10th ACA Classical Chess Tournament- FIDE Rated
17 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 Nov 2025 to 07 Nov 2025 in Zinj,Bahrain, Bahrain. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1406, and top seed was Mohamed Taher (🇧🇭 BRN, 1706).
Mohamed Taher (🇧🇭 BRN, 1706) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Safvan Subair Khan (6.0) and Noel Abraham Punnoose (5.5). Taher shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Noel Abraham Punnoose (1462) beat Mohamed Taher (1706), a +244-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.
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Taher takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.0).
Mohamed Taher beat Safvan Subair Khan (White).
Mohamed Taher 5 wins (R3–R7)Safvan Subair Khan 5 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mohamed Taher | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Safvan Subair Khan | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Noel Abraham Punnoose | 1 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Navaneeth Krishna K P | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taher, Mohamed | 1706 | BRN | +5B | −3N | +6B | +10N | +9B | +2B | +4N | 6.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 24.50 | 1822 | +15.8 |
| 2 | Safvan Subair Khan | 1627 | IND | +16B | +6N | +3B | +9N | +5B | −1N | +7B | 6.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 20.00 | 1814 | +46.0 |
| 3 | Noel Abraham Punnoose | 1462 | IND | +13N | +1B | −2N | +11B | =4N | +9B | +5N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 20.25 | 1746 | +76.4 |
| 4 | Navaneeth Krishna K P | 1499 | IND | +17B | −9N | +13B | +14N | =3B | +10N | −1B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.75 | 1517 | +1.6 |
| 5 | Ali, Sayed Hashim | 1447 | BRN | −1N | +11B | +7N | +12B | −2N | +6B | −3B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 13.50 | 1500 | +8.8 |
| 6 | Harsin Hazarika | 0 | IND | +7N | −2B | −1N | +15B | +11N | −5N | +10B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 10.50 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Alqallaf, Ali | 1553 | BRN | −6B | +16N | −5B | +13N | =8N | +12B | −2N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 6.75 | 1409 | -23.6 |
| 8 | Vivaan Anand | 0 | IND | F | −12N | −10B | +16N | =7B | +13N | +14B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 1270 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Cabaya, Joey | 1695 | PHI | +14N | +4B | +12N | −2B | −1N | −3N | F | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 9.50 | 1488 | -54.4 |
| 10 | AlAbbas, Ali | 1559 | BRN | −11N | +15B | +8N | −1B | +12N | −4B | −6N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1448 | -17.6 |
| 11 | Brayden Anand | 0 | IND | +10B | −5N | +14B | −3N | −6B | +15N | −12B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 1305 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Dhruva Roy | 1515 | IND | +15N | +8B | −9B | −5N | −10B | −7N | +11N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 768 | -68.8 |
| 13 | Vidhun Kumaresan | 0 | IND | −3B | F | −4N | −7B | +16N | −8B | +15B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Arav Mehta | 0 | IND | −9B | F | −11N | −4B | +15N | +16B | −8N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mithun Karthik Ganesh | 0 | IND | −12B | −10N | +16B | −6N | −14B | −11B | −13N | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 737 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ayra Mehta | 0 | IND | −2N | −7B | −15N | −8B | −13B | −14N | F | 0.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 791 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Rihaan Bibin | 0 | IND | −4N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Noel Abraham PunnooseIND+76.45.5 pts · #3
- 2Safvan Subair KhanIND+46.06.0 pts · #2
- 3Taher, MohamedBRN+15.86.0 pts · #1
- 1Dhruva RoyIND-68.83.0 pts · #14
- 2Cabaya, JoeyPHI-54.43.0 pts · #5
- 3Alqallaf, AliBRN-23.63.5 pts · #8
- R2+244 Elo gap
- R6+233 Elo gap
- R3+106 Elo gap