Classic Chess Pro Challenge 2025

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35 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2025 to 25 Jun 2025 in Kuwait, Kuwait. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1674, and top seed was Youssef Youssef Ahmed (🇪🇬 EGY, 1889).

Youssef Youssef Ahmed (🇪🇬 EGY, 1889) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Advik Srinivasan (7.0) and Amani Alazmi (6.0). Youssef Ahmed took the lead from round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Hussain Mohsen (1547) beat Advik Srinivasan (1795), a +248-point gap.

Location

🇰🇼Kuwait, Kuwait

Dates

12 Jun 2025 → 25 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇬Youssef Youssef Ahmed1889

Avg top 10

1,674

Participants

Titled players · 1

WCM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇰🇼Kuwait×16

🇮🇳India×8

🇪🇬Egypt×4

🇸🇾Syria×2

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇧🇩Bangladesh×1

Top 3

🥇
Youssef Youssef Ahmed
🇪🇬EGY·1889
7.5pts·2039perf+16.0
🥈
Advik Srinivasan
🇮🇳IND·1795
7.0pts·1821perf+16.4
🥉
WCMAmani Alazmi
🇰🇼KUW·1725
6.0pts·1768perf+9.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Youssef Youssef Ahmed led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Youssef Ahmed7.5Srinivasan7Alazmi6Alhasan6Nandakumar6Wahid5.5

