Syrian Preliminary for men 2025
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62 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Jan 2026 to 17 Jan 2026 in Homs, Syria. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1970, and top seed was Taweel Yaser (🇸🇾 SYR, 2038).
Zain. Ebrahim (🇸🇾 SYR, 1815) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Reda. Abdulkareem (7.0) and Roudi. Bakr (7.0). Ebrahim took the lead from round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ward. Hasan (1613) beat Mohamad Ahmad (1981), a +368-point gap.
Location
🇸🇾Homs, Syria
Dates
12 Jan 2026 → 17 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇸🇾Syria×48
🇵🇸Palestine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsZain. Ebrahim led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE17 Jan
Zain. Ebrahim takes the sole lead (7.0/8).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Zain. Ebrahim 7 wins (R2–R8)Sewar. Bilal 3 wins (R1–R3)Reda. Abdulkareem 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zain. Ebrahim | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2Sewar. Bilal | — | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Reda. Abdulkareem | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Roudi. Bakr | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ebrahim,Zain. | 1815 | SYR | −43N | +28B | +16N | +47B | +10N | +18B | +14N | +3B | =2N | 7.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 40.50 | 2174 | +77.6 |
| 2 | Abdulkareem,Reda. | 1831 | SYR | +16B | +44N | +20B | =8N | −4B | +29N | +15B | +5N | =1B | 7.0 | 47.5 | 51.0 | 37.25 | 2101 | +102.0 |
| 3 | Bakr,Roudi. | 1796 | SYR | +49B | +21N | +25B | +34N | +8B | +4N | =5B | −1N | =7B | 7.0 | 47.5 | 50.5 | 36.50 | 2024 | +73.2 |
| 4 | Bilal,Sewar. | 1904 | SYR | +51N | +43B | +22N | =17B | +2N | −3B | +9N | =6N | +8B | 7.0 | 46.5 | 49.5 | 36.50 | 1988 | +16.4 |
| 5 | Hasan, Maamoon | 1962 | SYR | +38N | =10B | +48N | =19B | +35N | +7B | =3N | −2B | +20N | 6.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 31.50 | 1952 | -0.4 |
| 6 | Latifa,Edwar. | 1930 | SYR | +11B | −30N | +36B | =44N | +13B | =8N | +18N | =4B | +15B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 34.75 | 2064 | +35.6 |
| 7 | Akhras,Saleh. | 1788 | SYR | =48N | =9B | +43N | +49B | +19N | −5N | +21B | +17B | =3N | 6.5 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 30.00 | 1879 | +24.8 |
| 8 | Masoud,Hamzeh. | 1944 | SYR | +26N | +47B | +35N | =2B | −3N | =6B | +10N | +14B | −4N | 6.0 | 48.0 | 51.0 | 30.25 | 1912 | -10.4 |
| 9 | Alhayek Mhd Mowafq, Adnan | 1660 | SYR | =12B | =7N | +50B | =15N | +44B | +30N | −4B | =11N | +21B | 6.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 28.00 | 1733 | +15.2 |
| 10 | Yaser, Taweel | 2038 | SYR | +54B | =5N | +23B | =14N | −1B | +37N | −8B | +29N | +18B | 6.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 27.50 | 1877 | -24.8 |
| 11 | Sharbat,Peter. | 1674 | SYR | −6N | +58B | +32N | =33B | =22N | +26B | =17N | =9B | +24N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 27.00 | 1802 | +36.9 |
| 12 | AlAtrash,Kareem. | 1675 | SYR | =9N | −48B | +53N | =31B | +38N | +24B | =22N | =19B | +23B | 6.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 27.25 | 1851 | +48.0 |
| 13 | Jamous,Yazan. | 0 | SYR | +41N | −34B | =31N | +?B | −6N | +39B | =20N | +35B | +19N | 6.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 21.75 | 1876 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Sokani, Fahed | 1761 | SYR | +27N | +32B | =34N | =10B | +20N | +17B | −1B | −8N | =16B | 5.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 27.75 | 1943 | +22.8 |
| 15 | Shadi ,Abbas | 1985 | SYR | +62B | =23N | =19N | =9B | +33N | +34B | −2N | +22B | −6N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 21.50 | 1776 | -72.0 |
| 16 | Muqdad,Iyad. | 0 | SYR | −2N | +24B | −1B | +52N | +41N | =35B | =34N | +40B | =14N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 22.75 | 1772 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Arandass,Mahmoud. | 1905 | SYR | +57B | +61N | +30B | =4N | =29B | −14N | =11B | −7N | +33B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 41.5 | 20.75 | 1772 | -43.6 |
| 18 | Hasan,Ward. | 1613 | SYR | −19N | +27B | +21N | +25N | +37B | −1N | −6B | +32B | −10N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 23.50 | 1650 | +3.2 |
