2nd AR Chess Academy Classical Tournament
28 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Nov 2025 to 13 Nov 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 2 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1776, and top seed was Sameh Sadek (🇪🇬 EGY, FM, 2291).
Tunar Garayev (🇦🇿 AZE, 1791) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Sameh Sadek (6.0) and Ramez Alskafy (5.0). Garayev shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Tunar Garayev (1791) beat Jesse Nikki February (WIM, 2026), a +235-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
WIM Jesse Nikki February takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Garayev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (25.0).
FM Sameh Sadek 6 wins (R2–R7)Tunar Garayev 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMSameh Sadek | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Tunar Garayev | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Ramez Alskafy | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4SULTAN QALIT ALBALAWI | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garayev, Tunar | 1791 | AZE | +7B | +20N | =6N | =3B | +15N | +10B | +5N | 6.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 22.25 | 2009 | +33.6 |
| 2 | Sadek, SamehFM | 2291 | EGY | F | +13N | +10B | +6B | +5N | +9N | +3B | 6.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 2736 | +6.8 |
| 3 | Ramez Alskafy | 1806 | JOR | +25B | +21N | =5B | =1N | +7B | +8N | −2N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 17.75 | 1861 | +10.8 |
| 4 | ALBALAWI,SULTAN QALIT | 1618 | KSA | +14B | −5N | F | +27B | +22N | +20B | +9N | 5.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 12.00 | 1218 | -3.2 |
| 5 | February, Jesse NikkiWIM | 2026 | RSA | +24N | +4B | =3N | +8B | −2B | +19N | −1B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 16.00 | 1792 | -23.4 |
| 6 | Shahan Abu Sayeed | 1834 | IND | +12B | +23N | =1B | −2N | −19B | +21N | +8B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 14.00 | 1856 | +8.0 |
| 7 | Bukhari, Ibrahim F | 0 | USA | −1N | +22B | +?B | +23N | −3N | =11B | +15N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.75 | 1709 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Vicencio, Emmerson | 0 | PHI | +?B | +?N | +18B | −5N | +12N | −3B | −6N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.50 | 1780 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ghali, Bacem | 0 | TUN | +?B | =?N | +?B | =18N | +11N | −2B | −4B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.75 | 1825 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Vemuri, Kalyan Kumar | 0 | IND | =19N | +?B | −2N | F | +18B | −1N | +24B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.75 | 1903 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Chaanthnisri V | 1549 | IND | +26B | −18N | +13B | +20N | −9B | =7N | F | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 8.25 | 1021 | -6.8 |
| 12 | ALZAHRANI,BASIL MOHAMMED A | 0 | KSA | −6N | +16B | +17N | F | −8B | F | +13B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 9.00 | 1019 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Waleed Almoustafa | 0 | SYR | +22N | −2B | −11N | +?B | F | +15B | −12N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1724 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ibrahim Albweitel | 0 | JOR | −4N | +24B | −23B | +28N | +21B | F | −16N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1424 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Cowell, Isaac Bainbridge | 0 | USA | −?B | +?N | +?B | +21N | −1B | −13N | −7B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1672 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Mohamed elsayed, abdelrhman | 0 | EGY | −23B | −12N | −22N | +25B | F | +26N | +14B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 810 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Suliman,Yasser. | 0 | SYR | −21B | +25N | −12B | F | −24N | +27B | +26B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 618 | 0.0 |
| 18 | ALNUWAISER,MOHAMMED BASSAM S | 1821 | KSA | +28N | +11B | −8N | =9B | −10N | F | F | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 2349 | +6.8 |
| 19 | Kunding, Julmin | 0 | FID | =10B | −?N | +28B | F | +6N | −5B | F | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.25 | 1782 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Elhendy, Mohamed | 0 | EGY | +?N | −1B | F | −11B | F | −4N | +22B | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 2.00 | 1474 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Mahmoud Wahba, Marwan | 1418 | EGY | +17N | −3B | +26N | −15B | −14N | −6B | F | 2.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 4.00 | 1012 | -6.8 |
| 22 | Ahmad Hussein | 0 | JOR | −13B | −7N | +16B | +26N | −4B | F | −20N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 818 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Alotaibi, Maitha Abdulrahman A | 1609 | KSA | +16N | −6B | +14N | −7B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1019 | -4.6 |
| 24 | FIDE 7620810 | 0 | — | −5B | −14N | F | +?N | +17B | F | −10N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1226 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Arhant Reddy Swarna | 0 | IND | −3N | −17B | −?N | −16N | +28B | +?B | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 957 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 7621060 | 0 | — | −11N | F | −21B | −22B | +27N | −16B | −17N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 684 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Basmaih,Faisal Ayman | 0 | KSA | −?B | −?N | +?B | −4N | −26B | −17N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 899 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Anshita Reddy Swarna | 0 | IND | −18B | F | −19N | −14B | −25N | F | −?N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1021 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Garayev, TunarAZE+33.66.0 pts · #5
- 2Ramez AlskafyJOR+10.85.0 pts · #8
- 3Shahan Abu SayeedIND+8.04.5 pts · #3
- 1February, Jesse NikkiWIMRSA-23.44.5 pts · #10
- 2Chaanthnisri VIND-6.83.5 pts · #20
- 3Mahmoud Wahba, MarwanEGY-6.82.0 pts · #16
- R7+235 Elo gap