National Club Chess Championship 2025

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82 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Oct 2025 to 03 Nov 2025 in Hulhumale, Maldives. 8 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1803, and top seed was Shuaau Muhammed (🇲🇻 MDV, FM, 2093).

Noor Farooq (🇲🇻 MDV, 1672) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Ahmed Yameen (8.5) and Mohamed Raakin Fayaz (7.5). Farooq shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Yoosuf Sajiu Sajeer (1461) beat Ali Abdul Rahman (CM, 1833), a +372-point gap.

Location

🇲🇻Hulhumale, Maldives

Dates

27 Oct 2025 → 03 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇻FMShuaau Muhammed2093

Avg top 10

1,803

Participants

Titled players · 8

FM×2

CM×2

WFM×1

WCM×3

Federations · 1 represented

🇲🇻Maldives×64

Top 3

🥇
Noor Farooq
🇲🇻MDV·1672
9.0pts·2430perf+53.0
🥈
Ahmed Yameen
🇲🇻MDV·1668
8.5pts·2053perf+106.4
🥉
Mohamed Raakin Fayaz
🇲🇻MDV·1693
7.5pts·1856perf+50.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Noor Farooq led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Farooq9Yameen8.5Fayaz7.5Mohamed7.5Ahmed7Mohamed7

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Noor Farooq held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Noor Farooq 9 wins (R1–R9)Ahmed Yameen 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)Mohamed Raakin Fayaz 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Noor Farooq	*	—	—	—
2Ahmed Yameen	—	*	—	—
3Mohamed Raakin Fayaz	—	—	*	0
4CMHassan Mohamed	—	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Farooq, Noor	1672	MDV	+20B	+25N	+23B	+17B	+43N	+65N	+63B	+37N	+40B	9.0	29.0	30.5	30.50	2430	+53.0
2	Ahmed Yameen	1668	MDV	+39N	+32B	+38N	+24N	=5B	+7B	+52N	+29B	+33N	8.5	35.0	37.0	33.50	2053	+106.4
3	Mohamed Raakin Fayaz	1693	MDV	+28N	=5N	+42B	+10B	+34N	+6B	−4B	+67N	+45N	7.5	40.0	41.5	30.50	1856	+50.4
4	Mohamed, HassanCM	1903	MDV	+37N	+58N	+44N	=8B	+10N	+61B	+3N	+22B	F	7.5	33.5	33.5	30.25	2023	+10.4
5	Ahmed, AshrafFM	1851	MDV	+18N	=3B	−24B	+27B	=2N	+38N	+42B	+36N	+60B	7.0	38.5	40.5	28.00	1747	-13.0
6	Hussain Vishau Mohamed	1748	MDV	+71B	+42N	+19B	−15B	+13N	−3N	+55B	+27N	+50B	7.0	34.0	35.0	22.50	1801	+15.6
7	Akil Ihsan Mustafa	1617	MDV	+64B	+26B	+32N	−19N	+52B	−2N	=15N	+18B	+54B	6.5	35.5	37.0	21.00	1844	+56.4
8	Mujahid Bin Yazeed	1778	MDV	+70N	+22B	−10N	=4N	=44B	+51B	+61N	+9B	=56N	6.5	32.5	33.5	21.50	1900	+17.6
9	Jinah, Yusuf Izan	1443	MDV	−15N	+16B	+77N	=13B	+58N	+67B	+28B	−8N	+62B	6.5	31.0	31.0	16.75	1599	+24.0
