25th International Chess Arena Classic

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74 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Dec 2025 to 20 Dec 2025 in Alex, Egypt. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1936, and top seed was Amgad Moreis (🇪🇬 EGY, 2169).

Moustafa Raslan (🇪🇬 EGY, 2082) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ahmed Samy Abdel Moneim (7.0) and Mahmoud Elfaham (7.0). Raslan shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Hussien Mousa Moahoud (1424) beat Saber Mohamed Ibrahim (1781), a +357-point gap.

Location

🇪🇬Alex, Egypt

Dates

12 Dec 2025 → 20 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇬Amgad Moreis2169

Avg top 10

1,936

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇪🇬Egypt×56

🇵🇸Palestine×1

Top 3

🥇
Moustafa Raslan
🇪🇬EGY·2082
7.5pts·2136perf+12.2
🥈
Ahmed Samy Abdel Moneim
🇪🇬EGY·1792
7.0pts·1895perf+21.4
🥉
Mahmoud Elfaham
🇪🇬EGY·1884
7.0pts·2172perf+46.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Moustafa Raslan led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Raslan7.5Elfaham7Samy Abdel Moneim7Moreis6.5Nassif Emad6.5Atea6.5— ex-leaders:Elsoradyled R5, #10

R8 · LEADER CHANGE19 Dec

Moustafa Raslan takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Moustafa Raslan drew with Mahmoud Elfaham (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Moustafa Raslan 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)Mahmoud Elfaham 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)Ahmed Samy Abdel Moneim 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Moustafa Raslan	*	½	—	1
2Mahmoud Elfaham	½	*	—	½
3Ahmed Samy Abdel Moneim	—	—	*	—
4Amgad Moreis	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Raslan, Moustafa	2082	EGY	+37N	+25B	+19N	−9B	+40B	+30N	+10B	+4N	=3N	7.5	43.0	46.5	37.00	2136	+12.2
2	Samy Abdel Moneim, Ahmed	1792	EGY	+33B	+17N	−40B	+38N	+16B	−5N	+47B	+10N	+14B	7.0	39.5	42.5	32.50	1895	+21.4
3	Elfaham, Mahmoud	1884	EGY	+72B	+48N	+35B	F	=4N	+19B	+9N	+6N	=1B	7.0	39.5	39.5	32.50	2172	+46.0
4	Moreis, Amgad	2169	EGY	+55B	+6N	+16B	=40N	=3B	+10N	+5B	−1B	=7N	6.5	48.5	51.5	35.50	2029	-22.0
5	Nassif Emad, Mark	1817	EGY	+57N	+15B	−9N	+22B	=6N	+2B	−4N	+18B	+21N	6.5	46.5	49.5	33.75	1908	+37.6
6	Abd Elmonem Aly, Mohammed	1707	EGY	+49B	−4B	+31N	+24N	=5B	+40N	+18N	−3B	+15N	6.5	43.0	46.0	29.25	1888	+65.6
7	Atea, Gamal	1929	EGY	+13B	+47N	−30B	+8N	=35B	=25N	+34B	+27N	=4B	6.5	40.0	43.0	31.50	1902	-3.2
