2025 Individual Kingdom Age groups Tournament U20
18 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Aug 2025 to 23 Aug 2025 in Amman, Jordan. Top 10 Elo average was 1680, and top seed was Ezeldeen Almaaqbeh (🇯🇴 JOR, 1868).
Ezeldeen Almaaqbeh (🇯🇴 JOR, 1868) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Tawiq Qusai (7.0) and Bahaa Alden Taha (6.5). Almaaqbeh shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Abdullah Arafat (1544) beat Khaled Alabed (1851), a +307-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsEzeldeen Almaaqbeh led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Ezeldeen Almaaqbeh takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Ezeldeen Almaaqbeh beat Tawiq Qusai (White).
Ezeldeen Almaaqbeh 5 wins (R3–R7)Tawiq Qusai 3 wins (R6–R8)Bahaa Alden Taha 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ezeldeen Almaaqbeh | 1868 | JOR | +9B | =11N | +6B | +3N | +2B | +7N | +5B | =4N | +8B | 8.0 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 39.50 | 2010 | +24.6 |
| 2 | Qusai, Tawiq | 1658 | JOR | +17B | =6N | +16B | +14N | −1N | +4B | +3B | +7N | =5B | 7.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 25.25 | 1854 | +73.6 |
| 3 | Bahaa Alden Taha | 1747 | JOR | +18N | +8B | +7N | −1B | =4N | +14B | −2N | +11B | +6B | 6.5 | 38.5 | 39.0 | 21.25 | 1813 | +15.2 |
| 4 | Ahmad, Al Hourani | 1812 | JOR | +14B | −7N | +11B | +9N | =3B | −2N | =8B | =1B | +12N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 21.25 | 1665 | -53.6 |
| 5 | Omar, Jolaj | 1589 | JOR | =16B | −9N | +12B | +11N | −7B | +17N | −1N | +15B | =2N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 13.25 | 1569 | -9.2 |
| 6 | Khaled Alabed | 1851 | JOR | +15N | =2B | −1N | −8B | −10N | +13N | +12B | +9B | −3N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 14.50 | 1582 | -40.0 |
| 7 | Mohammad, Dahadhah | 1575 | JOR | +13N | +4B | −3B | F | +5N | −1B | +9N | −2B | F | 4.0 | 42.0 | 43.5 | 17.00 | 1699 | +37.6 |
| 8 | Abdullah Arafat | 1544 | JOR | +12B | −3N | −14B | +6N | +17B | −9N | =4N | =10B | −1N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 12.75 | 1511 | -15.2 |
| 9 | Aldaraghmeh, Sief Addeen | 1517 | JOR | −1N | +5B | +17N | −4B | +15N | +8B | −7B | −6N | F | 4.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 12.00 | 1627 | +32.8 |
| 10 | Alajjawi, Adam | 0 | JOR | −11B | −14N | +18N | −15B | +6B | −12N | +17B | =8N | =13N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 9.25 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Sayel, Almaaitah | 1639 | JOR | +10N | =1B | −4N | −5B | +18N | F | +14B | −3N | F | 3.5 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 10.50 | 1539 | -26.8 |
| 12 | Rabaie, Mohammed | 0 | JOR | −8N | =18B | −5N | F | +13B | +10B | −6N | F | −4B | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 6.75 | 900 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Alrawashdeh, Ramzi | 0 | JOR | −7B | −17N | −15N | +18B | −12N | −6B | F | +14N | =10B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 1395 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Malek zedan | 1425 | JOR | −4N | +10B | +8N | −2B | F | −3N | −11N | −13B | F | 2.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 8.00 | 1440 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Saif Al Sheyab | 1500 | JOR | −6B | −16N | +13B | +10N | −9B | F | F | −5N | F | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 6.50 | 853 | -38.8 |
| 16 | Aljamra, Sami | 0 | JOR | =5N | +15B | −2N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1582 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 8135231 | 0 | — | −2N | +13B | −9B | F | −8N | −5B | −10N | F | F | 1.0 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 2.50 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Abdullah Daoud | 0 | JOR | −3B | =12N | −10B | −13N | −11B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 1.25 | 894 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Qusai, TawiqJOR+73.67.0 pts · #3
- 2Mohammad, DahadhahJOR+37.64.0 pts · #5
- 3Aldaraghmeh, Sief AddeenJOR+32.84.0 pts · #6
- 1Ahmad, Al HouraniJOR-53.65.5 pts · #4
- 2Khaled AlabedJOR-40.04.5 pts · #8
- 3Saif Al SheyabJOR-38.82.0 pts · #15
- R4+307 Elo gap
- R2+237 Elo gap
- R6+154 Elo gap