10	Mohamed Anaam Ismail Shaheen	0	MDV	+49N	+61N	+8B	−3N	−4B	−13N	+53N	+70B	+22N	6.0	37.5	38.5	18.00	1703	0.0
11	Adyan Faisal Hussain	0	MDV	F	+33N	+74B	=32B	−46N	+66N	+41B	=35N	+78B	6.0	18.5	18.5	12.50	1621	0.0
12	FIDE 16702573	0	—	+52B	+53B	+27N	F	+39N	F	F	+76B	+59B	6.0	14.0	14.0	13.00	1604	0.0
13	Hassan, Nasih	1690	MDV	+53B	+51N	=15N	=9N	−6B	+10B	−22N	=56B	+16N	5.5	38.0	40.0	21.75	1627	-21.6
14	Adam Zahid	0	MDV	=47N	+37B	+70B	+77N	−25B	F	+62N	+48B	−44N	5.5	17.5	17.5	9.25	1316	0.0
15	Muhammed, ShuaauFM	2093	MDV	+9B	F	=13B	+6N	+19B	+55N	=7B	F	F	5.0	33.5	33.5	26.50	1945	-11.4
16	Ahmed Abdul Wahhab Mohamed	0	MDV	+45B	−9N	+71N	+68B	+22N	F	+57B	−28N	−13B	5.0	27.5	27.5	11.50	1351	0.0
17	Abdul Rahman, AliCM	1833	MDV	F	+47B	+43B	−1N	+23B	+63N	+65B	−25N	F	5.0	27.0	27.0	12.50	1731	-13.6
18	Fathmath Zoya Hassan Saeed	1489	MDV	−5B	+46B	F	F	+57B	+27B	+38N	−7N	+64B	5.0	26.5	26.5	13.00	1616	+24.0
19	Naavee Mohamed Nashid	0	MDV	+69B	+55B	−6N	+7B	−15N	F	F	+39N	+?B	5.0	25.0	25.0	13.00	1742	0.0
20	Mohamed Aydhin Munthazim	1614	MDV	−1N	+40B	F	=22N	+73B	+81B	+47N	=23B	F	5.0	24.5	24.5	11.00	1647	+6.8
21	Aishath Eenaal Junaid	0	MDV	F	F	F	+81N	+80B	+37B	=23N	=51N	+48B	5.0	12.0	12.0	8.75	1637	0.0
22	Ahmed Aathik Haleem	1587	MDV	+56B	−8N	+51B	=20B	−16B	+73B	+13B	−4N	−10B	4.5	39.5	40.5	13.00	1718	+27.2
23	Nabeel Abdul Muhsin	1671	MDV	F	+63B	−1N	+51B	−17N	+44B	=21B	=20N	=25B	4.5	34.5	34.5	13.25	1643	-4.6
24	Ahmed Aboobakuru	1735	MDV	+27N	+54B	+5N	−2B	+35N	=34B	F	F	−39B	4.5	34.0	34.0	18.25	1757	+4.2
25	Yoosuf Sajiu Sajeer	1461	MDV	+40N	−1B	−65N	F	+14N	F	+43N	+17B	=23N	4.5	31.0	31.0	18.25	1672	+49.2
26	Mohamed, Hameed	0	MDV	+30B	−7N	F	+29N	F	−35B	+32N	=33B	+72N	4.5	26.0	26.0	14.25	1568	0.0
27	Mohamed Shail Samir	1529	MDV	−24B	+60N	−12B	−5N	+54B	−18N	+64N	−6B	+76N	4.0	35.0	35.0	5.50	906	-46.0
28	Jumainah Noorah Ahmed	1435	MDV	−3B	+57N	−40N	F	F	+45B	−9N	+16B	+53B	4.0	28.5	28.5	11.50	770	0.0
29	Roohul Rahk bin Ali	1442	MDV	F	+72B	+46N	−26B	F	−30B	+79B	−2N	+75B	4.0	21.5	21.5	4.50	780	-25.6
30	Mann Ismail Mukhthaba	1491	MDV	−26N	F	F	+66B	+76N	+29N	−35B	−31B	+82N	4.0	17.5	17.5	5.50	1381	-17.6
31	Ibrahim Imran Saeed	1586	MDV	+79N	F	F	−38B	F	F	+78B	+30N	+41N	4.0	10.0	10.0	7.00	1648	+4.8
32	Mohamed Anak Nizam	1703	MDV	+33B	−2N	−7B	=11N	+74B	+46N	−26B	F	F	3.5	32.5	32.5	10.00	843	-46.8
33	Yanaal Bin Haneef	0	MDV	−32N	−11B	+79N	F	F	+75B	+66B	=26N	−2B	3.5	25.0	25.0	4.75	886	0.0
34	Nuha, RilwanWFM	1504	MDV	F	=38B	+58B	=36N	−3B	=24N	F	+59N	F	3.5	24.0	24.0	9.50	1508	-0.2
35	Aiman Abdul Muhsin	1489	MDV	+66B	F	F	F	−24B	+26N	+30N	=11B	F	3.5	20.5	20.5	13.00	1613	+12.4
