Egyptian League Women 2025
Double Round-RobinStandard
37 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 25 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in Giza, Egypt. 8 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1883, and top seed was Shahenda Wafa (🇪🇬 EGY, WGM, 2097).
Joy Romany (🇪🇬 EGY, WIM, 1974) won with 6.5/10, ahead of Zakaa Ahmed Mohamed (6.0) and Joury Tamer Refaat (4.5). Romany shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Meryam Fayez Emad (1639) beat Jana Mohamed Zaki (WIM, 1999), a +360-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
Double RR · 10 rounds
Titled players · 8
WGM×1
WIM×2
WFM×2
WCM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇬Egypt×33
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsWIM Joy Romany led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE27 Aug
WIM Joy Romany takes the sole lead (3.5/5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
WIM Joy Romany 6 wins (R3–R10)WFM Zakaa Ahmed Mohamed 6 wins (R2–R10)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WIMJoy Romany | * | — | — | ½ 1 |
| 2WFMZakaa Ahmed Mohamed | — | * | — | — |
| 3Raghad Alaa Eldin | — | — | * | — |
| 4Joury Tamer Refaat | ½ 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romany, JoyWIM | 1974 | EGY | F | =3B | +32N | +7N | +5B | F | +3N | F | +26B | +35B | 6.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 15.75 | 2080 | +18.0 |
| 2 | Ahmed Mohamed, ZakaaWFM | 1907 | EGY | F | +16B | F | +17B | +25N | F | +16N | F | +28N | +25B | 6.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 2384 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Tamer Refaat, Joury | 1674 | EGY | −19B | =1N | F | +32B | +27N | +19N | −1B | F | +32N | F | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 1862 | +46.4 |
| 4 | Alaa Eldin, Raghad | 1773 | EGY | =13N | F | +15B | =21N | F | +13B | F | =15N | F | +24N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 13.00 | 1840 | +16.4 |
| 5 | Gasser, GanaWCM | 1690 | EGY | =14B | +23N | +6B | F | −1N | F | +32N | −6N | F | =21N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.25 | 1752 | +18.4 |
| 6 | Mahmoud Youssef, Noha | 1739 | EGY | +23B | F | −5N | F | F | +23N | F | +5B | −18B | +20B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 1850 | +15.8 |
| 7 | Saeed, Alaa | 1799 | EGY | +32N | F | F | −1B | +14N | +32B | F | +19N | F | −14N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1738 | -12.0 |
| 8 | Issa Emad, Rogina | 1580 | EGY | =24B | +33N | +26B | F | −10N | +20B | −13N | =31N | F | F | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1636 | +8.0 |
| 9 | Mohsen, Hend | 1820 | EGY | F | F | +13N | F | F | F | +11B | +13B | F | +30N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 2325 | +6.6 |
| 10 | Alaa, DemaWCM | 1761 | EGY | F | +24N | F | F | +8B | F | +20N | F | +34B | F | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2343 | +36.8 |
| 11 | Mohamed Abdel Salam, Salma | 1630 | EGY | F | F | F | +33N | +34B | +25B | −9N | F | F | +26N | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1794 | +16.6 |
| 12 | Mohamed Ahmed, JanahWCM | 1744 | EGY | F | F | +23B | +31N | F | F | +14B | F | +36N | F | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2345 | +39.2 |
| 13 | Ibrahim Abdelmonaem, Noran | 0 | EGY | =4B | +15N | −9B | −20N | F | −4N | +8B | −9N | +20B | F | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 11.75 | 1672 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Maged Girgis, Marise | 1578 | EGY | =5N | =22B | F | =23N | −7B | −15B | −12N | F | +23B | +7B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 9.25 | 1689 | +40.4 |
| 15 | Fayez Emad, Meryam | 1639 | EGY | +20N | −13B | −4N | F | +22B | +14N | −23B | =4B | F | F | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.75 | 1787 | +46.4 |
| 16 | Ahmed, Nawras | 0 | EGY | −25B | −2N | F | +29B | F | +?N | −2B | F | +37N | −17B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 960 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mohamed Hassan, Reem | 1624 | EGY | +29N | F | F | −2N | F | F | F | +25N | F | +16N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1755 | +12.4 |
| 18 | Wafa, ShahendaWGM | 2097 | EGY | F | F | F | +27B | +19N | F | F | F | +6N | F | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2560 | +7.4 |
| 19 | Mohamed Azzab, Mareim | 1822 | EGY | +3N | +32B | −27N | F | −18B | −3B | F | −7B | F | =22B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1634 | -60.4 |
| 20 | Ahmed Abdel Hameid, Salma | 1663 | EGY | −15B | F | F | +13B | +36N | −8N | −10B | F | −13N | −6N | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 3.50 | 1407 | -64.4 |
| 21 | Adel, SaraWFM | 1880 | EGY | F | F | F | =4B | F | F | F | +23N | F | =5B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 1813 | -4.6 |
| 22 | Mohamed Zaki, JanaWIM | 1999 | EGY | F | =14N | F | F | −15N | F | F | +32B | F | =19N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1561 | -62.0 |
| 23 | Abdel-Rehim Ahmed, Retal | 1604 | EGY | −6N | −5B | −12N | =14B | F | −6B | +15N | −21B | −14N | F | 1.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.25 | 1447 | -61.2 |
| 24 | Ahmed, Naden | 1431 | EGY | =8N | −10B | F | F | F | F | F | F | +33B | −4B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1430 | -1.6 |
| 25 | Marwan, Joud | 1601 | EGY | +16N | F | −28N | F | −2B | −11N | F | −17B | F | −2N | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 3.00 | 908 | -75.6 |
| 26 | Hosni Mohamed, Salma | 1482 | EGY | +33B | F | −8N | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | −11B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 897 | -30.0 |
| 27 | Gamal Eldin, Rabab | 1719 | EGY | F | F | +19B | −18N | −3B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1739 | -0.2 |
| 28 | Ahmed Gaber, Rawda | 1468 | EGY | F | F | +25B | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1735 | +24.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 555006515 | 0 | — | −17B | −?N | F | −16N | F | −?N | +?B | −?N | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 767 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Sherif, Retaj | 1415 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | +33B | F | F | −9B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1015 | -3.2 |
| 31 | Ahmed Gaber, Raghad | 1505 | EGY | F | F | F | −12B | F | F | F | =8B | F | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1469 | -2.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 54291089 | 0 | — | −7B | −19N | −1B | −3N | F | −7N | −5B | −22N | −3B | F | 0.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 0.00 | 1004 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 54282136 | 0 | — | −26N | −8B | −?N | −11B | F | F | −30N | −?B | −24N | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 772 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Walid Wahid Anwar, Jana | 1499 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −11N | F | F | F | −10N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 896 | -20.0 |
| 35 | Tamer, Jana | 1665 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1173 | -5.6 |
| 36 | Ahmed Salah, Lojaina | 1516 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −20B | F | F | F | −12B | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 904 | -20.4 |
| 37 | FIDE 555006485 | 0 | — | F | F | −?B | F | F | F | F | F | −16B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 825 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tamer Refaat, JouryEGY+46.44.5 pts · #14
- 2Fayez Emad, MeryamEGY+46.43.5 pts · #6
- 3Maged Girgis, MariseEGY+40.43.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Marwan, JoudEGY-75.61.0 pts · #30
- 2Ahmed Abdel Hameid, SalmaEGY-64.42.0 pts · #21
- 3Mohamed Zaki, JanaWIMEGY-62.02.0 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R5+360 Elo gap
- R10+221 Elo gap
- R6+148 Elo gap