Samy Shoker

Samy Shoker
Personal information
Born (1987-08-01) August 1, 1987
Asnières-sur-Seine, France
Chess career
CountryFrance (until 2009)
Egypt (since 2009)
TitleGrandmaster (2014)
FIDE rating2445 (March 2026)
Peak rating2517 (January 2012)

Samy Shoker (born 1987) is an Egyptian chess Grandmaster and chessboxer.

Chess career

Shoker earned his International Master title in 2006 and was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2014. He played in the Chess World Cup 2013, where he was defeated in the first round by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. He represented his country at the 2014 Chess Olympiad, scoring 4½/9 (+4–4=1).[1]

Chess boxing career

In 2025, Shoker beat German chessboxer André Glenzer to win the WCBA European middleweight title.

References

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