Central Region Chess Qualification Tournament 2025 - Men
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45 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Aug 2025 to 23 Aug 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1846, and top seed was Sultan Anwar Aljameel (🇸🇦 KSA, 1903).
Ahmad Ebrahim Abdulkarim (🇸🇦 KSA, 1899) won with 6.0/7, ahead of ABDULLAH MOHAMMED ALMUTAIRI (5.5) and Abdullrahman Talal M. Altaleb (5.5). Abdulkarim shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Abdullrahman Talal M. Altaleb (1645) beat Hassan S Al Mutairi (CM, 1897), a +252-point gap.
Location
🇸🇦Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dates
20 Aug 2025 → 23 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia×39
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAhmad Ebrahim Abdulkarim led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE22 Aug
Ahmad Ebrahim Abdulkarim takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R4–R6 · WIN STREAK
Ahmad Ebrahim Abdulkarim won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ahmad Ebrahim Abdulkarim | * | — | ½ | ½ |
| 2Abdullrahman Talal M. Altaleb | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3ABDULLAH MOHAMMED ALMUTAIRI | ½ | 1 | * | — |
| 4Majed Alharbi | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmad Ebrahim Abdulkarim | 1899 | KSA | +35N | +13B | =2N | +16B | +24N | +8B | =4N | 6.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 24.00 | 2046 | +17.6 |
| 2 | ALMUTAIRI,ABDULLAH MOHAMMED | 1748 | KSA | +26N | +18B | =1B | +12N | +3B | −5N | +24N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 23.00 | 1973 | +60.4 |
| 3 | Altaleb, Abdullrahman Talal M. | 1645 | KSA | +37N | +36B | =9N | +32B | −2N | +23B | +5B | 5.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 17.25 | 1935 | +76.4 |
| 4 | Alharbi , Majed | 1742 | KSA | +45N | +41B | =32N | =9B | +18N | +24B | =1B | 5.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 15.00 | 1978 | +50.4 |
| 5 | Alharbi, Majdi Hamdi | 1778 | KSA | +39N | +7B | +22N | −24B | +15N | +2B | −3N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 20.50 | 1753 | -5.6 |
| 6 | ALMOGREN,MOHAMMED SULIMAN H | 0 | KSA | +?N | =10B | −8N | +41B | =13N | +?B | +16N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 1822 | 0.0 |
| 7 | ALOWAYYID,FAISAL ABDULAZIZ H | 0 | KSA | +?B | −5N | =31B | +42N | +?B | =11N | +21B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.50 | 1762 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Alzamil, Abdulaziz | 1902 | KSA | +19B | =21N | +6B | +10N | =14B | −1N | =23N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 19.25 | 1753 | -18.6 |
| 9 | Al Mohaya, Sulaiman A | 1839 | KSA | +29B | +31N | =3B | =4N | −23B | +27N | =11B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 16.25 | 1560 | -22.2 |
| 10 | Zannan, Raed Mohammed R. | 1762 | KSA | +28B | =6N | +11B | −8B | =25N | +19N | =22B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 17.25 | 1102 | -12.4 |
| 11 | ALSULAIMAN,MOHAMMED ABDULAZIZ A | 0 | KSA | +?N | =16B | −10N | +31N | +21B | =7B | =9N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 12.75 | 1738 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Aljameel, Sultan Anwar | 1903 | KSA | +42N | =17B | =25N | −2B | +38N | +18B | =15N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 13.25 | 1569 | -26.0 |
| 13 | ALNUWAISER,MOHAMMED BASSAM S | 0 | KSA | +?B | −1N | +29B | =33N | =6B | +36N | =14B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 1673 | 0.0 |
| 14 | ALAJAJI,MSHARI FAHAD | 1834 | KSA | +40N | =25B | =17N | +38B | =8N | =16B | =13N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 14.00 | 1752 | -12.0 |
| 15 | Alhazmi, Abdulrahman Fahad | 1721 | KSA | +44B | +33N | −24B | +27N | −5B | +25N | =12B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.75 | 1586 | -18.0 |
| 16 | Alotaibi, Dayfullah M | 1744 | KSA | +38B | =11N | +21B | −1N | +19B | =14N | −6B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 14.00 | 1779 | +2.8 |
| 17 | Almutairy, Turki Mohammed | 1611 | KSA | +34B | =12N | =14B | −19N | +26B | −22N | +28B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 13.00 | 1868 | +25.2 |
| 18 | Alsuhaibani, Faris Abdulrahman | 0 | KSA | +?B | −2N | +28B | +?N | −4B | −12N | +25B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 1576 | 0.0 |
| 19 | ALFAIFI,EYAD AHMED S | 0 | KSA | −8N | +37B | +?N | +17B | −16N | −10B | +36B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 20 | alharbi,turki fahad | 0 | KSA | −32N | +30B | −36N | +44B | −22N | +37B | +38B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1097 | 0.0 |
