Abdelrahman Hesham (born 1992)[2] is an Egyptian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2016.

Abdelrahman Hesham
CountryEgypt
FIDE (2024)[a]
Born (1992-12-02) December 2, 1992 (age 31)
TitleGrandmaster (2016)
Peak rating2450 (March 2019)

Career

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Hesham won the 2016 African Chess Championship, earning him the title of Grandmaster.[3]

He has also represented Egypt in two Chess Olympiads. In 2016, he played on board 5, ending on 5.5/9.[4] In 2018, he played on board 4, finishing on 4.5/9.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Several Egyptian players briefly switched federations in 2024 due to FIDE suspending membership of the Egyptian Chess Federation.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "FIDE Resolution on suspending membership of Egyptian Chess Federation". March 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hesham, Abdelrahman". FIDE. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2016 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  4. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  5. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
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