FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - U1700w
18 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Nov 2025 to 13 Nov 2025 in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1612, and top seed was Mera Abdulaziz Aidarous (🇦🇪 UAE, 1694).
Mouza Nasser AlShamsi (🇦🇪 UAE, 1642) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Ayala Kuanyshbay (6.5) and Disha U A (6.5). AlShamsi won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nazira Aitasova (1518) beat Lulwa Khalifa Alhammadi (1663), a +145-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsMouza Nasser AlShamsi led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Mouza Nasser AlShamsi held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
Mouza Nasser AlShamsi lost to Ayala Kuanyshbay (Black).
Mouza Nasser AlShamsi 6 wins (R1–R6)Ayala Kuanyshbay 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mouza Nasser AlShamsi | * | 0 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Ayala Kuanyshbay | 1 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Disha U A | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Erika-Andreea Toculet | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mouza Nasser AlShamsi | 1642 | UAE | +16N | +14B | +7N | +3B | +8N | +11B | =4N | −2N | =5B | 7.0 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 32.50 | 1769 | +52.4 |
| 2 | Kuanyshbay, Ayala | 1578 | KAZ | =7B | =13N | =10B | =4N | +6B | =3N | +11N | +1B | +8N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 35.00 | 1797 | +94.4 |
| 3 | Disha U A | 1641 | IND | +17B | +10N | =8B | −1N | +12N | =2B | +7N | +9B | =4B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 30.00 | 1690 | +22.0 |
| 4 | Tanishka Jain | 1444 | IND | =13B | =12N | =6B | =2B | =5N | +18N | =1B | +7B | =3N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 24.75 | 1588 | +53.6 |
| 5 | Toculet, Erika-Andreea | 1608 | ROU | =12B | −7N | +16B | =10N | =4B | =9N | +15B | +8B | =1N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 24.00 | 1690 | +36.4 |
| 6 | Nyamlkhagva, Taivanbaatar | 1608 | MGL | −14N | +18B | =4N | −7B | −2N | +16B | +17N | +13B | +11N | 5.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 15.25 | 1632 | +10.8 |
| 7 | Amin-Erdene Dulguunjargal | 0 | MGL | =2N | +5B | −1B | +6N | =9B | +10N | −3B | −4N | +14B | 5.0 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 25.75 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mera Abdulaziz Aidarous | 1694 | UAE | +9N | +15B | =3N | =11B | −1B | +13N | +12B | −5N | −2B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 22.50 | 1630 | -42.4 |
| 9 | Tsedenkhorol, Dorjgotov | 1548 | MGL | −8B | +17N | −11N | +14B | =7N | =5B | +10B | −3N | +15B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 19.75 | 1625 | +33.6 |
| 10 | Aitasova, Nazira | 1518 | KAZ | +11N | −3B | =2N | =5B | +15N | −7B | −9N | +18B | +17N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 16.00 | 1630 | +42.0 |
| 11 | Lulwa Khalifa Alhammadi | 1663 | UAE | −10B | +16N | +9B | =8N | +13B | −1N | −2B | +12N | −6B | 4.5 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 18.00 | 1573 | -48.0 |
| 12 | Ayushi Jaiswal | 1460 | IND | =5N | =4B | +15N | =13N | −3B | +17B | −8N | −11B | +18N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 13.00 | 1543 | +14.0 |
| 13 | Nedeljkovic, Lena | 1586 | SRB | =4N | =2B | +14N | =12B | −11N | −8B | +18N | −6N | =16B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 13.25 | 1469 | -52.4 |
| 14 | Nandinkholboo, Khurelbaatar | 1472 | MGL | +6B | −1N | −13B | −9N | +18B | −15N | +16N | +17B | −7N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 9.50 | 1507 | +12.4 |
| 15 | Lazic, Natalija | 1549 | SRB | +18N | −8N | −12B | +17N | −10B | +14B | −5N | =16B | −9N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 7.00 | 1397 | -66.0 |
| 16 | Madhuri, N | 1494 | IND | −1B | −11B | −5N | +18B | −17N | −6N | −14B | =15N | =13N | 2.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 3.75 | 1254 | -41.8 |
| 17 | Tadic, Sofija | 1476 | SRB | −3N | −9B | +18N | −15B | +16B | −12N | −6B | −14N | −10B | 2.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 2.00 | 1216 | -93.2 |
| 18 | FIDE 557005117 | 0 | — | −15B | −6N | −17B | −16N | −14N | −4B | −13B | −10N | −12B | 0.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 0.00 | 713 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kuanyshbay, AyalaKAZ+94.46.5 pts · #2
- 2Tanishka JainIND+53.65.5 pts · #11
- 3Mouza Nasser AlShamsiUAE+52.47.0 pts · #1
- 1Tadic, SofijaSRB-93.22.0 pts · #16
- 2Lazic, NatalijaSRB-66.03.5 pts · #15
- 3Nedeljkovic, LenaSRB-52.44.0 pts · #13
- R1+145 Elo gap
- R1+136 Elo gap
- R9+116 Elo gap