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Jeddah Chess Season 2025

SwissRapid

136 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 06 Sept 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 15 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2396, and top seed was Arkadij Naiditsch (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2580).

Ahmed Adly (🇪🇬 EGY, GM, 2575) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Arkadij Naiditsch (6.0) and Abdelrahman Hesham (6.0). Adly broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Mohamad Fawaz (2015) beat Basheer Al Qudaimi (IM, 2378), a +363-point gap.

Location
🇸🇦Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Dates
05 Sept 2025 → 06 Sept 2025
Time control
Rapid: 10 minutes for game with 5 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇬GMArkadij Naiditsch2580
Avg top 10
2,396
Participants
136
Titled players · 15
GM×4
IM×3
FM×6
CM×1
WIM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia×49
🇪🇬Egypt×21
🇾🇪Yemen×10
🇸🇾Syria×5
🇵🇭Philippines×4
🇯🇴Jordan×3
🇸🇩Sudan×2
🇮🇳India×2
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

GM Ahmed Adly led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders
58
34
17
8
3
2
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R7–R7 · LEAD HELD

GM Ahmed Adly never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Ahmed Adly 7 wins (R1–R7)CM Hassan Gaafar 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Mohsen Elgabry 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

R4 · LATE SURGE

IM Mohsen Elgabry was #11 at R4, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMAhmed Adly*
1
2CMHassan Gaafar*
3IMMohsen Elgabry*
0
4GMArkadij Naiditsch
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Adly, AhmedGM2575EGY+52B+36N+18B+17N+4B+2N+3B7.032.036.036.003095+13.3
2Naiditsch, ArkadijGM2580BUL+74N+35B+14N+6B+9N1B+8N6.033.036.029.002623+4.5
3Hesham, AbdelrahmanGM2415EGY+67N+58B+13N+7B+19N+10B1N6.032.035.028.002417+2.5
4Haydon, David LFM2316ENG+71B+66N+30B+20N1N+13B+16B6.029.532.525.502386+12.6
5Gaafar, HassanCM2235EGY+45B+42N+39B+33N=8N=9B+14N6.028.032.026.502378+25.4
6Elgabry, MohsenIM2215EGY+85B+46N+25B2N+33B+34N+15B6.028.031.025.002325+15.1
7Asoque, Romelio2103PHI+83B+47N+26B3N+36B+20N+38B6.028.031.025.002247+22.8
8Haddouche, MohamedGM2475ALG+68B+41N+16B+21N=5B+27N2B5.530.533.524.502447-0.1
9Sibashvili, GiorgiIM2393GEO+80B+28N+15B+34N2B=5N+30B5.530.033.024.002359+0.1
10Ba Amir, Murad1901YEM+104B+72N+24B=27N+17B3N+29B5.528.030.021.752358+55.0
11Sadek, SamehFM2302EGY+61B+69N34B+42N+25B=30N+28B5.525.528.522.252171-7.5
12Ababneh, Ghayth2007JOR+100B=22N33N+117B+49N+60B+27B5.523.024.518.002015+4.4
13Alharthi, Ahmed Mohammed A2012KSA+103B+57N3B+56N+22B4N+46B5.029.031.019.002074+13.0
14Alrehaili, Ahmed Abdullah SFM2092KSA+102B+79N2B+46N+69B+19N5B5.027.029.017.002118+8.2
15Abubaker AbdalsalamFM2070SUD+91N+76B9N+54B+43N+35B6N5.026.529.518.002069+5.8
16Hamid, Mohamed2081EGY+92N+65B8N+48B+51N+37B4N5.026.529.518.002132+13.4
