Essam El-Gindy (also known as Essam El-Gendy and Esam Mohamed Ahmed Nagib; born 14 July 1966 in Cairo) is an Egyptian chess Grandmaster and FIDE Trainer.He is a former Egyptian Champion (2002), African Champion (2003) and has represented Egypt in three Chess Olympiads (1996, 1998, 2014).
He has competed at two FIDE World Chess Championships (1999, 2004) and six Chess World Cups (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019).