World B-12 (Stage 1, Group-A) Cup 2025
27 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Batumi, Georgia. 5 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1983, and top seed was Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed (🇪🇬 EGY, IM, 2242).
Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed (🇪🇬 EGY, IM, 2242) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ethan Guo (5.5) and Barys Kireyeu (5.0). Sameh Mohamed won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Georgiy A Dyachkov (1567) beat Aryan Mehta (1904), a +337-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
IM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
IM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed drew with FM Ethan Guo (White).
IM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMAbdalrahman Sameh Mohamed | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2FMEthan Guo | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Barys Kireyeu | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Brian Borui Li | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sameh Mohamed, AbdalrahmanIM | 2242 | EGY | +12N | +8B | +6N | +5B | +4N | =2B | =3N | 6.0 | 28.5 | 32.5 | 27.25 | 2220 | -2.3 |
| 2 | Guo, EthanFM | 2118 | USA | +9N | =13B | +14N | =17B | +8N | =1N | +7B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 21.75 | 2143 | +6.0 |
| 3 | Kireyeu , Barys | 1839 | FID | +23N | +10B | −13N | +6B | =7B | +5N | =1B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 20.00 | 2042 | +75.6 |
| 4 | Li, Brian Borui | 1901 | USA | +25N | +26B | =5N | +13B | −1B | =7N | +9B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 13.75 | 2010 | +33.6 |
| 5 | Fisher, TimofeyCM | 1937 | FID | +20B | +18N | =4B | −1N | +13B | −3B | +14N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 15.00 | 1985 | +17.1 |
| 6 | Dyachkov, Georgiy A | 1567 | FID | +22B | +15N | −1B | −3N | +20B | =8B | +17N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 13.00 | 1940 | +125.2 |
| 7 | Yang, Lanqin | 1931 | CHN | +19N | =14B | =10N | +9B | =3N | =4B | −2N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 15.75 | 1938 | +4.0 |
| 8 | Wang, Jacob S | 1891 | USA | +11B | −1N | +24B | +18N | −2B | =6N | =10B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 13.25 | 1921 | +8.0 |
| 9 | Diasamidze, Rati | 1706 | GEO | −2B | +21N | +11B | −7N | +23B | +17B | −4N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 11.50 | 1837 | +49.2 |
| 10 | Aarav ACM | 2145 | IND | +16B | −3N | =7B | +15B | =17N | =14B | =8N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 14.25 | 1891 | -77.6 |
| 11 | Chua, Zachary McDonald | 1641 | CAN | −8N | +12B | −9N | +26B | −15N | +24B | +18B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 9.50 | 1693 | +12.0 |
| 12 | Babeikin, Kiryl | 1762 | FID | −1B | −11N | −21B | +22N | +27N | +23B | +19N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1744 | -5.7 |
| 13 | Elemes, Beibarys | 1875 | KAZ | +21B | =2N | +3B | −4N | −5N | =19B | =15N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 13.50 | 1814 | -17.9 |
| 14 | Somaraju, Sai Vivan KarthikeyaCM | 1833 | NZL | +27B | =7N | −2B | +16N | =18B | =10N | −5B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1874 | +14.4 |
| 15 | Kong, Brian | 1675 | CAN | =17N | −6B | +22B | −10N | +11B | =16N | =13B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1814 | +45.2 |
| 16 | Osetrov, Prokhor | 1723 | FID | −10N | +25B | +26N | −14B | =19N | =15B | =22N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 6.25 | 1753 | -2.0 |
| 17 | Aryan Mehta | 1904 | IND | =15B | =22N | +20B | =2N | =10B | −9N | −6B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 10.00 | 1777 | -46.0 |
| 18 | Suresh, Barath Subramanian | 1804 | CAN | +24N | −5B | +19N | −8B | =14N | =20B | −11N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 8.00 | 1655 | -30.7 |
| 19 | Del, Nikita | 1675 | FID | −7B | +27N | −18B | +21N | =16B | =13N | −12B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1678 | -4.8 |
| 20 | Kalinichenko, German Yu | 1691 | FID | −5N | +23B | −17N | +24B | −6N | =18N | F | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1594 | -27.6 |
| 21 | Brits, Etienne | 1544 | RSA | −13N | −9B | +12N | −19B | +26N | −22B | =25N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 5.25 | 1564 | +2.4 |
| 22 | Bro Jacobsen, Samuel | 1890 | DEN | −6N | =17B | −15N | −12B | F | +21N | =16B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.75 | 1575 | -94.8 |
| 23 | Kibe, Marten | 1492 | EST | −3B | −20N | F | +25B | −9N | −12N | +27B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 1552 | +14.4 |
| 24 | Doemer, Andreas | 0 | CAN | −18B | F | −8N | −20N | +25B | −11N | +26B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1492 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Ohng, Wei Zhe Quilliam | 1642 | SGP | −4B | −16N | +27B | −23N | −24N | F | =21B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.75 | 1475 | -44.4 |
| 26 | FIDE 10857788 | 0 | — | F | −4N | −16B | −11N | −21B | =27B | −24N | 0.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.25 | 1288 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Maari Kelly Sosi | 1443 | KEN | −14N | −19B | −25N | F | −12B | =26N | −23N | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.25 | 882 | -44.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Dyachkov, Georgiy AFID+125.24.5 pts · #4
- 2Kireyeu , BarysFID+75.65.0 pts · #3
- 3Diasamidze, RatiGEO+49.24.0 pts · #10
- 1Bro Jacobsen, SamuelDEN-94.82.0 pts · #21
- 2Aarav ACMIND-77.64.0 pts · #9
- 3Aryan MehtaIND-46.03.0 pts · #16
- R7+337 Elo gap
- R1+323 Elo gap
- R2+306 Elo gap