Abdelrahman Hesham
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 2, 1992 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Egypt FIDE (2024)[a] |
| Title | Grandmaster (2016) |
| Peak rating | 2450 (March 2019) |
Abdelrahman Hesham (born 1992)[2] is an Egyptian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2016.
Hesham won the 2016 African Chess Championship, earning him the title of Grandmaster.[3] In 2017 he became 7th at the African Championship, which was then won by Ahmed Adly.[4]
At the FIDE Chess World Cup 2021 in Sochi he won in round 1 against Ahmed Adly, 2½–1½. In round 2 he was eliminated, 0–2, by the Rumanian GM Constantin Lupulescu.
In May 2023 he finished 5th at the African Championship, which was held in Gizeh, Egypt.[5] In the same month he became 5th at the 6e Sharjah Challengers tournament, which was won by Ortik Nigmatov.[6]
In March 2024 he won the SixDays Budapest IM March tournament, scoring 8/9.[7]
He has also represented Egypt in two Chess Olympiads. In 2016, he played on board 5, ending on 5.5/9.[8] In 2018, he played on board 4, finishing on 4.5/9.[9]
