Arab Men's Chess Championship 2025

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51 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Nov 2025 to 25 Nov 2025 in Kuwait, Kuwait. 30 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2319, and top seed was Adlane Arab (🇩🇿 ALG, IM, 2465).

Adham Kandil (🇪🇬 EGY, GM, 2301) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Akram Khoder (7.0) and Omran Al Hosani (6.5). Kandil shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Bader Al-Hajiri (FM, 1948) beat Mazen. Fandi (FM, 2310), a +362-point gap.

Location

🇰🇼Kuwait, Kuwait

Dates

17 Nov 2025 → 25 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇿IMAdlane Arab2465

Avg top 10

2,319

Participants

Titled players · 30

GM×2

IM×10

FM×11

CM×7

Federations · 8 represented

🇰🇼Kuwait×14

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×8

🇲🇦Morocco×3

🇸🇾Syria×3

🇪🇬Egypt×3

🇩🇿Algeria×2

🇸🇦Saudi Arabia×2

🇯🇴Jordan×2

Top 3

🥇
GMAdham Kandil
🇪🇬EGY·2301
7.5pts·2491perf+42.4
🥈
IMAkram Khoder
🇱🇧LBN·2249
7.0pts·2376perf+31.8
🥉
IMOmran Al Hosani
🇦🇪UAE·2314
6.5pts·2382perf+18.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Adham Kandil led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Kandil7.5Khoder7Al Hosani6.5Alothman6.5Wafa6.5Arab6.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE22 Nov

