Saudi Arabia Chess Championship 2025 - Men

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41 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Oct 2025 to 29 Oct 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1934, and top seed was Ahmed Abdullah S Alrehaili (🇸🇦 KSA, FM, 2110).

Ahmed Abdullah S Alrehaili (🇸🇦 KSA, FM, 2110) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Emad Khayat (6.5) and Zeyad Saleh Al Abdali (6.5). Alrehaili took the lead from round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Nasser Albalawi (1649) beat Motaz Bafail (1945), a +296-point gap.

Location

🇸🇦Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Dates

25 Oct 2025 → 29 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇦FMAhmed Abdullah S Alrehaili2110

Avg top 10

1,934

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇸🇦Saudi Arabia×41

Top 3

🥇
FMAhmed Abdullah S Alrehaili
🇸🇦KSA·2110
7.5pts·2130perf+4.8
🥈
Emad Khayat
🇸🇦KSA·1904
6.5pts·2016perf+23.4
🥉
Zeyad Saleh Al Abdali
🇸🇦KSA·1762
6.5pts·2082perf+56.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Ahmed Abdullah S Alrehaili led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Alrehaili7.5Al Abdali6.5Khayat6.5Abdulkarim6Alkhuriji6ALSEMAIL6

R7 · LEADER CHANGE28 Oct

FM Ahmed Abdullah S Alrehaili takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Ahmed Abdullah S Alrehaili 5 wins (R4–R8)Zeyad Saleh Al Abdali 3 wins (R4–R6)Emad Khayat 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMAhmed Abdullah S Alrehaili	*	—	1	—
2Zeyad Saleh Al Abdali	—	*	1	—
3Emad Khayat	0	0	*	—
4Ahmad Ebrahim Abdulkarim	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Alrehaili, Ahmed Abdullah SFM	2110	KSA	+20B	+34N	−5B	+12B	+14N	+4N	+2B	+11B	=6N	7.5	44.0	46.5	37.50	2130	+4.8
2	Khayat, Emad	1904	KSA	+30B	+21N	+11B	+6N	=4N	+5B	−1N	+16B	−3N	6.5	46.5	50.0	33.00	2016	+23.4
3	Al Abdali, Zeyad Saleh	1762	KSA	−4B	+37N	−8B	+30N	+15B	+26N	=5N	+10B	+2B	6.5	42.0	44.0	29.50	2082	+56.4
4	Alkhuriji, Abdulaziz N	1959	KSA	+3N	+25B	+18N	+5N	=2B	−1B	−11N	+7B	=16N	6.0	47.0	51.0	32.75	2019	+12.8
5	ALSEMAIL,MOHAMMED FAHAD M	1899	KSA	+29B	+8N	+1N	−4B	+24N	−2N	=3B	+13B	=11N	6.0	46.0	50.0	31.75	1957	+11.8
6	Alotaibi, Mohammed Dhaidan N	1873	KSA	+23N	+36B	+7N	−2B	+8N	=12B	−16B	+9N	=1B	6.0	45.5	47.5	29.75	1960	+11.8
7	Ahmad Ebrahim Abdulkarim	1917	KSA	+32B	+22N	−6B	−14N	+20B	+24N	+12B	−4N	+15B	6.0	40.0	43.0	26.00	1951	+8.0
8	ALFUZAI, ABDULAZIZ WAEL K	0	KSA	+13N	−5B	+3N	+31B	−6B	−27N	+24B	=12N	+18B	5.5	41.0	44.0	25.50	1882	0.0
9	Alrashidi,Abdulaziz	0	KSA	=19N	+10B	=31N	+13B	=11B	−16N	+27B	−6B	+22N	5.5	39.5	42.5	25.25	1921	0.0
10	ALOWAYYID,FAISAL ABDULAZIZ H	1841	KSA	=17B	−9N	+39B	−25N	+38B	+34N	+18B	−3N	+14B	5.5	33.5	34.0	15.50	1936	+29.6
11	Alshnaiber, Yazeed	1859	KSA	F	+41B	−2N	+18B	=9N	+19B	+4B	−1N	=5B	5.0	40.5	40.5	20.75	1965	+17.6
12	ALRASHDI,FARIS MUNIF	1837	KSA	+40N	=31B	+27B	−1N	+21B	=6N	−7N	=8B	=28N	5.0	40.5	40.5	17.75	1925	+27.6
13	Benten,Faisal Hussain	1837	KSA	−8B	+29N	+32B	−9N	+28B	=14B	+25N	−5N	=17B	5.0	39.0	42.0	20.00	1935	+26.8
14	Wael Abdulrahman Mohammed	1761	KSA	−31N	+33B	+41N	+7B	−1B	=13N	=19N	+25B	−10N	5.0	38.5	38.5	17.75	1863	+40.4
15	Alharthi, Ahmed Mohammed A	1906	KSA	+24N	−18B	−26N	+23B	−3N	+29B	+30N	+19B	−7N	5.0	38.0	41.5	20.50	1804	-24.0
