Hurghada Open Chess 2025

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108 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Sept 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in Hurghada, Egypt. 13 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2198, and top seed was Sayed Barakat Hassan (🇪🇬 EGY, IM, 2270).

Mohamed Samir Elsayed (🇪🇬 EGY, FM, 2156) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Adham Kandil (7.0) and Khaled Mohamed Amin (7.0). Elsayed won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Mohamed Hafez (1780) beat Khaled Mohamed Amin (2187), a +407-point gap.

Location

🇪🇬Hurghada, Egypt

Dates

27 Sept 2025 → 05 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇬IMSayed Barakat Hassan2270

Avg top 10

2,198

Participants

108

Titled players · 13

GM×1

IM×3

FM×6

CM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇪🇬Egypt×85

🇷🇺Russia×3

FIDE (no federation)×2

🇸🇦Saudi Arabia×2

🇧🇪Belgium×2

🇱🇾Libya×1

🇸🇩Sudan×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

Top 3

🥇
FMMohamed Samir Elsayed
🇪🇬EGY·2156
7.0pts·2210perf+15.4
🥈
GMAdham Kandil
🇪🇬EGY·2220
7.0pts·2213perf+2.8
🥉
Khaled Mohamed Amin
🇪🇬EGY·2187
7.0pts·2104perf-10.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 6 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Amin7Elsayed7Kandil7Mesnyankin7Sarwat7Elgabry7

