CHESS PLAYER
Bassem Amin
1988 - Today

Bassem Amin
Bassem Amin (Arabic: باسم أمين; born 9 September 1988) is an Egyptian chess grandmaster and medical doctor. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in 2006. Amin is the highest rated Egyptian and African player and the only medical doctor to have a FIDE peak rating of 2700+. Amin has also won the African chess championship seven times, doing so in 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, and 2024. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bassem Amin is the 413th most popular chess player (down from 410th in 2019), the 633rd most popular biography from Egypt (up from 637th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Egyptian Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Bassem Amin ranks 413 out of 461. Before him are Mateusz Bartel, Zhao Xue, Erald Dervishi, Ni Hua, Nadezhda Kosintseva, and Arianne Caoili. After him are Salome Melia, Constantin Lupulescu, Alexander Ipatov, Nidjat Mamedov, Igor Kurnosov, and Ruan Lufei.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMateusz Bartel
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 407
Zhao Xue
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 408
Erald Dervishi
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 409
Ni Hua
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 410
Nadezhda Kosintseva
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.94
Rank: 411
Arianne Caoili
1986 - 2020
HPI: 36.94
Rank: 412
Bassem Amin
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 413
Salome Melia
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.84
Rank: 414
Constantin Lupulescu
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 415
Alexander Ipatov
1993 - Present
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 416
Nidjat Mamedov
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 417
Igor Kurnosov
1985 - 2013
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 418
Ruan Lufei
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.46
Rank: 419
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1988, Bassem Amin ranks 1,190. Before him are Víctor Pérez, Meryem Boz, Masato Fukui, Sebastian Langkamp, Mahamane Traoré, and Juan José Lobato. After him are Issiaka Ouédraogo, Morhad Amdouni, Artūrs Kulda, Alexandra Camenșcic, Amanda Jenssen, and Alexis Vuillermoz.
Others Born in 1988
Go to all RankingsVíctor Pérez
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.96
Rank: 1,184
Meryem Boz
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.96
Rank: 1,185
Masato Fukui
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.95
Rank: 1,186
Sebastian Langkamp
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.94
Rank: 1,187
Mahamane Traoré
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 1,188
Juan José Lobato
CYCLIST
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 1,189
Bassem Amin
CHESS PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 1,190
Issiaka Ouédraogo
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 1,191
Morhad Amdouni
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.91
Rank: 1,192
Artūrs Kulda
HOCKEY PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.91
Rank: 1,193
Alexandra Camenșcic
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.91
Rank: 1,194
Amanda Jenssen
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.90
Rank: 1,195
Alexis Vuillermoz
CYCLIST
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.88
Rank: 1,196
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Bassem Amin ranks 633 out of 642. Before him are Saad Samir (1989), Mohamed Abdel Shafy (1985), Ahmed El-Ahmar (1984), Ayman Ashraf (1991), Feryal Abdelaziz (1999), and Ahmed El Shenawy (1991). After him are Hedaya Malak (1993), Ramadan Darwish (1988), Yahia Omar (1997), Mahmoud Hamdy (1995), Regan Smith (null), and Emam Ashour (1998).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsSaad Samir
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 627
Mohamed Abdel Shafy
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 628
Ahmed El-Ahmar
HANDBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 629
Ayman Ashraf
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.53
Rank: 630
Feryal Abdelaziz
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 631
Ahmed El Shenawy
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 632
Bassem Amin
CHESS PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 633
Hedaya Malak
MARTIAL ARTS
1993 - Present
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 634
Ramadan Darwish
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.76
Rank: 635
Yahia Omar
HANDBALL PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 636
Mahmoud Hamdy
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 637
Regan Smith
ATHLETE
HPI: 35.88
Rank: 638
Emam Ashour
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 639
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Egypt
Among chess players born in Egypt, Bassem Amin ranks 2. Before him are Ahmed Adly (1987).