1st Benghazi Queens international chess championship
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 Oct 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in Benghazi, Libya. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 661, and top seed was RAHF MARRIE ALHAASI (🇱🇾 LBA, 1723).
Maryam Mohamed Bushaala (🇱🇾 LBA, 1594) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Sgood Atef Adam (5.0) and RAHF MARRIE ALHAASI (4.0). Bushaala took the lead from round 4.
Location
🇱🇾Benghazi, Libya
Dates
01 Oct 2025 → 05 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇱🇾Libya×4
🇸🇩Sudan×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMaryam Mohamed Bushaala led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE03 Oct
Maryam Mohamed Bushaala takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Maryam Mohamed Bushaala beat Sgood Atef Adam (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Maryam Mohamed Bushaala 4 wins (R4–R7)Sgood Atef Adam 5 wins (R3–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maryam Mohamed Bushaala | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Sgood Atef Adam | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3JANNAT HANI ZUMMIT | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4RAHF MARRIE ALHAASI | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushaala, Maryam Mohamed | 1594 | LBA | +2B | +11N | =5B | +10N | +7B | +9N | +8B | 6.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 20.25 | 1844 | +15.6 |
| 2 | Sgood Atef Adam | 0 | SUD | −1N | F | +?B | +6N | +8B | +5N | +7N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 13.00 | 1683 | 0.0 |
| 3 | ALHAASI, RAHF MARRIE | 1723 | LBA | −6N | +12B | +13N | −4B | F | +10N | +5B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 10.00 | 2441 | +17.6 |
| 4 | ZUMMIT, JANNAT HANI | 0 | LBA | −8N | F | +11B | +3N | −5B | +?N | +10B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.50 | 1661 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Mohamed Ahmed, NajwaWCM | 1641 | SUD | F | +13B | =1N | +7B | +4N | −2B | −3N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 12.25 | 1676 | +3.2 |
| 6 | FIDE 12207900 | 0 | — | +3B | F | −7N | −2B | =?N | +?B | +12N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1671 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Alnawwal, Fayzah adel F. | 1650 | LBA | +12N | +8B | +6B | −5N | −1N | F | −2B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 865 | -39.6 |
| 8 | FIDE 12217450 | 0 | — | +4B | −7N | F | +?B | −2N | +12B | −1N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 874 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 9223940 | 0 | — | +?N | =10B | =?N | −?B | +13N | −1B | F | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 888 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 9226427 | 0 | — | F | =9N | +?B | −1B | +11N | −3B | −4N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.50 | 885 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 12207926 | 0 | — | F | −1B | −4N | F | −10B | +?N | +13B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 888 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 9225935 | 0 | — | −7B | −3N | F | +?B | +?N | −8N | −6B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 871 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 9226400 | 0 | — | F | −5N | −3B | +?N | −9B | +?B | −11N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 861 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1ALHAASI, RAHF MARRIELBA+17.64.0 pts · #5
- 2Bushaala, Maryam MohamedLBA+15.66.5 pts · #2
- 3Mohamed Ahmed, NajwaWCMSUD+3.23.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Alnawwal, Fayzah adel F.LBA-39.63.0 pts · #7
- 2FIDE 92239400.03.0 pts · #11
- 3FIDE 92259350.02.0 pts · #8