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FIDE Official Rating Registry • Africa Zone 4
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Official FIDE Elo rating lists updated monthly. Explore Africa's top Grandmasters, Woman Grandmasters, and junior prospects across all time controls.
Rank #1 in AfricaWorld #45
FIDE ID: 10601457
GM🇪🇬
Dr. Bassem Amin
Egypt • Born 1988
Official FIDE Rating Matrix
Standard2685
Rapid2642
Blitz2650
Peak Career Rating:2712
Player Profile
Africa's highest-rated player in history and the only African Grandmaster to cross the 2700 Super-GM barrier. Multiple-time African Individual Champion.
Top Open Rankings
Sorted by STANDARD rating • Click player to view card| # | Player | Fed | Standard | Delta | B-Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMDr. Bassem Amin | 🇪🇬EGY | 2685 | +6.4 | 1988 |
| 2 | GMAhmed Adly | 🇪🇬EGY | 2605 | +3.8 | 1987 |
| 3 | GMBilel Bellahcene | 🇩🇿ALG | 2524 | +1.2 | 1998 |
| 4 | GMAdham Fawzy | 🇪🇬EGY | 2505 | +8.5 | 2000 |
| 5 | GMKenny Solomon | 🇿🇦RSA | 2415 | 0.0 | 1979 |
| 6 | IMDavid Silva | 🇦🇴ANG | 2395 | +4 | 1993 |
| 7 | IMArthur Ssegwanyi | 🇺🇬UGA | 2380 | -1.5 | 1988 |
| 8 | IMRodwell Makoto | 🇿🇼ZIM | 2360 | +2 | 1987 |
| 9 | IMOdion Aikhoje | 🇳🇬NGR | 2290 | 0.0 | 1971 |
| 10 | FMMartin Njoroge | 🇰🇪KEN | 2260 | +5.5 | 1996 |
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