Palestinian Clubs Chess Championship 2025

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50 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Tubas, Palestine. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1975, and top seed was Mohammed Seder (🇵🇸 PLE, FM, 2102).

Mohammed Seder (🇵🇸 PLE, FM, 2102) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Majed Altell (7.5) and Attallah Tamra (7.5). Seder won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Reda Abdoh (1642) beat Mohammed Dawabsha (1853), a +211-point gap.

Location

🇵🇸Tubas, Palestine

Dates

06 Aug 2025 → 10 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇸FMMohammed Seder2102

Avg top 10

1,975

Participants

Titled players · 5

FM×2

CM×3

Federations · 1 represented

🇵🇸Palestine×50

Top 3

🥇
FMMohammed Seder
🇵🇸PLE·2102
9.0pts·2586perf+45.2
🥈
Majed Altell
🇵🇸PLE·2020
7.5pts·2095perf+13.0
🥉
FMAttallah Tamra
🇵🇸PLE·1906
7.5pts·2301perf+55.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Mohammed Seder led from R6; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Seder9Tamra7.5Altell7.5Damaj7Radwan7Miswadah7

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Mohammed Seder never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Mohammed Seder 9 wins (R1–R9)FM Attallah Tamra 6 wins (R3–R9)Majed Altell 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMMohammed Seder	*	—	—	—
2FMAttallah Tamra	—	*	1	½
3Majed Altell	—	0	*	½
4CMMohammed Damaj	—	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Seder, MohammedFM	2102	PLE	+17N	+30B	+41N	+4B	+10N	+47B	+27N	+16N	+13B	9.0	32.0	32.5	32.50	2586	+45.2
2	Altell, Majed	2020	PLE	+9B	+45N	+33B	−3N	=5B	+40N	+42B	+25B	+15N	7.5	32.5	33.5	22.50	2095	+13.0
3	Tamra, AttallahFM	1906	PLE	+42B	=5B	+32N	+2B	+25N	+15B	+34N	F	+43N	7.5	29.0	29.0	25.50	2301	+55.0
4	Miswadah, BahaCM	1939	PLE	+27N	+7N	+40B	−1N	+16B	F	+9B	+30B	+41B	7.0	33.5	33.5	24.50	2146	+32.0
5	Damaj, MohammedCM	2100	PLE	+43N	=3N	F	+32B	=2N	+25B	+15N	+34B	+30N	7.0	31.0	31.0	23.50	2182	+12.0
6	Radwan, Mahmoud J	1894	PLE	+18B	+26N	=21B	−14N	+11B	+44N	+38B	=24B	+31N	7.0	28.0	29.0	20.75	1991	+20.2
7	Salameh, Samer	1917	PLE	+41B	−4B	+38N	+40N	F	+24B	+31N	+17B	+48N	7.0	20.5	20.5	13.50	2024	+15.0
8	Alayyouby, Iyas	1855	PLE	+19N	+48B	+35N	+12B	+37N	F	+39N	F	F	6.0	15.5	15.5	15.50	2578	+39.6
9	Rashed, Hasan Mamoun	1911	PLE	−2N	−16N	+13B	+42N	+30N	+41B	−4N	=10B	+32B	5.5	35.0	36.0	14.75	1868	-14.0
10	Salama, Taher	1847	PLE	+33B	F	+42B	F	−1B	+16N	+13B	=9N	+26B	5.5	30.0	30.0	18.25	2019	+26.0
11	Toom, Omar	1924	PLE	+21N	=14N	+20B	+47B	−6N	+22N	+36B	−18N	F	5.5	29.5	29.5	16.00	1930	+2.6
12	Gheith, Isam	1899	PLE	F	+37N	+44B	−8N	=22B	+36N	+19B	F	+35B	5.5	24.0	24.0	13.25	1970	+11.2
13	Abdoh, Reda	1642	PLE	+50B	+38B	−9N	+30B	=33N	=23B	−10N	+47B	−1N	5.0	30.5	30.5	7.50	1834	+75.2
14	Wazwaz, Amjad	1932	PLE	+39N	=11B	F	+6B	+24N	=31B	−17N	+48B	F	5.0	23.5	23.5	15.50	1916	-1.4
15	Darwish, Mutaz	1755	PLE	+25N	−27N	+34B	+45N	+43B	−3N	−5B	=32N	−2B	4.5	34.0	35.0	8.75	1862	+46.8
16	Salah, Jafar	1785	PLE	+31B	+9B	=30N	−33B	−4N	−10B	=47N	−1B	+38N	4.0	36.0	36.5	11.00	1794	+0.4
17	Qawasma, Shadi	1821	PLE	−1B	−24B	F	+27B	+26B	F	+14B	−7N	+47N	4.0	30.5	30.5	11.50	1861	+5.6
18	Alhadad, MahmoudCM	1904	PLE	−6N	F	+31N	+38N	−28N	+21N	F	+11B	F	4.0	24.0	24.0	13.00	1939	+6.2
19	Aburahmeh, Bahaa	1720	PLE	−8B	+22N	+36B	+39B	F	−35B	−12N	F	+49N	4.0	21.0	21.0	7.00	1778	+18.0
