Kuwait U16 Championship 2025
33 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Sept 2025 to 27 Sept 2025 in Kuwait, Kuwait. Top 10 Elo average was 1341, and top seed was Bader Alsayer (🇰🇼 KUW, 1746).
Bader Alsayer (🇰🇼 KUW, 1746) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Hussain Sulaiman (5.5) and Ahmad Alhassan (5.0). Alsayer shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ahmad Alhassan (1402) beat Zainah Alhasan (1528), a +126-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsBader Alsayer led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Bader Alsayer takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
Bader Alsayer beat Hussain Sulaiman (Black).
Bader Alsayer 6 wins (R2–R7)Hussain Sulaiman 3 wins (R1–R3)Zainah Alhasan 5 wins (R3–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bader Alsayer | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Hussain Sulaiman | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Zainah Alhasan | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Ahmad Alhassan | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alsayer, Bader | 1746 | KUW | F | +24N | +16B | +2N | +5B | +3N | +10B | 6.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 24.50 | 2307 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Sulaiman, Hussain | 1428 | KUW | +26N | +6B | +22N | −1B | =9N | +7B | +14B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 19.00 | 1673 | +33.2 |
| 3 | Alhassan, Ahmad | 1402 | KUW | +10N | +4B | +?N | −9B | +22N | −1B | +11N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 15.00 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Alhasan, Zainah | 1528 | KUW | F | −3N | +23B | +21N | +14B | +12N | +5B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 16.50 | 2271 | +66.8 |
| 5 | Sulaiman, Yousef | 1553 | KUW | +21N | +33B | +32N | +15B | −1N | +9B | −4N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 9.50 | 1435 | -20.0 |
| 6 | Alkhadher, Abdullah | 0 | KUW | +?B | −2N | +28B | +13N | −?N | +17B | +16B | 5.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 11.00 | 1330 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Alhasan, Laila | 1403 | KUW | +30B | =8N | +18B | −14N | +32B | −2N | +17B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 9.75 | 1345 | -9.2 |
| 8 | FIDE 10310665 | 0 | — | +?N | =7B | F | +23N | +?B | −14N | +32B | 4.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1257 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Alhassan, Fatemah | 0 | KUW | +13B | =14N | F | +3N | =2B | −5N | +?B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 13.50 | 1378 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Harami, Waleed | 0 | KUW | −3B | +20N | F | +19B | +15N | +?B | −1N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.00 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Alwasmi, Sara | 0 | KUW | +?B | +18N | −14B | +16N | −12B | +24N | −3B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 658 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Alkhadher, Abdulwahab | 1421 | KUW | F | +23N | F | +25B | +11N | −4B | +15N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 11.00 | 730 | -14.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 10312145 | 0 | — | −9N | +26B | +?N | −6B | +25N | +?B | −?N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Alonaizi, Abdullah | 1469 | KUW | F | =9B | +11N | +7B | −4N | +8B | −2N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 15.00 | 1338 | -25.2 |
| 15 | Alheid, Ali | 0 | KUW | +?N | +17B | F | −5N | −10B | +21N | −12B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 10309225 | 0 | — | +?B | F | −1N | −11B | +27N | +22B | −6N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 944 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Alhabeeb, Abdulaziz | 1457 | KUW | +27B | −15N | −21B | +28N | +20B | −6N | −7N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 606 | -46.4 |
| 18 | FIDE 10311769 | 0 | — | +?N | −11B | −7N | +?B | +29B | −?N | F | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 605 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 10305700 | 0 | — | +29N | F | +27B | −10N | −21B | +32N | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 607 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 10312404 | 0 | — | −?N | −10B | +26N | +?B | −17N | F | +28B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Almutairi, Jumanah | 0 | KUW | −5B | F | +17N | −4B | +19N | −15B | F | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.00 | 1392 | -2.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 10311742 | 0 | — | +?N | F | −2B | +24N | −3B | −16N | −?N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 654 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Almahmoud, Reema | 0 | KUW | +?N | −12B | −4N | −8B | +?N | F | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1389 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Aldousari, Fahed | 0 | KUW | F | −1B | +?N | −22B | +?N | −11B | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 944 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 10312048 | 0 | — | F | F | +?B | −12N | −13B | +?N | −?B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 621 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 10310266 | 0 | — | −2B | −13N | −20B | +?N | F | F | +?B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 654 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 10311785 | 0 | — | −17N | +?B | −19N | F | −16B | +29N | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 10312056 | 0 | — | F | F | −6N | −17B | +?B | F | −20N | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 10312005 | 0 | — | −19B | F | +33N | −?B | −18N | −27B | −?N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Alsabah, Majed | 0 | KUW | −7N | +?B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 605 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 10312366 | 0 | — | +?N | −?B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 10312013 | 0 | — | F | F | −5B | =?N | −7N | −19B | −8N | 0.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 10311106 | 0 | — | F | −5N | −29B | −?N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 759 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Alhasan, ZainahKUW+66.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Sulaiman, HussainKUW+33.25.5 pts · #3
- 3Alsayer, BaderKUW+16.86.0 pts · #4
- 1Alhabeeb, AbdulazizKUW-46.43.0 pts · #21
- 2Alonaizi, AbdullahKUW-25.23.5 pts · #11
- 3Sulaiman, YousefKUW-20.05.0 pts · #7
- R2+126 Elo gap