Saudi Arabia Chess Championship 2025 - Under 14
13 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Oct 2025 to 29 Oct 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Top 10 Elo average was 486, and top seed was Basil Ahmed Mohammed Alsalman (🇸🇦 KSA, 1713).
Musaad H Almutairi (🇸🇦 KSA, 1663) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Basil Ahmed Mohammed Alsalman (5.0) and Mouath Ali Abdulrahman Albabtain (4.5). Almutairi shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMusaad H Almutairi led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Musaad H Almutairi takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
Musaad H Almutairi beat Basil Ahmed Mohammed Alsalman (White).
Musaad H Almutairi 5 wins (R3–R7)Basil Ahmed Mohammed Alsalman 3 wins (R1–R3)Al Belihy Saleh 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Musaad H Almutairi | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Basil Ahmed Mohammed Alsalman | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Al Belihy Saleh | 0 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Mouath Ali Abdulrahman Albabtain | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almutairi, Musaad H | 1663 | KSA | +8N | −9B | +13B | +10N | +3B | +4N | +2B | 6.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 22.00 | 2519 | +23.2 |
| 2 | Alsalman,Basil Ahmed Mohammed | 1713 | KSA | +6B | +3N | +12N | −4B | +5B | +9N | −1N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 17.50 | 1611 | -11.6 |
| 3 | Albabtain,Mouath Ali Abdulrahman | 0 | KSA | +13N | −2B | +9N | +7B | −1N | +12B | =4B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 12.25 | 892 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Al Belihy Saleh | 0 | KSA | F | +?N | +5B | +2N | +6B | −1B | =3N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 15.25 | 1667 | 0.0 |
| 5 | TURKI, YOUSEF HATTAN A | 1480 | KSA | +7B | F | −4N | +9B | −2N | +11B | +6N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 14.00 | 919 | -11.6 |
| 6 | Alkhudhair,Alhassan Mohammed Nouri | 0 | KSA | −2N | +11B | +?N | +12B | −4N | +7B | −5B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 9.00 | 839 | 0.0 |
| 7 | ALMUTAIRI,NAHYAN ABDULLAH | 0 | KSA | −5N | +?B | +?B | −3N | +10B | −6N | +?B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 8 | ALMUTAIRI,MARWAN ABDULLAH MOHAMMED | 0 | KSA | −1B | +?N | −10B | +?N | −9N | +?B | +11N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Alshammari, Abdulkareem Zahim A | 0 | KSA | F | +1N | −3B | −5N | +8B | −2B | +12N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 12.00 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 21549273 | 0 | — | F | −12B | +8N | −1B | −7N | +?N | +?B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 21549290 | 0 | — | F | −6N | +?B | +?N | +13B | −5N | −8B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Abdullah Ali Daas | 0 | KSA | F | +10N | −2B | −6N | +?B | −3N | −9B | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 3.00 | 919 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 21549311 | 0 | — | −3B | F | −1N | −?B | −11N | −?B | +?N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Almutairi, Musaad HKSA+23.26.0 pts · #4
- 2Alshammari, Abdulkareem Zahim AKSA0.03.0 pts · #3
- 3Albabtain,Mouath Ali AbdulrahmanKSA0.04.5 pts · #11
- 1TURKI, YOUSEF HATTAN AKSA-11.64.0 pts · #9
- 2Alsalman,Basil Ahmed MohammedKSA-11.65.0 pts · #2
- 3Alshammari, Abdulkareem Zahim AKSA0.03.0 pts · #3