 Third place on tiebreak in 2013 saw him qualify for the Chess World Cup 2013, where he went out in first round 2-0 to Leinier Dominguez.In 2009, El-Gindy won the Arab Chess Championship, scoring 7/9.El-Gindy won the 2014 AIDEF Chess Championships on tiebreak with a score of 7.5/9.