Golden Knight Dokki Classic Chess 27 10 2025
Open SwissStandard
61 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Oct 2025 to 24 Nov 2025 in Giza, Egypt. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1927, and top seed was Ahmed Tamer (🇪🇬 EGY, FM, 2196).
Baraa Sayed Hassanien (🇪🇬 EGY, 1861) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Youssef Abdel Hadi Mohamed (7.5) and Mahmoud Hafez (7.0). Sayed Hassanien shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Kareem Ahmed Abdel Haleem (1461) beat Mohamed Hassan Reda (1739), a +278-point gap.
Location
🇪🇬Giza, Egypt
Dates
27 Oct 2025 → 24 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇪🇬Egypt×57
🇸🇾Syria×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsBaraa Sayed Hassanien led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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Sayed Hassanien8Abdel Hadi Mohamed7.5Hafez7Mohamed Reda6.5Hafez6Maher Elkhodery6— ex-leaders:Ahmed Osamaled R3, #24
R6 · LEADER CHANGE12 Nov
Baraa Sayed Hassanien takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Baraa Sayed Hassanien 5 wins (R4–R8)Youssef Abdel Hadi Mohamed 6 wins (R4–R9)Mahmoud Hafez 5 wins (R4–R8)
R3 · FORMER LEADER FALL
Omar Ahmed Osama held the sole lead at R3 but finished #24.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Baraa Sayed Hassanien | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Youssef Abdel Hadi Mohamed | — | * | — | — |
| 3Mahmoud Hafez | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Youssef Mohamed Reda | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sayed Hassanien, Baraa | 1861 | EGY | +20B | +49N | =3B | +22N | +27B | +55N | +43B | +50N | =18N | 8.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 18.75 | 2074 | +34.6 |
| 2 | Abdel Hadi Mohamed, Youssef | 1718 | EGY | +14N | =32B | −7N | +13B | +19N | +46B | +5N | +35B | +23B | 7.5 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 24.75 | 1988 | +119.2 |
| 3 | Hafez, Mahmoud | 1776 | EGY | +47B | =36N | =1N | +12B | +18B | +5N | +22N | +55N | F | 7.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 23.50 | 2076 | +52.2 |
| 4 | Mohamed Reda, Youssef | 1767 | EGY | +41B | +54N | −16B | =11N | =9B | +44N | +40B | =15N | +53N | 6.5 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 12.00 | 1795 | +8.0 |
| 5 | Maher Elkhodery, Mohamed | 1783 | EGY | +48N | =13B | +9N | +15N | +46N | −3B | −2B | =31B | +54B | 6.0 | 31.5 | 32.0 | 14.25 | 1734 | -16.8 |
| 6 | Hafez, Mohamed | 1763 | EGY | F | =30N | +8B | =28B | +57N | +10N | +25B | +39B | −24N | 6.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 18.00 | 1892 | +27.4 |
| 7 | Ghareeb, Mohamed Reda | 1831 | EGY | −31N | +59B | +2B | =9N | +23N | F | −13B | +46B | +35N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 15.75 | 1761 | -10.8 |
| 8 | Khamis, Muhammad | 1823 | EGY | +26N | +58B | −6N | +25B | −28N | +39B | =10N | +24B | F | 5.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 13.25 | 1802 | -6.0 |
| 9 | Mohamed Goda, Zyad | 1664 | EGY | +42N | F | −5B | =7B | =4N | −11B | +24B | +26N | =33B | 4.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 14.75 | 1739 | +37.6 |
| 10 | Abdelaziz Ahmed, Ahmed | 1688 | EGY | +21N | +25B | −51N | F | +39N | −6B | =8B | +38N | F | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 13.25 | 1716 | +14.0 |
| 11 | Ahmed Osama, Omar | 1778 | EGY | +53N | +40B | +41N | =4B | F | +9N | −16B | F | F | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 11.25 | 1823 | +9.2 |
| 12 | Mecheil, Kerlos | 1881 | EGY | +36B | =55B | =43N | −3N | F | F | +35B | =14N | +48B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1842 | -4.8 |
| 13 | Mahmoud Hussain, Abdulla | 1778 | EGY | +23B | =5N | +14B | −2N | F | =19B | +7N | F | F | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 17.25 | 1893 | +37.2 |
| 14 | Fathy Zakaria, Ahmed | 1775 | EGY | −2B | +23N | −13N | +32B | −35N | +37B | F | =12B | =47N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 10.25 | 1679 | -39.6 |
