 He made his debut at World Championship level with a first round 2-0 exit to Ulf Andersson in the FIDE World Chess Championship 1999.El-Gindy's success at the African Chess Championship of 2003 earned him a spot in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004, losing in the first round to Aleksej Aleksandrov -.He qualified for the Chess World Cup six times via the African Championships.