R6 · LEADER CHANGE01 Oct

FM Eyad Elhusseiny takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

6 players finish on 7.0/9. Elsayed takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Mohamed Samir Elsayed 5 wins (R1–R5)GM Adham Kandil 4 wins (R1–R4)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Elsayed, Mohamed SamirFM	2156	EGY	+64B	+12N	+14B	+22N	+23B	−9N	−8B	+29N	+16B	7.0	46.5	50.0	37.50	2210	+15.4
2	Kandil, AdhamGM	2220	EGY	+87B	+39N	+71B	+16N	=4B	=21N	+9B	−5N	+17B	7.0	45.0	47.0	33.75	2213	+2.8
3	Amin, Khaled Mohamed	2187	EGY	+45B	−31N	+69B	+24N	=12B	+29N	=22B	+14N	+8B	7.0	44.0	47.0	36.25	2104	-10.2
4	Elgabry, MohsenIM	2099	EGY	+86N	+76B	+30N	+28B	=2N	−7B	+38N	+9N	=5B	7.0	44.0	46.0	32.50	2278	+38.0
5	Sarwat, WalaaIM	2027	EGY	+63N	+19B	−7N	+46B	+70N	=28B	+48N	+2B	=4N	7.0	43.5	46.5	34.00	2203	+20.2
6	Mesnyankin, NikitaCM	2155	RUS	+66N	=32B	F	+62B	+25N	+65B	=11N	+30B	+15N	7.0	38.0	40.0	32.50	2195	+7.4
7	Yousry, SalahFM	2268	EGY	+70B	+54N	+5B	−23N	+31B	+4N	+21B	=8N	−10B	6.5	46.5	49.5	34.75	2181	-13.0
8	Abdin, MahmoudCM	2043	EGY	+73B	+26N	=48B	+43N	=10B	+23N	+1N	=7B	−3N	6.5	46.0	49.0	33.75	2213	+75.6
9	Elhusseiny, EyadFM	2217	EGY	+91N	+65B	=33N	+13B	+15N	+1B	−2N	−4B	=11N	6.0	47.5	49.5	30.00	2152	-21.2
10	Sayed Hassan, Mohamed	2158	EGY	F	+18B	=11N	+36B	=8N	=38B	=32N	+13B	+7N	6.0	45.5	45.5	34.50	2161	+3.8
11	Kweiri, Tawfik ezzeddin	2022	LBA	+44B	+49N	=10B	=48N	+27B	=22N	=6B	=21N	=9B	6.0	44.0	48.0	31.00	2122	+49.6
12	Kalhy Anwar, Ibrahim	1768	EGY	+98N	−1B	+66N	+34B	=3N	=30B	−14B	+53N	+29B	6.0	42.5	43.5	24.50	1942	+24.2
13	Rezk, Mohamed	2002	EGY	+41B	+84N	=21B	−9N	+26B	=43N	+31B	−10N	+36B	6.0	42.0	44.0	27.00	2004	+3.2
14	Gad, Mohammed Qotb	1882	EGY	+75N	+101B	−1N	+51B	−28N	+19B	+12N	−3B	+59N	6.0	42.0	42.5	23.50	1960	+12.8
15	Sayed, Hany	2076	EGY	=97B	+72N	+31B	+40N	−9B	=17N	+39B	+27N	−6B	6.0	41.5	43.0	26.25	2003	-8.0
16	Amin, AshrafFM	2065	EGY	+61N	+50B	+62N	−2B	=65N	+40B	=28N	+32B	−1N	6.0	40.0	43.5	25.25	2019	-5.0
17	Amr Abdel Tawab, Ahmed	1860	EGY	+58N	−28B	=35N	+42B	+75N	=15B	+59N	+38B	−2N	6.0	40.0	43.0	25.50	1961	+17.4
18	Ragab Moustafa, Mohamed	1809	EGY	+20B	−10N	+44B	+52N	−22B	+49N	−29B	+87N	+83B	6.0	37.0	39.0	22.50	1862	+14.0
19	Aboelnaga, Bahaa	1667	EGY	+78B	−5N	+74B	+71N	−29B	−14N	+75B	+54N	+55B	6.0	35.0	38.0	20.00	1921	+72.4
20	Hussein Taha, Taha	0	EGY	−18N	+91B	+79N	=25B	−30N	+69B	+76N	=40B	+32N	6.0	34.5	36.5	20.50	1811	0.0
