Egyptian League (B) 1
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 30 Jun 2025 in Many cities, Egypt. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1935, and top seed was Moustafa Nada (🇪🇬 EGY, 2081).
Romany Rezk (🇪🇬 EGY, 2050) won with 1.0/9, ahead of Yehya Madyan (1.0) and Ashraf Shehata (1.0). Rezk shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Ashraf Shehata (1885) beat Ibrahim Desoky (CM, 2017), a +132-point gap.
Location
🇪🇬Many cities, Egypt
Dates
30 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Avg top 10
1,935
Participants
14
Titled players · 2
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇬Egypt×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 5 players tied at 1.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 92 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.
Co-leaders
92
92
92
92
92
92
92
92
6
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 1.0/9. Rezk takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rezk, Romany | 2050 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +13N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2802 | +8.6 |
| 2 | Madyan, Yehya | 2016 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +9N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2715 | +14.4 |
| 3 | Shehata, Ashraf | 1885 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +11B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2817 | +13.6 |
| 4 | Ezzaldeen, Moustafa | 1795 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +10N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2652 | +23.2 |
| 5 | Ahmed Mohamed, ZakaaWFM | 1851 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +12B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2341 | +5.6 |
| 6 | Negm, Ahmed | 1931 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =7B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1830 | -2.8 |
| 7 | Hamodein, Mahmoud | 1830 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =6N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1931 | +5.6 |
| 8 | Aymen Fakry, Fares | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =?B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2081 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Khalifa, Zeyad | 1915 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1216 | -7.2 |
| 10 | Algzery, Ibrahim | 1852 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 995 | -11.6 |
| 11 | Desoky, IbrahimCM | 2017 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1085 | -13.6 |
| 12 | Sabry Waled, Mohamed | 1541 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1054 | -5.6 |
| 13 | Gaafar, Mahmoud | 2002 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1251 | -8.6 |
| 14 | Ahmad Mousaa, Yehya | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1223 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ezzaldeen, MoustafaEGY+23.21.0 pts · #4
- 2Madyan, YehyaEGY+14.41.0 pts · #2
- 3Shehata, AshrafEGY+13.61.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Desoky, IbrahimCMEGY-13.60.0 pts · #11
- 2Algzery, IbrahimEGY-11.60.0 pts · #10
- 3Gaafar, MahmoudEGY-8.60.0 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R9+132 Elo gap