UAE League Chess Championship 2025-Women
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30 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 13 Sept 2025 to 08 Nov 2025 in Emirates, UAE. 8 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1894, and top seed was Cecile Haussernot (🇫🇷 FRA, WIM, 2254).
Zainab Darwish Almaamari (🇦🇪 UAE, WCM, 1689) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Mouza Nasser AlShamsi (5.0) and Rowdah Ghalib Alafeefi (5.0). Almaamari won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇦🇪Emirates, UAE
Dates
13 Sept 2025 → 08 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 6 rounds
Titled players · 8
WGM×2
WIM×3
WFM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×27
🇮🇳India×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WCMAlmaamari , Zainab Darwish | 🇦🇪UAE | 1689 | 5.0 | 1565 | 1838 | +20.2 |
| 6 | Mouza Nasser AlShamsi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1640 | 5.0 | 1517 | 2317 | +53.6 |
| 18 | Rowdah Ghalib Alafeefi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1524 | 5.0 | 1501 | 2301 | +18.8 |
| 5 | WIMAl Maamari, Wafia Darwish | 🇦🇪UAE | 1921 | 4.5 | 1892 | 2085 | +20.6 |
| 4 | WFMAl Kalbani, Wadima | 🇦🇪UAE | 1702 | 4.5 | 1618 | 1984 | +29.4 |
| 3 | WGMSuleimanova, Ava | 🇺🇦UKR | 1964 | 4.5 | 1836 | 2202 | +18.8 |
| 2 | WIMHaussernot, Cecile | 🇫🇷FRA | 2254 | 4.5 | 1952 | 2145 | -10.6 |
| 14 | Amna Saqer Almarri | 🇦🇪UAE | 1605 | 4.0 | 1664 | 1664 | +7.6 |
| 8 | Meera Saqr Almarri | 🇦🇪UAE | 1622 | 3.5 | 1618 | 1675 | +19.6 |
| 7 | WGMRouda Essa, Alserkal | 🇦🇪UAE | 2052 | 3.5 | 2016 | 2165 | +19.6 |
| 9 | Fatima Mohd Rashid | 🇦🇪UAE | 0 | 3.0 | 1622 | 1622 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Shaikha Nasser, Alshamsi | 🇦🇪UAE | 0 | 3.0 | 1501 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mera Abdulaziz Aidarous | 🇦🇪UAE | 1715 | 3.0 | 1579 | 1579 | -40.8 |
| 17 | Haneen Gamal Amin | 🇦🇪UAE | 1476 | 3.0 | 1547 | 2347 | +24.0 |
| 13 | Lulwa Khalifa Alhammadi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1665 | 2.5 | 1594 | 1719 | +7.6 |
| 12 | WIMAhlam Rashed | 🇦🇪UAE | 1919 | 2.0 | 1974 | 1902 | -3.8 |
| 15 | Yasmin, Ali | 🇦🇪UAE | 1719 | 2.0 | 1805 | 1733 | -1.0 |
| 20 | Latifa Saleh Alali | 🇦🇪UAE | 0 | 1.5 | 1529 | 1163 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Mariam Khalifa AlQubaisi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1529 | 1.5 | 1571 | 1446 | -16.0 |
| 19 | Aditi Arun | 🇮🇳IND | 1887 | 1.0 | 1955 | 1762 | -14.4 |
| 30 | Hala Gamal Amin | 🇦🇪UAE | 1482 | 1.0 | 1584 | 784 | -31.2 |
| 21 | Shamma Khalfan Alsuwaidi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1605 | 0.5 | 1547 | 747 | -22.8 |
| 28 | Reem Mohamed Aljasmi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1528 | 0.0 | 1883 | 1083 | -22.8 |
| 26 | Mariam Khalid Al Nuaimi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1471 | 0.0 | 1696 | 896 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Al Khoori, Noora Mahmood Abdulla | 🇦🇪UAE | 1581 | 0.0 | 1656 | 856 | -49.6 |
| 25 | Lamia Adil Alkhajeh | 🇦🇪UAE | 1438 | 0.0 | 1664 | 864 | -28.0 |
| 27 | Badria Mohamed Alsuwaidi | 🇦🇪UAE | 0 | 0.0 | 1514 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Alia Saud Nasser Marzooq | 🇦🇪UAE | 1529 | 0.0 | 1642 | 842 | -9.2 |
| 29 | Shamma Obaid Almarri | 🇦🇪UAE | 0 | 0.0 | 1526 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 22 | WCMMariam, Essa | 🇦🇪UAE | 1806 | 0.0 | 1969 | 1169 | -12.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mouza Nasser AlShamsiUAE+53.65.0 pts · #6
- 2Al Kalbani, WadimaWFMUAE+29.44.5 pts · #4
- 3Haneen Gamal AminUAE+24.03.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Al Khoori, Noora Mahmood AbdullaUAE-49.60.0 pts · #24
- 2Mera Abdulaziz AidarousUAE-40.83.0 pts · #10
- 3Hala Gamal AminUAE-31.21.0 pts · #30