21	Eldesoky, HatemFM	2118	EGY	F	+25B	=13N	+32B	+33N	=2B	−7N	=11B	+24N	5.5	46.5	46.5	30.50	2123	+5.4
22	Khalil, Ahmed SalemCM	2064	EGY	F	+24N	+94B	−1B	+18N	=11B	=3N	=28B	+23N	5.5	44.0	44.0	28.00	2157	+21.4
23	Helmy, Amro	2084	EGY	+67N	+79B	+38N	+7B	−1N	−8B	+55B	=36N	−22B	5.5	42.5	45.0	23.50	2035	-7.8
24	Khallaf, Abdelrahman	1738	EGY	+34N	−22B	+56N	−3B	+63N	=62B	+42N	+25B	−21B	5.5	40.5	44.0	24.25	1864	+22.0
25	Sameir Shafek, Mario	1783	EGY	+53B	−21N	+41B	=20N	−6B	+102N	+93B	−24N	+35N	5.5	39.5	39.5	18.50	1697	-23.2
26	El Nabawy, Nabil	1715	EGY	+37N	−8B	+63N	=30B	−13N	+103B	−62N	+47B	+64N	5.5	37.5	37.5	19.00	1786	+4.6
27	Karataev, Khassan	1632	FID	F	+42B	+101N	+55B	−11N	+76B	+65N	−15B	=40N	5.5	32.0	32.5	17.75	1940	+110.0
28	Hassan, Sayed BarakatIM	2270	EGY	F	+17N	+29B	−4N	+14B	=5N	=16B	=22N	=33B	5.0	47.5	47.5	28.75	2105	-14.6
29	Abdel Meged, Mohamed	2035	EGY	+56N	+46B	−28N	+50B	+19N	−3B	+18N	−1B	−12N	5.0	45.5	49.5	24.50	1912	-22.0
30	Arafa, Hosam Sayed	1967	EGY	F	+69N	−4B	=26N	+20B	=12N	+43B	−6N	+31B	5.0	44.0	44.0	24.25	1895	-10.4
31	Hafez, Mohamed	1780	EGY	+105N	+3B	−15N	+57B	−7N	+37B	−13N	+61B	−30N	5.0	43.5	43.5	20.00	1864	+8.0
32	Kamel Farag, Fady	1788	EGY	+106B	=6N	+89B	−21N	+93B	+33N	=10B	−16N	−20B	5.0	39.5	39.5	15.50	2016	+61.6
33	Ahmed, Tamer	2035	EGY	F	+60N	=9B	+83N	−21B	−32B	+46N	+62B	=28N	5.0	35.5	35.5	19.50	1980	-6.0
34	Mohamed Mohamed Hassan, Ahmed	0	EGY	−24B	+45N	+60B	−12N	−49B	+85N	+51N	−59B	+70N	5.0	35.0	37.0	17.50	1661	0.0
35	Mahmoud Mohamed Hassan, Motazbell	1547	EGY	+52B	−40N	=17B	+103N	−43B	+88N	=71B	+39N	−25B	5.0	34.0	34.0	15.00	1701	+40.0
36	Masoud, Mohamed Helmy	1874	EGY	=72B	+97N	+59B	−10N	F	+51B	+83N	=23B	−13N	5.0	32.0	32.0	15.75	1942	+11.6
37	Mohmed Said, El Hussein	0	EGY	−26B	+64N	−49B	+85N	+60B	−31N	+80B	−43N	+87B	5.0	31.0	33.0	14.00	1695	0.0
38	Abdel Rahman, Noor	1937	EGY	F	+85N	−23B	+49N	+48B	=10N	−4B	−17N	+41B	4.5	39.0	39.0	17.50	1954	+4.0
39	Ibrahim, Saber Mohamed	1811	EGY	+90N	−2B	−57N	+58B	+56N	+82B	−15N	−35B	=44N	4.5	37.0	39.0	14.75	1040	-38.4
40	Taha Elprince, Mohamed	1807	EGY	=42N	+35B	+102N	−15B	F	−16N	+73B	=20N	=27B	4.5	36.0	36.0	16.00	1706	-28.0
41	Ahmed Zahran, Amr	0	EGY	−13N	+92B	−25N	=69B	−47N	+74B	+79N	+67B	−38N	4.5	32.5	34.5	12.50	1666	0.0
42	Ibrahim, Hamdy	1578	FID	=40B	−27N	+104B	−17N	+64B	+89N	−24B	−73N	+88B	4.5	32.0	32.0	9.75	1622	+10.0
43	Samy Abdel Moneim, Ahmed	1785	EGY	F	F	+108N	−8B	+35N	=13B	−30N	+37B	+49N	4.5	31.5	31.5	17.00	1842	+7.2