| 21 | ALSHALAN, ABDULAZIZ ABDULLAH B | 1606 | KSA | +30N | =8B | −16N | +22B | −11N | +41B | −7N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 10.25 | 1630 | +1.6 |
| 22 | KORERY,FAISAL | 0 | KSA | F | +23N | −5B | −21N | +20B | +17B | =10N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 13.75 | 1685 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Alkhamali, Naif Nada | 1667 | KSA | F | −22B | +26N | +36B | +9N | −3N | =8B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 11.75 | 1795 | +19.6 |
| 24 | Alharbi, Abdullah Matar | 1896 | KSA | F | +43B | +15N | +5N | −1B | −4N | −2B | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 10.50 | 1706 | -52.0 |
| 25 | Alaqeel, Abdulaziz Mohammed A. | 0 | KSA | +?B | =14N | =12B | =?N | =10B | −15B | −18N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1736 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Almutairi, Nawaf Mohammed O. | 0 | KSA | −2B | +?N | −23B | F | −17N | +39B | +27N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Al Furaidi, Mamdouh Sayah | 0 | KSA | +?N | −32B | +44N | −15B | +37N | −9B | −26B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1019 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 21540896 | 0 | — | −10N | −?B | −18N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −17N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 932 | 0.0 |
| 29 | ALJEBREEN,ZABEN ABDULLAH Z | 0 | KSA | −9N | +?B | −13N | +?B | −36N | +?B | −?N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 961 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 21548293 | 0 | — | −21B | −20N | F | −37B | +?N | +?B | +?N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 31 | ALAYED,ABDULMALEK MRWAN S | 0 | KSA | +?N | −9B | =7N | −11B | −41N | +42N | F | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1039 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Al Mutairi, Hassan SCM | 1897 | KSA | +20B | +27N | =4B | −3N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.75 | 1501 | -20.4 |
| 33 | Ibrahim, Yazeed Saud | 0 | KSA | F | −15B | +35N | =13B | −?N | +34N | −?B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 942 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 21548315 | 0 | — | −17N | −42B | +?N | +?B | =35N | −33B | F | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.25 | 811 | 0.0 |
| 35 | ALHARBI,RAMI NAFEL | 0 | KSA | −1B | +?N | −33B | +?N | =34B | −?N | F | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 1061 | 0.0 |
| 36 | ALHAMASHI,SULTAN | 0 | KSA | F | −3N | +20B | −23N | +29B | −13B | −19N | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 7.00 | 856 | 0.0 |
| 37 | ALRAMMANY,ABDULRAHMAN | 0 | KSA | −3B | −19N | +?B | +30N | −27B | −20N | F | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.00 | 845 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Alnakhli,Mohammed abdulrahim | 0 | KSA | −16N | +?B | F | −14N | −12B | +?B | −20N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 1027 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 21527253 | 0 | — | −5B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −26N | −?N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 930 | 0.0 |
| 40 | ALMANSOUR,MOHAMAD ABDULLAH I | 0 | KSA | −14B | +?N | −?B | +?N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 958 | 0.0 |
| 41 | ALZAHRANI,BASIL MOHAMMED A | 0 | KSA | F | −4N | =42B | −6N | +31B | −21N | F | 1.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.25 | 874 | 0.0 |
| 42 | ALBAIZ,ABDULLAH AHMED | 0 | KSA | −12B | +34N | =41N | −7B | −?N | −31B | F | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.25 | 1103 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 21521050 | 0 | — | +?B | −24N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1096 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 21548242 | 0 | — | −15N | F | −27B | −20N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 922 | 0.0 |
| 45 | alotaibi, Khalid Samil | 0 | KSA | −4B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 942 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Altaleb, Abdullrahman Talal M.KSA+76.45.5 pts · #2
- 2ALMUTAIRI,ABDULLAH MOHAMMEDKSA+60.45.5 pts · #4
- 3Alharbi , MajedKSA+50.45.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Alharbi, Abdullah MatarKSA-52.03.0 pts · #9
- 2Aljameel, Sultan AnwarKSA-26.04.5 pts · #16
- 3Al Mohaya, Sulaiman AKSA-22.24.5 pts · #19
Biggest upsets
- R4+252 Elo gap
- R5+172 Elo gap
- R4+155 Elo gap