| 19 | Sednawi,Mhd Alaa. | 1709 | SYR | +18B | +52N | =15B | =5N | −7B | +36N | =23B | =12N | −13B | 5.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 23.50 | 1845 | +49.6 |
| 20 | Alshaar, Nabil | 2015 | SYR | +45N | +46B | −2N | =22B | −14B | +44N | =13B | +30N | −5B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 20.50 | 1659 | -45.6 |
| 21 | Ali,Tahsin. | 0 | SYR | +24N | −3B | −18B | +56N | +47N | +33B | −7N | +34B | −9N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 18.50 | 1613 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Alhamed,youssef. | 1745 | SYR | +50B | +60N | −4B | =20N | =11B | +49N | =12B | −15N | =29B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 17.75 | 1834 | +28.4 |
| 23 | Akili,Fawwaz. | 1693 | SYR | +31N | =15B | −10N | −39B | +53N | +48B | =19N | +27B | −12N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 20.75 | 1659 | -10.8 |
| 24 | Malek, Altawbeh | 1703 | PLE | −21B | −16N | +51B | +42N | +27B | −12N | +49B | +37N | −11B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 19.00 | 875 | -43.2 |
| 25 | Ahmad, Mohamad | 1981 | SYR | +59N | +40B | −3N | −18B | −49N | =43B | =47N | +31B | +38N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 16.75 | 1539 | -31.2 |
| 26 | Osab,Idris | 0 | SYR | −8B | −29N | +54B | +60N | +55B | −11N | −37B | +53N | +34N | 5.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 14.00 | 1696 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Almasre,Alaa Edeen. | 0 | SYR | −14B | −18N | +62B | +40B | −24N | +?B | +36N | −23N | +39B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 12.00 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Alshareef,Yaroub. | 0 | SYR | −52B | −1N | −?N | −45B | +59N | +?N | +54B | +47B | +35N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 11.00 | 1686 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Alqudaimi,Ammar. | 1976 | SYR | −47N | +26B | +38N | +30B | =17N | −2B | =35N | −10B | =22N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 20.75 | 1709 | -70.4 |
| 30 | Daher, Waseem | 0 | SYR | +58N | +6B | −17N | −29N | +50B | −9B | +55N | −20B | =32N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 16.75 | 1657 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Daood,Mohammad. | 0 | SYR | −23B | +62N | =13B | =12N | −36B | =47B | +45N | −25N | +43B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 14.50 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Balash, Momen | 0 | SYR | +39B | −14N | −11B | −36N | +56B | +46N | +51B | −18N | =30B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 14.75 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Sednawi,Abdullah. | 1866 | SYR | −44B | +51N | +61B | =11N | −15B | −21N | +43B | +48N | −17N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 13.50 | 1582 | -41.6 |
| 34 | Taloustan,Saad | 0 | SYR | +36B | +13N | =14B | −3B | +39N | −15N | =16B | −21N | −26B | 4.0 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 19.50 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Waqaf,Ali. | 1769 | SYR | +42B | +37N | −8B | +55N | −5B | =16N | =29B | −13N | −28B | 4.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 16.00 | 1688 | -10.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 7621507 | 0 | — | −34N | +41B | −6N | +32B | +31N | −19B | −27B | +49N | F | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 16.00 | 1020 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Bara,Ammar | 0 | SYR | +?N | −35B | +40N | +48B | −18N | −10B | +26N | −24B | F | 4.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 12.00 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 7621485 | 0 | — | −5B | +54N | −29B | +58N | −12B | −55N | +42B | +50N | −25B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 12.00 | 1099 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Yosef, Dardas | 0 | SYR | −32N | =53B | +60B | +23N | −34B | −13N | =50B | +51N | −27N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 12.00 | 1867 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Mazhar,Alshaarani. | 1533 | SYR | +55B | −25N | −37B | −27N | +42B | =50N | +44B | −16N | =48B | 4.0 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 13.50 | 1133 | -3.2 |
