Ahmed Adly then went on to earn his Grandmaster title in 2005, making him the first Egyptian and the youngest ever African to achieve this feat.
24 Facts About Ahmed Adly
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Ahmed Adly was born in Cairo, Egypt, on 18 February 1987.
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Ahmed Adly had been practicing fencing and had already acquired the third place for his age group.
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Nevertheless, as Ahmed Adly grew older, Ibrahim noticed his talent and directed him towards his chess career.
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Ahmed Adly graduated from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport with a degree in Business Administration in 2010.
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Subsequently, Ahmed Adly went on to start his own chess Academy, Ahmed Adly Chess Academy, in Cairo.
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Ahmed Adly believed that had he been given the help, he would have risen to greater heights and thus intended to provide this assistance to younger players.
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Ahmed Adly started his professional chess pursuit in 1997 at the age of 10, wherein he acquired the seventh place at the World Youth Chess Championship for the U-14 Category in Cannes, France.
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Ahmed Adly then succeeded in acquiring the third place in the World Championship U18 in 2004 in Greece, at which point he believes his chess career was defined.
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Ahmed Adly went on to win the Arab Youth Championship four times and acquiring his grandmaster title in 2005.
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In 2005 Ahmed Adly won the African Chess Championship, wherein he acquired his Norms.
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Ahmed Adly then went on to participate in several competitions, focusing his effort towards his chess career.
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Ahmed Adly tied for 1st-5th with Gabriel Sargissian, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Igor-Alexandre Nataf and Pentala Harikrishna in the Reykjavik Open 2006.
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In 2007, Ahmed Adly won the World Junior Chess Championship, becoming the first player from an African country to win a major title.
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In 2005, Ahmed Adly won the Arab Junior Chess Championship and qualified once more, but he was again eliminated in the first round of the FIDE World Cup, this time by Ruslan Ponomariov.
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Ahmed Adly's misfortune continued at the World Cup, for which he qualified, but was unable to attend due to travel difficulties.
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Ahmed Adly was the runner up in the African Chess Championship of 2015, and thereby qualified for the Chess World Cup 2015.
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Ahmed Adly won two gold medals in the African Chess Olympics and one silver medal in 2005 in different formats.
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In 2007, Ahmed Adly acquired all three gold medals, becoming the first Egyptian to do so.
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In 2009, Ahmed Adly participated in the Mediterranean Chess Championship and acquired the first place.
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Ahmed Adly won the African Chess Championship four times, in 2005,2011,2019 and 2021.
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Ahmed Adly had expressed admiration towards Mikhail Tal and his attacking style, having been inspired by him.
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In youth, Ahmed Adly had been an attacking player but has since evolved to a more universal playing style.
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Ahmed Adly has expressed admiration for several other players' play styles, including former World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, who has expressed his acknowledgement of Ahmed Adly's win against him in the 2006 Reykjavik Open.