Dasman Chess Festival September 2025
Open SwissStandard
49 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Sept 2025 to 18 Sept 2025 in Kuwait, Kuwait. 2 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1719, and top seed was Youssef Youssef Ahmed (🇪🇬 EGY, 1873).
Yunus Khan (🇮🇳 IND, 1850) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Khalid Lodhi (7.0) and Amani Alazmi (7.0). Khan won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Ghaleyah Ajbali (WCM, 1437) beat Youssef Youssef Ahmed (1873), a +436-point gap.
Location
🇰🇼Kuwait, Kuwait
Dates
10 Sept 2025 → 18 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 7 represented
🇰🇼Kuwait×17
🇮🇳India×7
🇪🇬Egypt×6
🇧🇩Bangladesh×1
🇯🇴Jordan×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇵🇰Pakistan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsYunus Khan led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Yunus Khan held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Yunus Khan beat Khalid Lodhi (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Yunus Khan 5 wins (R1–R5)Khalid Lodhi 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)WCM Amani Alazmi 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yunus Khan | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Khalid Lodhi | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3WCMAmani Alazmi | ½ | 1 | * | — |
| 4Adriel Job | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khan, Yunus | 1850 | IND | +41B | +10N | +8B | +2N | +6B | =4N | =3B | +22N | =5B | 7.5 | 48.0 | 50.0 | 40.00 | 1916 | +13.0 |
| 2 | Khalid Lodhi | 1722 | PAK | +48N | +33B | +7N | −1B | +22N | +15B | +5N | −3N | +6B | 7.0 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 31.00 | 1817 | +19.0 |
| 3 | Alazmi, AmaniWCM | 1750 | KUW | +28B | +18N | +30B | −6N | +35B | +16N | =1N | +2B | =4B | 7.0 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 33.50 | 1827 | +16.0 |
| 4 | Nehan, Abdullah | 1695 | BAN | +26B | +9N | =11N | =5B | +19N | =1B | =13N | +16B | =3N | 6.5 | 47.5 | 51.5 | 35.50 | 1709 | +6.0 |
| 5 | Adriel Job | 1600 | IND | +45B | +16N | =6B | =4N | +34B | +31N | −2B | +8N | =1N | 6.5 | 43.5 | 44.5 | 27.50 | 1845 | +91.2 |
| 6 | Advik Srinivasan | 1812 | IND | +23N | +14B | =5N | +3B | −1N | =22B | +9N | +13B | −2N | 6.0 | 48.5 | 52.5 | 32.75 | 1687 | -37.2 |
| 7 | Parthieswar Sai Muppavara | 1559 | IND | +39B | +19N | −2B | −16N | =10B | =17N | +20B | +24N | +33B | 6.0 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 24.75 | 1569 | +10.0 |
| 8 | Fathy Maher, Ahmed | 1614 | EGY | +21N | +17B | −1N | +9B | −15N | +24B | +19N | −5B | =13N | 5.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 27.25 | 1615 | +1.2 |
| 9 | Ajbali, GhaleyahWCM | 1437 | KUW | +27N | −4B | +21N | −8N | +20B | +34N | −6B | +32B | =14N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 22.75 | 1536 | +8.2 |
| 10 | Alonaizi, Abdullah | 1483 | KUW | +40N | −1B | +37N | =12B | =7N | +42B | =15N | −11B | +29B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 19.00 | 1511 | -1.2 |
| 11 | Mohsen, Hussain | 1558 | EGY | +38N | F | =4B | −22B | +29N | −13B | +18N | +10N | +12B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 25.75 | 1695 | +19.0 |
| 12 | Abdulla AlAnsari | 0 | JOR | +?B | −30N | +20B | =10N | −16B | +39N | +29B | +15N | −11N | 5.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 19.25 | 1436 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Alhassan, Ahmad | 0 | KUW | =31B | +?N | −34B | +28N | +39B | +11N | =4B | −6N | =8B | 5.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 19.00 | 1663 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Alsultan, Muhannad | 1467 | KUW | +46B | −6N | F | +38B | F | +25N | +36B | +17N | =9B | 5.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 18.75 | 1557 | +5.6 |
| 15 | Alabdullah, Khalid | 0 | KUW | +?B | −31N | +?B | +30N | +8B | −2N | =10B | −12B | +?N | 5.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 11.25 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Abdellatif, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | +29N | −5B | +?N | +7B | +12N | −3B | +31B | −4N | F | 5.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 18.00 | 1612 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Alkhadher, Abdulwahab | 1421 | KUW | +25B | −8N | =28B | F | +27N | =7B | +26N | −14B | +32N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 19.75 | 1265 | -21.6 |
| 18 | Alhalwaji, Asaad | 1450 | KUW | +49N | −3B | +23N | +32B | −31N | +26B | −11B | +21N | −19N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 16.00 | 846 | -30.8 |
| 19 | Akshith Cheekati | 0 | IND | +?N | −7B | +?N | F | −4B | +30N | −8B | +28N | +18B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 11.50 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Alhassan, Fatemah | 0 | KUW | −22N | +36B | −12N | +?B | −9N | +44B | −7N | +23B | +25N | 5.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 12.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Alkhadher, Abdullah | 0 | KUW | −8B | +25N | −9B | F | +?N | +?N | +39B | −18B | +26N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 10.50 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Celebi, Bahadir | 1633 | TUR | +20B | +24N | =35B | +11N | −2B | =6N | F | −1B | F | 4.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 19.00 | 1651 | +2.6 |
