5th Chess Acedemy of libya open 2025
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39 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Oct 2025 to 31 Oct 2025 in Bengahzi, Libya. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1872, and top seed was Mokhtar Almahjoub (🇱🇾 LBA, 1914).
Mahmod Ibrahim Idrsi (🇱🇾 LBA, 1857) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Hamdi Gaith Alagouri (6.0) and Ibrahim Khalifa Hassan (6.0).
The biggest upset came in round 8: Abdulwahab Ezalldin Buwujawuri (1574) beat Mohamed Abdalsalam Mustafa (1805), a +231-point gap.
Location
🇱🇾Bengahzi, Libya
Dates
23 Oct 2025 → 31 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇾Libya×26
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 7 players tied at 6.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
7 players finish on 6.0/9. Idrsi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (42.0).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Ali A. Elmejbri lost to Mokhtar Almahjoub (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Hassan J. El-Mezwaghi won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAli A. Elmejbri | * | 0 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Mokhtar Almahjoub | 1 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Hassan J. El-Mezwaghi | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Mahmod Ibrahim Idrsi | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idrsi, Mahmod Ibrahim | 1857 | LBA | +32B | +18N | =4B | =21N | +8B | +2N | −6N | +3B | F | 6.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 28.25 | 1987 | +50.0 |
| 2 | Alagouri, Hamdi Gaith | 1828 | LBA | +31N | +9B | +3N | −5B | F | −1B | +19N | +4B | +10N | 6.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 29.00 | 1887 | +6.6 |
| 3 | Hassan, Ibrahim Khalifa | 1884 | LBA | +34B | +8N | −2B | +10N | −4B | +25N | +17B | −1N | +12B | 6.0 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 24.00 | 1795 | -27.2 |
| 4 | Elmejbri, Ali A.FM | 1893 | LBA | +38N | +23B | =1N | +17B | +3N | =6B | −5B | −2N | +18B | 6.0 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 23.50 | 1932 | +8.2 |
| 5 | Almahjoub, Mokhtar | 1914 | LBA | +35B | +15N | =17B | +2N | =6B | F | +4N | =13B | =14N | 6.0 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 27.25 | 1988 | +14.0 |
| 6 | El-Mezwaghi, Hassan J. | 1879 | LBA | +36N | +12B | +7N | +29B | =5N | =4N | +1B | F | F | 6.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 26.00 | 2098 | +32.2 |
| 7 | Younis, Hamza Idris | 1832 | LBA | +26B | +10N | −6B | +24N | =13B | −14N | =23N | +19B | +25B | 6.0 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 22.50 | 1617 | -22.2 |
| 8 | Battal, Saad | 1769 | LBA | +19N | −3B | +20N | +11B | −1N | +24B | =14B | +17N | −9B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 22.75 | 1732 | -4.4 |
| 9 | Saad, Yasein Ahmed | 0 | LBA | +?B | −2N | +?B | =14N | +15B | F | −13N | +11B | +8N | 5.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 17.75 | 1792 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Naem, Jabril Abdullah S | 0 | LBA | +?N | −7B | +?N | −3B | +28N | =23B | +27N | +16B | −2B | 5.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 11.00 | 1653 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Najm, Najm Abdulsalam Mustsfa | 0 | LBA | +?B | −17N | +22B | −8N | =18B | +15N | +?B | −9N | +23N | 5.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 13.00 | 1769 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Buwujawuri, Abdulwahab Ezalldin | 1574 | LBA | +27B | −6N | +25B | =15N | =17N | −19B | +31N | +23B | −3N | 5.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 14.75 | 1772 | +45.2 |
| 13 | Almograbi, Anwar Hassan | 1866 | LBA | F | F | +32B | +18N | =7N | +27B | +9B | =5N | F | 5.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 20.00 | 1934 | +5.6 |
| 14 | Bushaala, Maryam Mohamed | 1688 | LBA | F | F | +37N | =9B | +16N | +7B | =8N | F | =5B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 20.00 | 1963 | +43.6 |
| 15 | Khaleel, Mare Faraj | 1807 | LBA | +37N | −5B | +16N | =12B | −9N | −11B | +28N | F | +30B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 12.50 | 1551 | -25.6 |
| 16 | NAJM, ABDELSALAM MOHAMMED | 0 | LBA | +?B | =21N | −15B | +?N | −14B | =18N | =?B | −10N | +35B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 4.75 | 1715 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Abdulsalam, Faraj | 1847 | LBA | +20N | +11B | =5N | −4N | =12B | +31B | −3N | −8B | F | 4.0 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 17.00 | 1567 | -34.8 |