44	Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed, Amjad	0	EGY	−11N	+47B	−18N	−79B	+92N	−84B	+95N	+69B	=39B	4.5	30.5	32.5	13.75	1576	0.0
45	Ilyin, Konstantin Vas.	1482	RUS	−3N	−34B	+98N	+92B	+79N	−59B	−50N	=82B	+74N	4.5	30.0	31.0	9.75	1585	+15.2
46	Romany, Abanob	1704	EGY	F	−29N	+88B	−5N	+72B	=71N	−33B	+78N	+90B	4.5	30.0	30.0	11.50	1680	-4.4
47	Ramy Joseph, Youssef	0	EGY	−49B	−44N	=64B	+100N	+41B	−73N	+102B	−26N	+84N	4.5	28.0	28.0	9.25	1530	0.0
48	Ahmed HassanFM	2227	SUD	+57N	+55B	=8N	=11B	−38N	+50B	−5B	F	F	4.0	40.0	40.0	18.25	1983	-37.0
49	Wagdy Gamil, Mark	1649	EGY	+47N	−11B	+37N	−38B	+34N	−18B	+82N	F	−43B	4.0	39.5	42.0	17.00	1088	-34.8
50	Rashid, Sherif	1733	EGY	+68B	−16N	+53B	−29N	+86B	−48N	+45B	−55N	−75B	4.0	34.0	36.0	14.00	1673	-20.0
51	ALHUTHAYFI,ESSA ALI A	1569	KSA	F	−71N	+80B	−14N	+52B	−36N	−34B	+72N	+53B	4.0	32.5	32.5	13.50	1691	+18.0
52	Wagdy Gamil, Mario	0	EGY	−35N	+81B	+73N	−18B	−51N	−90B	+56N	+57B	F	4.0	32.0	34.0	13.50	1420	0.0
53	Mansur ,SULIMAN	0	KSA	−25N	+86B	−50N	+66B	−69N	+57B	+84N	−12B	−51N	4.0	32.0	34.0	11.50	1545	0.0
54	Magdy, Michael	1820	EGY	+81N	−7B	−70N	−63B	+101N	+56B	+86N	−19B	−61N	4.0	31.5	32.0	9.00	1006	-64.8
55	Mohsen Hussien, Hussien	1851	EGY	+99B	−48N	+85B	−27N	F	+70B	−23N	+50B	−19N	4.0	31.0	31.0	10.00	1731	-23.4
56	Ahmed Elfouly, Youssef	0	EGY	−29B	+77N	−24B	+80N	−39B	−54N	−52B	+101N	+95N	4.0	30.5	31.0	8.00	1614	0.0
57	Emad Mishal, Bishoy	1527	EGY	−48B	+99N	+39B	−31N	−71B	−53N	+101B	−52N	+72B	4.0	28.5	29.0	9.00	1664	+19.2
58	Gameel Nader, Jack	0	EGY	−17B	−74N	+77B	−39N	−80B	+92N	+85B	F	+60N	4.0	27.0	29.0	11.00	1691	0.0
59	Mahrous, Selim	1758	EGY	+107B	F	−36N	+105B	F	+45N	−17B	+34N	−14B	4.0	26.5	26.5	9.50	1582	-17.2
60	Elsherif, Mohamed	1674	EGY	+104N	−33B	−34N	+99B	−37N	+105B	−61N	+86B	−58B	4.0	26.0	26.0	3.00	1235	-2.0
61	Adly Lablb, Samuel	0	EGY	−16B	F	−78N	+107B	F	+77N	+60B	−31N	+54B	4.0	25.0	25.0	11.00	1835	0.0
62	Shaliapin, Yurii	0	SUI	F	+80N	−16B	−6N	+84B	=24N	+26B	−33N	F	3.5	39.0	41.0	12.75	1885	0.0
63	Ahmed Mahmoud, Mohamed	0	EGY	−5B	+68N	−26B	+54N	−24B	=80N	−88B	F	+67N	3.5	33.5	35.5	12.25	1685	0.0
64	Waseem, Iskander	1458	EGY	−1N	−37B	=47N	+96B	−42N	+81B	F	+88N	−26B	3.5	33.0	33.0	8.75	924	-26.4
65	Ahmed Alshurbaje, Yazan	1812	EGY	+96B	−9N	+87B	+84N	=16B	−6N	−27B	F	F	3.5	30.5	30.5	9.00	1810	-4.6
66	Mohamed Ibrahem, Sarwat	1446	EGY	−6B	+106N	−12B	−53N	−77B	+68N	=99B	+98N	F	3.5	29.5	29.5	5.00	1007	-8.4
67	Abdel Razik Sayed, Mohamed	0	EGY	−23B	−88N	+106B	+74N	=94B	−93N	+98B	−41N	−63B	3.5	23.5	23.5	5.00	1781	0.0
