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

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇱🇾Libya×41

Top 3

🥇
Iyman S. Alfakri
🇱🇾LBA·1897
7.5pts·2059perf+64.4
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FMAli A. Elmejbri
🇱🇾LBA·1884
7.0pts·1950perf+9.2
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Mahmod Alrifie
🇱🇾LBA·1913
7.0pts·2537perf+53.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Iyman S. Alfakri led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Alfakri7.5Elmejbri7Alrifie7Alagouri7Keshlaf6Battal6— ex-leaders:Battalled R3–R4, #10

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
+95.6
5.0 pts · #5
2Alfakri, Iyman S.LBA
+64.4
7.5 pts · #1
3Alrifie, MahmodLBA
+53.6
7.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Mustafa, Mohamed AbdalsalamLBA
-48.8
6.0 pts · #23
2ALHAASI, RAHF MARRIELBA
-41.6
3.5 pts · #31
3Bushaala, SameerLBA
-38.8
4.0 pts · #39

Biggest upsets

R2+306 Elo gap
Bushaala, Maryam Mohamed1594 beat Almaryami, Mohamed H.1900
R3+221 Elo gap
Albaah, Abraheem miftah1620 beat Yousef, Ali1841
R6+137 Elo gap
Alassawi, Osamah Abdulah1763 beat Almaryami, Mohamed H.1900