| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Smejkal vs E Abou el Zein |
| 1-0 | 44 |
1990 |
Bahrain | A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation |
| 2. E Abou el Zein vs Vasiukov |
| 1-0 | 48 |
1993 |
Doha | E81 King's Indian, Samisch |
| 3. A Gavrilov vs E Abou el Zein |
| 1-0 | 29 |
1999 |
Komercni Banka op | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 4. E Abou el Zein vs J Soto |
| 0-1 | 34 |
2000 |
34th Olympiad | B33 Sicilian |
| 5. A Frhat vs E Abou el Zein |
| ½-½ | 48 |
2001 |
Golden Cleopatra Open | B33 Sicilian |
| 6. T Likavsky vs E Abou el Zein |
| 1-0 | 50 |
2001 |
4th Open | E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 |
| 7. M Tissir vs E Abou el Zein |
| 1-0 | 52 |
2001 |
Golden Cleopatra Open | B33 Sicilian |
| 8. E Abou el Zein vs M Ezat |
| ½-½ | 60 |
2001 |
4th Open | E60 King's Indian Defense |
| 9. A I Hamed vs E Abou el Zein |
| ½-½ | 7 |
2001 |
Golden Cleopatra Open | A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 |
| 10. E Abou el Zein vs V Ikonnikov |
| 0-1 | 29 |
2001 |
4th Open | B30 Sicilian |
| 11. E Abou el Zein vs I Hatem |
| 1-0 | 38 |
2001 |
Golden Cleopatra Open | A21 English |
| 12. S Loeffler vs E Abou el Zein |
| 0-1 | 53 |
2001 |
4th Open | D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 13. E Abou el Zein vs I Radulov |
| 0-1 | 35 |
2001 |
Golden Cleopatra Open | A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) |
| 14. S Ghonimy vs E Abou el Zein |
| 0-1 | 57 |
2001 |
4th Open | D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst |
| 15. M Elgabry vs E Abou el Zein |
| 0-1 | 60 |
2001 |
Golden Cleopatra Open | B30 Sicilian |
| 16. S Yousry vs E Abou el Zein |
| 0-1 | 56 |
2001 |
Golden Cleopatra Open | B30 Sicilian |
| 17. Y M El Ghazali vs E Abou el Zein |
| 0-1 | 60 |
2001 |
4th Open | A16 English |
| 18. E Abou el Zein vs C Navrotescu |
| 0-1 | 43 |
2001 |
4th Open | A59 Benko Gambit |
| 19. E Abou el Zein vs S Kasparov |
 | 0-1 | 68 |
2001 |
Golden Cleopatra Open | A43 Old Benoni |
| 20. E Abou el Zein vs A Afifi |
| ½-½ | 59 |
2001 |
Golden Cleopatra Open | A09 Reti Opening |
| 21. E Abou el Zein vs B Amin |
| 1-0 | 45 |
2001 |
4th Open | A40 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 22. E Abou el Zein vs A El Arousy |
| 1-0 | 49 |
2001 |
Golden Cleopatra Open | D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 23. I Labib vs E Abou el Zein |
| ½-½ | 5 |
2001 |
4th Open | B32 Sicilian |
| 24. Y M El Ghazali vs E Abou el Zein |
| ½-½ | 6 |
2009 |
Egyptian Championship | A35 English, Symmetrical |
| 25. E Abou el Zein vs M Ezat |
| 1-0 | 77 |
2009 |
Egyptian Championship | A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack |