Egyptian Cup 2025
SwissStandard
103 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in Giza, Egypt. 24 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2324, and top seed was Bassem Amin (🇪🇬 EGY, GM, 2633).
Marko Fadi (🇪🇬 EGY, FM, 2298) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed (5.0) and Ahmed Alaa Ahmed (4.5). Fadi took the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Hassan Ayman Hosny (1616) beat David Remon (1926), a +310-point gap.
Location
🇪🇬Giza, Egypt
Dates
25 Aug 2025 → 31 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 24
GM×2
IM×11
FM×9
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇬Egypt×102
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE29 Aug
FM Martin Mena takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/7. Fadi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FM Marko Fadi 3 wins (R4–R6)IM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed 5 wins (R2–R7)Ahmed Alaa Ahmed 4 wins (R2–R6)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fadi, MarkoFM | 2298 | EGY | +81N | =4B | F | +55B | +61N | +71B | =20B | 5.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 2263 | -1.6 |
| 2 | Sameh Mohamed, AbdalrahmanIM | 2207 | EGY | F | +71N | +45B | F | +83N | +72N | +24B | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2836 | +48.8 |
| 3 | Ahmed, Ahmed Alaa | 2250 | EGY | F | +29N | +30B | +51N | F | +28N | =21B | 4.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.25 | 2441 | +18.8 |
| 4 | Rahman, YehyaIM | 1932 | EGY | +44N | =1N | F | =36B | +93N | =20N | =11B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 2203 | +41.2 |
| 5 | Kandil, AhmedFM | 2323 | EGY | F | +11B | +48N | F | F | +16B | +6N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 2888 | +18.4 |
| 6 | Ezat, MohamedIM | 2305 | EGY | +82N | =16B | F | =54B | +46B | +32B | −5B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 2170 | -7.7 |
| 7 | Mansour, Salah | 2128 | EGY | +53B | F | +73B | +57N | =13B | =12B | −52N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 2065 | -7.2 |
| 8 | Mena, MartinFM | 2052 | EGY | −19B | +82B | +27B | +24B | +22N | F | F | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.00 | 2288 | +59.6 |
| 9 | Elhares, AlaaCM | 2189 | EGY | +85B | +23N | F | +30N | =51B | −25N | =43N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.75 | 2242 | +9.0 |
| 10 | Zayan, Osama | 2124 | EGY | +88B | +92N | F | −17N | +44B | F | +12N | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 2147 | +5.4 |
| 11 | Abdel Moniem, Mohamed | 2112 | EGY | +87N | −5N | F | +45B | +65N | F | =4N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 2030 | -4.4 |
| 12 | Tamer, AhmedFM | 2160 | EGY | F | F | +66B | +59B | +90B | =7N | −10B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 2040 | -8.6 |
| 13 | Beshara, NadiCM | 1951 | EGY | +57B | +74B | +58N | −64B | =7N | F | F | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 2041 | +15.0 |
| 14 | Salah, Abdelrahman | 1825 | EGY | +33N | +86N | =20B | +71B | F | F | F | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 2246 | +74.4 |
| 15 | Morad, Ahmed | 2121 | EGY | +84B | +62N | =23B | +75N | F | F | F | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 2338 | +16.6 |
| 16 | Sobh, AmrouIM | 1967 | EGY | F | =6N | F | +47B | +89B | −5N | =49N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 2230 | +32.6 |
| 17 | Kamal Eldin, Ibrahem | 2016 | EGY | F | +60N | +76B | +10B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2637 | +18.2 |
| 18 | Sarwat, WalaaIM | 2031 | EGY | F | +97N | F | +33N | +77N | F | F | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2506 | +2.5 |
| 19 | Sayed, Hany | 2090 | EGY | +8N | =27B | F | +22B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 2323 | +16.8 |
| 20 | Amin, Khaled Mohamed | 2183 | EGY | F | +52B | =14N | F | F | =4B | =1N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 2090 | -7.0 |
| 21 | Wageih, KareimIM | 2370 | EGY | +31B | =28N | F | F | F | =29N | =3N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 2177 | -8.2 |
| 22 | Lowis, Magdy | 2052 | EGY | =27B | F | +56N | −19N | −8B | F | +29N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1994 | -7.2 |
| 23 | Kandil, AdhamGM | 2212 | EGY | F | −9B | =15N | +84B | F | =43B | =25N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 2175 | -5.0 |
| 24 | Hassan, Sayed BarakatIM | 2268 | EGY | +56B | =72N | F | −8N | F | +96N | −2N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 2024 | -14.1 |
| 25 | Amin, BassemGM | 2633 | EGY | F | +43B | F | F | F | +9B | =23B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.75 | 2506 | -2.6 |
| 26 | Elkahky, Khaled Gooda | 1999 | EGY | =55N | +44B | F | +95B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.00 | 2238 | +17.6 |
| 27 | Abdou, Mohamed Hamdy | 2046 | EGY | =22N | =19N | −8N | +31N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 2059 | +1.4 |
| 28 | M.amer, Hossam | 2052 | EGY | F | =21B | +81B | F | −35N | −3B | =32B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 2007 | -5.6 |
