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GM Essam El-Gindy

Essam El-Gindy

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Full name

Essam El-Gindy

Born

Jan 1, 1966 (age 57)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Egypt

Rating

Bio

Essam El-Gindy is an Egyptian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (18 games)

Slav Defense (9 games)

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (8 games)

King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack (8 games)

Benoni Defense: Modern, Pawn Storm, Four Pawns, Main Line (6 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (19 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Sozin Attack (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer, Modern Variation (7 games)

Bogo-Indian Defense: Vītoliņš Variation (6 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (5 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Essam El-Gindy (2420) Rasmus Svane (2615)	0-1	75	2021
Essam El-Gindy (2443) Yalemzewde Mekonnen Shiferaw (2050)	1-0	49	2019
Essam El-Gindy (2423) Abobker Mohamed Elarabi (2312)	1-0	42	2019
Essam El-Gindy (2423) Andrew Kayonde (2382)	1-0	39	2019
Essam El-Gindy (2443) Haruna Nsubuga (2213)	0-1	57	2019
Essam El-Gindy (2431) Levon Aronian (2758)	0-1	69	2019
Essam El-Gindy (2443) Matthew Kamau Kanegeni (1975)	½-½	29	2019
Essam El-Gindy (2453) Johannes Manyedi Mabusela (2260)	1-0	21	2018
Essam El-Gindy (2453) Kelvin Chumfwa (2279)	1-0	34	2018
Essam El-Gindy (2457) Ahmed M Al Ghamdi (2075)	1-0	38	2018

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