Essam El Gindy
Number of games in database: 79
Years covered: 1997 to 2012
Last FIDE rating: 2482
Highest rating achieved in database: 2533
Overall record: +27 -22 =28 (53.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      2 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Nimzo Indian (8)      E32 E39 E46 E58  Queen's Pawn Game (6)      A40 A41 D05 A50 A46	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (16)      B61 B50 B64 B45 B63  Sicilian Richter-Rauser (7)      B61 B64 B63

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   E El Gindy vs Ponomariov, 2007 1-0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

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ESSAM EL GINDY (born Jul-14-1966) Egypt [what is this?] Essam El Gindy was awarded the Grandmaster title in 2008. He was African champion in 2003, took 2nd place in the championship of Africa and in the Arab championship in 2007, 4th in the African Championship of 2009, and winner of the 2009 Arab Championship that was held in Tunisia. He qualified for the World Cup (2011) through the African Continental Championship of 2011 but lost to Hungarian super-GM Zoltan Almasi in the first round. Photo: http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=e...

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 79  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. E El Gindy vs G Timoshenko   1-0 46 1997 Cairo-B E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. Bacrot vs E El Gindy   1-0 39 1998 Cap d'Agde-B B64 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 3. E El Gindy vs A Arab   0-1 50 2003 TCh-Africa E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. E El Gindy vs S Halkias 0-1 50 2003 X Anibal Open A40 Queen's Pawn Game 5. A Kosten vs E El Gindy   ½-½ 53 2003 1st Misr Closed, Cairo EGY A09 Reti Opening 6. S Chumfwa vs E El Gindy   0-1 35 2003 ch-Africa B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 7. E El Gindy vs M Pavlovic   1-0 27 2003 X Anibal Open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 8. S Masango vs E El Gindy   0-1 31 2003 TCh-Africa A57 Benko Gambit 9. E Inarkiev vs E El Gindy   ½-½ 41 2003 X Anibal Open C42 Petrov Defense 10. E El Gindy vs M Ezat   1-0 96 2003 1st Misr Closed, Cairo EGY B23 Sicilian, Closed 11. E El Gindy vs O Adu   1-0 29 2003 ch-Africa A60 Benoni Defense 12. S Kasparov vs E El Gindy   ½-½ 39 2003 Abu Dhabi op 13th B54 Sicilian 13. O Korneev vs E El Gindy   0-1 44 2003 X Anibal Open B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 14. E El Gindy vs M Brodsky   ½-½ 23 2003 Dubai op 5th E15 Queen's Indian 15. E El Gindy vs Jonkman   1-0 22 2003 1st Misr Closed, Cairo EGY A50 Queen's Pawn Game 16. E El Gindy vs S De Gondo   1-0 39 2003 TCh-Africa A56 Benoni Defense 17. E Ahmed vs E El Gindy   ½-½ 14 2003 1st Misr Closed, Cairo EGY C42 Petrov Defense 18. I Chahrani vs E El Gindy   0-1 57 2003 ch-Africa B56 Sicilian 19. E El Gindy vs G Sargissian   0-1 28 2003 Dubai op 5th D05 Queen's Pawn Game 20. E Ahmed vs E El Gindy   0-1 32 2003 X Anibal Open B24 Sicilian, Closed 21. E El Gindy vs V Malakhatko   1-0 81 2003 Golden Cleopatra op D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 22. I Abdelnabbi vs E El Gindy   ½-½ 9 2003 1st Misr Closed, Cairo EGY E85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation 23. L Mesfin vs E El Gindy   0-1 39 2003 TCh-Africa B08 Pirc, Classical 24. E El Gindy vs S Savchenko   ½-½ 21 2003 1st Misr Closed, Cairo EGY D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 25. E El Gindy vs Z Rahman   0-1 71 2003 ADCF Masters A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 79

Dec-05-08    whiteshark: Grandmaster title approved to him at the 79th FIDE Congress which was held 16-26 November 2008 in Dresden, Germany. Congratulations! (He is from Egypt) Mar-13-09    wordfunph: <BIDMOFA> any pic of GM Essam El Gindy and his date of birth? Thanks.. Nov-17-09    Tabanus: African champion 2003. He placed 4th in the African Championship 2009: http://kennysolomon.co.za/2009/08/g... Dec-31-09    Tabanus: Winner of the Arab Championship in Tunisia, 21-29 December 2009: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr286...

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