Eastern Region Chess Qualification Tournament 2025 - Men
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33 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Aug 2025 to 14 Aug 2025 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Top 10 Elo average was 1423, and top seed was Ahmed A Bukannan (🇸🇦 KSA, 1910).
Mohammed Dhaidan N Alotaibi (🇸🇦 KSA, 1863) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ahmed A Bukannan (5.5) and Mustafa Abdullah M Alkhabaz (5.0). Alotaibi took the lead from round 5.
Location
🇸🇦Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Dates
11 Aug 2025 → 14 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia×28
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMohammed Dhaidan N Alotaibi led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE13 Aug
Mohammed Dhaidan N Alotaibi takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mohammed Dhaidan N Alotaibi drew with Ahmed A Bukannan (White).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Mohammed Dhaidan N Alotaibi won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mohammed Dhaidan N Alotaibi | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Ahmed A Bukannan | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Mustafa Abdullah M Alkhabaz | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4yazin mmohammednoor andijani | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alotaibi, Mohammed Dhaidan N | 1863 | KSA | +33N | =21B | +16N | +10B | +4N | =2B | +18N | 6.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 20.75 | 2049 | +9.6 |
| 2 | Bukannan, Ahmed A | 1910 | KSA | =22B | +19N | +6B | =3N | +26B | =1N | +9B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 20.75 | 2014 | +4.2 |
| 3 | Alkhabaz, Mustafa Abdullah M | 0 | KSA | +?N | =20B | +12N | =2B | =5N | +7B | =4N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 17.75 | 1834 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Alem, Ali Hussain | 1785 | KSA | +23B | +17N | +27B | +18N | −1B | =8N | =3B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 14.75 | 1573 | -11.0 |
| 5 | Al Harthy, Faisel | 1814 | KSA | +30N | −10B | +29N | +7N | =3B | =6N | +8B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 15.00 | 2468 | +6.0 |
| 6 | andijani,yazin mmohammednoor | 0 | KSA | +14N | +26B | −2N | =25B | +12N | =5B | +16N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 15.75 | 1797 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Alzahrani, Muhannad Hassan A | 0 | KSA | +11N | =12B | +20N | −5B | +16N | −3N | +26B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 14.00 | 1743 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Alissa, Abdullah | 1668 | KSA | +31N | +13B | −18N | +14B | +21N | =4B | −5N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 13.50 | 1607 | -5.6 |
| 9 | Al Dosari, Naif | 1778 | KSA | +24N | +32B | =10N | =21B | +13N | =18B | −2N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 1126 | -6.0 |
| 10 | ALRASHDI,FARIS MUNIF | 0 | KSA | +?B | +5N | =9B | −1N | =17B | +26N | =?B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 1806 | 0.0 |
| 11 | ALHAJJI,SAUD GHALEB | 0 | KSA | −7B | +23N | −17B | +32N | +31B | +?N | =?B | 4.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Talal Murdy Alzahrani | 1650 | KSA | +28B | =7N | −3B | +17N | −6B | +25N | =20B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 9.75 | 1765 | +6.4 |
| 13 | Alzughaibi,Yazeed Abdullah M | 0 | KSA | +25B | −8N | +22B | +?N | −9B | −20N | +?B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 14 | AL MANSOUR, ABDULLAH ABDULRAHMAN A | 0 | KSA | −6B | +28N | +?B | −8N | +23B | −?N | +24B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 946 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mohammed Fahad Alharbi | 0 | KSA | −17B | +?B | −25N | +19N | −?B | +23N | +?B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1024 | 0.0 |
| 16 | ALDHAFEERI, ABDULAZIZ HAMDAN M | 0 | KSA | =19B | +22N | −1B | +20N | −7B | +17N | −6B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 10.75 | 1814 | 0.0 |
| 17 | ALFUZAI, ABDULAZIZ WAEL K | 0 | KSA | +15N | −4B | +11N | −12B | =10N | −16B | +25B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 12.25 | 918 | 0.0 |
| 18 | GHARIB,YOUSUF OMAR S | 0 | KSA | +?N | F | +8B | −4B | +25N | =9N | −1B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.25 | 1687 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mohammad Hussain Al Zawwad | 0 | KSA | =16N | −2B | −?N | −15B | +30N | +22B | +21N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.25 | 1126 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Al Abdali, Zeyad Saleh | 1765 | KSA | F | =3N | −7B | −16B | +29N | +13B | =12N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1650 | -3.2 |
| 21 | ALHARBI,TARIQ | 0 | KSA | +?B | =1N | +?B | =9N | −8B | −?N | −19B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.25 | 1684 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 21548072 | 0 | — | =2N | −16B | −13N | +30B | −?B | −19N | +27N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.75 | 1926 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Almutairi , Aws Waleed M | 0 | KSA | −4N | −11B | +28N | +?B | −14N | −15B | F | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.00 | 985 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 21523401 | 0 | — | −9B | −?N | +30B | −?N | F | +27B | −14N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 950 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Abdulmalik Bakhraji | 0 | KSA | −13N | F | +15B | =6N | −18B | −12B | −17N | 1.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 6.50 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 26 | DHNEEM, ABDULLAH FAISAL | 0 | KSA | F | −6N | F | +27B | −2N | −10B | −7N | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 1.00 | 1126 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 21544352 | 0 | — | F | +29B | −4N | −26N | −?B | −24N | −22B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 917 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Alquwisem, Ahmad Ali | 0 | KSA | −12N | −14B | −23B | F | −?N | F | +29B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 21548161 | 0 | — | F | −27N | −5B | −?N | −20B | +30B | −28N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 990 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Almorashish, Ahmed Saad Abdullah | 0 | KSA | −5B | −?B | −24N | −22N | −19B | −29N | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1019 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Alotaibi, Naif Nasser | 0 | KSA | −8B | F | F | F | −11N | F | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 868 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 21548064 | 0 | — | F | −9N | −?B | −11B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 914 | 0.0 |
| 33 | ALJAMIA,HAMAD TARIQ S | 0 | KSA | −1B | −?N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1063 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Alotaibi, Mohammed Dhaidan NKSA+9.66.0 pts · #4
- 2Talal Murdy AlzahraniKSA+6.44.0 pts · #12
- 3Al Harthy, FaiselKSA+6.05.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Alem, Ali HussainKSA-11.05.0 pts · #13
- 2Al Dosari, NaifKSA-6.04.5 pts · #20
- 3Alissa, AbdullahKSA-5.64.5 pts · #14