IM Hamed Wafa takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Adham Kandil drew with IM Akram Khoder (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Adham Kandil 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Akram Khoder 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMAdham Kandil	*	½	0	1
2IMAkram Khoder	½	*	½	—
3IMOmran Al Hosani	1	½	*	—
4FMAli Layth Ahmed Alothman	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kandil, AdhamGM	2301	EGY	+43N	+15B	+8N	+4N	−3B	+6B	+5N	=2N	+11B	7.5	49.0	51.5	41.50	2491	+42.4
2	Khoder, AkramIM	2249	LBN	+39N	+19B	+30N	−5B	+21N	+4B	+8N	=1B	=3N	7.0	45.5	48.5	35.00	2376	+31.8
3	Al Hosani, OmranIM	2314	UAE	+17B	+18N	=20B	+14N	+1N	−5B	+19N	=4B	=2B	6.5	47.0	51.5	36.00	2382	+18.0
4	Arab, AdlaneIM	2465	ALG	+27N	+6B	+31N	−1B	+24B	−2N	+23B	=3N	+12N	6.5	46.5	50.5	32.75	2352	-9.3
5	Wafa, HamedIM	2369	EGY	+32B	=25N	+26B	+2N	+20B	+3N	−1B	+10N	−9B	6.5	45.5	49.5	34.25	2379	+5.4
6	Alothman ,Ali Layth AhmedFM	2159	IRQ	+41B	−4N	+36B	+30N	+10B	−1N	=9B	+22N	+16B	6.5	42.0	45.0	28.25	2321	+41.8
7	Sentissi, YassineCM	2237	MAR	+38B	−31N	+32B	+18N	−8B	−23N	+26B	+17N	+14B	6.0	37.5	41.0	27.00	2202	-5.8
8	Chekh Adm Khedr,AramFM	2098	SYR	+49B	+22N	−1B	+23B	+7N	=9N	−2B	−11B	+19N	5.5	45.0	46.5	23.75	2257	+40.8
9	Fandi,Mazen.FM	2310	SYR	−30N	F	=12B	+27N	+16B	=8B	=6N	+19B	+5N	5.5	42.0	45.5	29.25	2266	-6.4
10	George Samir, DavidIM	2364	EGY	=35N	+28B	+25N	=21B	−6N	+11B	+31N	−5B	=13N	5.5	41.5	45.0	25.25	2253	-21.2
11	Aziz, HusainIM	2267	QAT	−21B	+34N	=27B	+29N	+26B	−10N	+32B	+8N	−1N	5.5	40.5	44.5	24.75	2148	-10.5
12	Seder, MohammedFM	2077	PLE	+48B	−14N	=9N	=28B	+44B	+24N	=22B	+20N	−4B	5.5	37.5	39.0	20.25	2218	+71.6
13	Gameel, MohamedIM	2198	YEM	+40B	=26N	+29B	−20N	=22B	=32N	=24B	+18N	=10B	5.5	37.0	40.0	24.00	2178	-1.4
14	Salih, Akar Ali SalihFM	2212	IRQ	+33N	+12B	=21N	−3B	=25N	−31B	+30N	+15B	−7N	5.0	40.0	44.0	23.00	2123	-18.0
15	Ayyad, HusainFM	2126	BRN	+42B	−1N	=33B	−22N	+34B	=27N	+29B	−14N	+46B	5.0	37.0	39.0	17.75	2015	-19.6
16	Mansour, SameerIM	2197	JOR	+37N	−30B	+39N	=19B	−9N	=21B	+40N	+31B	−6N	5.0	35.5	38.5	18.00	2047	-29.6
17	Rashid Husain AlhammadiCM	2000	UAE	−3N	+47B	−24N	+37B	=28N	=35B	+25N	−7B	+44N	5.0	35.5	37.5	16.50	2090	+41.2
18	Khaled waleed Abdullah	2141	YEM	+47N	−3B	+45N	−7B	−19N	+37B	+39N	−13B	+30N	5.0	35.0	37.0	14.50	2046	-17.0
19	Ahmed, FareedFM	2109	UAE	+46B	−2N	+40B	=16N	+18B	+20N	−3B	−9N	−8B	4.5	42.0	44.0	17.00	2101	+1.0
20	Sultan, IbrahimIM	2098	UAE	F	+24B	=3N	+13B	−5N	−19B	+21N	−12B	+23B	4.5	42.0	42.0	22.25	2215	+25.6
21	Mero,Aghiad.	1911	SYR	+11N	+23B	=14B	=10N	−2B	=16N	−20B	+32N	F	4.5	41.5	45.5	21.75	2235	+61.8
22	Hadj Kholti, YasserCM	2234	MAR	+36N	−8B	=43N	+15B	=13N	+25B	=12N	−6B	F	4.5	40.5	43.0	19.75	2116	-21.2
23	Amdouni, ZoubaierFM	2186	TUN	+34B	−21N	+38B	−8N	+30B	+7B	−4N	=28B	−20N	4.5	39.5	43.0	19.75	2077	-22.0
24	Boulrens, Ala Eddine	2214	ALG	+45B	−20N	+17B	+31B	−4N	−12B	=13N	=35N	=26B	4.5	39.0	41.0	17.75	2096	-26.6
25	Ahmad, Al KhatibGM	2175	JOR	+44N	=5B	−10B	+33N	=14B	−22N	−17B	+36N	=27B	4.5	38.5	41.0	18.00	2070	-19.8
26	Alhassadi, Yousef A.FM	2089	LBA	+50N	=13B	−5N	+43B	−11N	=28B	−7N	+39B	=24N	4.5	38.0	38.0	12.75	2121	+9.4