| 15 | Ecladuos Samaan, Beshoy | 0 | EGY | =46N | F | +48N | −5B | +41N | +59N | −19B | =4B | −16N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 6.25 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Reda, Mohamed Hassan | 1739 | EGY | −38B | F | +4N | F | +53B | F | +11N | F | +15B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 15.50 | 1793 | +5.2 |
| 17 | Gasser, Rana | 1733 | EGY | F | +51B | +54B | =42N | =40N | F | +53N | F | F | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 1713 | -1.6 |
| 18 | Ahmed Ezaat, Hamza | 1712 | EGY | −22B | =20N | +60N | +48B | −3N | F | −29B | =49N | =1B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 7.25 | 1673 | -18.0 |
| 19 | Khaled Mohamed, Amr | 1899 | EGY | F | +29N | F | F | −2B | =13N | +15N | +41B | F | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 10.50 | 1750 | -23.6 |
| 20 | Helmy Fahmy, Arsanios | 1651 | EGY | −1N | =18B | −22B | +49N | +50B | +48N | F | F | F | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.75 | 1711 | +16.0 |
| 21 | Ayman, Solaiman | 1592 | EGY | −10B | +38N | +61B | =53N | F | +41B | F | F | F | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1575 | -1.0 |
| 22 | Sherif Abdelaliem, Omar | 1713 | EGY | +18N | −34B | +20N | −1B | +60B | −27N | −3B | F | F | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.00 | 1726 | +3.6 |
| 23 | Mohamed Ahmed, Yehya | 1604 | EGY | −13N | −14B | +47B | F | −7B | F | +46N | +32B | −2N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 4.50 | 1640 | +12.0 |
| 24 | Abdel Meseh, Mohsen | 1629 | EGY | −44B | F | +37B | −40N | +26B | F | −9N | −8N | +6B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 1643 | +1.6 |
| 25 | Rafik, John | 1672 | EGY | +57B | −10N | +26B | −8N | F | +51B | −6N | F | F | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.00 | 1617 | -16.0 |
| 26 | Milik Sedeak, Safwat | 1567 | EGY | −8B | +57N | −25N | F | −24N | +33B | F | −9B | +38N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 1565 | -1.4 |
| 27 | Youssef, Yousab | 1832 | EGY | F | F | F | +45B | −1N | +22B | +50N | F | F | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1959 | +20.4 |
| 28 | Youssef, Patrick | 1802 | EGY | =30B | +46B | F | =6N | +8B | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 11.00 | 1990 | +38.8 |
| 29 | Mahmoud Youssef, Noha | 1755 | EGY | +35N | −19B | +49B | F | F | F | +18N | F | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 1914 | +16.4 |
| 30 | Nasr, Ahmed | 2017 | EGY | =28N | =6B | F | F | +58B | +61N | F | −52N | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1840 | -16.0 |
| 31 | Mohamed Adel, Adam | 1573 | EGY | +7B | −37N | F | F | F | +54B | F | =5N | F | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 1737 | +24.8 |
| 32 | Morad Seifeldin, Shamel | 1477 | EGY | F | =2N | +46B | −14N | −42N | F | +37B | −23N | F | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.75 | 1585 | +30.8 |
| 33 | Gaber, Abdel Samad | 1646 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | −26N | +58N | +59N | =9N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1616 | -5.2 |
| 34 | Amin Ahmed, Omar | 1902 | EGY | F | +22N | F | +50N | F | =45N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.75 | 2014 | +11.6 |
| 35 | Romany, Abanob | 1704 | EGY | −29B | F | F | F | +14B | +42B | −12N | −2N | −7B | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.50 | 1630 | -23.6 |
| 36 | Mohamed Fouad, Yahia | 1569 | EGY | −12N | =3B | F | =44N | +49N | −50B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.25 | 1730 | +32.0 |
| 37 | Genedy, Ahmed | 1598 | EGY | +40N | +31B | −24N | F | F | −14N | −32N | F | F | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.00 | 1569 | -4.6 |
| 38 | Ahmed Abdel Haleem, Kareem | 1461 | EGY | +16N | −21B | F | F | F | +58N | F | −10B | −26B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1570 | +26.4 |
| 39 | Abdel-Rehim Ahmed, Retal | 1543 | EGY | F | F | F | +59B | −10B | −8N | +57B | −6N | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 1480 | -14.4 |
