Samy Shoker

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

Samy Shoker
Country	Egypt
Born	(1987-08-01) August 1, 1987 (age 38)
Title	Grandmaster (2014)
FIDE rating	2435 (October 2025)
Peak rating	2517 (January 2012)

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.