20	Mohammad Ikhlayel	1769	PLE	+23N	+31B	−11N	F	+49B	+48B	F	−21B	−24N	4.0	18.0	18.0	6.00	1709	-16.8
21	Elias, Redwan	1789	PLE	−11B	+49N	=6N	=24B	−31N	−18B	=26N	+20N	−23B	3.5	32.5	32.5	10.50	1661	-27.2
22	Dawabsha, Taha	1870	PLE	F	−19B	=28N	=35B	=12N	−11B	+49N	−29B	+39N	3.5	25.0	25.0	7.00	1728	-27.0
23	Alazzah, Ahmad	1779	PLE	−20B	F	+47N	F	F	=13N	F	+26N	+21N	3.5	16.0	16.0	9.50	1828	+5.0
24	Nori, Ashraf	1755	PLE	−36N	+17N	−26B	=21N	−14B	−7N	F	=6N	+20B	3.0	35.5	36.5	13.25	1724	-16.0
25	Naser, Layth	1872	PLE	−15B	−34N	−45B	+43N	−3B	−5N	+32B	−2N	+27B	3.0	35.5	36.5	6.50	1724	-70.8
26	ahmad jobah	1732	PLE	+47N	−6B	+24N	−31B	−17N	=38B	=21B	−23B	−10N	3.0	30.5	31.0	6.00	1586	-30.0
27	Seder, Motaz	1725	PLE	−4B	+15B	F	−17N	+47B	F	−1B	+41N	−25N	3.0	29.0	29.0	6.00	1731	-2.4
28	Ammar, Al Salem	1935	PLE	F	F	=22B	+36N	+18B	=39B	F	F	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	8.50	1969	+4.4
29	Alayyouby, Osaid	1927	PLE	F	F	F	F	F	+49B	F	+22N	+36B	3.0	5.5	5.5	5.50	2554	+11.6
30	Sunoqrot, Moath	1769	PLE	−40B	−1N	=16B	−13N	−9B	+42N	+41N	−4N	−5B	2.5	40.0	41.0	4.00	1645	-46.0
31	Awad, Ahmad	1660	PLE	−16N	−20N	−18B	+26N	+21B	=14N	−7B	F	−6B	2.5	37.5	38.5	9.00	1699	+13.2
32	Snoper, Rafat	1951	PLE	+45B	+43N	−3B	−5N	F	F	−25N	=15B	−9N	2.5	29.5	29.5	4.25	1745	-38.2
33	Zayed, Yamen	1785	PLE	−10N	=40N	−2N	+16N	=13B	=34B	F	F	F	2.5	26.0	26.0	8.50	1746	-11.6
34	Ahmed, Nidal	1796	PLE	F	+25B	−15N	F	+45B	=33N	−3B	−5N	F	2.5	25.5	25.5	5.25	1801	-1.2
35	Alhaj, Mohammad	1716	PLE	F	F	−8B	=22N	+46B	+19N	F	−39B	−12N	2.5	21.5	21.5	6.75	1720	0.0
36	Dandis, Omar	1637	PLE	+24B	+39B	−19N	−28B	F	−12B	−11N	F	−29N	2.0	25.5	25.5	4.50	1678	+8.0
37	Bilal , Hammad	1865	PLE	F	−12B	+39N	+49N	−8B	F	F	F	F	2.0	16.0	16.0	1.50	1690	-13.8
38	Alhammouri, Abdulnaser	1684	PLE	F	−13N	−7B	−18B	+44N	=26N	−6N	F	−16B	1.5	31.0	31.0	2.50	1411	-60.4
39	Tamimi, Bashar	1692	PLE	−14B	−36N	−37B	−19N	F	=28N	−8B	+35N	−22B	1.5	28.0	28.0	4.00	1565	-49.2
40	Abdelrazeq, Samer	0	PLE	+30N	=33B	−4N	−7B	−42B	−2B	F	F	F	1.5	27.5	27.5	3.75	1737	0.0
41	Taleeb, Zaid	1647	PLE	−7N	+44B	−1B	F	F	−9N	−30B	−27B	−4N	1.0	35.0	35.0	1.00	1085	-52.0
42	Mohtaseb, Ahmad	0	PLE	−3N	F	−10N	−9B	+40N	−30B	−2N	−43B	F	1.0	31.0	31.0	1.50	1052	0.0
43	Hasan, Abdelrahman	1657	PLE	−5B	−32B	F	−25B	−15N	F	F	+42N	−3B	1.0	26.5	26.5	1.00	1108	-40.8
44	Abdelrazeq, Jad	0	PLE	+48N	−41N	−12N	F	−38B	−6B	F	F	F	1.0	24.5	24.5	0.00	981	0.0
45	Karsou, Ayman	1728	PLE	−32N	−2B	+25N	−15B	−34N	F	F	F	F	1.0	21.0	21.0	3.00	1639	-22.0
46	Mabrokeh, Amjad	1625	PLE	F	F	F	F	−35N	F	F	+49B	F	1.0	2.5	2.5	0.00	916	-15.2
47	Omar.R Abo Snober	0	PLE	−26B	F	−23B	−11N	−27N	−1N	=16B	−13N	−17B	0.5	37.0	37.0	2.00	1370	0.0
48	Maswadeh, Yousef	0	PLE	−44B	−8N	F	F	F	−20N	F	−14N	−7B	0.0	25.5	25.5	0.00	1068	0.0
49	Taher, Taher	0	PLE	F	−21B	F	−37B	−20N	−29N	−22B	−46N	−19B	0.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	995	0.0
50	Dawabsha, Mohammed	1853	PLE	−13N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	842	-30.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Abdoh, RedaPLE
+75.2
5.0 pts · #16
2Tamra, AttallahFMPLE
+55.0
7.5 pts · #3
3Darwish, MutazPLE
+46.8
4.5 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Naser, LaythPLE
-70.8
3.0 pts · #18
2Alhammouri, AbdulnaserPLE
-60.4
1.5 pts · #41
3Taleeb, ZaidPLE
-52.0
1.0 pts · #44

Biggest upsets

R1+211 Elo gap
Abdoh, Reda1642 beat Dawabsha, Mohammed1853
R2+150 Elo gap
Aburahmeh, Bahaa1720 beat Dawabsha, Taha1870
R3+144 Elo gap
Karsou, Ayman1728 beat Naser, Layth1872