Western Region Chess Qualification Tournament 2025
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55 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 Jul 2025 to 12 Jul 2025 in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1905, and top seed was Ahmed Abdullah S Alrehaili (🇸🇦 KSA, FM, 2145).
Faisal Hussain Benten (🇸🇦 KSA, 1839) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Abdulaziz N Alkhuriji (5.0) and MOHAMMED FAHAD M ALSEMAIL (5.0). Benten clinched sole first place in the final round.
Location
🇸🇦Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Dates
09 Jul 2025 → 12 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia×42
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFaisal Hussain Benten led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
Faisal Hussain Benten held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Faisal Hussain Benten 3 wins (R1–R3)Motaz Bafail 3 wins (R2–R4)Emad Khayat 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Faisal Hussain Benten | * | — | 0 | — |
| 2Motaz Bafail | — | * | — | — |
| 3Emad Khayat | 1 | — | * | — |
| 4FMAhmed Abdullah S Alrehaili | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benten,Faisal Hussain | 1839 | KSA | +34N | +19B | +35B | −5N | +11B | =6N | +16B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 21.50 | 1829 | -1.6 |
| 2 | Alkhuriji, Abdulaziz N | 1943 | KSA | +50B | +20N | +22B | +6N | =5B | −7N | =8B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 19.50 | 2020 | +16.0 |
| 3 | ALSEMAIL,MOHAMMED FAHAD M | 1884 | KSA | +55B | =11N | +15B | +12N | +4B | =5N | −7B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 18.75 | 2034 | +15.4 |
| 4 | Alharthi, Ahmed Mohammed A | 1898 | KSA | +48N | +29B | +17N | +9B | −3N | +14B | F | 5.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 18.00 | 2018 | +12.0 |
| 5 | Khayat, Emad | 1918 | KSA | +53N | +39B | +21N | +1B | =2N | =3B | F | 5.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 16.50 | 2064 | +17.6 |
| 6 | Al Onizan, Fahad M | 1870 | KSA | +38N | +49B | +10N | −2B | +26N | =1B | =9N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 16.75 | 1829 | -4.4 |
| 7 | Alrehaili, Ahmed Abdullah SFM | 2145 | KSA | F | +32N | =12B | =11N | +22B | +2B | +3N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 21.50 | 2183 | +2.4 |
| 8 | Bafail,Motaz | 0 | KSA | −29N | +53B | +39N | +17B | =9N | +18B | =2N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 16.00 | 1842 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Malki, Ahmed S | 1798 | KSA | +40B | +37N | +30B | −4N | =8B | +35N | =6B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 14.50 | 1822 | +4.0 |
| 10 | Abu Ateeq, Wail | 1737 | KSA | +52N | +46B | −6B | +44N | −14N | +37B | +23N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.50 | 1061 | -26.4 |
| 11 | ALRABEA,ABDULLAH MAHMOUD | 0 | KSA | +18N | =3B | +13N | =7B | −1N | =26B | +28N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 19.25 | 1918 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Alfahmi, Mohammed Saed | 1794 | KSA | +28N | +23B | =7N | −3B | =13N | +33B | =21N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 17.25 | 1839 | +4.8 |
| 13 | Al Turky, Fahad A | 1899 | KSA | +51B | =15N | −11B | +36N | =12B | +21B | =19N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 14.25 | 1977 | +3.8 |
| 14 | Sulimani, Yaser | 1852 | KSA | +36B | −30N | +33B | +31N | +10B | −4N | =20B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 15.75 | 1818 | -2.0 |
| 15 | ALAMRI,MUQRIN MOGHAM A | 0 | KSA | +?N | =13B | −3N | +25B | −18N | +36B | +26N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 11.75 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Saad ,Abdullah Hasan A | 0 | KSA | +31N | −17B | +?N | +29B | =21N | +28B | −1N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 11.50 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Bukhari, Mohammed | 1766 | KSA | +43B | +16N | −4B | −8N | +30B | +38N | =25B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 13.25 | 1098 | -6.4 |
| 18 | Wael Abdulrahman Mohammed | 1722 | KSA | −11B | +38N | =36B | +47N | +15B | −8N | +35B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 11.25 | 2510 | +38.8 |
| 19 | Alrashidi,Abdulaziz | 0 | KSA | +47B | −1N | −?B | +40N | +32B | +22N | =13B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 12.25 | 1827 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Alajmi, Meteb Fahad | 0 | KSA | +44N | −2B | −25N | +52B | +37N | +46B | =14N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1705 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Esshaq, Saud Abdullah | 1774 | KSA | +33B | +27N | −5B | +30N | =16B | −13N | =12B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 14.00 | 1597 | -24.4 |
| 22 | KIRALLAH,FARES ISMAIL | 1768 | KSA | +41N | +25B | −2N | +24B | −7N | −19B | +31B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 12.50 | 1244 | -14.4 |
| 23 | ALZAHRANI,OSAMA KHALID H | 0 | KSA | +?B | −12N | +32B | +?N | −35B | +29N | −10B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Albishri,Feras | 0 | KSA | −?B | +45N | +?B | −22N | +42B | −25N | +41B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1088 | 0.0 |
