| 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]