17Haussernot, CecileWIM2226FRA+64N+84B+37N1B10N+77B+33N5.026.529.517.002122-9.6
18Eldesoky, HatemFM2086EGY+125N+49B1N+77B35N+48B+41N5.026.027.016.002038-3.8
19Alotaibi, Mohammed Dhaidan N1897KSA+134B+87N+29B+59N3B14B+50N5.026.026.015.002097+18.6
20Fawaz,Mohamad2015LBN+118B+108N+81B4B+40N7B+43N5.025.026.514.502159+25.6
21Abdel Hai, Hany2178EGY+86B+82N+78B8B38N+31N+36B5.024.027.017.502076-10.2
22Abdullah1744PAK+136N=12B+117N=23B13N+66B+39B5.024.024.013.752056+78.4
23Sedykh, Mikhail2093ENG+96B+77N=59B=22N+41B38N+42B5.023.526.017.751976-15.2
24Abano, Gary2123PHI+98N+53B10N+73B37N+79B+35N5.023.526.016.501968-19.8
25Gonzales, Omar1946PHI+111N+120B6N+67B11N+74B+76N5.022.523.512.001988+5.4
26Asain, Nasser1924FID+107N+105B7N40B+64N+65B+63B5.021.023.013.001947+2.6
27Samhouri, A.FM2295JOR+60N+43B+38N=10B+81N8B12N4.528.031.017.252170-13.0
28Alrahily, Saud1847KSA+110N9B+75N=31B+55N+32B11N4.527.029.015.752044+22.6
29Al Jabri, Mohammed Ali2100SYR+75N+73B19N+62B=32N+58B10N4.525.028.015.251927-25.4
30Mohammad Salahat2025JOR+115N+106B4N+74B+65N=11B9N4.525.027.012.752063+8.2
31Mohamed, Al Dakshani0KSAF+91B+45N=28N+78B21B+60N4.523.023.015.7518330.0
32Farghaly, Ahmed1897EGYF+114B+64N+79N=29B28N+44B4.522.024.014.251934+3.8
33mohammed al-madhfari1883YEM+90B+44N+12B5B6N+47N17B4.030.533.516.502015+12.8
34Arafat, Akram2006EGY+40N+131B+11N9B+68N6BF4.028.029.013.502151+13.4
35ALSEMAIL,MOHAMMED FAHAD M1876KSA+126B2N+86B+52N+18B15N24B4.028.029.013.001987+15.2
36Al Habeeb, Emad1832KSA+113N1B+85N+63B7N+68B21N4.027.029.011.001903+4.8
37Farhan, Marwan Ali1912YEM+121B+97N17B+47N+24B16N40B4.025.526.512.502045+12.8
38Khayat, Emad1925KSAF+101N27B+82N+21B+23B7N4.025.525.515.002158+28.8
39Elnemr, Elsayed1970EGY+114N+63B5N65B+45N+54B22N4.025.027.013.001740-29.4
40Abdou Abdelrahman, Mohamed0EGY34BF+84N+26N20B+53B+37N4.025.025.016.0019230.0
41Yaslam Mohammed Hussein1877YEM+130N8B+76N+70B23N+71B18B4.024.525.510.001888-2.0
42Ahmed Gamal El Deen, Yaseen1825EGY+95N5B+103N11B+75N+100B23N4.024.026.09.501859+6.0
43Benten,Faisal Hussain1840KSA+124B27N+115B+44N15B+61N20B4.024.025.010.501821-3.6
44Tissaoui, Amir Kamel0KSA+54N33B+99N43B+67N+62B32N4.023.025.513.0018120.0
45nawaf saleh basabaien1672YEM5N+95B31B+107N39B+90N+84B4.023.025.010.501823+18.0
46Saad Abdel Latif, Mohamed1813EGY+119N6B+100N14B+103N+70B13N4.023.024.58.501791-4.2
47Hassouna Abbas, Magdy1751EGY+50N7B+131N37B+106N33B+102N4.022.023.09.001657-10.6
48Magdy Shashet, Mohamed1740EGY87B+90N+101B16N+95B18N+83B4.021.523.510.501805+2.2
49Al Fahad,Ibrahim Mohammad1729KSA+116B18N=97B+96N12B=78N+72B4.021.523.510.251813+5.4
50MOHAMMED ARAFAT MOQBEL0YEM47B+83N+71B69N+88B+82N19B4.021.024.012.0017590.0
51Al-qudaimi abdullah1999YEM+109B81N+125B+80N16B+57NF4.021.022.010.001968-3.0
52Ibrahim Abdullah Alzahrani1706KSA1N+89B+132N35B63N+122B+70N4.021.021.07.001191-7.2
53Al Baadi, Abdulaziz1756KSA+112B24N+108B81N+86B40N+80B4.020.022.010.001908+12.0
54Abushal, Mohammed Omai1713KSA44B+126N+72B15N+101B39N+100N4.020.021.08.001718-2.8