8	Kalhy Anwar, Ibrahim	1773	EGY	+63B	+62N	F	−7B	+28N	=26B	+11N	+9B	+16N	6.5	36.5	36.5	27.75	1892	+13.4
9	Atea, Khaled	1949	EGY	+31B	+12N	+5B	+1N	−10B	+27N	−3B	−8N	+25B	6.0	48.5	52.5	33.00	1913	-6.8
10	Elsorady, Mahmoud	1841	EGY	+74N	+23B	+11N	+68B	+9N	−4B	−1N	−2B	+20N	6.0	45.0	45.0	24.00	1884	+18.4
11	Khamis Ahmed, Mohamed	0	EGY	+29B	+32N	−10B	−47N	+43B	+12N	−8B	+24N	+27B	6.0	40.0	43.0	27.50	1746	0.0
12	Mahfouz Ryad, Mina	1689	EGY	+67N	−9B	+13N	+20B	−46N	−11B	+17B	+43N	+36B	6.0	39.0	41.0	25.50	1713	+8.0
13	Ahmed Moataz, Mohamed	0	EGY	−7N	+60B	−12B	+53N	+48B	−47N	+54B	+26N	+30B	6.0	33.0	36.0	20.50	1684	0.0
14	Wagdy Bakheet, Justin	0	EGY	−17B	=42N	+?B	−26N	+29N	+59B	+38N	+22B	−2N	5.5	36.5	36.5	18.25	1615	0.0
15	Islam Elsayed, Yehia	1530	EGY	+65B	−5N	+39B	−35N	+33B	+52N	=30B	+50N	−6B	5.5	35.0	37.0	18.00	1441	-14.0
16	Elkersh, Osama	1830	EGY	+51B	+38N	−4N	+21B	−2N	+20B	+22N	F	−8B	5.0	44.0	47.0	22.00	1764	-20.8
17	Muhammed Gouda, Khaled	1453	EGY	+14N	−2B	+44N	F	−18B	+28B	−12N	+38B	+42N	5.0	39.0	39.0	21.00	1521	+9.6
18	Abbas Mohamed, Abd Elrahman	1781	EGY	+42B	+34N	F	−27B	+17N	+41N	−6B	−5N	+32B	5.0	37.5	37.5	20.00	1680	-14.4
19	Abdel Hameid, Islam	1805	EGY	+59B	+41N	−1B	+48N	+47B	−3N	+25B	F	F	5.0	36.5	36.5	17.00	1869	+20.4
20	Ahmed Gaber, Rawda	1470	EGY	+58B	−30N	+50B	−12N	+36B	−16N	+52B	+34N	−10B	5.0	35.0	38.0	17.00	990	-21.6
21	Sherif Fouad, Kareem	1610	EGY	+53B	−40N	+33B	−16N	+31B	=35N	+41B	=30N	−5B	5.0	34.5	37.5	18.50	1653	+10.0
22	Mohamed Hassan, Salah	1597	EGY	+39B	−46N	+49B	−5N	+51B	+54N	−16B	−14N	+37B	5.0	34.5	37.5	17.00	1565	-9.6
23	Kanawy Ibrahim, Ibrahim	1587	EGY	+50B	−10N	+53B	+32B	−26N	−34N	+51B	−36N	+33B	5.0	32.5	35.5	17.00	1575	-1.8
24	Mohamed Haitham, Moez	1436	EGY	F	+71N	+66B	−6B	−52N	+45B	+62N	−11B	+51N	5.0	28.0	29.0	11.50	907	-6.8
25	Gebril, Aly	1679	EGY	+56B	−1N	+51B	+43N	F	=7B	−19N	+31B	−9N	4.5	38.5	38.5	16.75	1688	-3.2
26	Adel Mohamed, Eyad	1479	EGY	F	+29N	−68N	+14B	+23B	=8N	−27B	−13B	+31N	4.5	38.0	38.0	22.25	1740	+62.4
27	Yousry Mohamed, Mohamed	1779	EGY	+71B	+66N	=46B	+18N	F	−9B	+26N	−7B	−11N	4.5	34.5	34.5	14.25	1810	+5.0
28	Samey Ahmed, Mohamed	0	EGY	+54B	−35N	=41B	+42N	−8B	−17N	+56B	+48N	F	4.5	31.5	34.5	14.25	1537	0.0
29	Amgad alzant	1775	PLE	−11N	−26B	F	+65N	−14B	+53N	+63B	+39N	=43B	4.5	31.5	33.5	12.75	1259	-49.6
30	Abdel Aziz, Mohamed	1801	EGY	+45N	+20B	+7N	F	F	−1B	=15N	=21B	−13N	4.0	39.0	39.0	20.25	1796	+1.0
