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EGY · 38 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2713 (Nov 2022)

Best performance: 2854 at Arab Blitz Chess Championship(Open)(Best of 2013)

World #=307 live, down 4#303 publishedEgypt #2Africa #3among active players

Blitz rating

2520

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jul 2012 or earlier

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2589 to 2520 over the last 12 months; peak 2713 in November 2022.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262606, -2, 5 games2582, 0, 0 games2520, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262608, 0, 0 games2582, 0, 0 games2520, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262608, 0, 0 games2582, 0, 0 games2520, -9, 8 games
Aug 20262608, -6, 14 games2582, 0, 0 games2529, -21, 9 games
Jul 20262614, -14, 10 games2582, 0, 0 games2550, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262628, +1, 5 games2582, 0, 0 games2550, 0, 0 games
May 20262627, -1, 4 games2582, -11, 5 games2550, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262628, +6, 9 games2593, +20, 9 games2550, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262622, 0, 0 games2573, 0, 0 games2550, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262622, -3, 5 games2573, 0, 0 games2550, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262625, -1, 5 games2573, -20, 13 games2550, -39, 19 games
Dec 20252626, -2, 4 games2593, 0, 0 games2589, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 6 games, Aug 25.

From 544 blitz games on record, the latest on Aug 25.

Blitz games since the November list

No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
Golden Jubilee Rapid Chess Championship 2026 Secton CupAug 25TPR 23386½/9

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Blitz

From 534 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2012–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Hikaru Nakamura, May 2019 · 2019 GCT Cote d'Ivoire Blitz, 2934
2, GM Sergey Karjakin, Jun 2014 · World Blitz Championships 2014, 2866
3, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, Dec 2017 · World Blitz Championship 2017. Open., 2810

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 43 of 544 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.Nf3 in 12 of 21 games, 1.e4 in 9.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e5, and 1.d4 with 1...Nf6 or 1...f5.

All openings (3 as White, 4 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
King's Indian Attack757%
Sicilian Defense580%
King's Indian Attack, with e6438%

5 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

45 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
2026171122042314
202519924552434
2024725522982500
20236444½23112460
2022211225612611
2021412626042699
202095½24482528
2019472526152636
2018473224652598
2017705823302603
2016513623772535
2014392325172582
2013221923132622
201276½21712593

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Bassem Amin · Blitz

World

  1. #=301IM Ilja Schneider2522.0
  2. #306GM Yifan Hou2521.0
  3. #=307GM Bassem Amin2520.0
  4. #=307GM Sergey Erenburg2520.0
  5. #=307GM Leon Luke Mendonca2520.0

Egypt

  1. #1GM Ahmed Adly2613.0
  2. #2GM Bassem Amin2520.0
  3. #3GM Samy Shoker2516.0
  4. #4GM Adham Fawzy2489.0
  5. #5GM Abdelrahman Hesham2473.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.