68	Mohamed Wagih, Hamza	0	EGY	−50N	−63B	=81N	−73B	+96N	−66B	−74N	+104B	+103N	3.5	21.5	21.5	3.25	790	0.0
69	Shady Medhat, Chris	1610	EGY	F	−30B	−3N	=41N	+53B	−20N	=72B	−44N	+77B	3.0	37.0	37.0	10.75	1189	-7.6
70	Ilyin, Nikolay Vas.	1532	RUS	−7N	F	+54B	+94N	−5B	−55N	−78B	+77N	−34B	3.0	34.5	36.5	9.00	1808	+57.2
71	Azmey Anies, Mahmoud	1911	EGY	F	+51B	−2N	−19B	+57N	=46B	=35N	F	F	3.0	32.5	32.5	12.75	1706	-27.8
72	Elsaid Elaraby, Hitham	0	EGY	=36N	−15B	+91N	=76B	−46N	=79B	=69N	−51B	−57N	3.0	32.0	34.0	8.75	1581	0.0
73	Ahmed Abdel Salam, Khaled	0	EGY	−8N	F	−52B	+68N	F	+47B	−40N	+42B	F	3.0	31.0	31.0	12.50	1684	0.0
74	Sobhy Mahrous, Mina	0	EGY	−89N	+58B	−19N	−67B	F	−41N	+68B	+85N	−45B	3.0	30.0	30.0	9.50	1385	0.0
75	Elnoby, Janna	0	EGY	−14B	F	=76N	F	−17B	=94N	−19N	+84B	+50N	3.0	29.0	29.0	8.50	1721	0.0
76	Ryad, Hamed	1770	EGY	+88B	−4N	=75B	=72N	+87B	−27N	−20B	F	F	3.0	28.5	28.5	7.00	1623	-12.6
77	Mohamed Hammed, Hammed	0	EGY	−79N	−56B	−58N	+91B	+66N	−61B	+81N	−70B	−69N	3.0	26.5	28.5	8.00	1491	0.0
78	Rafik Fouad, Ramez	0	EGY	−19N	F	+61B	+89N	F	−83B	+70N	−46B	F	3.0	21.5	21.5	9.00	1569	0.0
79	Abdel Salam, Osama	1740	EGY	+77B	−23N	−20B	+44N	−45B	=72N	−41B	F	F	2.5	31.0	31.0	9.00	983	-37.6
80	Vandervorst, Pascal	1868	BEL	+100N	−62B	−51N	−56B	+58N	=63B	−37N	F	F	2.5	25.0	25.0	6.75	769	-17.0
81	Gehad Abdelhamid Abbas, Amir	0	EGY	−54B	−52N	=68B	+104N	−89B	−64N	−77B	F	+85N	2.5	22.0	22.0	3.75	1423	0.0
82	Mina Sobhy, Kirollos	0	EGY	−83B	F	+96N	+102B	F	−39N	−49B	=45N	F	2.5	17.0	17.0	4.25	1349	0.0
83	Helal, Mohamed	1741	EGY	+82N	F	F	−33B	F	+78N	−36B	F	−18N	2.0	31.5	31.5	5.50	1106	-17.6
84	Malak Neinah, Raafat	1623	EGY	F	−13B	+95N	−65B	−62N	+44N	−53B	−75N	−47B	2.0	31.0	33.0	6.50	1107	-13.6
85	Abdel Ellah Sayed, Sayed	1601	EGY	+92N	−38B	−55N	−37B	+95N	−34B	−58N	−74B	−81B	2.0	30.0	32.0	4.00	1094	-12.4
86	Mohamed Hassan, Salah	0	EGY	−4B	−53N	F	+95B	−50N	+99N	−54B	−60N	F	2.0	29.0	30.0	3.00	1032	0.0
87	Descamps, Iris	1520	BEL	−2N	+98B	−65N	+101B	−76N	F	F	−18B	−37N	2.0	28.0	28.0	1.50	1028	-11.6
88	Michael Wagdy, Giovanni	0	EGY	−76N	+67B	−46N	F	F	−35B	+63N	−64B	−42N	2.0	27.5	27.5	7.00	816	0.0
89	Faragalla, Mohamed Saad	1562	EGY	+74B	F	−32N	−78B	+81N	−42B	−90N	F	F	2.0	23.5	23.5	5.50	883	-28.0
90	Hassan Metwally, Alaa	0	EGY	−39B	F	F	F	F	+52N	+89B	F	−46N	2.0	22.0	22.0	6.00	1567	0.0
91	Derbala, Mohamed	1486	EGY	−9B	−20N	−72B	−77N	F	+104B	+105N	F	F	2.0	22.0	22.0	0.00	1086	-3.2
