UAE INDV. Chess Championship-U10 Open
26 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Jul 2025 to 09 Jul 2025 in Sharjah, UAE. Top 10 Elo average was 591, and top seed was Saif Ghalib Alafeefi (🇦🇪 UAE, 1569).
Zayed Mohammed Al Ali (🇦🇪 UAE, 0) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Salem Ahmed AlMheiri (7.0) and Abdulla Ali Almansoori (6.5). Ali won solo starting round 8.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsZayed Mohammed Al Ali led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Zayed Mohammed Al Ali held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
Zayed Mohammed Al Ali drew with Salem Ahmed AlMheiri (White).
Zayed Mohammed Al Ali 5 wins (R1–R5)Salem Ahmed AlMheiri 3 wins (R6–R8)Hamdan Mohammed Al Ali 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zayed Mohammed Al Ali | * | ½ | — | 0 |
| 2Salem Ahmed AlMheiri | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Hamdan Mohammed Al Ali | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Abdulla Ali Almansoori | 1 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zayed Mohammed Al Ali | 0 | UAE | +22N | +11B | +6B | +13N | +5N | −3B | +10N | +7B | =2B | 7.5 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 40.00 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Salem Ahmed AlMheiri | 0 | UAE | +4N | =14B | =9N | +10B | =8N | +11B | +3N | +5B | =1N | 7.0 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 40.25 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Abdulla Ali Almansoori | 1488 | UAE | +24N | +25B | +10N | −5B | +7N | +1N | −2B | =4N | +9B | 6.5 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 33.75 | 768 | -15.6 |
| 4 | Hamdan Mohammed Al Ali | 0 | UAE | −2B | +?N | +17B | +12N | −9B | +14N | +15N | =3B | +5N | 6.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 27.75 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Saif Ghalib Alafeefi | 1569 | UAE | +16B | +19N | +12B | +3N | −1B | +9N | +13B | −2N | −4B | 6.0 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 29.50 | 2256 | +28.0 |
| 6 | Hassan Ahmed Alhmoudi | 1406 | UAE | +23N | +7B | −1N | −15B | +16N | −10B | +8N | +11B | +12N | 6.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 30.00 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Saif Ali Mahfoudh | 0 | UAE | +18B | −6N | +16B | +14N | −3B | +19N | +9B | −1N | +13B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 26.50 | 1456 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mansoor Marwan Al Marzooqi | 1448 | UAE | +21B | −12N | +24B | +19N | =2B | −13N | −6B | +15N | +18B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 23.50 | 626 | -22.0 |
| 9 | Sultan Mohamed Alali | 0 | UAE | =13B | +?N | =2B | +18N | +4N | −5B | −7N | +10B | −3N | 5.0 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 21.25 | 1220 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ali Muhannad AlHosani | 0 | UAE | +?B | +15N | −3B | −2N | +24B | +6N | −1B | −9N | +19B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 18.00 | 686 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Khalifa Khaled Al Kaabi | 0 | UAE | +?B | −1N | −15B | +17N | +?B | −2N | +19B | −6N | +20B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 12.50 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Rashid Amer AlTamimi | 0 | UAE | +20N | +8B | −5N | −4B | −18B | +?N | +?B | +13N | −6B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 14.00 | 1521 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Kalifa Obaid Almheiri | 0 | UAE | =9N | +20B | +14N | −1B | +15N | +8B | −5N | −12B | −7N | 4.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 21.00 | 1515 | +9.6 |
| 14 | Ghaith Ahmed Al-Ali | 0 | UAE | +17B | =2N | −13B | −7B | +20N | −4B | +25N | =18N | =15B | 4.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 19.75 | 626 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Saif Khaled Hassan | 0 | UAE | +26B | −10B | +11N | +6N | −13B | +18N | −4B | −8B | =14N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 17.75 | 644 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Mohammed Abdulla Farid Ahli | 0 | UAE | −5N | +?B | −7N | +25B | −6B | +17N | =18B | −20N | +?B | 4.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 10.00 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Saif Hamad Abdulrazzaq | 0 | UAE | −14N | +22B | −4N | −11B | +21N | −16B | +?N | +23B | =?N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 12.00 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 9335692 | 0 | — | −7N | +21B | +23N | −9B | +12N | −15B | =16N | =14B | −8N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 43.0 | 17.50 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Khalifa Sultan Tahir | 0 | UAE | +?N | −5B | +25N | −8B | +23N | −7B | −11N | +22B | −10N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 11.50 | 1374 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 9331387 | 0 | — | −12B | −13N | +?B | −24N | −14B | +21N | +?B | +16B | −11N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 8.50 | 626 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Nasser Tariq AlZarooni | 0 | UAE | −8N | −18N | −?B | +?N | −17B | −20B | +26N | +?N | +25B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 9336460 | 0 | — | −1B | −17N | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +24B | −19N | +26B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Obaid Hamad Alsuwaidi | 0 | UAE | −6B | +26N | −18B | +?N | −19B | −?N | +?B | −17N | +?B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.50 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 9335285 | 0 | — | −3B | +?N | −8N | +20B | −10N | =25B | −22N | −?B | +?B | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.75 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 9336494 | 0 | — | +?B | −3N | −19B | −16N | +26B | =24N | −14B | +?N | −21N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 2.25 | 686 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 9336478 | 0 | — | −15N | −23B | −?N | =?B | −25N | −?B | −21B | −?N | −22N | 0.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 667 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Saif Ghalib AlafeefiUAE+28.06.0 pts · #4
- 2Kalifa Obaid AlmheiriUAE+9.64.5 pts · #9
- 3Salem Ahmed AlMheiriUAE0.07.0 pts · #2
- 1Mansoor Marwan Al MarzooqiUAE-22.05.5 pts · #18
- 2Abdulla Ali AlmansooriUAE-15.66.5 pts · #23
- 3Saif Ali MahfoudhUAE0.06.0 pts · #10