September chess Tournament Classic 2025 Under 1800

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67 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 01 Sept 2025 to 04 Sept 2025 in Kuwait, Kuwait. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1750, and top seed was Loukrakpam Raju Mangang (🇮🇳 IND, 1794).

Loukrakpam Raju Mangang (🇮🇳 IND, 1794) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Adriel Job (5.0) and Bader Alsayer (5.0). Mangang won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Tongged Andres (1514) beat Ahmed Hamza Hamza (1725), a +211-point gap.

Location

🇰🇼Kuwait, Kuwait

Dates

01 Sept 2025 → 04 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳Loukrakpam Raju Mangang1794

Avg top 10

1,750

Participants

Titled players · 1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇰🇼Kuwait×13

🇮🇳India×12

🇪🇬Egypt×7

🇵🇭Philippines×5

🇸🇾Syria×3

🇯🇴Jordan×2

🇨🇦Canada×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
Loukrakpam Raju Mangang
🇮🇳IND·1794
5.5pts·2065perf+31.0
🥈
Adriel Job
🇮🇳IND·1600
5.0pts·1986perf+99.6
🥉
Bader Alsayer
🇰🇼KUW·1740
5.0pts·1859perf+28.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Loukrakpam Raju Mangang led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Mangang5.5Alsayer5Job5Hewedy5Hamdi5Shiju5

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Loukrakpam Raju Mangang held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Loukrakpam Raju Mangang drew with Bader Alsayer (White).

