4th Chess Acedemy of libya open 2025
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53 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Aug 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Benghazi, Libya. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1881, and top seed was Emran Mustafa Abdulsadiq (🇱🇾 LBA, 1968).
Iyman S. Alfakri (🇱🇾 LBA, 1897) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ali A. Elmejbri (7.0) and Mahmod Alrifie (7.0). Alfakri shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Maryam Mohamed Bushaala (1594) beat Mohamed H. Almaryami (1900), a +306-point gap.
Location
🇱🇾Benghazi, Libya
Dates
30 Aug 2025 → 07 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Avg top 10
1,881
Participants
53
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇾Libya×41
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIyman S. Alfakri led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE05 Sept
Iyman S. Alfakri takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Iyman S. Alfakri drew with FM Ali A. Elmejbri (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Ali A. Elmejbri 3 wins (R4–R6)Mahmod Alrifie 5 wins (R5–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Iyman S. Alfakri | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2FMAli A. Elmejbri | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Mahmod Alrifie | — | — | * | — |
| 4Hamdi Gaith Alagouri | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfakri, Iyman S. | 1897 | LBA | +46N | +36B | =8N | +15B | =12B | +7N | +5B | =2N | +9N | 7.5 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 36.00 | 2059 | +64.4 |
| 2 | Elmejbri, Ali A.FM | 1884 | LBA | +38B | =14N | =10N | +40B | +36N | +6B | =9N | =1B | +22N | 7.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 30.50 | 1950 | +9.2 |
| 3 | Alrifie, Mahmod | 1913 | LBA | F | +53N | +37B | −13N | +45B | +14N | +23B | +6N | +7B | 7.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 25.50 | 2537 | +53.6 |
| 4 | Alagouri, Hamdi Gaith | 1801 | LBA | −19N | +52B | +31N | F | +35B | +49N | +16B | +12N | +5B | 7.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 24.50 | 2537 | +26.6 |
| 5 | Yousef Khalifa J. Keshlaf | 1880 | LBA | +25B | +16N | −6B | +14N | +21N | +9B | −1N | +8B | −4N | 6.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 28.50 | 1865 | -37.2 |
| 6 | Battal, Saad | 1761 | LBA | +13N | +19B | +5N | +44B | −9B | −2N | +36N | −3B | +26N | 6.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 23.50 | 1817 | +8.4 |
| 7 | Mustafa, Mohamed Abdalsalam | 1854 | LBA | +31N | +48B | =30N | =8B | +20N | −1B | +13N | +19B | −3N | 6.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 22.75 | 1622 | -48.8 |
| 8 | Zghwan, Abdulrahman Mohamed W. | 1774 | LBA | +53B | +45N | =1B | =7N | +49B | =12N | =17B | −5N | +35B | 6.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 18.00 | 1768 | -2.0 |
| 9 | El-Mezwaghi, Hassan J. | 1861 | LBA | F | +39B | +21N | +22B | +6N | −5N | =2B | +17N | −1B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 25.00 | 1959 | +18.4 |
| 10 | Almahjoub, Mokhtar | 1909 | LBA | F | +18N | =2B | +38N | F | +20B | +30N | +13B | F | 5.5 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 23.00 | 2009 | +4.6 |
| 11 | Yousef, Ali | 1841 | LBA | +28N | +51B | −44B | +35N | −19B | +39N | +21N | −22B | =16B | 5.5 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 17.25 | 1678 | -21.0 |
| 12 | Bushaala, Maryam Mohamed | 1594 | LBA | +20N | +42B | =15N | +30B | =1N | =8B | =22N | −4B | F | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 21.00 | 1856 | +95.6 |
| 13 | Khaleel, Mare Faraj | 0 | LBA | −6B | F | +39N | +3B | =22N | +15N | −7B | −10N | +24B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 20.50 | 1797 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Alnawwal, Fayzah adel F. | 1650 | LBA | +27N | =2B | =42N | −5B | +29N | −3B | −35N | +38B | =32N | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 17.50 | 1711 | +9.6 |
| 15 | Younis, Hamza Idris | 1846 | LBA | +18B | +37N | =12B | −1N | F | −13B | −19N | +49B | +43N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 14.00 | 1552 | -14.0 |
| 16 | Alashkham, Radhwan Ghayth | 1658 | LBA | F | −5B | −19N | +50B | +34N | +40B | −4N | +20B | =11N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 14.25 | 1589 | -9.2 |
| 17 | Sultan, Ahmed Faraj | 1861 | LBA | F | F | +51N | +33B | +44N | +19B | =8N | −9B | F | 4.5 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 13.50 | 1757 | -10.6 |
| 18 | Hamad, Sofian Fathi | 0 | LBA | −15N | −10B | +?N | +48B | =?B | F | +?N | +30B | F | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.50 | 1753 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Housein, Saad Housein Saad | 0 | LBA | +4B | −6N | +16B | F | +11N | −17N | +15B | −7N | F | 4.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 21.50 | 1823 | 0.0 |
| 20 | SAKRAN, MOHAMMD ABDULNASIR | 0 | LBA | −12B | +41N | +?B | +23N | −7B | −10N | +37B | −16N | −25B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 10.00 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Bushaala, Sameer | 1761 | LBA | F | +24N | −9B | +43N | −5B | +26N | −11B | +40N | F | 4.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 13.50 | 1094 | -38.8 |
| 22 | Alassawi, Osamah Abdulah | 1763 | LBA | +49B | F | F | −9N | =13B | +42N | =12B | +11N | −2B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 14.25 | 1820 | +15.2 |
| 23 | Hussein, Islam Mohammed | 1683 | LBA | F | +32B | +28N | −20B | +46N | +44B | −3N | F | F | 4.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 11.50 | 1742 | +6.4 |
| 24 | NAJM, FARAG MOHAMMED | 0 | LBA | F | −21B | −40N | +47B | +33N | −36B | +41N | +?B | −13N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 8.50 | 917 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Abdulrahman, Ebrahim Ahmed A. | 0 | LBA | −5N | F | −35B | −45N | F | +?B | +50N | +28B | +20N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1162 | 0.0 |
