| Adham Fawzy | |
|---|---|
 Adham Fawzy at the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023 | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Born | 2000 (age 23–24) Alexandria, Egypt |
| Title | Grandmaster (2019) |
| FIDE rating | 2522 (January 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2553 (November 2023) |
Adham Fawzy (born 2000) is an Egyptian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2019. As of May 2023, he is the third-highest rated active Egyptian player, and fourth-highest in the African continent. [1]
He won the 2018 [2] [3] and 2019 [4] African Junior Chess Championship.
He finished third in the 2021 African Chess Championship, qualifying for the Chess World Cup 2021, [5] and won the 2023 African Chess Championship. [6]
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