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

Loukrakpam Raju Mangang won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Loukrakpam Raju Mangang	*	½	—	—
2Bader Alsayer	½	*	½	—
3Adriel Job	—	½	*	½
4Ibrahem Hewedy	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Loukrakpam Raju Mangang	1794	IND	+29N	+16B	+7N	+10B	+9N	=3B	5.5	21.5	24.5	22.00	2065	+31.0
2	Adriel Job	1600	IND	+67B	+5N	=3B	+11N	=4N	+9B	5.0	23.0	23.0	18.00	1986	+99.6
3	Alsayer, Bader	1740	KUW	+66N	+19B	=2N	+30B	+14N	=1N	5.0	21.5	21.5	16.25	1859	+28.0
4	Hewedy, Ibrahem	1752	EGY	+54B	+20N	=11B	+37N	=2B	+10N	5.0	19.5	20.5	16.00	1913	+38.0
5	Hamdi, Emad	1759	EGY	+61N	−2B	+41N	+26B	+20N	+12B	5.0	18.0	18.0	13.00	1769	+1.0
6	Aagney Shiju	1692	IND	+41N	+62B	+15N	−9N	+28B	+13B	5.0	17.0	17.0	13.00	1864	+27.6
7	Khalid Lodhi	1722	PAK	+47B	+22N	−1B	+25N	=21B	+37B	4.5	18.0	20.0	12.75	1747	+2.6
8	Mounif, Saab	1792	SYR	−25B	+48N	=38B	+50N	+36B	+21N	4.5	13.5	15.0	10.75	2400	+20.4
9	Alazmi, AmaniWCM	1750	KUW	+52N	+12B	+27N	+6B	−1B	−2N	4.0	22.5	23.5	13.00	1735	-1.6
10	Ezhil Aadhav Kaladharan	1708	IND	+57N	+32B	+13N	−1N	+23B	−4B	4.0	21.0	22.0	11.50	1688	-4.0
11	De Mesa, Michael Angelo	1723	PHI	+42N	+26B	=4N	−2B	+24N	=14B	4.0	20.5	22.5	13.00	1666	-12.0
12	Mohsen, Hussain	1558	EGY	+31B	−9N	+18B	+38N	+17B	−5N	4.0	20.0	22.5	13.50	1597	+3.6
13	Marrakchi, Mahdi	1742	TUN	+63B	+21N	−10B	+46N	+22B	−6N	4.0	18.0	18.0	9.00	1683	-14.0
14	Nehan, Abdullah	1695	BAN	+59B	=43N	+17B	+36N	−3B	=11N	4.0	17.5	18.0	10.00	1703	+4.0
15	Hamza, Ahmed Hamza	1725	EGY	+34B	+46N	−6B	−22N	+42B	+25N	4.0	16.5	18.5	10.00	1451	-42.8
16	Mansouri, Mohammad	1645	IRI	+58B	−1N	−23B	+39N	+47B	+31N	4.0	16.5	17.0	8.00	994	-12.0
17	Alotaibi, Soud	1657	KUW	+55N	+51B	−14N	+29B	−12N	+41B	4.0	14.5	15.5	7.50	1427	-36.0
18	Aravind Vijayakumar	0	IND	−21B	+63N	−12N	+52B	+26N	+27B	4.0	14.5	14.5	7.00	1588	0.0
19	Gomes , Savio Sebastian	1518	FID	+60B	−3N	−31B	+55N	+48N	+29B	4.0	14.0	14.5	6.50	1578	+3.0
20	Mohnish Balamurugan	1642	IND	+65N	−4B	+62N	+54B	−5B	+28N	4.0	14.0	14.0	4.00	956	-27.6
21	Fathy Maher, Ahmed	1614	EGY	+18N	−13B	+44N	+33B	=7N	−8B	3.5	20.0	22.0	11.25	1578	-8.8
22	Andres, Tongged	1514	PHI	+45N	−7B	+51N	+15B	−13N	=38B	3.5	17.0	18.5	8.75	1605	+13.2
23	Alhassan, Ahmad	0	KUW	−?B	+?N	+16N	+27B	−10N	=32B	3.5	14.0	14.0	8.50	1634	0.0
24	Sathvika Umashankar	1429	IND	+64N	=37B	−36B	+43N	−11B	+50N	3.5	12.5	12.5	4.75	1523	+18.4
25	Abdulla AlAnsari	0	JOR	+8N	−27B	+35N	−7B	+33N	−15B	3.0	19.0	22.0	10.50	1592	0.0
26	Carino, Joel	1510	PHI	+28B	−11N	+45B	−5N	−18B	+36N	3.0	18.5	20.5	7.50	1564	+7.2
27	Sarhan, Amro	1674	SYR	+48B	+25N	−9B	−23N	+34B	−18N	3.0	17.5	19.5	8.00	950	-16.0
28	Islam, El Ayoubi	0	MAR	−26N	+42B	+32N	+40B	−6N	−20B	3.0	17.5	19.5	7.50	1480	0.0
29	Alkhaleefi, Hamad	1416	KUW	−1B	+58N	+53B	−17N	+44B	−19N	3.0	16.5	17.0	3.50	856	-26.0
30	AbuAdas, Yusef	1490	USA	=38B	+39N	+50B	−3N	F	=35B	3.0	15.5	17.0	6.75	944	-7.6
31	Dhyey Kantaria	0	IND	−12N	+52B	+19N	−?B	+49N	−16B	3.0	15.0	15.0	7.00	1497	0.0
32	Bou Hamdan,Hani.	1464	SYR	+53B	−10N	−28B	=58N	+39B	=23N	3.0	14.0	14.5	5.50	911	-7.6
33	Sarhan, Nazir	0	CAN	+49B	−36N	+61B	−21N	−25B	+42N	3.0	13.0	13.0	4.00	1427	+3.6
34	FIDE 10312110	0	—	−15N	−44B	+65B	+60N	−27N	+53B	3.0	10.5	10.5	1.50	901	0.0
35	FIDE 54250544	0	—	−43B	+59N	−25B	=56N	+58B	=30N	3.0	9.5	10.0	3.00	1274	0.0
36	Tanu Stalin	1590	IND	=50N	+33B	+24N	−14B	−8N	−26B	2.5	18.0	19.5	7.25	1491	-26.4