36	Aal Bin Irfan	0	MDV	F	+70B	+64N	=34B	F	F	+69B	−5B	F	3.5	14.5	14.5	5.75	1485	0.0
37	Mohamed Looth Ismail	0	MDV	−4B	−14N	+73B	−43N	=45B	−21N	=48N	−1B	+80N	3.0	35.5	35.5	3.50	920	0.0
38	Ahmed Aiham Yoosuf Hussain	1467	MDV	+59N	=34N	−2B	+31N	F	−5B	−18B	F	=42N	3.0	32.5	32.5	9.00	1481	+0.4
39	Markin Athar Mohamed	0	MDV	−2B	F	+60N	F	−12B	F	+54N	−19B	+24N	3.0	30.5	30.5	8.50	1702	0.0
40	Dhaniyal Mohamed Simad	0	MDV	−25B	−20N	+28B	F	F	+80N	=49N	=43B	−1N	3.0	29.0	29.0	6.50	1407	0.0
41	Abdulla Naish Naif	0	MDV	+72N	+78B	F	F	−?B	+79N	−11N	F	−31B	3.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	1598	0.0
42	Humaiz Hameed	1536	MDV	+50N	−6B	−3N	F	F	+68B	−5N	F	=38B	2.5	36.0	36.0	5.50	1369	-30.4
43	Ibrahim Hisan	1585	MDV	F	+65B	−17N	+37B	−1B	F	−25B	=40N	F	2.5	26.0	26.0	6.00	1452	-28.0
44	Mohamed Raaque	1659	MDV	+67N	F	−4B	F	=8N	−23N	F	F	+14B	2.5	25.5	25.5	10.25	1511	-20.8
45	Abdulla Ayn Aboobakuru	0	MDV	−16N	F	=61B	+62N	=37N	−28N	=71N	F	−3B	2.5	23.5	23.5	4.25	1284	0.0
46	Elaf Abdullah Shazmeen	0	MDV	F	−18N	−29B	F	+11B	−32B	F	+75N	=66N	2.5	22.0	22.0	7.75	745	0.0
47	Mohamed Alsan Hussain	1629	MDV	=14B	−17N	−63N	+80B	F	=48B	−20B	F	=51N	2.5	21.5	21.5	5.00	1411	-32.0
48	Aleenah Sarah Ahmed	0	MDV	−51N	=62B	F	F	+81B	=47N	=37B	−14N	−21N	2.5	19.5	19.5	3.50	1425	0.0
49	Zaik Mohamed Mausoom	0	MDV	−10B	F	−62B	−67N	=64B	F	=40B	+61B	=68B	2.5	16.5	16.5	4.50	1561	0.0
50	FIDE 16705645	0	—	−42B	=71N	+82B	−52N	F	F	+59N	F	−6N	2.5	16.5	16.5	2.50	828	0.0
51	Ahmed Asham Labeeb	1603	MDV	+48B	−13B	−22N	−23N	−61B	−8N	F	=21B	=47B	2.0	32.5	32.5	6.25	1253	-84.0
52	Aminath Sara HaleemWCM	1598	MDV	−12N	F	F	+50B	−7N	F	−2B	+66B	F	2.0	27.0	27.0	4.00	843	-34.8
53	Aini Munthazim	0	MDV	−13N	−12N	F	+59N	+62N	F	−10B	F	−28N	2.0	25.0	25.0	3.50	762	0.0
54	Fathimath Lubana Mohamed	0	MDV	+60B	−24N	F	+76N	−27N	F	−39B	F	−7N	2.0	22.0	22.0	2.00	827	0.0
55	Aishath Zaara Shimad	1509	MDV	+77N	−19N	F	F	F	−15B	−6N	+69B	F	2.0	20.5	20.5	1.50	1029	-11.2
56	Aminath Alaika Ashraf	0	MDV	−22N	F	F	F	F	+62B	F	=13N	=8B	2.0	20.0	20.0	7.50	1568	0.0
57	FIDE 16703030	0	—	F	−28B	+69B	−58N	−18N	F	−16N	+77B	F	2.0	20.0	20.0	1.50	661	0.0
58	Fathmath Sarah Shimad	0	MDV	F	−4B	−34N	+57B	−9B	+82B	F	F	F	2.0	19.5	19.5	2.00	817	0.0
59	Makeena Nausheen Ali	0	MDV	−38B	F	+76B	−53B	F	+71N	−50B	−34B	−12N	2.0	18.0	18.0	1.00	686	0.0
60	FIDE 16706870	0	—	−54N	−27B	−39B	F	−?B	F	+76N	+64B	−5N	2.0	17.5	17.5	1.50	890	0.0
61	Aishath Iva HassanWCM	1541	MDV	F	−10B	=45N	F	+51N	−4N	−8B	−49N	F	1.5	30.0	30.0	3.25	1636	+11.6
62	FIDE 16705394	0	—	F	=48N	+49N	−45B	−53B	−56N	−14B	F	−9N	1.5	23.5	23.5	3.75	643	0.0
