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Youth Arab Chess Championship Girls U18 2025

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12 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Jul 2025 to 28 Jul 2025 in Casablanca, Morocco. 5 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1803, and top seed was Jana Mohamed Zaki (πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬ EGY, WIM, 2023).

Ruba Al-Qudah (πŸ‡―πŸ‡΄ JOR, WIM, 1965) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Jana Mohamed Zaki (6.5) and Mareim Mohamed Azzab (6.0). Al-Qudah shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Mera Abdulaziz Aidarous (1567) beat Roaa Laamim (WFM, 1921), a +354-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦Casablanca, Morocco
Dates
20 Jul 2025 β†’ 28 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 9 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬WIMJana Mohamed Zaki2023
Avg top 10
1,803
Participants
12
Titled players Β· 5
WIMΓ—2
WFMΓ—2
WCMΓ—1
Federations Β· 7 represented
πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦MoroccoΓ—3
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺUnited Arab EmiratesΓ—3
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬EgyptΓ—2
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈPalestineΓ—1
πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡³TunisiaΓ—1
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΄JordanΓ—1
πŸ‡°πŸ‡ΌKuwaitΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 9 rounds

WIM Ruba Al-Qudah led from R6; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Al-Qudah takes lead
Al-Qudah8Mohamed Zaki6.5Mohamed Azzab6Ben Amor6Sawan6Aidarous5
R6 Β· LEADER CHANGE24 Jul

WIM Ruba Al-Qudah takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

WIM Ruba Al-Qudah beat WIM Jana Mohamed Zaki (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

WIM Ruba Al-Qudah 6 wins (R4–R9)WIM Jana Mohamed Zaki 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WIMRuba Al-Qudah*
1
1
1
2WIMJana Mohamed Zaki
0
*
1
Β½
3Mareim Mohamed Azzab
0
0
*
Β½
4WCMMeriem Ben Amor
0
Β½
Β½
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Ruba Al-QudahWIM1965JOR+8B+4Nβˆ’7B+5N+2N+3B+9B+6N+11N8.040.542.037.502137+65.6
2Mohamed Zaki, JanaWIM2023EGY+9B+3N+5B+6Nβˆ’1B=8N=4B+10N=7N6.542.044.529.251956-16.4
3Mohamed Azzab, Mareim1815EGY+10Bβˆ’2B+9N+7N=5Bβˆ’1N+8B=4N+12B6.040.040.520.001904+46.0
4Ben Amor, MeriemWCM1812TUN+12Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’6N+11B+7B+9N=2N=3B+10B6.036.537.017.751860+29.2
5Sawan, EmanWFM1976PLE+11N+6Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’1B=3N=10B+12N+9N+8B6.036.036.517.751846-38.0
6Mera Abdulaziz Aidarous1567UAE+7Bβˆ’5N+4Bβˆ’2Bβˆ’8N+12B+11Nβˆ’1B+9N5.039.039.515.001816+102.2
7Laamim, RoaaWFM1921MARβˆ’6N+8B+1Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’4N+11B+10NF=2B4.539.540.019.251784-45.2
8Lulwa Khalifa Alhammadi1578UAEβˆ’1Nβˆ’7N+10B+12N+6B=2Bβˆ’3N=11Bβˆ’5N4.040.040.512.001712+45.2
9Echcharbiny, Houda1756MARβˆ’2N+12Bβˆ’3B=10N+11Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’6B2.541.542.03.251581-82.4
10Fatima Saleh Jasim1564UAEβˆ’3N+11Bβˆ’8N=9B=12N=5Nβˆ’7Bβˆ’2Bβˆ’4N2.537.037.56.001593+3.2
11Oudrhiri, Douae1617MARβˆ’5Bβˆ’10N+12Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’6B=8Nβˆ’1B1.538.539.02.501453-75.6
12Alhassan, Fatemah1410KUWβˆ’4Bβˆ’9Nβˆ’11Nβˆ’8B=10Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’5BFβˆ’3N0.536.538.01.251244-39.6

Key insights

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