27	Mohamed Saeed LailyCM	2042	UAE	−4B	+41N	=11N	−9B	+43N	=15B	−28N	+40B	=25N	4.5	37.5	40.0	16.00	2118	+16.2
28	Tissir, MohamedIM	2309	MAR	=29B	−10N	+35B	=12N	=17B	=26N	+27B	=23N	F	4.5	37.5	37.5	20.00	2129	-16.1
29	Al Ibrahim, AbdulrahmanCM	1928	KUW	=28N	+35B	−13N	−11B	=39N	+45B	−15N	=44B	+31N	4.5	33.5	35.5	14.50	2051	+25.2
30	Al-Hajiri, BaderFM	1948	KUW	+9B	+16N	−2B	−6B	−23N	+33N	−14B	+45N	−18B	4.0	42.5	44.5	16.50	2078	+26.8
31	Alrehaili, Ahmed Abdullah SFM	2114	KSA	+51N	+7B	−4B	−24N	+36B	+14N	−10B	−16N	−29B	4.0	40.5	40.5	14.50	2085	-5.2
32	Naser Eldean,AhmedCM	2015	LBA	−5N	+44B	−7N	+40B	+41N	=13B	−11N	−21B	=38N	4.0	37.5	40.0	13.00	1964	-12.4
33	Hussain, Hashem	1817	KUW	−14B	+48N	=15N	−25B	=35N	−30B	+46N	−34B	+42B	4.0	31.0	32.5	10.75	1829	+0.8
34	Alsayer, Bader	1758	KUW	−23N	−11B	+46N	=39B	−15N	+47B	F	+33N	=35B	4.0	29.5	31.5	11.25	1922	+56.4
35	Hamad Essam	2003	UAE	=10B	−29N	−28N	F	=33B	=17N	+36B	=24B	=34N	3.5	35.5	35.5	15.00	1983	-7.0
36	Al-Kuwari, HamadCM	1818	QAT	−22B	+49N	−6N	+48B	−31N	+41B	−35N	−25B	=37N	3.5	31.0	32.5	7.75	1815	-8.8
37	AlShourfaa, Hazaa	1767	KUW	−16B	F	+51N	−17N	+48B	−18N	−44B	+43N	=36B	3.5	30.5	30.5	5.75	1805	+4.2
38	Alsaqer, Meshal	1837	KUW	−7N	+51B	−23N	F	+47B	F	+42N	F	=32B	3.5	22.0	22.0	7.00	1954	+16.2
39	Abdulrahim, Salem	1892	UAE	−2B	+46N	−16B	=34N	=29B	+44N	−18B	−26N	F	3.0	34.5	34.5	8.75	1867	-8.6
40	Al Jabri, Rashid	1797	OMA	−13N	+50B	−19N	−32N	+49B	F	−16B	−27N	+43B	3.0	30.0	30.0	4.00	1842	+4.2
41	Sultan Ahmed AlMheiri	1720	UAE	−6N	−27B	+50N	+45B	−32B	−36N	−43B	−46N	+49N	3.0	26.5	26.5	3.50	1677	-26.4
42	Yusuf Abdihakin Haji Mohamed	1662	SOM	−15N	−43B	−48N	+50B	−45N	+49N	−38B	+47B	−33N	3.0	22.0	22.0	3.50	1597	-35.6
43	Aldaihani, Turki	1913	KUW	−1B	+42N	=22B	−26N	−27B	F	+41N	−37B	−40N	2.5	33.5	36.5	8.25	1810	-24.8
44	Khalaf, Ali	1726	KUW	−25B	−32N	+49B	F	−12N	−39B	+37N	=29N	−17B	2.5	33.5	35.0	7.25	1771	+4.4
45	Al Abdali, Zeyad Saleh	1818	KSA	−24N	F	−18B	−41N	+42B	−29N	F	−30B	+48N	2.0	29.5	29.5	4.50	1703	-23.0
46	Sulaiman, Yousef	1523	KUW	−19N	−39B	−34B	−47N	F	+48N	−33B	+41B	−15N	2.0	27.0	27.0	4.50	1577	+4.0
47	Eidi, Eisa	1677	KUW	−18B	−17N	F	+46B	−38N	−34N	+50B	−42N	F	2.0	22.5	22.5	2.00	1606	-17.4
48	Safar, Hussain	1415	KUW	−12N	−33B	+42B	−36N	−37N	−46B	=49N	F	−45B	1.5	25.0	25.0	3.75	1464	+3.0
49	Sulaiman, Hussain	1478	KUW	−8N	−36B	−44N	F	−40N	−42B	=48B	+50N	−41B	1.5	22.0	22.0	0.75	1435	-26.0
50	Alonaizi, Abdullah	1468	KUW	−26B	−40N	−41B	−42N	F	F	−47N	−49B	F	0.0	22.0	22.0	0.00	902	-54.0
51	Almohammad, Hamad	1603	KUW	−31B	−38N	−37B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	1069	-22.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Seder, MohammedFMPLE
+71.6
5.5 pts · #12
2Mero,Aghiad.SYR
+61.8
4.5 pts · #26
3Alsayer, BaderKUW
+56.4
4.0 pts · #33

Top rating losers

1Alonaizi, AbdullahKUW
-54.0
0.0 pts · #50
2Yusuf Abdihakin Haji MohamedSOM
-35.6
3.0 pts · #39
3Mansour, SameerIMJOR
-29.6
5.0 pts · #18

Biggest upsets

R1+362 Elo gap
FMAl-Hajiri, Bader1948 beat FMFandi,Mazen.2310
R1+356 Elo gap
Mero,Aghiad.1911 beat IMAziz, Husain2267
R2+275 Elo gap
Mero,Aghiad.1911 beat FMAmdouni, Zoubaier2186