Saudi Arabia Chess Championship 2025 - Men
Open SwissStandard
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
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia×41
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM 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
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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+60.84.5 pts · #16
- 2Al Abdali, Zeyad SalehKSA+56.46.5 pts · #3
- 3Wael Abdulrahman MohammedKSA+40.45.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Bafail,MotazKSA-93.63.0 pts · #33
- 2ALRABEA,ABDULLAH MAHMOUDKSA-63.20.5 pts · #37
- 3Esshaq, Saud AbdullahKSA-43.63.5 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R9+296 Elo gap
- R7+272 Elo gap
- R6+214 Elo gap