| 29 | Elsayed, Alaa Eldin | 1984 | EGY | +94N | −3B | F | F | =63N | =21B | −22B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1992 | -0.6 |
| 30 | Mohamed Mohamed, Khaled | 1926 | EGY | +51N | +87B | −3N | −9B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 2052 | +11.8 |
| 31 | Hossam Mohamed, AdhamFM | 2041 | EGY | −21N | +54B | +43N | −27B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 2144 | +20.0 |
| 32 | Nashaat, Esam | 2060 | EGY | F | F | F | =48B | +98B | −6N | =28N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 2018 | -4.0 |
| 33 | Maher Elkhodery, Mohamed | 1740 | EGY | −14B | F | +86N | −18B | +71N | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1894 | +31.2 |
| 34 | Abdelnabbi, ImedIM | 2369 | EGY | +54B | +99N | F | −67N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 2171 | -5.9 |
| 35 | Hesham, Abdallah | 2035 | EGY | =47N | =56N | −46N | F | +28B | F | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 1973 | -6.4 |
| 36 | Ashraf Shafik, Abanoub | 2025 | EGY | +89B | =53N | F | =4N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 2065 | +6.0 |
| 37 | Amin, AshrafFM | 2065 | EGY | +60N | F | F | F | +58B | F | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2483 | +3.6 |
| 38 | Gabr, MohsenFM | 2208 | EGY | F | F | F | F | +53N | +52N | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2717 | +6.2 |
| 39 | Ibrahim, Mahmoud | 1955 | EGY | +91N | +83N | F | −49B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 2005 | +2.4 |
| 40 | Ayman Hosny, Hassan | 1616 | EGY | +52B | F | +100B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2564 | +53.6 |
| 41 | Elbaz, Ahmed | 2044 | EGY | F | +101B | +53N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2576 | +8.0 |
| 42 | Roshdy, Mahmoud | 2171 | EGY | F | F | F | +91N | +85B | F | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2620 | +4.4 |
| 43 | El Ghazali, Youssef M.IM | 2143 | EGY | F | −25N | −31B | F | =54N | =23N | =9B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 2051 | -14.6 |
| 44 | Mohamed Aly, Karim | 1838 | EGY | −4B | −26N | =55N | +81N | −10N | F | F | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.50 | 1811 | -5.0 |
| 45 | Tamer Sayed, Ahmed | 1619 | EGY | +59B | =77B | −2N | −11N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1816 | +21.2 |
| 46 | Abdel Aziz, Ehab | 1999 | EGY | −68B | −47B | +35B | =56B | −6N | F | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1866 | -18.6 |
| 47 | Shoieb, Mahmoud | 2044 | EGY | =35B | +46N | F | −16N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 2000 | -3.6 |
| 48 | Emad, Yousf | 1967 | EGY | +63B | F | −5B | =32N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 2134 | +23.6 |
| 49 | Nader, MohamedIM | 2141 | EGY | F | F | F | +39N | F | F | =16B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 2154 | +0.6 |
| 50 | Ragheb, Malak | 2151 | EGY | F | F | +94B | F | =75B | F | F | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2160 | +2.4 |
| 51 | Sameeh, HanyFM | 2042 | EGY | −30B | F | =78N | −3B | =9N | F | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1849 | -13.8 |
| 52 | Remon, David | 1926 | EGY | −40N | −20N | F | F | F | −38B | +7B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1841 | -18.0 |
| 53 | Mohamed Mostafa, Omar | 1907 | EGY | −7N | =36B | −41B | =73B | −38B | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1747 | -18.8 |
| 54 | Ezat, Abdallah | 2018 | EGY | −34N | −31N | F | =6N | =43B | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 2022 | -1.4 |
| 55 | Abdel Razik, Ahmed | 2062 | EGY | =26B | F | =44B | −1N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1920 | -11.4 |
| 56 | Geourge Youssef, Mario | 1799 | EGY | −24N | =35B | −22B | =46N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1878 | +11.6 |
| 57 | Refaat, Ismail | 1968 | EGY | −13N | +58B | F | −7B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1778 | -13.8 |
| 58 | Mahmoud Hussein, Omar | 1629 | EGY | F | −57N | −13B | +74B | −37N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1681 | +2.0 |
| 59 | Elgazar, Saeed | 1768 | EGY | −45N | F | +62B | −12N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1094 | -15.4 |
| 60 | Dwidar, Youssef | 1702 | EGY | −37B | −17B | F | +76B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1797 | +9.6 |
| 61 | Sallam, Mohamed | 1837 | EGY | +95N | F | F | F | −1B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 2117 | +12.6 |
| 62 | Khaled Mohamed, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | +96N | −15B | −59N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1801 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Elazzawy, Walid | 2020 | EGY | −48N | F | F | =79N | =29B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1926 | -7.6 |
| 64 | Wael Sabry, MinaFM | 2185 | EGY | F | F | F | +13N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2751 | +8.4 |
| 65 | Ibrahem Saeed, Hossam | 1697 | EGY | F | F | +90B | F | −11B | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1297 | -1.6 |
| 66 | Shady Medhat, Chris | 1616 | EGY | F | +102B | −12N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1217 | -3.2 |
