damascus championship
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Oct 2025 to 30 Oct 2025 in damascus, Syria. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Talal Alzaim (🇸🇾 SYR, IM, 2139).
Waseem Daher (🇸🇾 SYR, 0) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Dardas Yosef (4.0).
Location
🇸🇾damascus, Syria
Dates
25 Oct 2025 → 30 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
9
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇾Syria×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCo-leaders
16
8
3
2
1
1
1
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Waseem Daher beat Dardas Yosef (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Waseem Daher won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waseem Daher | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Dardas Yosef | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 7620675 | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4FIDE 7616732 | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daher, Waseem | 0 | SYR | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?N | −?B | −?B | +2N | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 945 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Yosef, Dardas | 0 | SYR | +?N | −?B | +?N | =?B | +?B | =?N | −1B | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1745 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 7616732 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | −?N | +?B | +9N | +?B | =4B | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 830 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 7620675 | 0 | — | +?B | −?B | +?N | +?N | −?B | −?B | =3N | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1650 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 7620764 | 0 | — | +?N | −?B | −?N | =?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 945 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 7620713 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?N | +7B | −?B | −?N | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 1650 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 7620780 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?B | −6N | −?N | =?B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1650 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 7616627 | 0 | — | =?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | F | −?B | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 945 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 7620683 | 0 | — | −?N | −?N | +?B | −?N | −3B | −?B | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 945 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Daher, WaseemSYR0.05.0 pts · #8
- 2FIDE 76166270.02.5 pts · #5
- 3Yosef, DardasSYR0.04.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Daher, WaseemSYR0.05.0 pts · #8
- 2FIDE 76166270.02.5 pts · #5
- 3Yosef, DardasSYR0.04.0 pts · #4