25th Bahrain Chess Academy Classic Fide Rated
20 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Aug 2025 to 09 Aug 2025 in Manama, Bahrain. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1583, and top seed was Mohamed Taqi (🇧🇠BRN, 1752).
Yusuf AlSari (🇧🇠BRN, 0) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Mohamed Youssef (5.0) and Najla Ahmed (5.0). AlSari shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ayman Binzaiman (1504) beat Thomas James (1686), a +182-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsYusuf AlSari led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Yusuf AlSari takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
Yusuf AlSari lost to Mohamed Youssef (White).
Mohamed Youssef 4 wins (R2–R5)Hamza Mohamed 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yusuf AlSari | * | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2Mohamed Youssef | 1 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Hamza Mohamed | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Najla Ahmed | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AlSari,Yusuf | 0 | BRN | +8N | +9B | =5N | +12B | −2B | +3N | +7B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 21.75 | 1698 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Youssef, Mohamed | 1591 | MAR | F | +11N | +3B | +6B | +1N | =7B | =4N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 22.00 | 1788 | +42.0 |
| 3 | Ahmed, Najla | 1601 | BRN | +14N | +16B | −2N | +5B | +6N | −1B | +13B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 16.50 | 1739 | +14.2 |
| 4 | Mohamed, Hamza | 1436 | BRN | =9N | +13B | −6N | +10B | +5N | +11B | =2B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 18.25 | 1699 | +77.5 |
| 5 | Rajab, Nooh | 1613 | BRN | +15B | +12N | =1B | −3N | −4B | +6B | +11N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 15.25 | 1593 | -4.8 |
| 6 | Binzaiman, Ayman | 1504 | BRN | +20B | +7N | +4B | −2N | −3B | −5N | +12N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 12.00 | 1580 | +24.8 |
| 7 | James, Thomas | 1686 | IND | +18N | −6B | =10N | +17B | +11B | =2N | −1N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 10.75 | 1602 | -16.8 |
| 8 | Tissir, Maryam | 1534 | BRN | −1B | −14N | +20B | =15N | +17B | +10N | =9B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.00 | 1751 | +11.2 |
| 9 | Taqi, Mohamed | 1752 | BRN | =4B | −1N | =15B | F | +12N | +14B | =8N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 11.25 | 1633 | -7.8 |
| 10 | Alqallaf, Ali | 0 | BRN | −12B | +19N | =7B | −4N | +18B | −8B | +16N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ali, Sayed Hashim | 1512 | BRN | +17N | −2B | +16N | +14B | −7N | −4N | −5B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 7.50 | 782 | -64.8 |
| 12 | Algosaibi, Khalifa | 1554 | BRN | +10N | −5B | +18N | −1N | −9B | +19N | −6B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 5.50 | 1483 | -20.8 |
| 13 | Obaid, Sondos | 1475 | BRN | F | −4N | −14B | +20N | +15B | +16B | −3N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 718 | -35.2 |
| 14 | Abbas, Mohammed Mansoor | 0 | BRN | −3B | +8B | +13N | −11N | =16B | −9N | −17N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 8.25 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Dhruva Roy | 0 | IND | −5N | =17B | =9N | =8B | −13N | +18N | −19B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1422 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Zainal, Bayan | 0 | BRN | +19B | −3N | −11B | +18B | =14N | −13N | −10B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 3.25 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mohamed Ali Albuainain | 0 | BRN | −11B | =15N | +19B | −7N | −8N | F | +14B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.75 | 1361 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Adam Alqatari | 1416 | BRN | −7B | +20N | −12B | −16N | −10N | −15B | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 820 | -20.0 |
| 19 | Alqallaf, Yusuf | 1485 | BRN | −16N | −10B | −17N | F | F | −12B | +15N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 754 | -16.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 11210150 | 0 | — | −6N | −18B | −8N | −13B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 684 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mohamed, HamzaBRN+77.55.0 pts · #3
- 2Youssef, MohamedMAR+42.05.0 pts · #2
- 3Binzaiman, AymanBRN+24.84.0 pts · #6
- 1Ali, Sayed HashimBRN-64.83.0 pts · #17
- 2Obaid, SondosBRN-35.23.0 pts · #18
- 3Algosaibi, KhalifaBRN-20.83.0 pts · #12
- R2+182 Elo gap
- R5+177 Elo gap