Essam El Gendy
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| Full name | Essam A Elgendy |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Born | Cairo, Egypt |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2407 (August 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2530 (September 2005) |
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Representing  Zimbabwe
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2011 Maputo | Teams |
Name:El-Gindy Nationality: Egyptian
Most important achievements
- Holding the title of International Grand Master and FideTrainer.
- Qualified to the World Cup for men seven times from 1997 to 2013
- Champion of the continent of Africa alone in 2003 Nigeria - Abuja
- Champion of the international Francophones chess 2014
- Champion of the African Zone three times in a row since 1996 .
- Arab champion alone at 2003- Egypt - Cairo - Maadi .
- Champion of Egypt, and ranked number one for many years to the early nineties until 2005.
- Winner of 2 Golds Medal in individual and team,African olympic Games in Algeria in 2007 .
- Holding the title International Grand Master.
- Achieved Elo rating more 2500 since 2002 ,and 2485 since 1997 .
- Victory over former world champion Ponomariov in the first game in the World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk 2007.
- Arab champion alone at 2009- Tunisia .
Training Experience
- Coach in Manhattan and Marshall Chess clubs, New York 1999-2000
- Coach in Trinity , Buckley and Browning schools, in New York City 2000-2002
- Assistant coach with the famous U.S. coach Bruce Banduelfeny and WIM Shernaz Kennedy for the development of schools for children Reddlen 2001-2002
- Coach in UAE ALAIN CHESS CLUB 2009-2010