92	FIDE 54292280	0	—	−85B	−41N	F	−45N	−44B	−58B	+104N	+105B	F	2.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	742	0.0
93	FIDE 555008569	0	—	F	F	+100B	F	−32N	+67B	−25N	F	F	2.0	20.5	20.5	4.50	985	0.0
94	El Eryan, Emad	1863	EGY	F	+95B	−22N	−70B	=67N	=75B	F	F	F	2.0	19.0	19.0	5.25	999	-22.4
95	FIDE 540076571	0	—	F	−94N	−84B	−86N	−85B	+107N	−44B	+100N	−56B	2.0	17.5	17.5	1.00	895	0.0
96	Gehad Abdelhamid Abbas, Omar	0	EGY	−65N	F	−82B	−64N	−68B	+106N	F	F	+98B	2.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	846	0.0
97	Abd Elhady Hassan Gad, Mahmoud	0	EGY	=15N	−36B	+107N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	14.0	14.0	3.00	1782	0.0
98	FIDE 555000495	0	—	−12B	−87N	−45B	+106N	F	F	−67N	−66B	−96N	1.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	754	0.0
99	Gehad Abdelhamid Abbas, Adham	0	EGY	−55N	−57B	F	−60N	F	−86B	=66N	F	=101B	1.0	18.0	18.0	2.00	1302	0.0
100	FIDE 555008526	0	—	−80B	F	−93N	−47B	F	F	+106N	−95B	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	1068	0.0
101	Refaat Azmy, Romany	0	EGY	F	−14N	−27B	−87N	−54B	F	−57N	−56B	=99N	0.5	32.0	33.0	0.50	875	0.0
102	FIDE 555008518	0	—	F	F	−40B	−82N	F	−25B	−47N	F	F	0.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	995	0.0
103	FIDE 555008542	0	—	F	F	F	−35B	F	−26N	F	F	−68B	0.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	831	0.0
104	FIDE 555000541	0	—	−60B	F	−42N	−81B	F	−91N	−92B	−68N	F	0.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	779	0.0
105	FIDE 555000487	0	—	−31B	F	F	−59N	F	−60N	−91B	−92N	F	0.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	875	0.0
106	FIDE 540077772	0	—	−32N	−66B	−67N	−98B	F	−96B	−100B	F	F	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	817	0.0
107	FIDE 54292190	0	—	−59N	F	−97B	−61N	F	−95B	F	F	F	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	958	0.0
108	Sedrak Bescales, Mina	0	EGY	F	F	−43B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	985	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Karataev, KhassanFID
+110.0
5.5 pts · #20
2Abdin, MahmoudCMEGY
+75.6
6.5 pts · #12
3Aboelnaga, BahaaEGY
+72.4
6.0 pts · #39

Top rating losers

1Magdy, MichaelEGY
-64.8
4.0 pts · #77
2Ibrahim, Saber MohamedEGY
-38.4
4.5 pts · #91
3Abdel Salam, OsamaEGY
-37.6
2.5 pts · #86

Biggest upsets

R2+407 Elo gap
Hafez, Mohamed1780 beat Amin, Khaled Mohamed2187
R4+331 Elo gap
Ilyin, Nikolay Vas.1532 beat El Eryan, Emad1863
R3+299 Elo gap
ALHUTHAYFI,ESSA ALI A1569 beat Vandervorst, Pascal1868