Arab Women's Chess Championship 2025
Open SwissStandard
33 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Nov 2025 to 25 Nov 2025 in Kuwait, Kuwait. 23 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1976, and top seed was Shahenda Wafa (🇪🇬 EGY, WGM, 2109).
Alshaeby Boshra (🇯🇴 JOR, WIM, 1944) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Wafia Darwish Al Maamari (7.0) and Lina Nassr (6.5). Boshra shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Dema Alaa (WCM, 1800) beat Shahenda Wafa (WGM, 2109), a +309-point gap.
Location
🇰🇼Kuwait, Kuwait
Dates
17 Nov 2025 → 25 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 23
WGM×1
WIM×7
WFM×7
WCM×8
Federations · 8 represented
🇲🇦Morocco×4
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×4
🇰🇼Kuwait×3
🇪🇬Egypt×3
🇩🇿Algeria×2
🇱🇧Lebanon×2
🇧🇭Bahrain×2
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE21 Nov
WIM Lina Nassr takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Boshra takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.0).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WIM Wafia Darwish Al Maamari lost to WIM Alshaeby Boshra (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WIMWafia Darwish Al Maamari | * | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2WIMAlshaeby Boshra | 1 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3WIMLina Nassr | 1 | 0 | * | — |
| 4WFMNadia Fawaz | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boshra, AlshaebyWIM | 1944 | JOR | +6B | −15N | +16B | +18N | +27B | +2N | =5B | +3B | =4N | 7.0 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 37.25 | 2109 | +37.2 |
| 2 | Al Maamari, Wafia DarwishWIM | 1922 | UAE | +13N | +32B | +5N | +17B | −3N | −1B | +12N | +6B | +8N | 7.0 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 32.50 | 2050 | +30.8 |
| 3 | Nassr, LinaWIM | 2066 | ALG | =26B | +19N | +10B | +8N | +2B | −5N | +11B | −1N | +14B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 33.00 | 2063 | +1.2 |
| 4 | Fawaz, NadiaWFM | 1922 | LBN | +23B | =10N | =11B | =6N | =12B | +19N | +7N | +17B | =1B | 6.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 31.50 | 2028 | +52.0 |
| 5 | Miladi, AmenWFM | 1842 | TUN | +28B | +11N | −2B | +13N | +15B | +3B | =1N | =8N | −7B | 6.0 | 46.5 | 49.0 | 29.75 | 2026 | +44.0 |
| 6 | Makhlouf, AhlamWFM | 1707 | MAR | −1N | +33B | +25N | =4B | =8B | +10N | +23B | −2N | +12N | 6.0 | 43.0 | 44.0 | 24.00 | 1971 | +61.8 |
| 7 | Sawan, EmanWFM | 1961 | PLE | +24B | −17N | +26B | =12N | =10B | +15N | −4B | +18B | +5N | 6.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 26.00 | 1957 | -1.2 |
| 8 | Latreche, SabrinaWIM | 1960 | ALG | +20N | +12B | =15N | −3B | =6N | +18B | +17N | =5B | −2B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 25.25 | 1930 | -6.0 |
| 9 | Nema, RababWCM | 1642 | KUW | =25N | −18B | −21N | +33B | +24N | =14B | =10B | +19N | +15B | 5.5 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 19.75 | 1879 | +56.4 |
| 10 | Sara Masood AbdullahWCM | 1843 | IRQ | +22N | =4B | −3N | +21B | =7N | −6B | =9N | =13B | +16N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 24.00 | 1829 | -3.4 |
| 11 | Ruba Al-QudahWIM | 2055 | JOR | +16N | −5B | =4N | +24B | +14N | =17B | −3N | −12B | +26N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 21.25 | 1899 | -67.6 |
| 12 | Alaa, DemaWCM | 1800 | EGY | +30B | −8N | +29B | =7B | =4N | +27N | −2B | +11N | −6B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 18.25 | 1913 | +50.8 |
| 13 | Al Kalbani, WadimaWFM | 1702 | UAE | −2B | +30N | +19B | −5B | −18N | =25N | +28B | =10N | +20B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 16.75 | 1825 | +28.8 |
| 14 | Mohamed Zaki, JanaWIM | 1902 | EGY | +31B | −27N | =20B | +23N | −11B | =9N | +19B | +26N | −3N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 17.25 | 1882 | -8.8 |
