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Bassem Amin
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Bassem Amin

EgyptBorn 1988 (age 38)FIDE ID 10601457

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2614
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2606
Luft

Flair

Bassem Amin's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Fighter56% decisive: 8 wins, 1 loss
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • TacticianTactics 90+: sharp, tactical games they made sharp
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 79Positional 84Endgame 82Openings 79Composure 79Defence 79Speed 74Consistency 83

Luft classical rating

2614No. 100

From 16 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2643 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2643 level, blended with their FIDE rating+6
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+5
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity16 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 67 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1045%
King's Indian Attack771%
Neo-Grünfeld Defense463%
Italian Game383%
Catalan Opening250%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 10 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 4 · 45%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack425%
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%
Alapin Variation1100%
Old Sicilian1100%
Moscow Variation150%
French Variation10%
Modern Variations10%

King's Indian Attack

With White: 7 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 1 · 71%

VariationGamesScore
Double Fianchetto450%
French Variation1100%
Sicilian Variation1100%
Symmetrical Defense1100%

Neo-Grünfeld Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation463%

Italian Game

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo1100%
Two Knights Defense1100%
Classical Variation150%

Catalan Opening

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%
Open Defense150%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 10 games, won 3, drew 5, lost 2 · 55%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation350%
Orthodox Variation275%
Semi-Averbakh System1100%
Exchange Variation1100%
Karpov System150%
Sämisch Variation10%
Petrosian Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 8 games, won 4, drew 4, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Closed383%
Morphy Defense383%
Berlin Defense250%

Italian Game

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense275%
Classical Variation275%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%

Four Knights Game

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted275%
Spanish Variation150%

Scotch Game

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Romanishin Variation1100%
Mieses Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Allsvenskan 26/27 (Swedish Team Championship)6 Nov 20261/1+3+3
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262/3−10
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 202610½/14+13+14
FIDE World Cup 20255 Nov 2025½/2−4−4
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=86th−17−17

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Naiditsch29 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20222667
GMJ. Moussard7 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262600
GMD. Wagner25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232589
GMS. Bogner4 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242538
GMF. Handke7 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262525

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
C. AlbornozLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMN. GrandeliusLast 6 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMG. KjartanssonLast 6 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262110
GMB. GleduraLast 5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252011
IMT. GunglLast 4 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221100

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.