31	Ahmed Abdelaziz, Abdelaziz	0	EGY	−9N	+67B	−6B	+49N	−21N	+44B	+48B	−25N	−26B	4.0	36.0	38.0	11.50	1398	0.0
32	Ibrahim, Saber Mohamed	1781	EGY	+36N	−11B	+34B	−23N	−41B	+33N	−43B	+49N	−18N	4.0	35.0	38.0	15.00	784	-58.8
33	FIDE 555014151	0	—	−2N	+58B	−21N	+44B	−15N	−32B	+65N	+64B	−23N	4.0	35.0	37.0	10.50	860	0.0
34	Abdo Mahmoud, Walid	0	EGY	+?B	−18B	−32N	+63N	F	+23B	−7N	−20B	+47N	4.0	34.5	34.5	10.00	1579	0.0
35	Ali Mohamed, Yasser	1725	EGY	+64N	+28B	−3N	+15B	=7N	=21B	F	F	F	4.0	34.0	34.0	17.75	1738	+2.4
36	Helmy Metry, Sameh	0	EGY	−32B	−54N	F	+62B	−20N	+55B	+59N	+23B	−12N	4.0	32.0	34.0	13.00	1359	0.0
37	Ahmed Darwish, Mostafa	0	EGY	−1B	−49N	F	+74B	+61N	−39B	+60N	+58B	−22N	4.0	31.5	31.5	8.50	1040	0.0
38	Ahmed Mahmoud, Malak	1591	EGY	+70N	−16B	+61N	−2B	F	+71N	−14B	−17N	+44B	4.0	30.5	30.5	8.00	892	-45.2
39	Moharam Issa, Khaled	0	EGY	−22N	+74B	−15N	+45B	F	+37N	F	−29B	+64N	4.0	28.5	28.5	9.50	834	0.0
40	Shehab Elsayed , Mohamed	1948	EGY	+69N	+21B	+2N	=4B	−1N	−6B	F	F	F	3.5	37.0	37.0	16.75	1872	-8.6
41	Ihab Abdelmageed, Abdelrhman	1543	EGY	+44N	−19B	=28N	+56B	+32N	−18B	−21N	−42B	F	3.5	33.5	36.5	12.75	1551	+0.4
42	Gamil Samir, Kirollos	0	EGY	−18N	=14B	F	−28B	+56N	−50B	+71B	+41N	−17B	3.5	33.5	34.5	10.25	1467	0.0
43	Mousa Moahoud, Hussien	1424	EGY	F	+63N	F	−25B	−11N	+60B	+32N	−12B	=29N	3.5	32.0	34.0	11.25	1644	+36.4
44	Salah Mohmed Galal Elind, Youssee	0	EGY	−41B	+59N	−17B	−33N	+63B	−31N	=45N	+55B	−38N	3.5	30.0	32.0	9.75	729	0.0
45	FIDE 555007104	0	—	−30B	+65N	F	−39N	+70B	−24N	=44B	−56N	+49B	3.5	27.5	28.5	7.75	819	0.0
46	Mohamed Mostafa, Omar	1912	EGY	+73N	+22B	=27N	F	+12B	F	F	F	F	3.5	20.5	20.5	14.25	1961	+3.6
47	George Amin, Julian	1674	EGY	+60N	−7B	F	+11B	−19N	+13B	−2N	F	−34B	3.0	41.0	41.0	15.00	1042	-34.0
48	Mohamed Ali, Mostafa	1601	EGY	+61N	−3B	+64N	−19B	−13N	+57B	−31N	−28B	F	3.0	34.0	36.0	7.50	1044	-16.0
49	Mohamed Abdelfatah, Yazid	0	EGY	−6N	+37B	−22N	−31B	−62N	+70B	+55N	−32B	−45N	3.0	32.0	33.0	8.00	895	0.0
50	Mohmed Nabil, Danya	0	EGY	−23N	+57B	−20N	F	+67B	+42N	F	−15B	F	3.0	32.0	32.0	8.50	729	0.0
51	FIDE 54284651	0	—	−16N	+70B	−25N	+64B	−22N	+58B	−23N	F	−24B	3.0	31.5	32.5	6.00	826	0.0
52	Elsayed Mohamed, Hamza	0	EGY	−68B	−?N	F	+58N	+24B	−15B	−20N	+54N	F	3.0	31.5	31.5	11.00	1467	0.0
53	FIDE 54293995	0	—	−21N	+73B	−23N	−13B	−55N	−29B	+61N	−60B	+70N	3.0	30.0	31.0	4.50	857	0.0
54	Tamer Elsayed Amin, Omar	1474	EGY	−28N	+36B	F	F	+57N	−22B	−13N	−52B	+56B	3.0	28.5	28.5	10.00	797	-13.2
55	FIDE 555014100	0	—	−4N	−64B	F	+66N	+53B	−36N	−49B	−44N	+69B	3.0	28.0	29.5	6.50	1369	0.0
