[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":290},["ShallowReactive",2],{"bot-TaElg":3},{"id":4,"aboutLong":5,"age":6,"botId":7,"country":8,"countryCode":9,"dataHash":10,"dateModified":11,"elo":12,"extension":13,"faq":14,"favoriteQuote":24,"gender":25,"hello":26,"introduction":27,"isTrophy":28,"liveDate":29,"luckyCharm":30,"meta":31,"name":32,"occupation":33,"openingAxes":34,"openingsAnalysis":37,"playstyle":224,"playstyleSummary":227,"ratingHistory":228,"shortName":250,"similar":251,"stem":286,"trophyQuirk":287,"trophyUnlock":287,"whoShouldPlay":288,"__hash__":289},"bots/bots/TaElg.json","Tamer Elghandour is a 44-year-old chess bot from Egypt, cast in the persona of a YouTuber who streams daily battles to a growing audience. With an estimated rating of 2139, Tamer plays at a candidate-master level, combining accurate calculation with deep opening preparation that punishes routine club mistakes. As White, he favors classical, theory-rich starts, often steering games into the [Queen's Gambit](/resources/openings/queens-gambit) when he wants a long positional grind, or the King's Gambit when the mood for fireworks strikes. His artist's eye, sharpened by years on camera, gives every game a sense of narrative shape, with each move framed as part of a larger composition. Players who sit down across from Tamer should expect crisp opening play, patient middlegame pressure, and very few free gifts in tactical skirmishes.","44","TaElg","Egypt","eg","8f271714f6bb041917e2c8b137d2c82220439fcf199c3ea4b5c0925adab381d6","2026-07-06",2139,"json",[15,18,21],{"question":16,"answer":17},"What rating is Tamer?","Tamer plays at an estimated 2139 Elo, which places him at candidate-master to expert level. At that strength he calculates accurately, knows his opening lines several moves deep, and punishes most mistakes that club-level opponents make.",{"question":19,"answer":20},"What opening does Tamer play?","With the white pieces Tamer leans on classical, theory-heavy openings, most often the [Queen's Gambit](/resources/openings/queens-gambit) and the [King's Gambit](/resources/openings/kings-gambit). Against 1.d4 Nf6 he steers into [Indian Game mainlines](/resources/openings/indian-game-mainlines) and the [2.Nf3 vs Indian](/resources/openings/2-nf3-vs-indian) setup, depending on how he wants the structure to unfold.",{"question":22,"answer":23},"How do strong club players prepare to face Tamer?","Strong club players should arrive with concrete preparation, since Tamer knows mainline theory and will exploit move-order inaccuracies in the Queen's Gambit and King's Gambit. The most reliable approach is to pick solid, well-analyzed defenses, avoid speculative pawn grabs early on, and aim for middlegames with clear plans rather than messy tactical scrambles where his calculation tends to dominate.","توت توت افتح الخطوط","male","👑 توت توت افتح الخطوط... Welcome to my arena, ya صديقي... ♟️ Step inside the city gates and let us weave a tapestry of moves, where every pawn whispers an ancient tale... 🏰 Show me you are *من لعيب*, and the board shall sing.","Once a maestro of visuals, wielding his palette and brush with the finesse of a grandmaster, he ventured into the realm of the chessboard, merging his love for design with the strategic dance of pawns and knights. Now, as a heralded Chess YouTuber, he streams his battles daily, casting each game with the eye of an artist and the mind of a tactician, enchanting viewers with the beauty of chess.",false,"2024-04-06T00:00:00.000Z","A Vintage Chess Clock",{},"Tamer Elghandour","YouTuber",{"solid_sharp":35,"unprepared_theoretical":36},0.29,0.19,{"stats":38,"whiteFingerprint":48,"blackFingerprint":182},{"total":39,"white":42,"black":45},{"games":40,"uniqueOpenings":40,"sharpness":35,"repertoireNarrowness":40,"theoryAdherence":41},0,0.38,{"games":40,"uniqueOpenings":40,"sharpness":43,"repertoireNarrowness":40,"theoryAdherence":44},0.59,0.71,{"games":40,"uniqueOpenings":40,"sharpness":46,"repertoireNarrowness":40,"theoryAdherence":47},-0.01,0.05,{"firstMove":49},[50,145],{"name":51,"percent":52,"count":53,"lines":54,"responses":56},"e4",55.1,4488,[55],[51],[57,70,112,125],{"name":58,"percent":59,"count":60,"lines":61,"variationBreakdown":63},"e5",48.6,879,[62],[51,58],[64],{"name":65,"percent":66,"count":60,"lines":67},"King's Gambit",65.5,[68],[51,58,69],"f4",{"name":71,"percent":72,"count":73,"lines":74,"variationBreakdown":77},"Sicilian",39.1,707,[75],[51,76],"c5",[78,90,101],{"name":79,"percent":80,"count":81,"lines":82,"mainlines":86},"Other