| Bassem Amin | |
|---|---|
 Amin in 2023 | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Born | 9 September 1988 Tanta, Egypt[1] |
| Title | Grandmaster (2006) |
| FIDE rating | 2636 (October 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2712 (January 2019) |
| Peak ranking | No. 33 (June 2019) |
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; 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2024 .[2][3][4]
- ^ "THERE IS A "SURGEON" ON THE CHESSBOARD!". May 29, 2018.
- ^ "2022 African Chess Championship: Bassem Amin and Shahenda Wafa claim titles". FIDE.com. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2024 African Individual Chess Championships (AICC) - Open Section". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "2015 African Individual Chess Championships". africa-chess.org. Retrieved 2021-02-04.