| 18 | ALHAASI, RAHF MARRIE | 1681 | LBA | F | −1B | +19N | −13B | =11N | =16B | +26N | +27B | −4N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 14.50 | 1072 | -30.4 |
| 19 | BOUSHMAYSAH, ADAM OSAMAH | 0 | LBA | −8B | +35N | −18B | +?N | +30B | +12N | −2B | −7N | −?B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 8.00 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 20 | ALSABBANI, ABDULRAHMAN EZULDEEN | 0 | LBA | −17B | +?N | −8B | +?N | −24B | −22N | −34B | +?N | +26N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 1608 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Almaryami, Mohamed H. | 1870 | LBA | +30N | =16B | +23N | =1B | =27N | F | F | F | F | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 11.50 | 2024 | +7.8 |
| 22 | FIDE 9226192 | 0 | — | −29N | +?B | −11N | =28B | F | +20B | +?N | F | F | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.25 | 1078 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Mustafa, Mohamed Abdalsalam | 1805 | LBA | +25B | −4N | −21B | +32N | F | =10N | =7B | −12N | −11B | 3.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 10.75 | 1470 | -61.6 |
| 24 | FIDE 9226532 | 0 | — | +?N | −33B | F | −7B | +20N | −8N | +30B | −25N | F | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 6.00 | 1007 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 9225994 | 0 | — | −23N | +36B | −12N | F | F | −3B | +?N | +24B | −7N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 4.00 | 974 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 9226222 | 0 | — | −7N | −?B | +?N | +34B | F | +?N | −18B | −?N | −20B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 899 | 0.0 |
| 27 | NAJM, FARAG MOHAMMED | 0 | LBA | −12N | +30B | +34N | F | =21B | −13N | −10B | −18N | F | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 4.75 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 9225978 | 0 | — | F | F | +?B | =22N | −10B | +?N | −15B | F | F | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 1.75 | 1695 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Algadari, Mahmod | 1878 | LBA | +22B | F | +33N | −6N | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.50 | 1850 | -1.6 |
| 30 | FIDE 9226460 | 0 | — | −21B | −27N | F | +?B | −19N | F | −24N | +31B | −15N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 2.00 | 1039 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 9226176 | 0 | — | −2B | −?N | F | +?B | +36N | −17N | −12B | −30N | F | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 1.00 | 950 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Aloushar, Qays Ahmed S | 0 | LBA | −1N | +?B | −13N | −23B | F | −?N | F | +36B | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Yousef, Ali | 1820 | LBA | +39B | +24N | −29B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1078 | -8.4 |
| 34 | FIDE 9226451 | 0 | — | −3N | F | −27B | −26N | F | −?B | +20N | F | F | 1.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 4.00 | 1084 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 9226435 | 0 | — | −5N | −19B | −?N | F | +?B | F | F | F | −16N | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 1114 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 9226001 | 0 | — | −6B | −25N | F | F | −31B | −?N | +?B | −32N | −?B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 931 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 9224050 | 0 | — | −15B | +?N | −14B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 948 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 9226443 | 0 | — | −4B | =39N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.25 | 1093 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 9226486 | 0 | — | −33N | =38B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 1020 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Idrsi, Mahmod IbrahimLBA+50.06.0 pts · #4
- 2Buwujawuri, Abdulwahab EzalldinLBA+45.25.0 pts · #12
- 3Bushaala, Maryam MohamedLBA+43.64.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Mustafa, Mohamed AbdalsalamLBA-61.63.0 pts · #25
- 2Abdulsalam, FarajLBA-34.84.0 pts · #20
- 3ALHAASI, RAHF MARRIELBA-30.44.0 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R8+231 Elo gap
- R6+144 Elo gap