Samy Shoker (born 1987) is an Egyptian

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Grandmaster and chessboxer.

Chess career

Shoker earned his

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title in 2006 and was awarded the title of Grandmaster by

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in 2014. He played in the

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, where he was defeated in the first round by

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Shahriyar Hamid oglu Mammadyarov (; born 12 April 1985), known internationally as Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. he is Azerbaijan's highest rated chess player. His personal best rating of 2820 makes him the sixth-h ...

. He represented his country at the 2014 Chess Olympiad, scoring 4½/9 (+4–4=1).41st Chess Olympiad: Tromsø 2014, Egypt
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Chess boxing career

In 2025, Shoker beat German chessboxer André Glenzer to win the WCBA European middleweight title.

References

External links

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Samy Shoker
chess games at 365Chess.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shoker, Samy 1987 births Living people Chess Grandmasters Egyptian chess players Chess Olympiad competitors