vs Sicilian (2.Nf3)",28.6,277,[83],[51,76,84,85],"Nf3","...",[87,88,89],"d4","Bb5","Bb5+",{"name":91,"percent":92,"count":93,"lines":94},"Open Sicilian",25.7,249,[95,97,99],[51,76,84,96,87],"Nc6",[51,76,84,98,87],"d6",[51,76,84,100,87],"e6",{"name":102,"percent":103,"count":104,"lines":105,"mainlines":107},"Other Anti-Sicilians",18.7,181,[106],[51,76,85],[87,108,109,110,111,84],"c3","Nc3","Bc4","b4",{"name":113,"percent":114,"count":115,"lines":116,"variationBreakdown":118},"French",4.8,86,[117],[51,100],[119],{"name":120,"percent":121,"count":115,"lines":122},"Advance French",71.1,[123],[51,100,87,124,58],"d5",{"name":126,"percent":127,"count":128,"lines":129,"variationBreakdown":132},"Caro-Kann",7.5,136,[130],[51,131],"c6",[133,139],{"name":134,"percent":135,"count":136,"lines":137},"Advance Caro-Kann",51.5,70,[138],[51,131,87,124,58],{"name":140,"percent":141,"count":142,"lines":143},"Classical Caro-Kann",48.5,66,[144],[51,131,87,124,109],{"name":87,"percent":146,"count":147,"lines":148,"responses":150},32,2603,[149],[87],[151,163],{"name":124,"percent":152,"count":153,"lines":154,"variationBreakdown":156},40,608,[155],[87,124],[157],{"name":158,"percent":159,"count":153,"lines":160},"Queen's Gambit",79.8,[161],[87,124,162],"c4",{"name":164,"percent":165,"count":166,"lines":167,"variationBreakdown":169},"Nf6",60,911,[168],[87,164],[170,176],{"name":171,"percent":172,"count":173,"lines":174},"Indian Game mainlines",49.2,476,[175],[87,164,162],{"name":177,"percent":178,"count":179,"lines":180},"2.Nf3 vs Indian",44.9,435,[181],[87,164,84],{"vsFirstMove":183},[184,200],{"name":51,"lines":185,"responses":187},[186],[51],[188],{"name":113,"percent":189,"count":190,"lines":191,"variationBreakdown":193},39,2185,[192],[51,100],[194],{"name":195,"percent":196,"count":197,"lines":198},"Classical French",32.1,230,[199],[51,100,87,124,109,164],{"name":87,"lines":201,"responses":203},[202],[87],[204,217],{"name":205,"percent":206,"count":207,"lines":208,"variationBreakdown":210},"Indian systems",33.7,964,[209],[87,164],[211],{"name":212,"percent":213,"count":214,"lines":215},"Budapest Gambit",19,262,[216],[87,164,162,58],{"name":218,"percent":219,"count":220,"lines":221},"Dutch",26.8,765,[222],[87,223],"f5",{"defensive_aggressive":225,"simplifying_complicating":40,"category":226},0.01,3,"Tamer plays a balanced, slightly sharp game, hovering near the line between defense and attack while keeping board tension intact rather than rushing to trade. His repertoire leans on mainline theory, which shows in his choice of the [King's Gambit](/resources/openings/kings-gambit) for open positions and the [Queen's Gambit](/resources/openings/queens-gambit) when he wants structural pressure. Expect principled development, patient piece play, and a willingness to enter sharp lines when theory invites it.",[229,232,235,238,241,244,247],{"rating":230,"msSinceEpoch":231},2130,1777765486997,{"rating":233,"msSinceEpoch":234},2136,1777784811416,{"rating":236,"msSinceEpoch":237},2128,1777832825538,{"rating":239,"msSinceEpoch":240},2119,1778703092730,{"rating":242,"msSinceEpoch":243},2111,1778776120345,{"rating":245,"msSinceEpoch":246},2102,1778971161397,{"rating":248,"msSinceEpoch":249},2112,1779214868308,"Tamer",{"sameStyle":252,"different":271},[253,259,265],{"botId":254,"name":255,"elo":256,"country":257,"countryCode":258,"category":226},"DmaPp","Giselle Pion",2147,"Brazil","br",{"botId":260,"name":261,"elo":262,"country":263,"countryCode":264,"category":226},"HYEqu","Chessie King",2123,"United States","us",{"botId":266,"name":267,"elo":268,"country":269,"countryCode":270,"category":226},"delva","Isabelle Delvaux",2157,"Belgium","be",[272,279],{"botId":273,"name":274,"elo":275,"country":276,"countryCode":277,"category":278},"YqAeJ","Angelo Pinnacolo",2138,"Italy","it",1,{"botId":280,"name":281,"elo":282,"country":283,"countryCode":284,"category":285},"TmeLa","Emma Castlewright",2144,"UK","gb",5,"bots/TaElg",null,"Tamer suits ambitious club players in the 1700 to 2100 range who want a serious test before stepping into tournament play. Because he balances solid and sharp choices and rarely simplifies early, opponents learn how to hold tension, navigate mainline theory, and defend small disadvantages without panicking. Tactical players will be punished for loose calculation, while positional students gain a sparring partner who treats every middlegame like a study composition.","xsP76DWLnz74gfRf7CeVbI2WOQlSwQzGAmnKGD_TnY8",1784583531105]