| 67 | Tahan, SabryIM | 2152 | EGY | F | F | F | +34B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 3169 | +15.6 |
| 68 | Ramy, Amir | 1893 | EGY | +46N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2799 | +12.8 |
| 69 | Atef Shawky, Mina | 1902 | EGY | =76N | F | =74N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1616 | -26.8 |
| 70 | Shaheen, Sameh | 1834 | EGY | F | F | +88N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2448 | +5.2 |
| 71 | Hassan Elashry, Moataz | 1965 | EGY | =80B | −2B | F | −14N | −33B | −1N | F | 0.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.25 | 1217 | -72.0 |
| 72 | Ahmed, Moustafa Elsayed | 2102 | EGY | F | =24B | F | F | F | −2B | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 2045 | -2.8 |
| 73 | Alaa Eldin, Omar | 1529 | EGY | F | F | −7N | =53N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1726 | +13.2 |
| 74 | Hany Labib, Rojeeh | 1545 | EGY | F | −13N | =69B | −58N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1553 | -2.8 |
| 75 | Fatehy, Tarek | 2182 | EGY | F | F | F | −15B | =50N | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1943 | -12.4 |
| 76 | Hisham Mazen, Yassin | 1686 | EGY | =69B | F | −17N | −60N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1600 | -12.8 |
| 77 | Hany Shaker, Youssef | 0 | EGY | F | =45N | F | F | −18B | F | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 78 | Khaled Ahmed, Aly | 0 | EGY | F | F | =51B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2042 | 0.0 |
| 79 | Zakaria, Esam | 2201 | EGY | F | F | F | =63B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2020 | -4.8 |
| 80 | Adel Zaki, Mario | 0 | EGY | =71N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1966 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Zarief, Thomas | 1682 | EGY | −1B | F | −28N | −44B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1191 | -18.8 |
| 82 | Marzouk, Sadek | 1783 | EGY | −6B | −8N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1318 | -5.0 |
| 83 | Ahmed Talha, Fathy | 0 | EGY | F | −39B | F | F | −2B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1281 | 0.0 |
| 84 | Tarek, Mohamed | 1802 | EGY | −15N | F | F | −23N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1362 | -4.2 |
| 85 | Nabil Mohamed, Omar | 1510 | EGY | −9N | F | F | F | −42N | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1111 | -6.4 |
| 86 | Mohamed Abu Bakr, Omar | 1753 | EGY | F | −14B | −33B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 982 | -36.8 |
| 87 | Wesa, Yousry | 1726 | EGY | −11B | −30N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1219 | -6.6 |
| 88 | Ibrahim Hamad, Ahmed | 1649 | EGY | −10N | F | −70B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1141 | -13.6 |
| 89 | Gabr, Mohamed | 1980 | EGY | −36N | F | F | F | −16N | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1196 | -19.2 |
| 90 | Mohamed Mamdouh, Omar | 0 | EGY | F | F | −65N | F | −12N | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1129 | 0.0 |
| 91 | Aboud, Essam | 1868 | EGY | −39B | F | F | −42B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1263 | -10.4 |
| 92 | Hassan Madkor, Emad | 1797 | EGY | F | −10B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1324 | -5.2 |
| 93 | Fatahalla, Alaa | 2012 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −4B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1132 | -12.2 |
| 94 | Bolus Beshay, Attya | 1626 | EGY | −29B | F | −50N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1205 | -7.2 |
| 95 | Elhamady, Ahmed | 1996 | EGY | −61B | F | F | −26N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1118 | -24.2 |
| 96 | Ahmed Aly, Alaa Eldin | 1890 | EGY | −62B | F | F | F | F | −24B | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1468 | -1.8 |
| 97 | Oun, Moaz | 1672 | EGY | F | −18B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1231 | -4.0 |
| 98 | Elgazar, Moataz | 1748 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −32N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1260 | -2.8 |
| 99 | Hamido, Mostafa | 1920 | EGY | F | −34B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1520 | -1.6 |
| 100 | Yasser Maher, Maher | 1599 | EGY | F | F | −40N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 816 | -19.2 |
| 101 | Sadek Marzouk, Peter | 1447 | EGY | F | −41N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1047 | -3.2 |
| 102 | Khaled Fawzy, Abdelrahman | 0 | EGY | F | −66N | F | F | −?N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 946 | 0.0 |
| 103 | FIDE 555006434 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?B | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1129 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Salah, AbdelrahmanEGY+74.43.5 pts · #11
- 2Mena, MartinFMEGY+59.64.0 pts · #6
- 3Ayman Hosny, HassanEGY+53.62.0 pts · #32
Top rating losers
- 1Hassan Elashry, MoatazEGY-72.00.5 pts · #86
- 2Mohamed Abu Bakr, OmarEGY-36.80.0 pts · #80
- 3Atef Shawky, MinaEGY-26.81.0 pts · #56
Biggest upsets
- R1+310 Elo gap
- R5+225 Elo gap
- R4+217 Elo gap