Essam El-Gindy (also known as Essam El-Gendy and Esam Mohamed Ahmed Nagib; born 14 July 1966) is an Egyptian

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Grandmaster and

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Trainer. He is a former Egyptian Champion (2002), African Champion (2003) and has represented Egypt in three Chess Olympiads (1996, 1998, 2014). He has competed at two FIDE World Chess Championships (1999, 2004) and seven Chess World Cups (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021).

Career

In 2003, El-Gindy won the delayed 2002 Egyptian Chess Championship, shared first (third on tiebreak) with 8/10 at the Golden Cleopatra Open, followed by scoring his first two GM norms at the African Championships with 7.5/9 and the Arab Chess Championships with 7/9 in 2003. Eventually he reached his final norm in 2008 with 9/12 at the Alushta Summer Open. He made his debut at World Championship level with a first round 2–0 exit to

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in the

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. El-Gindy's success at the

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of 2003 earned him a spot in the

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, losing in the first round to

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1½–½. He qualified for the

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six times via the African Championships. His third place on tiebreak in 2007 secured a place at the

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where he scored an upset win in the first round against former FIDE World Champion and eventual quarter-finalist

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, but he went on to lose the match after rapid tiebreaks 2½–1½. A fourth-place finish in 2009 saw him qualify for the

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, going out in the first round to Ponomariov 1½–½. Second place in 2011 saw him qualify for the

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, going out in the first round to

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2–0. Third place on tiebreak in 2013 saw him qualify for the

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, where he went out in first round 2–0 to

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. In 2009, El-Gindy won the

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, scoring 7/9. El-Gindy won the 2014 AIDEF Chess Championships on tiebreak with a score of 7.5/9.

Team results

El-Gindy has competed in various team tournaments at both club and international level. He has won three team golds and an individual gold and bronze at international level, representing Egypt. For his clubs, El-Gindy has won four team golds and a team silver medal as well as gold, two silvers and two bronze medals for his individual play.Essam El-Gindy
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International results

Club results

Note

''Association Internationale Des Échecs Francophones'', a FIDE affiliated association of French-speaking countries

References

External links

Essam El Gindy
chess-games at 365Chess.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gindy, Essam 1966 births Living people Chess Grandmasters Egyptian chess players Chess Olympiad competitors Chess coaches Sportspeople from Cairo African Games bronze medalists for Egypt African Games bronze medalists in chess Chess players at the 2003 All-Africa Games Chess players at the 2007 All-Africa Games Chess players at the 2011 All-Africa Games 21st-century Egyptian people