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b'GM Bassem Amin is a 31 year old Super GM, who was the first Egyptian, Arab and African chess player to reach the rating of the 2700. Among many other titles, he has been the champion of Africa 5 times. As if that weren\\u2019t enough, GM Amin is also a medical doctor, but as the #38 ranked player in the world he his professional focus has been on playing chess in recent years. In our interview we discuss topics ranging from the FIDE World Cup, to the chess scene in Egypt and Africa to his chess study habits and advice. Please read on for timestamps, details and relevant links.\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nIntro: A world cup trip report from GM Bassem Amin. He details the events that led to his unfortunate early exit, and discusses his opinions of the format and the nerves one may feel at such an important tournament.\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: GM Amin Tabatabaei, GM Mikhailo Oleksienko,\\xa0 GM Nikita Vituigov Chess.com Isle of Man International, Chess24 Interview with GM Vituigov, GM Laurent Fressinet, GM Vishy Anand, GM Ivanchuk,\\xa0\\n\\n21:00- Why did GM Amin choose to focus on chess as a profession? How popular is chess in Egypt?\\n\\nGM Vidit Gujrathi,\\xa0\\n\\n23:30- GM Amin discusses what it was like to experience and compete in the Grand Chess Tour in Africa at the 2019 Cote D\\u2019Ivoire Rapid and Blitz\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: GM Magnus Carlsen , GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Ding Liren, GM Wei Yi, GM Ian Nepomniatchtchi, GM Vesilin Topalov\\xa0\\n\\n30:00- What is GM Amin\\u2019s study routine like? What were his study methods like as a top scholastic player in Egypt?\\n\\nMentioned: Karpov Cup in France , GM Edvins Kengis, GM Ahmed Adly, GM Sergey Grigoriants, GM Mikhailo Oleksienko\\n\\n38:00- What does Bassem consider to be his biggest career milestone?\\n\\n41:30- What advice does Bassem have for adult improvers?\\xa0\\n\\n44:30- Goodbye! You can follow GM Bassem Amin\\u2019s progress via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.\\n\\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do here.\\n\\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'