamed Haddouche 1/2-1/2 68 Open
1365 2018-07-25 CIV Invitational Rapid Abidjan CIV 1.1 Bassem Amin Slim Belkhodja 1-0 34 Open
1366 2018-05-18 ch-Africa 2018 Livingstone ZAM 7.1 Bassem Amin Chitumbo Mwali 1-0 57 Open
1367 2018-05-18 ch-Africa 2018 Livingstone ZAM 6.1 Bassem Amin Andrew Kayonde 1-0 48 Open
1368 2018-05-16 ch-Africa 2018 Livingstone ZAM 5.1 Abdelrahman Hesham Bassem Amin 0-1 67 Open
1369 2018-05-15 ch-Africa 2018 Livingstone ZAM 4.1 Bassem Amin Ahmed Adly 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1370 2018-05-14 ch-Africa 2018 Livingstone ZAM 3.1 Essam El Gindy Bassem Amin 0-1 35 Open
1371 2018-05-14 ch-Africa 2018 Livingstone ZAM 2.1 Bassem Amin Catarino Domingos 1-0 51 Open
1372 2018-05-13 ch-Africa 2018 Livingstone ZAM 1.1 Musatwe Simutowe Bassem Amin 0-1 40 Open
1373 2018-04-19 2nd Sharjah Masters 2018 Sharjah UAE 9.1 Erigaisi Arjun Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 80 Open
1374 2018-04-18 2nd Sharjah Masters 2018 Sharjah UAE 8.18 Bassem Amin V Pranav 1-0 33 Open
1375 2018-04-17 2nd Sharjah Masters 2018 Sharjah UAE 7.9 B. Adhiban Bassem Amin 1-0 55 Open
1376 2018-04-16 2nd Sharjah Masters 2018 Sharjah UAE 6.12 Nodirbek Yakubboev Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 30 Open
1377 2018-04-15 2nd Sharjah Masters 2018 Sharjah UAE 5.18 Bassem Amin Javokhir Sindarov 1-0 39 Open
1378 2018-04-14 2nd Sharjah Masters 2018 Sharjah UAE 4.7 Nils Grandelius Bassem Amin 1-0 46 Open
1379 2018-04-14 2nd Sharjah Masters 2018 Sharjah UAE 3.13 Bassem Amin Sandro Mareco 1-0 24 Open
1380 2018-04-13 2nd Sharjah Masters 2018 Sharjah UAE 2.31 Nooralzahra Khezrian Bassem Amin 0-1 42 Open
1381 2018-04-12 2nd Sharjah Masters 2018 Sharjah UAE 1.5 Bassem Amin Lin Ma 1/2-1/2 46 Open
1382 2018-04-10 20th Dubai Open 2018 Dubai UAE 9.5 Emre Can Bassem Amin 1-0 44 Open
1383 2018-04-09 20th Dubai Open 2018 Dubai UAE 8.6 Bassem Amin Narayanan S L 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1384 2018-04-08 20th Dubai Open 2018 Dubai UAE 7.8 Bassem Amin Harsha Bharathakoti 1-0 54 Open
1385 2018-04-07 20th Dubai Open 2018 Dubai UAE 6.9 Erigaisi Arjun Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 23 Open
1386 2018-04-07 20th Dubai Open 2018 Dubai UAE 5.22 Bassem Amin Mohapatra Sidhant 1-0 28 Open
1387 2018-04-05 20th Dubai Open 2018 Dubai UAE 4.36 Ljilja Drljevic Bassem Amin 0-1 47 Open
1388 2018-04-04 20th Dubai Open 2018 Dubai UAE 3.26 Bassem Amin Tijana Mandura 1/2-1/2 30 Open
1389 2018-04-03 20th Dubai Open 2018 Dubai UAE 2.2 Kidambi Sundararajan Bassem Amin 1-0 33 Open
1390 2018-03-18 TCh-SWE Superettan Sweden SWE 9.1 Bassem Amin David Nygren 1-0 29 Open
1391 2018-03-17 TCh-SWE Superettan Sweden SWE 8.1 Bassem Amin Eduardas Rozentalis 1-0 47 Open
1392 2018-02-25 2nd Bundesliga Sud 2017-18 Germany GER 10.4 Bence Korpa Bassem Amin 0-1 66 Open
1393 2018-02-24 2nd Bundesliga Sud 2017-18 Germany GER 9.4 Bassem Amin Quentin Burri 1-0 38 Open
1394 2018-02-14 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 6 Mika Brattain Bassem Amin 1-0 24 Open
1395 2018-02-14 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 6 Alexander Shabalov Bassem Amin 1-0 25 Open
1396 2018-02-14 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 6 Bassem Amin Awonder Liang 1-0 49 Open
1397 2018-02-14 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 6 Bassem Amin Atulya Shetty 0-1 30 Open
1398 2018-02-04 2nd Bundesliga Sud 2017-18 Germany GER 8.3 David Ortmann Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 52 Open
1399 2018-02-03 2nd Bundesliga Sud 2017-18 Germany GER 7.3 Bassem Amin Sasa Martinovic 1-0 87 Open
1400 2018-01-31 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 3 Eric Hansen Bassem Amin 0-1 46 Open