55Alhussaini,Raouf1854SYRF+111B+98N68N28B+108N+67B4.017.018.09.501704-15.2
56AL GHAMDI, ABDULAZIZ ALI A1780KSA+70N117B+118N13B100N+106B+64N4.016.518.09.501598-28.0
57KHALED OMAR BA SAAD1734YEM+128N13B63N+121B+123N51B+115N4.016.017.05.001701-6.8
58Al Turky, Fahad A1864KSAF3N=96B+97N+61B29N+59B3.522.522.510.751905+3.8
59ALKHATEEB, TURKI ABDULLAH S1897KSA+89N+133B=23N19B60N+96B58N3.522.522.58.001674-57.6
60Mhd, Ebrahem.1674SYR27B+124N+136B=78N+59B12N31B3.522.022.06.001887+35.2
61Samy, Abdelrahman1673EGY11N+135B+133N+66B58N43B=62N3.519.519.54.751725+4.4
62Mohamed Abdelmageed, Mahmoud1753EGY72B+134N+107B29N+102B44N=61B3.519.019.05.751758-1.2
63Aljohani, Mohammed Marshoud0KSAF39N+57B36N+52B+73B26N3.025.528.511.0018210.0
64Suffyan Ahmed Yousif1668SUD17B+93N32B+90N26B+101N56B3.024.526.58.001117-16.6
65Malki, Ahmed S1695KSAF16N+87B+39N30B26N+78B3.024.524.510.001911+23.8
66Camartin, Renato1840PHIF4B+92N61N+85B22N+68B3.023.523.59.001760-14.0
67SHARIF AHMAD1694AFG3B+109N+128B25N44B+107N55N3.023.024.05.001165-11.2
68Rahali, Mohamed hedi1695TUN8N+113B+123N+55B34B36N66N3.022.523.57.001685-5.6
69Salem, Hamada1852EGY+135N11B+102N+50B14N76B71N3.022.522.56.001598-33.0
70Mansour,Abdulrhman.0SYR56B+99N+88B41N+80B46N52B3.022.024.58.5017190.0
71Almaghrabi,Osama Sameer Abdulrahman1681KSA4N+110B50N+89BF41N+69B3.022.024.08.001812+16.0
72Mohamed Youssef, Mahmoud0EGY+62N10B54N+118B74N+103B49N3.022.023.57.0015930.0
73Abdul Rehman1762PAK+94B29N+122B24N+83B63N88B3.021.522.57.001689-20.8
74BAHAFZALLAH,AHMED1706KSA2BF+120N30N+72B25N+105B3.021.521.56.001226-16.4
75ALASWAD,SALEH ABDULLAH S1613KSA29B+94N28B+109N42B+112N82B3.021.023.07.001061-32.8
76Alsalman,Basil Ahmed Mohammed1663KSAF15N41B+120N+84B+69N25B3.021.021.07.001836+38.8
77Shahan Abu Sayeed1767INDF23B+121N18N+108B17N+85B3.021.021.06.001810+0.8
78ALANMI,ZIYAD MANSOUR M1917KSA+122N+132B21N=60B31N=49B65N3.021.021.04.751626-60.0
79Bukhari, Mohammed1740KSA+129N14B+104N32BF24N+86B3.020.521.56.001751-2.0
80KIRALLAH,FARES ISMAIL1691KSA9N+130B+105N51B70N+104B53N3.020.521.55.001148-25.2
81Al Qudaimi, BasheerIM2378YEM+88N+51B20N+53B27BFF3.020.520.511.002125-12.6
82BAZHAR,FAHAD MOHAMMAD1760KSA+127N21B+106N38BF50B+75N3.020.021.06.001774-2.4
83GHAZZAWI,FATIMAH WAJDI1622KSA7N50B+135N+132B73N+93B48N3.020.020.03.001041-29.2
84Sultan,Zaid.1802SYR+123B17N40B+122N76N+97B45N3.019.520.54.501045-58.0
85GARATLY,LAMA EYAD1667KSA6N+119B36B+126N66N+110B77N3.019.520.54.501077-39.6
86alqahtani,Saud ali1663KSA21N+127B35N+110B53N+123B79N3.019.020.04.001059-42.8
87FIDE 215497610+48N19B65N114B104N+111B+121N3.018.019.07.0016520.0
88Wael Abdulrahman Mohammed1682KSA81BF70N+104B50N+89B+73N3.018.018.08.001922+10.6
89Aljohani, Ahmed Saeed0KSA59B52N+93B71N+128B88N+133B3.017.517.54.009420.0
90FIDE 21548463033N48B+127N64B+129N45B+123N3.017.018.03.009410.0
91JUMA KHAN ZABEHULLAH1532AFG15B31N109B99B+124N+132N+101B3.017.017.03.001084-8.8
92MAKKI,WALAH MOHAMAD A1541KSA16B+116N66B95N+109B105N+120B3.016.517.55.001091-9.2
93FIDE 215496640F64B89N+113B+118N83N+126B3.013.513.54.508450.0