| 25 | BAHAFZALLAH,AHMED | 0 | KSA | +?B | −22N | +20B | −15N | F | +24B | =17N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 10.75 | 1574 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 21510636 | 0 | — | −37B | +40N | +27B | +46N | −6B | =11N | −15B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 8.75 | 1070 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Khayat, Abdulrahman Abdulaziz | 0 | KSA | +?N | −21B | −26N | −38B | =34N | +40B | +36N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 974 | 0.0 |
| 28 | ALHAZIMI,FAWAZ DAKHEL | 0 | KSA | −12B | +?N | +47B | =35N | +?B | −16N | −11B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.25 | 1716 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Ahmed Haitham Yamani | 0 | KSA | +8B | −4N | +37B | −16N | F | −23B | +33N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 10.00 | 1098 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Alyas, Nawaf K | 0 | KSA | +?N | +14B | −9N | −21B | −17N | −31B | +46N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 31 | ALASWAD,SALEH ABDULLAH S | 0 | KSA | −16B | +43N | +42B | −14B | F | +30N | −22N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 7.00 | 1010 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 21537283 | 0 | — | +54N | −7B | −23N | +41B | −19N | =44B | =34N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.25 | 1345 | 0.0 |
| 33 | ALJASIR,ABDULMALIK HAMAD | 0 | KSA | −21N | +?B | −14N | +39B | +46B | −12N | −29B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 1582 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 21547017 | 0 | — | −1B | −47N | +45B | −?N | =27B | +48N | =32B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.75 | 980 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Al Sulami, Masad | 1699 | KSA | +45B | F | −1N | =28B | +23N | −9B | −18N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.25 | 986 | -45.6 |
| 36 | Alfaifi, Faisal Fahad A. | 0 | KSA | −14N | +?B | =18N | −13B | +39N | −15N | −27B | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 4.25 | 1701 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Fahad salem Alrashidi | 0 | KSA | +26N | −9B | −29N | +48B | −20B | −10N | −39N | 2.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 4.50 | 938 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Alfadhli,Nasser Muhammad | 0 | KSA | −6B | −18B | +54N | +27N | F | −17B | −?N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 932 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Al Zhrani, Fareed R | 1680 | KSA | F | −5N | −8B | −33N | −36B | +52N | +37B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 1118 | -8.0 |
| 40 | Alhawsaw,mohammed T | 0 | KSA | −9N | −26B | +?N | −19B | −?N | −27N | +52B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 998 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Al-Nefaie,Mohammed | 0 | KSA | −22B | −?N | +?B | −32N | F | +?B | −24N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1669 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Mohammed Ahmad Almalki | 0 | KSA | −49N | +48B | −31N | +?B | −24N | −?B | −43N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 21525951 | 0 | — | −17N | −31B | −48N | −?B | +?N | F | +42B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 966 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Mansur ,SULIMAN | 0 | KSA | −20B | +55N | F | −10B | F | =32N | −?B | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 937 | 0.0 |
| 45 | ALSOREYYA,TURKI | 0 | KSA | −35N | −24B | −34N | F | +48B | =?N | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 899 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 21543780 | 0 | — | F | −10N | +51B | −26B | −33N | −20N | −30B | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 1.00 | 937 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Al Zahrani , Riyad | 1721 | KSA | −19N | +34B | −28N | −18B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 922 | -20.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 21547076 | 0 | — | −4B | −42N | +43B | −37N | −45N | −34B | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1098 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 21546983 | 0 | — | +42B | −6N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1070 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 21547050 | 0 | — | −2N | +52B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1143 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 21547068 | 0 | — | −13N | +54B | −46N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1099 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 21546738 | 0 | — | −10B | −50N | F | −20N | F | −39B | −40N | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 909 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 21547033 | 0 | — | −5B | −8N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1118 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 21546843 | 0 | — | −32B | −51N | −38B | −?N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 21547041 | 0 | — | −3N | −44B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1084 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wael Abdulrahman MohammedKSA+38.84.5 pts · #10
- 2Khayat, EmadKSA+17.65.0 pts · #2
- 3Alkhuriji, Abdulaziz NKSA+16.05.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Al Sulami, MasadKSA-45.62.5 pts · #40
- 2Abu Ateeq, WailKSA-26.45.0 pts · #36
- 3Esshaq, Saud AbdullahKSA-24.44.0 pts · #24