63	Muqsith Mohamed Mahfooz	0	MDV	F	−23N	+47B	F	=65B	−17B	−1N	F	F	1.5	23.5	23.5	3.25	1533	0.0
64	FIDE 16706153	0	—	−7N	+76B	−36B	F	=49N	F	−27B	−60N	−18N	1.5	23.5	23.5	1.25	745	0.0
65	Mohamed Rayyan Adam Shakir	1601	MDV	F	−43N	+25B	F	=63N	−1B	−17N	F	F	1.5	22.5	22.5	5.25	1448	-16.0
66	FIDE 16705343	0	—	−35N	F	F	−30N	+79B	−11B	−33N	−52N	=46B	1.5	21.5	21.5	1.25	726	0.0
67	FIDE 16704711	0	—	−44B	=68B	F	+49B	F	−9N	F	−3B	F	1.5	20.5	20.5	3.25	800	0.0
68	FIDE 16705610	0	—	F	=67N	F	−16N	=70B	−42N	F	F	=49N	1.5	16.0	16.0	2.50	737	0.0
69	Daud Farish Ahmed	0	MDV	−19N	F	−57N	F	+82N	=70B	−36N	−55N	F	1.5	13.5	13.5	0.50	709	0.0
70	Yunus Izyan Jinah	0	MDV	−8B	−36N	−14N	F	=68N	=69N	F	−10N	F	1.0	29.5	29.5	1.50	978	-6.8
71	Izaan Ahmed Hilmy	0	MDV	−6N	=50B	−16B	F	F	−59B	=45B	F	F	1.0	24.0	24.0	2.50	948	0.0
72	FIDE 16706919	0	—	−41B	−29N	F	F	F	F	F	+82N	−26B	1.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	642	0.0
73	FIDE 16705165	0	—	F	F	−37N	F	−20N	−22N	F	+80B	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	814	0.0
74	FIDE 16706897	0	—	F	F	−11N	F	−32N	F	+75B	F	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	903	0.0
75	FIDE 16704002	0	—	F	+82B	F	F	F	−33N	−74N	−46B	−29N	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	642	0.0
76	FIDE 16706633	0	—	F	−64N	−59N	−54B	−30B	F	−60B	−12N	−27B	0.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	710	0.0
77	FIDE 16705440	0	—	−55B	F	−9B	−14B	F	−?B	F	−57N	F	0.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	676	0.0
78	Nihaya , AhmedWCM	1610	MDV	F	−41N	F	F	F	F	−31N	F	−11N	0.0	20.5	20.5	0.00	786	-10.6
79	FIDE 16706927	0	—	−31B	F	−33B	F	−66N	−41B	−29N	F	F	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	714	0.0
80	FIDE 16706889	0	—	F	F	F	−47N	−21N	−40B	F	−73N	−37B	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	833	0.0
81	FIDE 16706277	0	—	F	F	F	−21B	−48N	−20N	F	F	F	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	817	0.0
82	Alaya Azmia latheef	0	MDV	F	−75N	−50N	F	−69B	−58N	F	−72B	−30B	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	691	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ahmed YameenMDV
+106.4
8.5 pts · #1
2Akil Ihsan MustafaMDV
+56.4
6.5 pts · #11
3Farooq, NoorMDV
+53.0
9.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Ahmed Asham LabeebMDV
-84.0
2.0 pts · #43
2Mohamed Anak NizamMDV
-46.8
3.5 pts · #79
3Mohamed Shail SamirMDV
-46.0
4.0 pts · #62

Biggest upsets

R8+372 Elo gap
Yoosuf Sajiu Sajeer1461 beat CMAbdul Rahman, Ali1833
R4+161 Elo gap
Farooq, Noor1672 beat CMAbdul Rahman, Ali1833
R7+124 Elo gap
Yoosuf Sajiu Sajeer1461 beat Ibrahim Hisan1585