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Youth Arab Chess Championship Open U18 2025

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29 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Jul 2025 to 28 Jul 2025 in Casablanca, Morocco. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2066, and top seed was David George Samir (πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬ EGY, IM, 2356).

David George Samir (πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬ EGY, IM, 2356) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Anas Khwaira (6.5) and Ahmed Kandil (6.5). George Samir shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Turki Al-Kuwari (1593) beat Abdou Ahmed Alem (CM, 2002), a +409-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‡¬IMDavid George Samir2356
Avg top 10
2,066
Participants
29
Titled players Β· 9
IMΓ—1
FMΓ—3
CMΓ—5
Federations Β· 8 represented
πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦MoroccoΓ—8
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺUnited Arab EmiratesΓ—6
πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡³TunisiaΓ—5
πŸ‡ΆπŸ‡¦QatarΓ—3
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬EgyptΓ—2
πŸ‡°πŸ‡ΌKuwaitΓ—2
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΄JordanΓ—1
πŸ‡²πŸ‡·MauritaniaΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    IMDavid George Samir
    πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬EGYΒ·2356
    7.5ptsΒ·2308perf-3.0
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    FMAnas Khwaira
    πŸ‡―πŸ‡΄JORΒ·2123
    6.5ptsΒ·2139perf+13.7
  • πŸ₯‰
    FMAhmed Kandil
    πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬EGYΒ·2265
    6.5ptsΒ·2186perf-17.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 9 rounds

IM David George Samir led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders
10
3
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9George Samir takes lead
George Samir7.5Kaff6.5Khwaira6.5Kandil6.5AL-MUSAWI6Boumaiza5.5
R7 Β· LEADER CHANGE25 Jul

IM David George Samir takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R1 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

IM David George Samir drew with Yahya Shuaib Al Kaff (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

IM David George Samir 5 wins (R3–R7)Yahya Shuaib Al Kaff 4 wins (R4–R7)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMDavid George Samir*
Β½
1
1
2Yahya Shuaib Al Kaff
Β½
*
0
1
3FMAnas Khwaira
0
1
*
Β½
4FMAhmed Kandil
0
0
Β½
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1George Samir, DavidIM2356EGY=4N=6B+20N+13B+3N+5B+2N=8B+9N7.545.549.040.502308-3.0
2Anas KhwairaFM2123JOR+20B+16N=3N+6B+9N=7Nβˆ’1B+4B=5B6.547.050.534.002139+13.7
3Kandil, AhmedFM2265EGY+19B+18N=2B+15Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’4N+13N+6B+8N6.544.047.530.252186-17.2
4Yahya Shuaib Al Kaff1890UAE=1B=11N=17B+28N+15B+3B+7Nβˆ’2N+13B6.544.045.530.752139+82.4
5BAQER HAMEED KHALAF AL-MUSAWICM1892IRQ+28B=14Nβˆ’8B+23N+19Bβˆ’1N+17B+7B=2N6.040.041.523.502074+82.8
6Hamdan Edrees, Alhamed1855UAE+17B=1N+25Bβˆ’2N=14B=8N+19Bβˆ’3N+22N5.541.043.522.002104+103.0
7Boumaiza, Fares1767TUNβˆ’14B+21N+18B+25N+10N=2Bβˆ’4Bβˆ’5N+16N5.540.543.022.751977+100.0
8Chakroun, WaelFM2168TUN=12N=9B+5Nβˆ’10B+20N=6B+16N=1Nβˆ’3B5.045.048.525.502033-56.4
9Soud, Jaber1948UAE=11B=8N+27B+14Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’13B+18N+17Nβˆ’1B5.041.043.520.002020+24.6
10NAIT ELASRI BRAHIM1930MAR+24B+27Nβˆ’15B+8Nβˆ’7B=17N=14B=13B=11N5.036.038.519.5019250.0
11Elachhab walid1815MAR=9N=4Bβˆ’12N+22Bβˆ’13N=26B+25N+19N=10B5.035.538.019.001934+57.2
12Al-Blooshi, Hamad EssaCM1884UAE=8Bβˆ’15N+11B=17N+18Bβˆ’19N=22N=21B+25B5.033.035.519.501928+19.4
13Najimi, Mohamed Khalil1982MAR+23B=25N=14Bβˆ’1N+11B+9Nβˆ’3B=10Nβˆ’4N4.543.546.019.501989-3.0
14Frej, Chedly1932TUN+7N=5B=13Nβˆ’9B=6N+25B=10Nβˆ’16B=21N4.539.542.020.251863-30.8
15Abdou Ahmed AlemCM2002MTN=26N+12B+10Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’16Bβˆ’21N+18B+19N4.538.541.018.751903-45.2
16Chabchoub,Badr Bilel1905TUN+21Bβˆ’2B=28Nβˆ’19N+29B+15Nβˆ’8B+14Nβˆ’7B4.534.536.014.751843-23.6
17El Hennaoui,Taha1958MARβˆ’6N+26B=4N=12B+23N=10Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’9B=24N4.039.542.015.751833-60.0
18Skhiri Youssef1910TUN+22Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’7N+27Bβˆ’12N+20Bβˆ’9Bβˆ’15N+29B4.036.037.511.001802-48.4
19Saud Bader Huwair Alzarooni1887UAEβˆ’3N=24B+29N+16Bβˆ’5N+12Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’15B3.540.041.512.501803-30.3
20ELHARRAK AHMED1875MARβˆ’2N+22Bβˆ’1B+21Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’18N=26Nβˆ’24B+28B3.535.537.09.751807-28.2
21Al-Kuwari, Turki1593QATβˆ’16Nβˆ’7B+24Nβˆ’20B=27NF+15B=12N=14B3.533.033.013.501790+71.2
22Alhejab, MeshalCM1740KUWβˆ’18Bβˆ’20NFβˆ’11N+28B+24N=12B+23Nβˆ’6B3.531.031.010.501772+12.0
23El Amrani, Fahd1859MARβˆ’13N=29B+26Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’17B+28N+27Nβˆ’22BF3.526.026.07.251721-51.7
24Eisa Mohmood, AlkhooriCM1761UAEβˆ’10N=19Nβˆ’21B+26Bβˆ’25Nβˆ’22BF+20N=17B3.028.028.09.751755-5.2
25OUADNOUNI,OMAR1901MAR+29N=13Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’7B+24Bβˆ’14Nβˆ’11BFβˆ’12N2.534.534.56.751679-92.0
26Eljaafari, Omar1860MAR=15Bβˆ’17Nβˆ’23Bβˆ’24NF=11N=20B+29Bβˆ’27N2.527.527.58.001658-82.8
27Ahmad, Saif1555QATFβˆ’10Bβˆ’9Nβˆ’18N=21B+29Nβˆ’23Bβˆ’28N+26B2.526.526.55.751636+20.0
28Alghanim, Faisal1558KUWβˆ’5NF=16Bβˆ’4Bβˆ’22Nβˆ’23Bβˆ’29N+27Bβˆ’20N1.531.531.54.751534-15.2
29Al-Mansouri, Fahad1564QATβˆ’25B=23Nβˆ’19BFβˆ’16Nβˆ’27B+28Bβˆ’26Nβˆ’18N1.524.524.53.251553-12.0

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