Career
He has competed at two FIDE World Chess Championships (1999, 2004) and four consecutive Chess World Cups (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013). Eventually he reached his final norm in 2008 with 9/12 at the Alushta Summer Open. He made his debut at World Championship level with a first round 2-0 exit to Ulf Andersson in the FIDE World Chess Championship 1999.
El-Gindy"s success at the African Chess Championship of 2003 earned him a spot in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004, losing in the first round to Aleksej Aleksandrov 1½-½.
He qualified for the Chess World Cup four times via the African Championships. A fourth-place finish in 2009 saw him qualify for the Chess World Cup 2009, going out in the first round to Ponomariov 1½-½.
Second place in 2011 saw him qualify for the Chess World Cup 2011, going out in the first round to Zoltan Almasi 2-0. Third place on tiebreak in 2013 saw him qualify for the Chess World Cup 2013, where he went out in first round 2-0 to Leinier Dominguez.
El-Gindy has competed in various team tournaments at both club and international level
International results
Club results.