Saudi Arabia Chess Championship 2025 - Women

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20 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 1208, and top seed was Sawsan Ismail Saleem (🇸🇦 KSA, 1837).

Dalia Alsemairi (🇸🇦 KSA, WCM, 1815) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Adeem Mohammed Al-Dosari (7.0) and Abrar Mohammed Ahmad Almalki (6.0). Alsemairi won solo starting round 3.

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

🇸🇦Sawsan Ismail Saleem1837

Avg top 10

1,208

Participants

Titled players · 1

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇸🇦Saudi Arabia×16

Top 3

🥇
WCMDalia Alsemairi
🇸🇦KSA·1815
8.5pts·2024perf+16.6
🥈
Adeem Mohammed Al-Dosari
🇸🇦KSA·1765
7.0pts·1975perf+62.0
🥉
Abrar Mohammed Ahmad Almalki
🇸🇦KSA
6.0pts·1779perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WCM Dalia Alsemairi led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Alsemairi8.5Al-Dosari7Almalki6Alotaibi5.5GHAZZAWI5Alsulaiman5

R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

WCM Dalia Alsemairi never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Dalia Alsemairi drew with Adeem Mohammed Al-Dosari (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

WCM Dalia Alsemairi 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)Abrar Mohammed Ahmad Almalki 4 wins (R6–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WCMDalia Alsemairi	*	½	1	1
2Adeem Mohammed Al-Dosari	½	*	1	½
3Abrar Mohammed Ahmad Almalki	0	0	*	—
4Maitha Abdulrahman A Alotaibi	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Alsemairi, DaliaWCM	1815	KSA	+19N	+3B	+6N	=2B	+9N	+7B	+5N	+4N	+8B	8.5	41.5	42.5	39.00	2024	+16.6
2	Al-Dosari, Adeem Mohammed	1765	KSA	F	+7B	+9N	=1N	+3B	+5N	=4B	+11N	+6B	7.0	42.5	42.5	35.50	1975	+62.0
3	Abrar Mohammed Ahmad Almalki	0	KSA	F	−1N	+13B	+11B	−2N	+6B	+9N	+7B	+5N	6.0	41.0	41.0	25.50	1779	0.0
4	Alotaibi, Maitha Abdulrahman A	1611	KSA	+17B	−10N	+14B	+15N	−5B	+16N	=2N	−1B	+7N	5.5	36.0	38.0	17.00	1579	-1.6
5	Alsulaiman,Warde Fawaz	0	KSA	−10B	+17N	+18N	+6B	+4N	−2B	−1B	+15N	−3B	5.0	40.0	42.0	16.50	1726	0.0
6	GHAZZAWI,FATIMAH WAJDI	1748	KSA	+13N	+15B	−1B	−5N	+12B	−3N	+17N	+9B	−2N	5.0	39.5	41.5	15.00	1713	-8.0
7	Almahmudi, Salha Maree	0	KSA	+18B	−2N	+16B	=12N	+13B	−1N	+8B	−3N	−4B	4.5	40.5	42.5	13.50	1378	0.0
8	ALMANSORI,HAMS MOHAMMED A	0	KSA	−16N	−13B	+?B	+14N	=10B	+12N	−7N	+17B	−1N	4.5	31.0	31.0	11.00	1730	0.0
9	Alzahrani, Saliha Abdullah H	1664	KSA	F	+14N	−2B	+10N	−1B	+18N	−3B	−6N	+15B	4.0	37.5	37.5	11.00	964	-43.6
10	SHAHAD,FAHAD	0	KSA	+5N	+4B	−11N	−9B	=8N	−15B	=12B	F	+14N	4.0	32.0	32.0	17.75	1602	0.0
11	Saleem, Sawsan Ismail	1837	KSA	−14B	+20N	+10B	−3N	F	+13N	+18B	−2B	F	4.0	27.0	27.0	9.00	929	-26.0
12	Aldawsari, Leen Mohammed S	1644	KSA	−15N	+16B	+19N	=7B	−6N	−8B	=10N	F	+13N	4.0	26.0	26.0	10.25	948	-14.4
13	FIDE 21548099	0	—	−6B	+8N	−3N	+17B	−7N	−11B	F	+18N	−12B	3.0	32.0	32.0	8.50	943	0.0
14	ALTUWAIRQI,RANEEM IBRAHIM M	0	KSA	+11N	−9B	−4N	−8B	+19N	−17B	+?N	F	−10B	3.0	27.0	27.0	5.00	1579	0.0
15	Fatani, fatimah dawood	0	KSA	+12B	−6N	F	−4B	−18N	+10N	F	−5B	−9N	2.0	31.5	31.5	8.00	1474	0.0
16	FIDE 21517550	0	—	+8B	−12N	−7N	+19B	F	−4B	F	F	F	2.0	28.5	28.5	5.50	828	0.0
17	GARATLY,LAMA EYAD	0	KSA	−4N	−5B	F	−13N	+?B	+14N	−6B	−8N	F	2.0	28.0	28.0	3.00	880	0.0
18	MAKKI,WALAH MOHAMAD A	0	KSA	−7N	F	−5B	+?N	+15B	−9B	−11N	−13B	F	2.0	24.5	24.5	2.00	951	0.0
19	FIDE 21526834	0	—	−1B	+?N	−12B	−16N	−14B	F	F	F	F	1.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	930	0.0
20	FIDE 21525706	0	—	F	−11B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	1037	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Al-Dosari, Adeem MohammedKSA
+62.0
7.0 pts · #1
2Alsemairi, DaliaWCMKSA
+16.6
8.5 pts · #2
3FIDE 21517550
0.0
2.0 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1Alzahrani, Saliha Abdullah HKSA
-43.6
4.0 pts · #14
2Saleem, Sawsan IsmailKSA
-26.0
4.0 pts · #16
3Aldawsari, Leen Mohammed SKSA
-14.4
4.0 pts · #12