Golden Knight Classic 21 June 2025
Open SwissStandard
42 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 02 Aug 2025 in Giza, Egypt. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1987, and top seed was Ahmed Tamer (🇪🇬 EGY, FM, 2157).
Ahmed Tamer (🇪🇬 EGY, FM, 2157) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Fares Ahmed Moustafa (5.0) and Ahmed Amr Abdel Tawab (5.0). Tamer won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Omar Hassan Mahmoud (1576) beat Moustafa Elkady (1978), a +402-point gap.
Location
🇪🇬Giza, Egypt
Dates
21 Jun 2025 → 02 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×3
Federations · 3 represented
🇪🇬Egypt×39
🇸🇾Syria×1
🇸🇸South Sudan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Ahmed Tamer led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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7
3
1
1
1
1
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
FM Ahmed Tamer never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Ahmed Tamer beat Fares Ahmed Moustafa (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Ahmed Tamer 7 wins (R1–R7)Fares Ahmed Moustafa 3 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAhmed Tamer | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Fares Ahmed Moustafa | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Ahmed Amr Abdel Tawab | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Hany Sayed | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamer, AhmedFM | 2157 | EGY | +19N | +35B | +2N | +20B | +11N | +5B | +4B | 7.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 25.00 | 2727 | +32.0 |
| 2 | Ahmed Moustafa, Fares | 1915 | EGY | +9B | +10N | −1B | +21N | F | +11B | +5N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 20.50 | 2157 | +71.2 |
| 3 | Amr Abdel Tawab, Ahmed | 1831 | EGY | +30N | =5B | +31N | −4B | +20N | =8B | +13N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 15.00 | 1990 | +26.0 |
| 4 | Sameeh, HanyFM | 2039 | EGY | +16N | +14B | −20N | +3N | +6B | =13B | −1N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 19.00 | 1952 | -10.8 |
| 5 | Sayed, Hany | 2110 | EGY | +21B | =3N | +22B | +25N | +12B | −1N | −2B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 15.00 | 2002 | -14.4 |
| 6 | Ahmed Mostafa, Mostafa | 1644 | EGY | −13N | +39B | +14N | +15B | −4N | +17B | =8N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 14.25 | 1878 | +35.0 |
| 7 | Sayed Hassanien, Baraa | 1802 | EGY | +27N | −12B | =8N | +31B | +19N | +10B | −11N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 13.75 | 1815 | +4.2 |
| 8 | Abalsalam Tawfeek, Tawfeek | 1683 | EGY | −12N | +42B | =7B | +36N | +25B | =3N | =6B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.50 | 1879 | +31.0 |
| 9 | Tamer, Eyad | 1620 | EGY | −2N | +33B | =15N | F | +18B | +25N | +24B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 12.00 | 1905 | +74.8 |
| 10 | Helal, Mohamed | 1734 | EGY | +39N | −2B | +38N | =19B | +29N | −7N | +16B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 8.50 | 1771 | +6.8 |
| 11 | Shabaan, Osama M | 1987 | EGY | +28N | +15B | +12N | F | −1B | −2N | +7B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 15.00 | 2007 | +4.8 |
| 12 | Tamer, MohamedFM | 2007 | EGY | +8B | +7N | −11B | F | −5N | +14B | +21N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 16.00 | 1967 | -3.6 |
| 13 | Elkady, Moustafa | 1978 | EGY | +6B | =25N | −29B | +41N | +32B | =4N | −3B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.50 | 1739 | -32.4 |
| 14 | Ibrahem Barakat, Ahmed | 1770 | EGY | +37B | −4N | −6B | +34B | +33N | −12N | +23B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1669 | -13.6 |
| 15 | Eldesoky, Ahmed Mohamed | 1746 | EGY | +40B | −11N | =9B | −6N | +41B | +31N | =19B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.75 | 1610 | -36.8 |
| 16 | Hosny Abdel Samei, Mohamed | 1698 | EGY | −4B | −34N | +18N | +38B | =26N | +29B | −10N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 1681 | -4.4 |
| 17 | Adel Abdel Hameid, Mohamed | 1708 | EGY | =32B | =31N | +37B | −22N | +23B | −6N | =28B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 1605 | -12.0 |
