Shoker, Samy

Samy Shoker, a 39-year-old Egyptian Grandmaster, is rated 2442 and ranked 4th among Egyptian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 11 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 31st Space Coast Open - Master and Expert, 2026 Dreaming King Open, and XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional 2025 A. Also played 3 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Jan 2022 and Feb 2023. His peak of 2517 was reached at age 25 (Jan 2012); he also reached Egyptian #3 in Sep 2009 and spent 111 months in Egyptian top 3, with a longest streak of 6 consecutive years.

Competes for Egypt since Apr 2009. Awarded GM in 2014 (age 27), IM in 2007 (age 20), and FM in 2004 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #97 in U14 and #2, #2 and #3 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.