| 41 | FIDE 7621523 | 0 | — | −13B | −36N | +57B | +61N | −16B | −51N | −52B | +56N | +49B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 8.00 | 1049 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 7621400 | 0 | — | −35N | −56B | +45N | −24B | −40N | +57B | −38N | +?N | +53B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 8.50 | 868 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Zain,Mohammad. | 0 | SYR | +1B | −4N | −7B | =46N | =52B | =25N | −33N | +45B | −31N | 3.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 16.75 | 1747 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Alfaqy,Mahmoud | 0 | SYR | +33N | −2B | +?N | =6B | −9N | −20B | −40N | +55B | F | 3.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 10.75 | 1613 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 7614896 | 0 | — | −20B | −50N | −42B | +28N | =54B | +52N | −31B | −43N | +?N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 9.50 | 1932 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Memari,Manar. | 1742 | SYR | +53N | −20N | −49B | =43B | −48N | −32B | +57N | +52N | F | 3.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 9.75 | 1932 | +19.2 |
| 47 | Kaadan,Taim Allah. | 0 | SYR | +29B | −8N | +52B | −1N | −21B | =31N | =25B | −28N | F | 3.0 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 12.25 | 1913 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Farha,Moayad. | 0 | SYR | =7B | +12N | −5B | −37N | +46B | −23N | F | −33B | =40N | 3.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 14.75 | 1701 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Almahmoud,Zen Aldeen. | 0 | SYR | −3N | +?B | +46N | −7N | +25B | −22B | −24N | −36B | −41N | 3.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 8.50 | 1668 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Razzouk,Ward | 0 | SYR | −22N | +45B | −9N | +?B | −30N | =40B | =39N | −38B | F | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 7.50 | 1373 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 7621361 | 0 | — | −4B | −33B | −24N | +57N | +?B | +41B | −32N | −39B | F | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 6.00 | 1025 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Almoghrabi Aljazeri,Anas. | 1849 | SYR | +28N | −19B | −47N | −16B | =43N | −45B | +41N | −46B | =54N | 3.0 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 12.25 | 926 | -53.6 |
| 53 | Hajar,Mohamad Emad. | 0 | SYR | −46B | =39N | −12B | +62N | −23B | =54N | +56B | −26B | −42N | 3.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 5.50 | 903 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 7619715 | 0 | — | −10N | −38B | −26N | +59B | =45N | =53B | −28N | =?B | =52B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 5.75 | 1751 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Zakkour,Abdullah | 0 | SYR | −40N | +59B | +56N | −35B | −26N | +38B | −30B | −44N | F | 3.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 7.00 | 851 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 7621469 | 0 | — | −60B | +42N | −55B | −21B | −32N | F | −53N | −41B | +59B | 2.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 5.00 | 1161 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 7621388 | 0 | — | −17N | −?B | −41N | −51B | +62B | −42N | −46B | +59N | F | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 1.00 | 1024 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 7621515 | 0 | — | −30B | −11N | +59N | −38B | −?N | F | F | +62B | F | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1.00 | 874 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 7621450 | 0 | — | −25B | −55N | −58B | −54N | −28B | +62N | −?B | −57B | −56N | 1.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 0.00 | 1181 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Ayeyan, Anas | 1961 | SYR | +56N | −22B | −39N | −26B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 945 | -31.2 |
| 61 | FIDE 7619197 | 0 | — | +?N | −17B | −33N | −41B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1086 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 7621442 | 0 | — | −15N | −31B | −27N | −53B | −57N | −59B | F | −58N | −?B | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.00 | 1185 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Abdulkareem,Reda.SYR+102.07.0 pts · #2
- 2Ebrahim,Zain.SYR+77.67.5 pts · #4
- 3Bakr,Roudi.SYR+73.27.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Shadi ,AbbasSYR-72.05.5 pts · #12
- 2Alqudaimi,Ammar.SYR-70.44.5 pts · #27
- 3Almoghrabi Aljazeri,Anas.SYR-53.63.0 pts · #50
Biggest upsets
- R4+368 Elo gap
- R5+254 Elo gap
- R5+223 Elo gap