| 18 | Gamal Hussein, Mohanad | 1639 | EGY | −22B | =40N | −16B | +27N | −9N | +41B | +31B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.25 | 1555 | -24.0 |
| 19 | Geourge Youssef, Mario | 1700 | EGY | −1B | +23N | +36B | =10N | −7B | F | =15N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 8.25 | 1802 | +28.8 |
| 20 | Ahmed Emad Eldin, Hamza | 1870 | EGY | +23B | +26N | +4B | −1N | −3B | F | F | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 10.00 | 1927 | +16.0 |
| 21 | Essam Ahmed, Omar | 1698 | EGY | −5N | +27B | +35N | −2B | +24N | F | −12B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 6.50 | 1831 | +37.2 |
| 22 | Mohamed, Ibrahim Ahmed | 1918 | EGY | +18N | +38B | −5N | +17B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1957 | +5.4 |
| 23 | Milik Sedeak, Safwat | 1542 | EGY | −20N | −19B | +39N | +35B | −17N | +36B | −14N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1666 | +16.4 |
| 24 | El Nabawy, Nabil | 1716 | EGY | −31B | −32N | +27B | +37N | −21B | +34N | −9N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1557 | -15.8 |
| 25 | Reda, Mohamed Hassan | 1762 | EGY | +42N | =13B | +32N | −5B | −8N | −9B | F | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.50 | 1526 | -22.6 |
| 26 | Tamer Refaat, Joury | 1709 | EGY | +33N | −20B | +34N | F | =16B | F | F | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.75 | 1680 | -4.0 |
| 27 | Albabbili,Aghiad. | 1440 | SYR | −7B | −21N | −24N | −18B | =39B | +42N | +41N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.25 | 1423 | -3.2 |
| 28 | Salah, Yassin | 1665 | EGY | −11B | −37N | +42B | F | +30N | F | =17N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1735 | +8.8 |
| 29 | Hassan Mahmoud, Omar | 1576 | EGY | F | +41B | +13N | F | −10B | −16N | F | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1717 | +25.2 |
| 30 | Derbala, Mohamed | 1509 | EGY | −3B | −36N | −33B | +40N | −28B | +39N | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 995 | -20.4 |
| 31 | Dawoud Soliman, Felopater | 0 | EGY | +24N | =17B | −3B | −7N | F | −15B | −18N | 1.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 4.75 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Tawfik, Mohamed | 0 | EGY | =17N | +24B | −25B | F | −13N | F | F | 1.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.75 | 1704 | -15.6 |
| 33 | Derbala, Aly | 0 | EGY | −26B | −9N | +30N | F | −14B | F | F | 1.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Morad Seifeldin, Shamel | 1472 | EGY | −35N | +16B | −26B | −14N | F | −24B | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1501 | +4.8 |
| 35 | Daniel Bior Makuach Piel | 1817 | SSD | +34B | −1N | −21B | −23N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 1524 | -29.6 |
| 36 | Hafez, Mahmoud | 1888 | EGY | −38N | +30B | −19N | −8B | F | −23N | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1366 | -63.2 |
| 37 | Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Abdullah | 0 | EGY | −14N | +28B | −17N | −24B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Genedy, Ahmed | 1597 | EGY | +36B | −22N | −10B | −16N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 1616 | +0.8 |
| 39 | Ali Mohamed, Maged | 0 | EGY | −10B | −6N | −23B | F | =27N | −30B | F | 0.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.25 | 1208 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Ahmed Mohamed, Mazen | 0 | EGY | −15N | =18B | F | −30B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1358 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Mohamed Hassan, Salah | 1466 | EGY | F | −29N | F | −13B | −15N | −18N | −27B | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 853 | -27.6 |
| 42 | FIDE 54296013 | 0 | — | −25B | −8N | −28N | F | F | −27B | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 838 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tamer, EyadEGY+74.84.5 pts · #10
- 2Ahmed Moustafa, FaresEGY+71.25.0 pts · #2
- 3Essam Ahmed, OmarEGY+37.23.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Hafez, MahmoudEGY-63.21.0 pts · #30
- 2Eldesoky, Ahmed MohamedEGY-36.84.0 pts · #20
- 3Elkady, MoustafaEGY-32.44.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R3+402 Elo gap
- R6+346 Elo gap
- R1+291 Elo gap