Essam El-Gindy (also known as Essam El-Gendy and Esam Mohamed Ahmed Nagib;FIDE rating history – Mohamed, Esam Ahmed Nagib Olimpbase Accessed 27 November 2014FIDE rating history – Esam Ahmed Nagib Olimpbase, accessed 27 November 2014 born 14 July 1966) is an Egyptian chess Grandmaster and FIDE Trainer.Egypt's Essam El-Gindy gets 3rd GM norm The Chess Drum, 13 June 2008
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 ChampionshipEGY Championship 2003 Tournament Report FIDE, accessed 25 November 2014 and was shared first (third on tiebreak) with 8 / 10 at the Golden Cleopatra Open.The Golden Cleopatra Open Chessbase, published 18 June 2003 In the same year he won the African Chess Championship with 7½ / 9 and scored there a first GM norm, and a second GM norm at the Arab Chess Championships with score 7 / 9.IM Essam El-Gindy takes African Crown! The Chess Drum Published 19 Oct 2003FIDE Title Application FIDE.com, accessed 23 Nov 2014 Eventually he reached his final norm in 2008 with 9 / 12 at the Alushta Summer Open.Alushta Summer 2008 3 (Grandmaster Norm) kaissia.com.ua, accessed 23 Nov 2014
He made his debut at World Championship level with a first round 2–0 exit to Ulf Andersson in the FIDE World Chess Championship 1999.
El-Gindy's success at the African Chess Championship of 2003 earned him a spot in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004, losing in the first round to Aleksej Aleksandrov 1½–½. He qualified for the Chess World Cup six times via the African Championships. His third place on tiebreak in 2007 secured a place at the Chess World Cup 2007 where he scored an upset win in the first round against former FIDE World Champion and eventual quarter-finalist Ruslan Ponomariov, but he went on to lose the match after rapid tiebreaks 2½–1½.African Championships The Week In Chess #671 Published 17 September 2007 A fourth-place finish in 2009 saw him qualify for the Chess World Cup 2009, going out in the first round to Ponomariov 1½–½.African Championships The Week In Chess #769, published 3 August 2009 Second place in 2011 saw him qualify for the Chess World Cup 2011, going out in the first round to Zoltán Almási 2–0.African Individuals 2011 The Week In Chess #867, published 20 June 2011 Third place on tiebreak in 2013 saw him qualify for the Chess World Cup 2013, where he went out in first round 2–0 to Leinier Domínguez.African Championship Open 2013 The Week In Chess #968, published 27 May 2013
In 2009, El-Gindy won the Arab Chess Championship, scoring 7 / 9.Arab Men Championship 2009 Chess-Results, retrieved 28 November 2014
El-Gindy won the 2014 AIDEF Chess Championships on tiebreak with a score of 7½ / 9.Championnat Individuel de L'AIDEF July 2014 FIDE, retrieved 25 November 2014
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 Olimpbase, accessed 28 November 2014
International results
Tournament Board Individual result Team resultOlympiad Yerevan 1996 First 1½ / 7 66thOlympiad Elista 1998 First 5 / 10 (60th) 38th All-Africa Games 2003 Second 4 / 6 Gold Pan Arab Games 2007 First 5½ / 8 Gold All-Africa Games 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers 2007 Olimpbase.org, accessed 23 Nov 2014 First 8½ / 9 (Gold) Gold World Team Champ. 2011 Third ½ / 4 10th All Africa Games 2011 Third 5½ / 7 (Bronze) Gold World Cities Champ. 2012 First 0 / 2 Group phaseOlympiad Tromsø 2014Egypt Olympiad team profile Chess24.com, accessed 25 November 2014 Fifth 2 / 6 23rd
Club results
Tournament Team Board Individual result Team result Arab Club Champ, Damascus 2003 Al-Sharkia (EGY) Second 4½ / 7 Gold Arab Club Champ, Agadir 2005 Al-Sharkia (EGY) Second 6½ / 8 (Bronze) Gold Arab Club Champ, Amman 2006 Al-Sharkia (EGY) Second 6 / 8 (Gold) Gold Arab Club Champ, Khartoum 2007 Al-Sharkia (EGY) First 6 / 8 (Bronze) Gold Asian Club Cup, Al-Ain 2008 Al-Ain B (UAE) Reserve 5 / 7 (Silver) Eighth Arab Club Champ, Tunis 2009 El-Dakhlia (EGY) Third 6 / 8 (Silver) Silver
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