Youth Arab Chess Championship Open U08 2025
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Jul 2025 to 28 Jul 2025 in Casablanca, Morocco. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 293, and top seed was Yahya Dimassi (🇹🇳 TUN, 1488).
Youssef Hadj Salah (🇹🇳 TUN, 0) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Yahya Dimassi (7.0) and Mohamed AlMaeeni (6.0). Hadj Salah shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.
Location
🇲🇦Casablanca, Morocco
Dates
20 Jul 2025 → 28 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×2
🇹🇳Tunisia×2
🇯🇴Jordan×1
🇪🇬Egypt×1
🇶🇦Qatar×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsYoussef Hadj Salah led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE22 Jul
Youssef Hadj Salah takes the sole lead (7.0/8).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Youssef Hadj Salah beat Yahya Dimassi (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Youssef Hadj Salah 3 wins (R6–R8)Yahya Dimassi 6 wins (R2–R7)Mohamed AlMaeeni 4 wins (R5–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Youssef Hadj Salah | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Yahya Dimassi | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Mohamed AlMaeeni | ½ | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Mohab Ahmed Assem | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hadj Salah,Youssef | 0 | TUN | +2N | +10N | =6B | +5N | =8B | +9N | +7B | +4N | =3B | 7.5 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 30.75 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Dimassi,Yahya | 1488 | TUN | −1B | +6N | +5B | +8N | +9B | +7N | +4B | −3N | +10B | 7.0 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 24.50 | 637 | -22.8 |
| 3 | Mohamed AlMaeeni | 1438 | UAE | =6B | −5N | +8B | −9N | +7B | +4N | +10B | +2B | =1N | 6.0 | 38.5 | 39.0 | 26.75 | 2286 | +22.8 |
| 4 | Ahmed Assem, Mohab | 0 | EGY | +5B | +8N | +9B | +7N | +10B | −3B | −2N | −1B | +6N | 6.0 | 38.5 | 39.0 | 18.50 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 9066098 | 0 | — | −4N | +3B | −2N | −1B | +6N | +10N | =8B | +9N | =7B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 40.0 | 15.75 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Abdulrahman Saleh Al-Ali | 0 | UAE | =3N | −2B | =1N | +10N | −5B | +8N | +9B | −7N | −4B | 4.0 | 40.5 | 41.0 | 12.25 | 1269 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ali Saadah | 0 | JOR | =8B | +9N | +10B | −4B | −3N | −2B | −1N | +6B | =5N | 4.0 | 40.5 | 41.0 | 10.25 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Al-Mahasna, Abdulaziz | 0 | QAT | =7N | −4B | −3N | −2B | =1N | −6B | =5N | +10N | +9B | 3.5 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 10.25 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 9051570 | 0 | — | =10B | −7B | −4N | +3B | −2N | −1B | −6N | −5B | −8N | 1.5 | 43.0 | 43.5 | 6.25 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 9064834 | 0 | — | =9N | −1B | −7N | −6B | −4N | −5B | −3N | −8B | −2N | 0.5 | 43.0 | 44.5 | 0.75 | 662 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mohamed AlMaeeniUAE+22.86.0 pts · #2
- 2Ali SaadahJOR0.04.0 pts · #7
- 3Hadj Salah,YoussefTUN0.07.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Dimassi,YahyaTUN-22.87.0 pts · #9
- 2Ali SaadahJOR0.04.0 pts · #7
- 3Hadj Salah,YoussefTUN0.07.5 pts · #1