FIDE Official Rating Registry • Africa Zone 4
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Rank #1 in AfricaWorld #45
FIDE ID: 10601457
GM🇪🇬
Dr. Bassem Amin
Egypt • Born 1988
Official FIDE Rating Matrix
Standard2608
Rapid2582
Blitz2529
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. 7-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 | 2608 | +6.4 | 1988 |
| 2 | GMAhmed Adly | 🇪🇬EGY | 2582 | +3.8 | 1987 |
| 3 | GMBilel Bellahcene | 🇩🇿ALG | 2497 | +1.2 | 1998 |
| 4 | GMAdham Fawzy | 🇪🇬EGY | 2474 | +8.5 | 2000 |
| 5 | GMAmon Simutowe | 🇿🇲ZAM | 2449 | 0.0 | 1982 |
| 6 | IMFy Antenaina Rakotomaharo | 🇲🇬MAD | 2426 | +3 | 1999 |
| 7 | GMAmir Zaibi | 🇹🇳TUN | 2342 | +2 | 1988 |
| 8 | IMDaniel Anwuli | 🇳🇬NGR | 2325 | +5 | 1997 |
| 9 | IMRodwell Makoto | 🇿🇼ZIM | 2325 | +2 | 1987 |
| 10 | FMJoseph Mwale | 🇲🇼MAW | 2322 | +8 | 1993 |
| 11 | IMArthur Ssegwanyi | 🇺🇬UGA | 2320 | -1.5 | 1988 |
| 12 | IMDante Beukes | 🇳🇦NAM | 2311 | +10 | 2003 |
| 13 | IMMohamed Tissir | 🇲🇦MAR | 2300 | 0.0 | 1976 |
| 14 | GMKenny Solomon | 🇿🇦RSA | 2294 | 0.0 | 1979 |
| 15 | IMDavid Silva | 🇦🇴ANG | 2275 | +4 | 1993 |
| 16 | FMMartin Njoroge | 🇰🇪KEN | 2260 | +5.5 | 1996 |
| 17 | FMPatrick Kawuma | 🇺🇬UGA | 2212 | +4 | 1990 |
| 18 | FMHarold Wanyama | 🇺🇬UGA | 2161 | +2 | 1981 |
| 19 | FMHaruna Nsubuga | 🇺🇬UGA | 2160 | +3 | 1991 |
| 20 | IMElijah Emojong | 🇺🇬UGA | 2091 | 0.0 | 1987 |
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