16	Alzahrani, Muhannad Hassan A	0	KSA	−21B	F	+35N	=19B	+31N	+9B	+6N	−2N	=4B	5.0	38.0	38.0	21.75	1885	0.0
17	ALNUWAISER,MOHAMMED BASSAM S	0	KSA	=10N	=19B	=25N	−27N	=29B	+35B	+34N	=22B	=13N	5.0	34.0	36.0	18.25	1835	0.0
18	Al Dosari, Naif	1772	KSA	+28B	+15N	−4B	−11N	=34B	+21N	−10N	+24B	−8N	4.5	39.5	42.0	18.75	1853	+15.4
19	Malki, Ahmed S	1806	KSA	=9B	=17N	+30B	=16N	+27B	−11N	=14B	−15N	=23B	4.5	39.0	42.5	20.00	1806	0.0
20	Alharbi, Majdi Hamdi	1772	KSA	−1N	−23B	+40N	+33B	−7N	−28B	+36N	=26B	+30N	4.5	34.5	34.5	10.50	1743	-7.4
21	ALMUTAIRI,ABDULLAH MOHAMMED	1805	KSA	+16N	−2B	+36N	=26B	−12N	−18B	+35N	−28B	+32N	4.5	34.0	36.0	14.00	1734	-12.4
22	Alharbi, Ibraheem	1822	KSA	+38N	−7B	+23N	−24B	−32N	+36B	+26B	=17N	−9B	4.5	34.0	34.5	13.50	1691	-36.0
23	KORERY,FAISAL	1673	KSA	−6B	+20N	−22B	−15N	−36N	+37B	+31N	+35B	=19N	4.5	31.5	33.5	13.75	1841	+60.8
24	Zannan, Raed Mohammed R.	1750	KSA	−15B	+28N	+34B	+22N	−5B	−7B	−8N	−18N	+38B	4.0	38.0	38.5	11.50	1736	-4.0
25	Alfahmi, Mohammed Saed	1799	KSA	+37B	−4N	=17B	+10B	=26N	+32N	−13B	−14N	F	4.0	37.5	39.5	15.00	1755	-16.0
26	Altaleb, Abdullrahman Talal M.	1721	KSA	=27B	=39N	+15B	=21N	=25B	−3B	−22N	=20N	=29B	4.0	37.0	37.5	15.75	1780	+29.6
27	Al Turky, Fahad A	1903	KSA	=26N	+35B	−12N	+17B	−19N	+8B	−9N	=32B	F	4.0	36.5	38.5	16.00	1704	-27.0
28	GHARIB,YOUSUF OMAR S	0	KSA	−18N	−24B	F	+35B	−13N	+20N	=32B	+21N	=12B	4.0	32.5	32.5	15.00	1786	0.0
29	ALHARBI,TARIQ	1719	KSA	−5N	−13B	=38N	+40B	=17N	−15N	+33B	=30B	=26N	4.0	32.0	32.0	9.50	1666	-17.6
30	Esshaq, Saud Abdullah	1731	KSA	−2N	+38B	−19N	−3B	+37N	+31B	−15B	=29N	−20B	3.5	36.0	36.5	7.50	1601	-43.6
31	Bafail,Motaz	1945	KSA	+14B	=12N	=9B	−8N	−16B	−30N	−23B	+37N	−33N	3.0	37.0	39.0	12.25	1581	-93.6
32	KIRALLAH,FARES ISMAIL	1754	KSA	−7N	+40B	−13N	F	+22B	−25B	=28N	=27N	−21B	3.0	32.0	32.0	8.50	1654	-30.0
33	Albalawi, Nasser	1649	KSA	−34B	−14N	+37B	−20N	−35N	+38B	−29N	F	+31B	3.0	23.5	23.5	5.50	1528	-32.8
34	Sulimani, Yaser	1850	KSA	+33N	−1B	−24N	+36B	=18N	−10B	−17B	F	F	2.5	31.5	31.5	7.25	1675	-24.0
35	Bukhari, Mohammed	1760	KSA	+39B	−27N	−16B	−28N	+33B	−17N	−21B	−23N	F	2.0	30.5	30.5	3.50	1718	-6.2
36	Alzughaibi,Yazeed Abdullah M	0	KSA	F	−6N	−21B	−34N	+23B	−22N	−20B	+38N	−37B	2.0	29.0	29.0	5.00	1526	0.0
37	ALZAHRANI,OSAMA KHALID H	0	KSA	−25N	−3B	−33N	F	−30B	−23N	+38N	−31B	+36N	2.0	27.0	27.0	2.50	960	0.0
38	Alquwisem, Ahmad Ali	0	KSA	−22B	−30N	=29B	F	−10N	−33N	−37B	−36B	−24N	0.5	28.5	29.0	2.00	1351	0.0
39	ALRABEA,ABDULLAH MAHMOUD	1920	KSA	−35N	=26B	−10N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	12.0	12.0	2.00	1501	-63.2
40	Alajmi, Meteb Fahad	0	KSA	−12B	−32N	−20B	−29N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	971	0.0
41	Saad ,Abdullah Hasan A	0	KSA	F	−11N	−14B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	1010	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1KORERY,FAISALKSA
+60.8
4.5 pts · #16
2Al Abdali, Zeyad SalehKSA
+56.4
6.5 pts · #3
3Wael Abdulrahman MohammedKSA
+40.4
5.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Bafail,MotazKSA
-93.6
3.0 pts · #33
2ALRABEA,ABDULLAH MAHMOUDKSA
-63.2
0.5 pts · #37
3Esshaq, Saud AbdullahKSA
-43.6
3.5 pts · #34

Biggest upsets

R9+296 Elo gap
Albalawi, Nasser1649 beat Bafail,Motaz1945
R7+272 Elo gap
KORERY,FAISAL1673 beat Bafail,Motaz1945
R6+214 Elo gap
Esshaq, Saud Abdullah1731 beat Bafail,Motaz1945