R8 · LEADER CHANGE20 Jun

Youssef Youssef Ahmed takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Youssef Youssef Ahmed beat Advik Srinivasan (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Youssef Youssef Ahmed 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)Advik Srinivasan 4 wins (R4–R7)WCM Amani Alazmi 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Youssef Youssef Ahmed	*	1	1	1
2Advik Srinivasan	0	*	1	—
3WCMAmani Alazmi	0	0	*	—
4Zainah Alhasan	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Youssef Ahmed, Youssef	1889	EGY	+16N	+4B	+8N	+13B	F	=12N	+18B	+2N	+3B	7.5	42.5	46.5	38.75	2039	+16.0
2	Advik Srinivasan	1795	IND	+23N	+5B	−13N	+16B	+7N	+6B	+3N	−1B	+12B	7.0	43.5	46.5	34.50	1821	+16.4
3	Alazmi, AmaniWCM	1725	KUW	+34B	+19N	+12B	−26N	+13B	+8N	−2B	+6N	−1N	6.0	41.0	41.5	24.00	1768	+9.2
4	Alhasan, Zainah	1507	KUW	+28B	−1N	=17B	+23N	+14N	=7B	−8B	+27N	+9B	6.0	37.0	39.0	21.75	1618	+26.0
5	Vaibhav Vishaan Nandakumar	1497	IND	+25B	−2N	+10B	−12N	−24B	+14N	+28B	+18N	+27B	6.0	33.5	35.5	21.00	1533	+4.0
6	Wahid,Hlal	1701	SYR	+24N	+29B	+9N	+17B	F	−2N	+12B	−3B	=13N	5.5	41.5	43.5	20.75	1629	-9.4
7	Pehlivan, Dolunay Teona	1526	TUR	−17B	+18N	+35B	+27N	−2B	=4N	+19B	−10N	+22N	5.5	36.0	36.0	17.00	1693	+34.4
8	Alenezi, Hamad	1646	KUW	+20N	+33B	−1B	+21N	F	−3B	+4N	−13N	+10B	5.0	40.0	41.0	20.00	1559	-12.8
9	Mosawi, Ahmad	0	KUW	+?B	+22N	−6B	+19N	−12B	−13N	+23N	+16B	−4N	5.0	35.0	35.0	14.50	1561	0.0
10	Ezzat GadElrab, Yousab	0	EGY	−19B	+30N	−5N	+15B	−16N	+?B	+32N	+7B	−8N	5.0	32.0	32.0	13.00	1398	0.0
11	Dharmendra Pranav Naidu Ravuluru	0	IND	+?B	+?N	−26B	+22N	−17N	−18B	+20N	−14B	+16N	5.0	27.0	27.0	11.50	1584	0.0
12	Nehan, Abdullah	1610	BAN	F	+27B	−3N	+5B	+9N	=1B	−6N	+22B	−2N	4.5	44.5	47.0	20.75	1638	+5.6
13	Mohsen, Hussain	1547	EGY	F	F	+2B	−1N	−3N	+9B	+16N	+8B	=6B	4.5	40.0	40.0	23.75	1759	+32.8
14	Parthieswar Sai Muppavara	1600	IND	F	−17N	=23B	+30N	−4B	−5B	+15N	+11N	+19B	4.5	34.5	34.5	17.00	1412	-35.6
15	Alwasmi, Sara	0	KUW	−22B	=34N	−24B	−10N	+?B	+25B	−14B	+32N	+28N	4.5	22.5	22.5	6.25	1427	0.0
16	Sathvika Umashankar	1471	IND	−1B	+28N	+32B	−2N	+10B	+17N	−13B	−9N	−11B	4.0	40.0	41.0	12.00	932	-22.8
17	Elsayed Abdelsalam, Ahmed	0	EGY	+7N	+14B	=4N	−6N	+11B	−16B	F	=19N	F	4.0	38.5	41.0	20.00	1548	0.0
18	Almatar, Khalifa	0	KUW	F	−7B	+?N	F	+21B	+11N	−1N	−5B	+20N	4.0	36.5	36.5	13.00	1512	0.0
19	Alonaizi, Abdullah	1511	KUW	+10N	−3B	+33N	−9B	+29N	=23B	−7N	=17B	−14N	4.0	35.0	36.0	11.50	1400	-36.0
20	Alhalwaji, Asaad	0	KUW	−8B	−?N	+25B	+32N	−22B	+31N	−11B	+29N	−18B	4.0	25.5	25.5	8.00	1350	0.0
21	Alajmi, Nayef	1479	KUW	+32N	F	+31B	−8B	−18N	−28B	+33N	+23B	F	4.0	24.0	25.0	7.00	1553	+7.6
22	Aarohi Ketan Patel	1559	IND	+15N	−9B	+29N	−11B	+20N	=27B	F	−12N	−7B	3.5	34.0	36.0	11.75	1409	-24.4
23	Alhasan, Ali	1459	KUW	−2B	+25N	=14N	−4B	F	=19N	−9B	−21N	+33B	3.0	34.5	34.5	8.25	1337	-15.4
24	Alazmi, Mobarak	0	KUW	−6B	F	+15N	+33B	+5N	F	F	F	F	3.0	22.5	22.5	11.50	1599	0.0
25	Muhammed Raihan Abdul Rahim	0	IND	−5N	−23B	−20N	+?B	+30B	−15N	−29B	+33N	F	3.0	22.5	22.5	3.00	1294	0.0
26	Khalaf, Ali	1665	KUW	+30B	F	+11N	+3B	F	F	F	F	F	3.0	22.0	22.0	13.00	2526	+11.6
27	Caleb Johann Aravind	0	IND	+?B	−12N	F	−7B	+?N	=22N	F	−4B	−5N	2.5	29.5	29.5	1.75	1429	0.0
28	FIDE 537007661	0	—	−4N	−16B	−30B	F	F	+21N	−5N	+31B	−15B	2.0	29.0	29.0	6.00	1292	0.0
29	Alhasan, Laila	1465	KUW	F	−6N	−22B	+31N	−19B	−32B	+25N	−20B	−30N	2.0	25.0	25.0	5.00	797	-39.2
30	Alhabeeb, Abdulaziz	0	KUW	−26N	−10B	+28N	−14B	−25N	−33B	F	−?N	+29B	2.0	20.5	20.5	4.00	1354	0.0
31	Wihbeh,Alward.	0	SYR	F	F	−21N	−29B	+33N	−20B	F	−28N	+32B	2.0	17.0	17.0	2.00	674	0.0
32	FIDE 39949621	0	—	−21B	F	−16N	−20B	F	+29N	−10B	−15B	−31N	1.0	26.0	26.0	2.00	1342	0.0
33	Almutairi, Jumanah	0	KUW	F	−8N	−19B	−24N	−31B	+30N	−21B	−25B	−23N	1.0	26.0	26.0	2.00	730	0.0
34	Alanezi, Saqer	0	KUW	−3N	=15B	−?N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	13.5	13.5	2.25	807	0.0
35	FIDE 10311734	0	—	F	F	−7N	−?B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	707	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Pehlivan, Dolunay TeonaTUR
+34.4
5.5 pts · #12
2Mohsen, HussainEGY
+32.8
4.5 pts · #6
3Alhasan, ZainahKUW
+26.0
6.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Alhasan, LailaKUW
-39.2
2.0 pts · #30
2Alonaizi, AbdullahKUW
-36.0
4.0 pts · #16
3Parthieswar Sai MuppavaraIND
-35.6
4.5 pts · #17

Biggest upsets

R3+248 Elo gap
Mohsen, Hussain1547 beat Advik Srinivasan1795
R6+103 Elo gap
Vaibhav Vishaan Nandakumar1497 beat Parthieswar Sai Muppavara1600