Open Classic Chess Tournament (Jeddah July 2025)
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Jul 2025 to 16 Aug 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1082, and top seed was Elsayed Elnemr (🇪🇬 EGY, 1892).
mohammed al-madhfari (🇾🇪 YEM, 1885) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Elsayed Elnemr (5.0) and YOUSEF HATTAN A TURKI (4.5). al-madhfari shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: YOUSEF HATTAN A TURKI (1586) beat mohammed al-madhfari (1885), a +299-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 5.0/7. al-madhfari takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (22.0).
Elsayed Elnemr lost to mohammed al-madhfari (White).
Elsayed Elnemr 3 wins (R4–R7)mohammed al-madhfari 5 wins (R1–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elsayed Elnemr | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2mohammed al-madhfari | 1 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3YOUSEF HATTAN A TURKI | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Abdulmajeed ALzahrani | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mohammed al-madhfari | 1885 | YEM | +15B | +9N | +2N | F | +4B | +7B | −3N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 14.50 | 1914 | +6.8 |
| 2 | Elnemr, Elsayed | 1892 | EGY | +12B | +13N | −1B | +3N | F | +4N | +7B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 14.00 | 1912 | +5.2 |
| 3 | TURKI, YOUSEF HATTAN A | 1586 | KSA | +14N | =5B | +4N | −2B | F | +10N | +1B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 12.50 | 1889 | +28.4 |
| 4 | Abdulmajeed ALzahrani | 0 | KSA | +10B | +6N | −3B | +5N | −1N | −2B | +11B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1715 | 0.0 |
| 5 | ALASWAD,SALEH ABDULLAH S | 0 | KSA | +?B | =3N | −6B | −4B | =11N | +13N | +10B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Malki, Ahmed S | 1798 | KSA | +16N | −4B | +5N | −7B | F | +11N | =9N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.75 | 1832 | +3.6 |
| 7 | Farghaly, Ahmed | 1889 | EGY | −8N | F | +9B | +6N | +10B | −1N | −2N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1733 | -12.6 |
| 8 | Ariel, V. SILLARICO | 0 | FID | +7B | +12N | +13B | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 1909 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ibrahim Abdullah Alzahrani | 0 | KSA | +11N | −1B | −7N | F | F | +12N | =6B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.75 | 1750 | 0.0 |
| 10 | KHAN,MOHAMMED ABDULLAH J | 0 | KSA | −4N | +11B | =12B | F | −7N | −3B | −5N | 1.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 2.25 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Esshaq, Saud Abdullah | 1774 | KSA | −9B | −10N | F | +13N | =5B | −6B | −4N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 998 | -18.8 |
| 12 | Alshamrani , Thikra Saeed | 0 | KSA | −2N | −8B | =10N | F | F | −9B | +13B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.75 | 1092 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 21546479 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | −8N | −11B | F | −5B | −12N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 1033 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Khaled Mousa, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | −3B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 786 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Basuni,Khalil I | 0 | KSA | −1N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1085 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 21505845 | 0 | — | −6B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 998 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1TURKI, YOUSEF HATTAN AKSA+28.44.5 pts · #7
- 2mohammed al-madhfariYEM+6.85.0 pts · #3
- 3Elnemr, ElsayedEGY+5.25.0 pts · #1
- 1Esshaq, Saud AbdullahKSA-18.81.5 pts · #11
- 2Farghaly, AhmedEGY-12.63.0 pts · #8
- 3FIDE 215058450.00.0 pts · #16
- R7+299 Elo gap