| 15 | Mahmoud, RoulaWFM | 1883 | SYR | +33N | +1B | =8B | =27N | −5N | −7B | =16N | +24B | −9N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 18.00 | 1843 | -9.4 |
| 16 | El Mteri, Khadija | 1762 | MAR | −11B | +31N | −1N | +32B | −19B | +30N | =15B | +23N | −10B | 4.5 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 10.75 | 1774 | +6.8 |
| 17 | Ahlam RashedWIM | 1920 | UAE | +21N | +7B | =27B | −2N | +20B | =11N | −8B | −4N | F | 4.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 18.00 | 1917 | -0.2 |
| 18 | ALBARBARI,KAREEN KAMAL JALALADINWFM | 1792 | IRQ | −27B | +9N | +32N | −1B | +13B | −8N | +20B | −7N | −21B | 4.0 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 15.50 | 1755 | -8.0 |
| 19 | Alsemairi, DaliaWCM | 1833 | KSA | +29N | −3B | −13N | +30B | +16N | −4B | −14N | −9B | +32N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 9.50 | 1696 | -30.0 |
| 20 | Echcharbiny, Wissal | 1719 | MAR | −8B | +28N | =14N | +25B | −17N | =26B | −18N | +29B | −13N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 12.00 | 1750 | +7.2 |
| 21 | Almaamari , Zainab DarwishWCM | 1688 | UAE | −17B | =24N | +9B | −10N | −23B | =22N | F | +30B | +18N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 15.25 | 1728 | +7.4 |
| 22 | Ali Khan, Amani | 1618 | LBN | −10B | =23N | −24B | −28N | +32N | =21B | −29N | +33B | +31B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 7.75 | 1616 | -0.2 |
| 23 | Al Aisaee, Anat | 1693 | OMA | −4N | =22B | +31N | −14B | +21N | +28B | −6N | −16B | −24N | 3.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 10.50 | 1654 | -10.4 |
| 24 | Faqeeh, YaraWCM | 1721 | PLE | −7N | =21B | +22N | −11N | −9B | F | +25B | −15N | +23B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 13.00 | 1760 | +5.6 |
| 25 | El Barbry, Sarah | 1883 | MAR | =9B | =26N | −6B | −20N | +29N | =13B | −24N | +28N | F | 3.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 11.25 | 1641 | -50.6 |
| 26 | Alazmi, AmaniWCM | 1764 | KUW | =3N | =25B | −7N | +29B | =28N | =20N | F | −14B | −11B | 3.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 10.25 | 1763 | -4.4 |
| 27 | Wafa, ShahendaWGM | 2109 | EGY | +18N | +14B | =17N | =15B | −1N | −12B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 13.25 | 1874 | -34.6 |
| 28 | Alotaibi, Maitha Abdulrahman A | 1609 | KSA | −5N | −20B | +33N | +22B | =26B | −23N | −13N | −25B | F | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 6.50 | 1593 | -4.4 |
| 29 | Al Nadabi, Yomna | 1597 | OMA | −19B | F | −12N | −26N | −25B | +31N | +22B | −20N | −33B | 2.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 6.00 | 1549 | -11.0 |
| 30 | Alhasan, Zainah | 1583 | KUW | −12N | −13B | F | −19N | +31B | −16B | +32N | −21N | F | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.00 | 1544 | -22.4 |
| 31 | Al-Khulaifi, GhadaWCM | 1674 | QAT | −14N | −16B | −23B | F | −30N | −29B | +33N | +32B | −22N | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 2.00 | 1466 | -43.0 |
| 32 | Obaid, Dania | 1451 | BRN | F | −2N | −18B | −16N | −22B | +33N | −30B | −31N | −19B | 1.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 1.00 | 1399 | -19.2 |
| 33 | Ahmed, Najla | 1648 | BRN | −15B | −6N | −28B | −9N | F | −32B | −31B | −22N | +29N | 1.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 2.00 | 1326 | -60.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Makhlouf, AhlamWFMMAR+61.86.0 pts · #5
- 2Nema, RababWCMKUW+56.45.5 pts · #9
- 3Fawaz, NadiaWFMLBN+52.06.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Ruba Al-QudahWIMJOR-67.65.0 pts · #12
- 2Ahmed, NajlaBRN-60.01.0 pts · #32
- 3El Barbry, SarahMAR-50.63.5 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R6+309 Elo gap
- R8+255 Elo gap
- R9+241 Elo gap