Samy Shoker

Samy Shoker
Personal information
Born	August 1, 1987 (age 38); Asnières-sur-Seine, France
Chess career
Country	France (until 2009); Egypt (since 2009)
Title	Grandmaster (2014)
FIDE rating	2443 (June 2026)
Peak rating	2517 (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]

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

Personal information

Born	(1987-08-01) August 1, 1987 (age 38) Asnières-sur-Seine, France
Chess career

Country	France (until 2009) Egypt (since 2009)
Title	Grandmaster (2014)
FIDE rating	2443 (June 2026)
Peak rating	2517 (January 2012)