Syrian final 2025
17 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 28 Jan 2026 in damascus, Syria. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1974, and top seed was Aram Chekh Adm Khedr (🇸🇾 SYR, FM, 2139).
Sewar. Bilal (🇸🇾 SYR, 1904) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Roudi. Bakr (6.5) and Talal Alzaim (6.5). Bilal shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Zain. Ebrahim (1815) beat Aram Chekh Adm Khedr (FM, 2139), a +324-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsSewar. Bilal led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Rayan. Deeb takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Sewar. Bilal beat Roudi. Bakr (Black).
Sewar. Bilal 3 wins (R1–R3)Roudi. Bakr 3 wins (R7–R9)IM Talal Alzaim 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sewar. Bilal | * | 1 | ½ | 0 |
| 2Roudi. Bakr | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3IMTalal Alzaim | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4FMAram Chekh Adm Khedr | 1 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bilal,Sewar. | 1904 | SYR | +15N | +10B | +5N | =6B | +2N | −4B | =3N | +11B | +8N | 7.0 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 30.75 | 2124 | +40.8 |
| 2 | Bakr,Roudi. | 1796 | SYR | +3B | =16N | =4B | +8N | −1B | =9N | +7B | +10N | +6B | 6.5 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 30.50 | 2115 | +146.8 |
| 3 | Alzaim, TalalIM | 2109 | SYR | −2N | −5B | +15N | +12B | +13N | +10B | =1B | +6N | +11N | 6.5 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 24.00 | 2002 | -16.0 |
| 4 | Chekh Adm Khedr,AramFM | 2139 | SYR | −8B | +17N | =2N | +14B | +11B | +1N | +6B | =7N | −5B | 6.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 22.75 | 1894 | -37.6 |
| 5 | Masoud,Hamzeh. | 1944 | SYR | =7B | +3N | −1B | +9N | +8B | −6N | −11N | +12B | +4N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 27.50 | 2073 | +56.0 |
| 6 | Deeb,Rayan. | 1923 | SYR | +11B | =8N | +7B | =1N | +10N | +5B | −4N | −3B | −2N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 23.75 | 1928 | +1.0 |
| 7 | Sharbat,Peter. | 1674 | SYR | =5N | +13B | −6N | −10B | +14N | +12B | −2N | =4B | +15B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 15.25 | 1874 | +59.3 |
| 8 | Ebrahim,Zain. | 1815 | SYR | +4N | =6B | +14N | −2B | −5N | −11B | +17N | +15B | −1B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 11.00 | 1859 | +9.6 |
| 9 | Hasan, Maamoon | 1962 | SYR | =13N | =14B | =11N | −5B | +15N | =2B | −10N | +17B | =12N | 4.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 10.25 | 1820 | -23.6 |
| 10 | Yaser, Taweel | 2038 | SYR | +17B | −1N | +12B | +7N | −6B | −3N | +9B | −2B | −13N | 4.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 13.00 | 1829 | -46.6 |
| 11 | Omrani,Mortada. | 0 | SYR | −6N | F | =9B | +13B | −4N | +8N | +5B | −1N | −3B | 3.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 15.75 | 1902 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Latifa,Edwar. | 1930 | SYR | −14N | +15B | −10N | −3N | +17B | −7N | +13B | −5N | =9B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 6.75 | 1795 | -51.2 |
| 13 | Sokani, Fahed | 1761 | SYR | =9B | −7N | +17B | −11N | −3B | +15N | −12N | F | +10B | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.25 | 1860 | +12.4 |
| 14 | Jamous,Yazan. | 0 | SYR | +12B | =9N | −8B | −4N | −7B | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 5.75 | 1755 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Taloustan,Saad | 0 | SYR | −1B | −12N | −3B | +17N | −9B | −13B | F | −8N | −7N | 1.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 0.00 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Mero,Aghiad. | 1973 | SYR | F | =2B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1797 | -4.6 |
| 17 | Akhras,Saleh. | 1788 | SYR | −10N | −4B | −13N | −15B | −12N | F | −8B | −9N | F | 0.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 0.00 | 1141 | -75.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bakr,Roudi.SYR+146.86.5 pts · #1
- 2Sharbat,Peter.SYR+59.35.0 pts · #9
- 3Masoud,Hamzeh.SYR+56.05.5 pts · #2
- 1Akhras,Saleh.SYR-75.20.0 pts · #17
- 2Latifa,Edwar.SYR-51.23.5 pts · #12
- 3Yaser, TaweelSYR-46.64.0 pts · #6
- R1+324 Elo gap
- R1+313 Elo gap
- R9+277 Elo gap