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Amin, Bassem

Amin, Bassem

GM🇪🇬

FIDEFIDE 10601457· Male· Egypt· Born in 1988

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Bassem Amin, a 38-year-old Egyptian Grandmaster, is rated 2628 and ranked 1st among Egyptian players, and 103rd worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2622 and 2667 over the past 2 years. 84 rated games in the past year (≈68/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Egyptian National Chess Cup Champship May 2026, 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, and HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 6. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2712 was reached at age 31 (Jan 2019); he also reached World #33 in Jun 2019 and spent 122 months in the world top 100, with a longest streak of 8 consecutive years.

Awarded GM in 2006 (age 18), IM in 2004 (age 16), and FM in 2001 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #12 in U20, World #13 in U18, World #15 in U16 and World #53 in U14.

Current rating

2628

Standard

Rpd2582·Blz2550

All-time high

2712

−84 pts below
Jan 2019 · age 31

Activity

79

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#1

#1 · Egyptian players · of 1,159
122 months in World top 100 (2013–2026)

Career timeline

29 entries
2026
122 months in world top 100
longest streak 96 months · since Nov 2013
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2650
at age 37
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2650
at age 36
Dec 2024
2021
Re-crossed 2700
at age 33
May 2021
2019
Peak World rank: #33
at age 31 · rated 2707
Jun 2019
All-time peak 2712
at age 31 · −85 from today
Jan 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Benjamin GleduraGM 2,647
FIDE World Cup 2025 · Nov 2025 · +0.3 Elo
Best comeback
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026
finished #1 (seeded #31 of 173)
Evolution
-5
2633 → 2628
Tournaments
20
73 games
Score
47.5/ 7365.1%
31W33D9L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDivya DeshmukhGM2,478·FIDE Grand Swiss 2025·R4·-7.0
2.[L]vsVilka SipilaIM2,484·Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r1-3·R1·-6.9
3.[L]vsBobby ChengGM2,571·Team 2026 - Top 16·R4·-5.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

16 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Top 16
Team
Jun 20264.5/10#832530-13.5
HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 7-9
Team
May 20261.5/2#532613+0.2
Egyptian National Chess Cup Champship May 2026
Open Swiss
May 20262.5/3#162589+0.9
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026
Team
Apr 20261.5/3#822553-3.1
HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#233211+2.3
Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9
Team
Mar 20262/3#272549-2.5
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20262/3#132630+0.6
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20263/3#13243+8.2
Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r4-6
Team
Jan 20262/3#252618-0.1
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20261/2#472526-2.7

Most-Played Opponents

vsAhmed AdlyGM
🇪🇬EGY·2581
+12 −12 =34
58 games·last met May 2026
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vsA.R. Saleh SalemGM
🇦🇪UAE·2640
+9 −8 =6
23 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsMohamed HaddoucheGM
🇩🇿ALG·2490
+9 −0 =10
19 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsAdlane ArabIM
🇩🇿ALG·2453
+10 −0 =8
18 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsAbdelrahman HeshamGM
🇪🇬EGY·2396
+12 −2 =3
17 games·last met Apr 2021
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Rankings

/
Egypt
#1
out of 2,900 players
Africa
#1
in continent
World
#103
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Egypt
12,628
2
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2
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