QCA Training Center Classical Chess Tournament A - June 2025
24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 26 Jun 2025 to 28 Jun 2025 in Doha, Qatar. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1627, and top seed was Khaled AlJamaat (🇶🇦 QAT, 1768).
Filjohn Banquerigo (🇵🇭 PHI, 1611) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Khaled AlJamaat (4.0) and Fahad Al-Mansouri (4.0). Banquerigo won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Nuh Nizar Hilmi (1516) beat Mohammad Yeganeh Fard (1752), a +236-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFiljohn Banquerigo led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Filjohn Banquerigo held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Filjohn Banquerigo drew with Khaled AlJamaat (White).
Filjohn Banquerigo won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Filjohn Banquerigo | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Khaled AlJamaat | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Saif Ahmad | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Fahad Al-Mansouri | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banquerigo, Filjohn | 1611 | PHI | +20B | +15N | +5B | +3N | =2B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 13.00 | 1902 | +42.4 |
| 2 | AlJamaat, Khaled | 1768 | QAT | +14N | +18B | =6N | +11B | =1N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 10.25 | 1891 | +18.0 |
| 3 | Al-Mansouri, Fahad | 1564 | QAT | +23B | +21N | +4B | −1B | +8N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 1702 | +22.4 |
| 4 | Nuh Nizar Hilmi | 1516 | IND | +16N | +7B | −3N | +17B | +9B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 1753 | +40.0 |
| 5 | Ahmad, Saif | 1554 | QAT | +24N | +13B | −1N | +14B | +18N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 1650 | +14.8 |
| 6 | Al-Hothi, Mohammed | 0 | QAT | +8B | +12N | =2B | −9N | =7B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 1695 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Yeganeh Fard, Mohammad | 1752 | IRI | +17B | −4N | +10N | =18B | =6N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 1507 | -35.2 |
| 8 | Al-Qassabi, Layan | 1618 | QAT | −6N | +22B | +13N | +10B | −3B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1524 | -10.4 |
| 9 | Al-Janahi, Ibrahim | 1568 | QAT | +22N | −10B | +16N | +6B | −4N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 692 | -49.6 |
| 10 | Tushant Srinivasa Raghavan | 1438 | IND | +19B | +9N | −7B | −8N | +15B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1521 | +5.2 |
| 11 | Annliya Sajan | 1642 | IND | −15B | +23N | +17B | −2N | +13B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 968 | -13.2 |
| 12 | Al-Kuwari, HamadCM | 1668 | QAT | −13N | −6B | +23N | +16B | +14N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 2225 | +8.0 |
| 13 | Al-Hammadi, Asma | 0 | QAT | +12B | −5N | −8B | +20N | −11N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Al-Muftah, Saqr | 1419 | QAT | −2B | +19N | +21B | −5N | −12B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 864 | -25.6 |
| 15 | Al-Hothi, Bader | 0 | QAT | +11N | −1B | −18N | +21B | −10N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1377 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Jo, Christopher Redd | 0 | PHI | −4B | +20N | −9B | −12N | +19B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ayush Pradeep | 0 | IND | −7N | +24B | −11N | −4N | +23B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Al-Qassabi, Rawda | 1524 | QAT | F | −2N | +15B | =7N | −5B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1416 | -16.8 |
| 19 | Khan, Muhammed Al Fatih | 0 | INA | −10N | −14B | =22N | +24B | −16N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Al-Mahasna, Abdulaziz | 0 | QAT | −1N | −16B | +24N | −13B | −21N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Shruthika Sunil Kurup | 0 | IND | F | −3B | −14N | −15N | +20B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Al-Subaiey, Mohammed | 0 | QAT | −9B | −8N | =19B | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Belal,youssef. | 0 | SYR | −3N | −11B | −12B | F | −17N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 826 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 8559139 | 0 | — | −5B | −17N | −20B | −19N | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Banquerigo, FiljohnPHI+42.44.5 pts · #3
- 2Nuh Nizar HilmiIND+40.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Al-Mansouri, FahadQAT+22.44.0 pts · #5
- 1Al-Janahi, IbrahimQAT-49.63.0 pts · #22
- 2Yeganeh Fard, MohammadIRI-35.23.0 pts · #7
- 3Al-Muftah, SaqrQAT-25.62.0 pts · #15
- R2+236 Elo gap
- R2+130 Elo gap