56	Mohamed Abo Elabass, Maisoun	0	EGY	−25N	+69B	F	−41N	−42B	+66B	−28N	+45B	−54N	3.0	26.0	26.0	7.00	764	0.0
57	Ahmed Nabil, Adam	0	EGY	−5B	−50N	+65B	+60N	−54B	−48N	F	+70B	−58N	3.0	25.5	26.5	6.00	830	0.0
58	FIDE 54292492	0	—	−20N	−33N	F	−52B	+64B	−51N	+69B	−37N	+57B	3.0	25.5	25.5	6.50	669	0.0
59	FIDE 555012272	0	—	−19N	−44B	+70N	+61B	F	−14N	−36B	F	+66N	3.0	24.5	24.5	5.50	1005	0.0
60	Mohamed Aly, Aly	0	EGY	−47B	−13N	+74N	−57B	F	−43N	−37B	+53N	+62B	3.0	24.5	24.5	5.00	749	0.0
61	FIDE 555014208	0	—	−48B	+72N	−38B	−59N	−37B	−64N	−53B	=73N	+63B	2.5	22.0	23.0	3.50	797	0.0
62	FIDE 555012701	0	—	F	−8B	F	−36N	+49B	+67N	−24B	F	−60N	2.0	31.5	33.5	5.00	804	0.0
63	Madeeh kamal, Asmaa	0	EGY	−8N	−43B	+73N	−34B	−44N	+69B	−29N	−65B	−61N	2.0	28.0	29.0	2.50	857	0.0
64	FIDE 555014186	0	—	−35B	+55N	−48B	−51N	−58N	+61B	F	−33N	−39B	2.0	27.0	29.5	5.50	864	0.0
65	Sameh Helmy, Steven	0	EGY	−15N	−45B	−57N	−29B	+72N	F	−33B	+63N	F	2.0	26.5	26.5	3.00	853	0.0
66	FIDE 555012698	0	—	F	−27B	−24N	−55B	F	−56N	+67B	+72N	−59B	2.0	26.5	26.5	3.00	808	0.0
67	FIDE 555014194	0	—	−12B	−31N	+72B	F	−50N	−62B	−66N	=69N	=73B	2.0	20.5	20.5	2.25	889	0.0
68	Bakheet, Mohamed Adel	1787	EGY	+52N	F	+26B	−10N	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	13.5	13.5	7.50	1660	-5.6
69	FIDE 555010016	0	—	−40B	−56N	F	F	+73B	−63N	−58N	=67B	−55N	1.5	18.5	18.5	2.00	1148	0.0
70	FIDE 555014216	0	—	−38B	−51N	−59B	F	−45N	−49N	+73B	−57N	−53B	1.0	23.5	23.5	1.00	792	0.0
71	FIDE 555014178	0	—	−27N	−24B	F	F	F	−38B	−42N	F	+72B	1.0	22.5	22.5	1.00	802	0.0
72	FIDE 555014135	0	—	−3N	−61B	−67N	F	−65B	+73N	F	−66B	−71N	1.0	17.5	17.5	1.00	1083	0.0
73	FIDE 555014127	0	—	−46B	−53N	−63B	F	−69N	−72B	−70N	=61B	=67N	1.0	16.5	16.5	2.25	1112	0.0
74	Ahmed Mohamed Loay, Adam	0	EGY	−10B	−39N	−60B	−37N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	20.0	20.0	0.00	1041	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Abd Elmonem Aly, MohammedEGY
+65.6
6.5 pts · #9
2Adel Mohamed, EyadEGY
+62.4
4.5 pts · #20
3Elfaham, MahmoudEGY
+46.0
7.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Ibrahim, Saber MohamedEGY
-58.8
4.0 pts · #40
2Amgad alzantPLE
-49.6
4.5 pts · #38
3Ahmed Mahmoud, MalakEGY
-45.2
4.0 pts · #62

Biggest upsets

R7+357 Elo gap
Mousa Moahoud, Hussien1424 beat Ibrahim, Saber Mohamed1781
R2+296 Elo gap
Adel Mohamed, Eyad1479 beat Amgad alzant1775
R6+241 Elo gap
Abd Elmonem Aly, Mohammed1707 beat Shehab Elsayed , Mohamed1948