37	Swastik Saha	1687	IND	+56B	=24N	+43B	−4B	F	−7N	2.5	18.0	19.0	4.75	1497	-39.6
38	Mohamed Musleh	0	JOR	=30N	+40B	=8N	−12B	F	=22N	2.5	17.5	18.5	8.00	1559	0.0
39	FIDE 11525290	0	—	=40N	−30B	+?N	−16B	−32N	+59B	2.5	13.0	13.0	1.75	1190	0.0
40	Alhalwaji, Asaad	1450	KUW	=39B	−38N	+56B	−28N	=43B	=51N	2.5	11.5	12.5	4.00	1445	-0.4
41	Alenezi, Omar Fahad	0	KUW	−6B	+?N	−5B	+53N	F	−17N	2.0	17.0	17.0	1.00	903	0.0
42	FIDE 7619731	0	—	−11B	−28N	+?B	+45N	−15N	−33B	2.0	16.0	16.0	2.00	817	0.0
43	Alhuraiji, Sultan	1464	KUW	+35N	=14B	−37N	−24B	=40N	−45B	2.0	15.5	17.5	6.25	1368	-16.8
44	FIDE 547054522	0	—	−46B	+34N	−21B	+61N	−29N	−49B	2.0	13.5	13.5	3.00	701	0.0
45	Ibrahim Mesbah, Mohamed	0	EGY	−22B	+47N	−26N	−42B	F	+43N	2.0	12.5	12.5	4.00	1365	0.0
46	Novio, Pablo Jr	1520	PHI	+44N	−15B	+60N	−13B	F	F	2.0	12.5	12.5	2.50	934	-18.4
47	FIDE 10312188	0	—	−7N	−45B	F	+51B	−16N	+64B	2.0	12.0	12.0	1.50	884	0.0
48	Alhassan, Fatemah	0	KUW	−27N	−8B	F	+64N	−19B	+?N	2.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	862	0.0
49	Alazemi, Aisha	1456	KUW	−33N	−55B	F	+62N	−31B	+44N	2.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	602	-11.6
50	Calimlim, Jessie	0	PHI	=36B	F	−30N	−8B	+52N	−24B	1.5	14.5	14.5	2.25	1248	0.0
51	Mohamed Aly Radwan, Ahmed	0	EGY	+?B	−17N	−22B	−47N	F	=40B	1.5	13.0	13.0	1.25	1446	0.0
52	Akshith Cheekati	0	IND	−9B	−31N	+59B	−18N	−50B	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	0.50	950	0.0
53	FIDE 537093410	0	—	−32N	+57B	−29N	−41B	F	−34N	1.0	12.0	13.0	1.00	638	0.0
54	FIDE 7620292	0	—	−4N	F	+64B	−20N	F	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	899	0.0
55	Ali, Jassim Mohammad	0	KUW	−17B	+49N	−?N	−19B	F	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1384	0.0
56	FIDE 10312218	0	—	−37N	=?B	−40N	=35B	F	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	1.50	768	0.0
57	FIDE 10312250	0	—	−10B	−53N	F	+?B	F	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	911	0.0
58	Alkhatib, Walid	0	PLE	−16N	−29B	F	=32B	−35N	−?N	0.5	13.0	13.0	1.50	1234	0.0
59	FIDE 10312129	0	—	−14N	−35B	−52N	F	=60B	−39N	0.5	11.0	11.0	0.25	895	0.0
60	FIDE 558038477	0	—	−19N	F	−46B	−34B	=59N	F	0.5	9.5	9.5	0.25	719	0.0
61	Desai, Ankit	0	IND	−5B	F	−33N	−44B	F	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	781	0.0
62	Alqallaf, Hussain	0	KUW	F	−6N	−20B	−49B	F	F	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	799	0.0
63	FIDE 10311300	0	—	−13N	−18B	F	F	F	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	942	0.0
64	FIDE 537001469	0	—	−24B	F	−54N	−48B	F	−47N	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	614	0.0
65	Almutairi, Abdullah Faisal	0	KUW	−20B	F	−34N	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	845	0.0
66	FIDE 10312269	0	—	−3B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	944	0.0
67	FIDE 10311513	0	—	−2N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	798	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Adriel JobIND
+99.6
5.0 pts · #3
2Hewedy, IbrahemEGY
+38.0
5.0 pts · #4
3Loukrakpam Raju MangangIND
+31.0
5.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Hamza, Ahmed HamzaEGY
-42.8
4.0 pts · #31
2Swastik SahaIND
-39.6
2.5 pts · #22
3Alotaibi, SoudKUW
-36.0
4.0 pts · #29

Biggest upsets

R4+211 Elo gap
Andres, Tongged1514 beat Hamza, Ahmed Hamza1725
R2+159 Elo gap
Adriel Job1600 beat Hamdi, Emad1759
R6+150 Elo gap
Adriel Job1600 beat WCMAlazmi, Amani1750