| 23 | FIDE 10311769 | 0 | — | −6B | +44N | −18B | +25N | −30B | −36N | +?B | −20N | +40B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 7.00 | 817 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Almutairi, Jumanah | 1420 | KUW | +47N | −22B | −32N | +40B | +45N | −8N | +30B | −7B | F | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 6.00 | 1400 | -1.2 |
| 25 | Remoun Lamie, Rojeh | 0 | EGY | −17N | −21B | +49N | −23B | +38N | −14B | +43N | +48B | −20B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 4.00 | 644 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Alenezi, Tareq | 0 | KUW | −4N | +47B | F | +36N | +33B | −18N | −17B | +?N | −21B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 6.00 | 1308 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Hesham Ismaiel, Khaled | 0 | EGY | −9B | −28N | +?B | +41N | −17B | −32N | +40B | +42N | F | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 6.00 | 1315 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Aldaihani, Mohhammad | 0 | KUW | −3N | +27B | =17N | −13B | +?B | −29N | +41N | −19B | F | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 8.50 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Alazemi, Aisha | 1456 | KUW | −16B | +43N | +42B | =39N | −11B | +28B | −12N | F | −10N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 7.75 | 723 | -16.4 |
| 30 | Almutairi, Shallal | 1591 | KUW | +32N | +12B | −3N | −15B | +23N | −19B | −24N | F | F | 3.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 12.50 | 779 | -41.2 |
| 31 | Alenezi, Hamad | 1637 | KUW | =13N | +15B | F | =35N | +18B | −5B | −16N | F | F | 3.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 14.75 | 1536 | -7.8 |
| 32 | Almansour, Fahad | 0 | KUW | −30B | +?N | +24B | −18N | −37N | +27B | F | −9N | −17B | 3.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 8.00 | 1221 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Sreya Kadiyala | 1438 | IND | +44B | −2N | +41B | −34N | −26N | +43B | F | F | −7N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 4.00 | 899 | -24.4 |
| 34 | Youssef Ahmed, Youssef | 1873 | EGY | +37N | −35B | +13N | +33B | −5N | −9B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 11.50 | 1334 | -50.6 |
| 35 | Sudhanshu Muluka | 1523 | IND | +43B | +34N | =22N | =31B | −3N | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.50 | 1723 | +32.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 10307834 | 0 | — | F | −20N | +43B | −26B | +40N | +23B | −14N | −?N | F | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 7.00 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 10312331 | 0 | — | −34B | +46N | −10B | +?N | +32B | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 4.00 | 884 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 10312404 | 0 | — | −11B | F | F | −14N | −25B | +47N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 10305661 | 0 | — | −7N | +?B | +48N | =29B | −13N | −12B | −21N | F | F | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 1.75 | 1303 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 10310665 | 0 | — | −10B | −42N | +44B | −24N | −36B | F | −27N | +47B | −23N | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 1.00 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 10309225 | 0 | — | −1N | +49B | −33N | −27B | F | +46N | −28B | F | F | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 1.00 | 845 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 10312358 | 0 | — | F | +40B | −29N | F | +?B | −10N | F | −27B | F | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 2.00 | 676 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 10312005 | 0 | — | −35N | −29B | −36N | +47B | F | −33N | −25B | −?N | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 686 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 10312307 | 0 | — | −33N | −23B | −40N | +48B | F | −20N | −?B | F | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 8135355 | 0 | — | −5N | −?B | +47N | F | −24B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 10310339 | 0 | — | −14N | −37B | −?N | −?B | +48N | −41B | −?B | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 10307826 | 0 | — | −24B | −26N | −45B | −43N | F | −38B | F | −40N | F | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 607 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 10312323 | 0 | — | −2B | −?N | −39B | −44N | −46B | F | F | −25N | F | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 923 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 10312293 | 0 | — | −18B | −41N | −25B | −?N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Adriel JobIND+91.26.5 pts · #4
- 2Sudhanshu MulukaIND+32.03.0 pts · #15
- 3Khalid LodhiPAK+19.07.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Youssef Ahmed, YoussefEGY-50.63.0 pts · #23
- 2Almutairi, ShallalKUW-41.23.0 pts · #41
- 3Advik SrinivasanIND-37.26.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R6+436 Elo gap
- R2+350 Elo gap
- R5+273 Elo gap