Open Classic Chess Championship 2025
18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Dec 2025 to 05 Dec 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 514, and top seed was mohammed al-madhfari (🇾🇪 YEM, 1892).
Ahmed Farghaly (🇪🇬 EGY, 1876) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Renato Camartin (6.0) and YOUSEF HATTAN A TURKI (5.0). Farghaly won solo starting round 5.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAhmed Farghaly led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Ahmed Farghaly never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Ahmed Farghaly beat Renato Camartin (Black).
Ahmed Farghaly 7 wins (R1–R7)Renato Camartin 4 wins (R4–R7)Mohamed Magdy Shashet 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ahmed Farghaly | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Renato Camartin | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Mohamed Magdy Shashet | — | — | * | — |
| 4YOUSEF HATTAN A TURKI | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farghaly, Ahmed | 1876 | EGY | +13N | +16B | +2N | +8B | +3N | +12B | +5N | 7.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 2430 | +8.2 |
| 2 | Camartin, Renato | 0 | PHI | +5B | +?N | −1B | +10N | +6B | +3B | +8N | 6.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 20.50 | 1732 | 0.0 |
| 3 | TURKI, YOUSEF HATTAN A | 1547 | KSA | +9N | +15B | +11N | +12B | −1B | −2N | +6B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 14.50 | 1076 | -4.8 |
| 4 | Magdy Shashet, Mohamed | 0 | EGY | +?N | −8B | +9N | −6B | +?N | +11N | +12B | 5.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.00 | 1603 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Khaled Mousa, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | −2N | +17B | +16N | +11B | =8N | +?B | −1B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.75 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ibrahim Abdullah Alzahrani | 0 | KSA | +?B | −?N | +7B | +4N | −2N | +15B | −3N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.50 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Hussien Eltayib | 0 | SUD | −?N | +?B | −6N | −?B | +16B | +13N | +11B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 8 | BAHAFZALLAH,AHMED | 1715 | KSA | +14B | +4N | F | −1N | =5B | +10N | −2B | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 12.75 | 1076 | -11.6 |
| 9 | Dersani, Mumin | 0 | TUR | −3B | +?N | −4B | =?N | −11B | +?B | +15N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 12217549 | 0 | — | =12N | +?B | +?N | −2B | +?N | −8B | F | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.25 | 1603 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Mohamed Abdelmageed, Mahmoud | 0 | EGY | +?N | +?B | −3B | −5N | +9N | −4B | −7N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 3.50 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Megahed, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | =10B | +?N | F | −3N | +?B | −1N | −4N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 1.75 | 1646 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Alshamrani , Thikra Saeed | 0 | KSA | −1B | −?N | +?B | +17N | −?N | −7B | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1659 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ataalmnan Gaphar Ataalmnan Esmaiel | 0 | SUD | −8N | +18B | F | −?B | +?N | F | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1424 | 0.0 |
| 15 | ALMUTAIRI,NAHYAN ABDULLAH | 0 | KSA | F | −3N | =?B | −?N | +17B | −6N | −9B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ali mustafa Ba Aqail | 0 | YEM | +18N | −1N | −5B | −?B | −7N | F | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 1076 | 0.0 |
| 17 | ALMUTAIRI,MARWAN ABDULLAH MOHAMMED | 0 | KSA | −?B | −5N | F | −13B | −15N | F | −?N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 21550018 | 0 | — | −16B | −14N | −?N | −?B | −?B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 642 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Farghaly, AhmedEGY+8.27.0 pts · #1
- 2Megahed, AhmedEGY0.02.5 pts · #9
- 3Ali mustafa Ba AqailYEM0.01.0 pts · #17
- 1BAHAFZALLAH,AHMEDKSA-11.63.5 pts · #18
- 2TURKI, YOUSEF HATTAN AKSA-4.85.0 pts · #16
- 3Megahed, AhmedEGY0.02.5 pts · #9