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: 2026-11-09 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 | 2017-04-04 | 19th Dubai Open 2017 | Dubai UAE | 2.1 | Bassem Amin | Siva Mahadevan | 1-0 | 20 | Open |
| 1502 | 2017-04-03 | 19th Dubai Open 2017 | Dubai UAE | 1.11 | S. Harini | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 1503 | 2017-03-31 | 1st Sharjah Masters 2017 | Sharjah UAE | 9.8 | Yinglun Xu | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 1504 | 2017-03-30 | 1st Sharjah Masters 2017 | Sharjah UAE | 8.2 | Bassem Amin | Radoslaw Wojtaszek | 1/2-1/2 | 17 | Open |
| 1505 | 2017-03-29 | 1st Sharjah Masters 2017 | Sharjah UAE | 7.4 | Benjamin Gledura | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 1506 | 2017-03-28 | 1st Sharjah Masters 2017 | Sharjah UAE | 6.8 | Bassem Amin | Jan-Christian Schroeder | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 1507 | 2017-03-27 | 1st Sharjah Masters 2017 | Sharjah UAE | 5.3 | Laurent Fressinet | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 45 | Open |
| 1508 | 2017-03-26 | 1st Sharjah Masters 2017 | Sharjah UAE | 4.9 | Bassem Amin | Akila Kavinda | 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 1509 | 2017-03-25 | 1st Sharjah Masters 2017 | Sharjah UAE | 3.14 | R.R. Laxman | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 1510 | 2017-03-24 | 1st Sharjah Masters 2017 | Sharjah UAE | 2.27 | Bassem Amin | Zaur Mammadov | 1-0 | 115 | Open |
| 1511 | 2017-03-23 | 1st Sharjah Masters 2017 | Sharjah UAE | 1.17 | Erik, Dr. Zude | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 1512 | 2017-02-22 | PRO League Group Stage | chess.com INT | 7 | Praveen Balakrishnan | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 86 | Open |
| 1513 | 2017-02-22 | PRO League Group Stage | chess.com INT | 7 | Joel Benjamin | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 1514 | 2017-02-22 | PRO League Group Stage | chess.com INT | 7 | Bassem Amin | Alexander Katz | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 1515 | 2017-02-22 | PRO League Group Stage | chess.com INT | 7 | Bassem Amin | Alexander Stripunsky | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 1516 | 2016-12-30 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 21.43 | Renato R. Quintiliano | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 1517 | 2016-12-30 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 20.37 | Bassem Amin | Aleksej Aleksandrov | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 1518 | 2016-12-30 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 19.31 | Surya Shekhar Ganguly | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 1519 | 2016-12-30 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 18.29 | Bassem Amin | Lalit Babu M R | 0-1 | 66 | Open |
| 1520 | 2016-12-30 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 17.22 | Johan-Sebastian Christiansen | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 1521 | 2016-12-30 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 16.13 | Bassem Amin | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 1522 | 2016-12-30 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 15.24 | Benjamin Bok | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 68 | Open |
| 1523 | 2016-12-30 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 14.25 | Bassem Amin | Maksat Atabayev | 1/2-1/2 | 57 | Open |
| 1524 | 2016-12-30 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 13.27 | Falko Bindrich | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 1525 | 2016-12-29 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 9.4 | Santosh Gujrathi Vidit | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 1526 | 2016-12-29 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 8.35 | Bassem Amin | Evgeniy Najer | 0-1 | 58 | Open |
| 1527 | 2016-12-29 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 7.42 | Parham Maghsoodloo | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 57 | Open |
| 1528 | 2016-12-29 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 6.43 | Bassem Amin | Aryan Tari | 1/2-1/2 | 57 | Open |
| 1529 | 2016-12-29 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 5.42 | Aryan Gholami | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 87 | Open |
| 1530 | 2016-12-29 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 4.36 | Bassem Amin | Tobias Hirneise | 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 1531 | 2016-12-29 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 3.46 | Das Neelotpal | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 1532 | 2016-12-29 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 2.42 | Bassem Amin | Alireza Firouzja | 0-1 | 72 | Open |
| 1533 | 2016-12-29 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 12.35 | Bassem Amin | Diego Flores | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 1534 | 2016-12-29 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 11.4 | Federico Perez Ponsa | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 1535 | 2016-12-29 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 10.44 | Bassem Amin | Vahap Sanal | 1-0 | 67 | Open |
| 1536 | 2016-12-29 | World Blitz 2016 | Doha QAT | 1.32 | Simen Agdestein | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 56 | Open |
| 1537 | 2016-12-28 | World Rapid 2016 | Doha QAT | 15.26 | Sergei Zhigalko | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | Open |
| 1538 | 2016-12-28 | World Rapid 2016 | Doha QAT | 14.36 | Bassem Amin | Diego Flores | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 1539 | 2016-12-28 | World Rapid 2016 | Doha QAT | 13.39 | Maksat Atabayev | Bassem Amin | 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 1540 | 2016-12-28 | World Rapid 2016 | Doha QAT | 12.46 | Bassem Amin | Aryan Tari | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 1541 | 2016-12-28 | World Rapid 2016 | Doha QAT | 11.39 | Sandro Mareco | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 1542 | 2016-12-27 | World Rapid 2016 | Doha QAT | 9.28 | Jure Borisek | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 75 | Open |
| 1543 | 2016-12-27 | World Rapid 2016 | Doha QAT | 8.27 | Bassem Amin | Federico Perez Ponsa | 1/2-1/2 | 78 | Open |
| 1544 | 2016-12-27 | World Rapid 2016 | Doha QAT | 7.13 | Teimour Radjabov | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 1545 | 2016-12-27 | World Rapid 2016 | Doha QAT | 6.3 | Bassem Amin | Das Debashis | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 1546 | 2016-12-27 | World Rapid 2016 | Doha QAT | 10.32 | Bassem Amin | Lalit Babu M R | 1/2-1/2 | 38 | Open |
| 1547 | 2016-12-26 | World Rapid 2016 | Doha QAT | 5.15 | Bassem Amin | Leinier Dominguez Perez | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 1548 | 2016-12-26 | World Rapid 2016 | Doha QAT | 4.9 | Hikaru Nakamura | Bassem Amin | 1/2-1/2 | 49 | Open |
| 1549 | 2016-12-26 | World Rapid 2016 | Doha QAT | 3.3 | Levon Aronian | Bassem Amin | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 1550 | 2016-12-26 | World Rapid 2016 | Doha QAT | 2.18 | Bassem Amin | Rasmus Svane | 1-0 | 85 | Open |