94FIDE 21549788073N75B+130N100B+121N102B+122N3.012.013.03.007920.0
95Radwan, Naif Anwar0KSA42B45N+111N+92B48N=98B97N2.520.022.06.2515220.0
96Khaled Mousa, Ahmed1589EGY23N+129B=58N49BF59N+99B2.520.021.05.251714+24.4
97Krenshi,Abdullah Osamah0KSAF37B=49N58B+99N84N+95B2.519.519.57.0016800.0
98Alquwisem, Ahmad Ali1580KSA24B+112N55B101N+120B=95N108B2.517.518.54.251117-10.0
99Belali, Ahmad M1836KSA=117N70B44B+91N97B+125N96N2.516.517.54.751693-9.6
100Alzahrani, Saliha Abdullah H1490KSA12NF46B+94N+56B42N54B2.024.524.57.001564+11.6
101Alsabban, Mohammed0KSA+?N38B48N+98B54N64B91N2.020.520.52.5015560.0
102ALMUTAIRI,NAHYAN ABDULLAH1501KSA14NF69B+119B62N+94N47B2.020.020.04.501014-22.8
103Mohammed Hassan AL Aiedroos1508YEM13NF42B+112N46B72N+109B2.020.020.04.001049-14.0
104FIDE 21549699010NF79B88N+87B80N+116B2.019.519.55.009540.0
105Mahmoud, Abi Munzer0KSAF26N80B+115NF+92B74N2.019.019.05.0015940.0
106FIDE 215482690F30N82B+128N47B56N+112B2.018.518.53.0010290.0
107Alhamdi, Najeeb Lafi0KSA26BF62N45B+127N67B+110N2.018.518.53.009610.0
108Alghomri, mohammed A0KSAF20B53N+133B77N55B+98N2.018.518.52.5015540.0
109ALSOREYYA,TURKI0KSA51N67B+91N75B92N+129B103N2.018.019.04.0013750.0
110Alshrabi, Zeyad Mohammed0KSA28B71N+116B86N+125B85N107B2.017.518.53.0014480.0
111FIDE 21548250025B55N95B+135N112B87N+132B2.016.516.50.0011000.0
112FIDE 21548277053N98B+113N103B+111N75B106N2.015.517.54.008140.0
113FIDE 21540780036B68N112B93N116B+124B+119N2.015.516.52.509640.0
114FIDE 21508160039B32N+124B+87NFFF2.015.515.54.0011340.0
115ALMUTAIRI,MARWAN ABDULLAH MOHAMMED1469KSA30BF43N105B+132N+133N57B2.014.514.50.001014-14.4
116FIDE 21548447049N92B110N130B+113N+134B104N2.014.014.02.008350.0
117Barasheed, Albaraa0KSA=99B+56N22B12NFF118B1.521.021.05.2517550.0
118FIDE 21548404020NF56B72N93B=119B+117N1.518.018.02.2510980.0
119Fauzia Nifahnaaz Mohamed Adhil Ameer0IND46B85N+134B102N122B=118N113B1.513.513.50.758600.0
120FIDE 215453590F25N74B76B98N+127B92N1.020.521.51.008870.0
121FIDE 21548331037NF77B57N94B+128N87B1.018.018.01.0010040.0
122FIDE 21548390078BF73N84B+119N52N94B1.017.517.51.509970.0
123BIN HAMRAN,HUSSAIN ADEL0KSA84NF68B+125N57B86N90B1.017.017.01.0014560.0
124FIDE 21549710043N60B114N129B91B113N+127N1.015.516.51.008820.0
125ASIRI,ALI ABDULLAHA1584KSA18BF51N123B110N99B+129N1.015.515.51.001135-14.0
126FIDE 21545847035N54B+129N85BFF93N1.015.015.01.009520.0
127FIDE 21548420082B86N90B+134N107B120N124B1.013.013.00.009120.0
128FIDE 21548340057BF67N106B89N121B+134N1.013.013.00.009140.0
129FIDE 21549737079B96N126B+124N90B109N125B1.012.513.51.008380.0
130FIDE 21532630041B80N94B+116NFFF1.012.012.02.009840.0
131FIDE 215324510F34N47B+136NFFF1.011.011.00.0010790.0
132FIDE 215497290F78N52B83N115B91B111N0.017.017.00.008490.0
133FIDE 215496800F59N61B108NF115B89N0.015.015.00.008800.0
134FIDE 21548439019N62B119N127BF116N128B0.014.014.00.0010250.0
135FIDE 21548382069B61N83B111BFFF0.011.511.50.009160.0
136FIDE 21549672022BF60N131BFFF0.010.510.50.009090.0

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