If you think that Egypt is its own chess board, you will suppose that Sisi is the king, the police and the army are pawns, and the intelligence services are the other pieces. But if you understand that Egypt is just one square on the chess board, you will realize that Sisi is nothing more than a pawn.
The owners of capital, the shareholders, are the king (the most important, but weakest piece), the IMF is the queen (the most mobile and powerful piece serving the king), the other pieces are corporations and financial institutions, and the pawns are the heads of state..