| 26 | BOUSHMAYSAH, ADAM OSAMAH | 0 | LBA | F | F | +48N | −36B | +31N | −21B | +45B | +?N | −6B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1579 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Saad, Yasein Ahmed | 0 | LBA | −14B | =38N | +?B | −42N | +?B | =?N | +39B | F | F | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1665 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 9225978 | 0 | — | −11B | +29N | −23B | −?N | −?B | +51N | +?B | −25N | +?B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 1004 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 9226192 | 0 | — | F | −28B | F | +?N | −14B | −32N | +?N | +47B | +?N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 30 | ALHAASI, RAHF MARRIE | 1723 | LBA | +32N | +43B | =7B | −12N | −42B | +38N | −10B | −18N | F | 3.5 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 12.00 | 1490 | -41.6 |
| 31 | Bouleefah, Muntahay yousuf | 0 | LBA | −7B | +?N | −4B | +?N | −26B | =43N | −38B | +?B | F | 3.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.25 | 1716 | 0.0 |
| 32 | NAJM, ABDELSALAM MOHAMMED | 0 | LBA | −30B | −23N | F | +41B | −39N | +29B | −?N | +?N | =14B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 9.25 | 1338 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 9223940 | 0 | — | F | +50N | +46B | −17N | −24B | −?N | −43B | +?N | =34B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.75 | 1097 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 9226176 | 0 | — | F | F | +53B | +?N | −16B | −35N | −47N | +50B | =33N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.75 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Mohammed, Mustafa Mahfouth Mustaf | 0 | LBA | F | F | +25N | −11B | −4N | +34B | +14B | F | −8N | 3.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 12.00 | 1569 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Mohammed, Yahy Abdulkarim Mohamed | 1672 | LBA | F | −1N | +45B | +26N | −2B | +24N | −6B | F | F | 3.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 10.00 | 1056 | -31.6 |
| 37 | ALNAWWAL MOHAMMED ADEL | 0 | LBA | F | −15B | −3N | −39B | +48N | +50B | −20N | +44N | F | 3.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 5.00 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 38 | ABRAHEEM, ZIYAD ABDULSALAM | 0 | LBA | −2N | =27B | +?N | −10B | F | −30B | +31N | −14N | =?B | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 5.50 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Buwujawuri, Abdulwahab Ezalldin | 1588 | LBA | F | −9N | −13B | +37N | +32B | −11B | −27N | +45N | −41B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 8.50 | 1060 | -14.0 |
| 40 | ABDULSALAM, KINAN YOUSUF | 0 | LBA | F | −?N | +24B | −2N | +43B | −16N | +?B | −21B | F | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 6.50 | 998 | 0.0 |
| 41 | AL JAHAWI, SUHAYB AHMED | 0 | LBA | F | −20B | F | −32N | +52B | +?N | −24B | F | +39N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1609 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Almaryami, Mohamed H. | 1900 | LBA | F | −12N | =14B | +27B | +30N | −22B | F | −43N | F | 2.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 9.75 | 1595 | -30.0 |
| 43 | ZUMMIT, JANNAT HANI | 0 | LBA | F | −30N | F | −21B | −40N | =31B | +33N | +42B | −15B | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 7.75 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Albaah, Abraheem miftah | 1620 | LBA | +50B | F | +11N | −6N | −17B | −23N | F | −37B | F | 2.0 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 6.50 | 1603 | -4.8 |
| 45 | FIDE 9225994 | 0 | — | F | −8B | −36N | +25B | −3N | +46B | −26N | −39B | −?N | 2.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 6.00 | 925 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 9226141 | 0 | — | −1B | F | −33N | F | −23B | −45N | −?B | +48N | +47N | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.00 | 988 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 9226060 | 0 | — | −?B | F | F | −24N | −?B | +52N | +34B | −29N | −46B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 1066 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 9226052 | 0 | — | F | −7N | −26B | −18N | −37B | −?N | +51B | −46B | +?N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 1.00 | 1054 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Maeyouf, Abdulrahman Hasan | 0 | LBA | −22N | F | +?B | F | −8N | −4B | =?B | −15N | F | 1.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 0.00 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 9223363 | 0 | — | −44N | −33B | F | −16N | +51B | −37N | −25B | −34N | −?B | 1.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 1.00 | 839 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 9226001 | 0 | — | F | −11N | −17B | F | −50N | −28B | −48N | −?B | +53B | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 1070 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 9226095 | 0 | — | F | −4N | −?B | F | −41N | −47B | F | +53N | −?B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 1035 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 9226028 | 0 | — | −8N | −3B | −34N | −?B | −?B | −?N | F | −52B | −51N | 0.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 1019 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bushaala, Maryam MohamedLBA+95.65.0 pts · #5
- 2Alfakri, Iyman S.LBA+64.47.5 pts · #1
- 3Alrifie, MahmodLBA+53.67.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Mustafa, Mohamed AbdalsalamLBA-48.86.0 pts · #23
- 2ALHAASI, RAHF MARRIELBA-41.63.5 pts · #31
- 3Bushaala, SameerLBA-38.84.0 pts · #39
Biggest upsets
- R2+306 Elo gap
- R3+221 Elo gap
- R6+137 Elo gap