| 40 | Azab, Yehya | 1750 | EGY | −37B | −11N | F | +24B | =17B | F | −4N | F | F | 1.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.00 | 1552 | -26.4 |
| 41 | FIDE 54284732 | 0 | — | −4N | +53B | −11B | =54N | −15B | −21N | F | −19N | F | 1.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 0.75 | 959 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Antakli,Mohamad Yahia. | 1576 | SYR | −9B | F | F | =17B | +32B | −35N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1555 | -4.4 |
| 43 | Khalifa, Zeyad | 1921 | EGY | F | F | =12B | F | +55B | F | −1N | F | F | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.75 | 1825 | -7.8 |
| 44 | Tamer Refaat, Joury | 1694 | EGY | +24N | F | F | =36B | F | −4B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1655 | -6.4 |
| 45 | Mohey, Ahmed | 1929 | EGY | +60N | F | F | −27N | F | =34B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1812 | -9.2 |
| 46 | Maged Girgis, Marise | 1584 | EGY | =15B | −28N | −32N | =56N | −5B | −2N | −23B | −7N | F | 1.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 2.25 | 1283 | -76.4 |
| 47 | Oun, Moaz | 1672 | EGY | −3N | =48B | −23N | F | F | F | F | F | =14B | 1.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 2.50 | 1521 | -30.0 |
| 48 | Tamer Bassuni, Karim | 1703 | EGY | −5B | =47N | −15B | −18N | F | −20B | =49B | F | −12N | 1.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 1.00 | 1438 | -39.0 |
| 49 | Hegazy Abdel Fattah, Ahmed | 1568 | EGY | F | −1B | −29N | −20B | −36B | F | =48N | =18B | F | 1.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 2.25 | 1435 | -37.2 |
| 50 | Mohamed Hamam, Omer | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | −34B | −20N | +36N | −27B | −1B | F | 1.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.00 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Eskandar, Youssef | 1444 | EGY | F | −17N | +10B | F | F | −25N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1573 | +17.2 |
| 52 | Tamer, AhmedFM | 2196 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +30B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2817 | +6.0 |
| 53 | Waleed Mohammed, Moaaz | 0 | EGY | −11B | −41N | F | =21B | −16N | F | −17B | F | −4B | 0.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 1.75 | 1356 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Mohamed Hassan, Salah | 0 | EGY | F | −4B | −17N | =41B | F | −31N | F | F | −5N | 0.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 0.75 | 914 | -69.6 |
| 55 | Mohamed Azzab, Mareim | 1731 | EGY | F | =12N | F | F | −43N | −1B | F | −3B | F | 0.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 2.25 | 1538 | -32.8 |
| 56 | Salah, Yassin | 1718 | EGY | F | F | F | =46B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1584 | -7.2 |
| 57 | Mohamed Adel, Ibrahim | 1417 | EGY | −25N | −26B | F | F | −6B | F | −39N | F | F | 0.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 0.00 | 836 | -37.2 |
| 58 | Adel Mohammed, Mohamed | 1625 | EGY | F | −8N | F | F | −30N | −38B | −33B | F | F | 0.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 0.00 | 937 | -60.4 |
| 59 | FIDE 292745 | 0 | — | F | −7N | F | −39N | F | −15B | F | −33B | F | 0.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 873 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Tamer, Eyad | 1701 | EGY | −45B | F | −18B | F | −22N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 985 | -46.8 |
| 61 | FIDE 555012442 | 0 | — | F | F | −21N | F | F | −30B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1005 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Abdel Hadi Mohamed, YoussefEGY+119.27.5 pts · #1
- 2Hafez, MahmoudEGY+52.27.0 pts · #3
- 3Youssef, PatrickEGY+38.83.0 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Maged Girgis, MariseEGY-76.41.0 pts · #51
- 2Mohamed Hassan, SalahEGY-69.60.5 pts · #60
- 3Adel Mohammed, MohamedEGY-60.40.0 pts · #56
Biggest upsets
- R1+278 Elo gap
- R1+258 Elo gap
- R3+244 Elo gap