Grandmaster Samy Shoker is on a three-day visit to Guyana as part of a promotional tour from July 23 to July 25, 2025.
He will be hosted by the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) and will be putting his skills to the test in a Simultaneous Chess Exhibition against some of Guyana’s best and strongest players. This exciting event will take place at the Giftland Mall on July 24, 2025.
GM Samy will also hold a lecture for registered participants on Friday, July 25th, 2025. Grandmaster Samy began his chess journey at the remarkable age of four. Born in France, he has since traveled extensively to promote the sport, even residing in Egypt for several years.
He has represented Egypt in numerous prestigious international events, including the Chess Olympiad. He is widely respected for his dynamic playing style and his exceptional ability as a coach and educator, leveraging modern tools and a charismatic personality to promote chess globally.
Samy holds a Master’s degree in French Literature from La Sorbonne University (France) and is a Member of the Texas Tech University team: Chess Program (US). He was a Primary school teacher in French Guiana, Egypt, and Uzbekistan, and taught History in High School in Noumena, New Caledonia.
He’s also a chessboxer, a true hybrid athlete. Chessboxing uniquely blends the intellectual strategy of chess with the physical intensity of boxing. In this sport, competitors alternate between rounds of a chess game and rounds in a boxing ring.
A winner can be declared by checkmate or time forfeit in the chess portion, or by knockout in the boxing match.
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