National Chess Championship 2025 - Women
Open SwissStandard
32 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Male', Maldives. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1525, and top seed was Eana Abdulla Hassan (🇲🇻 MDV, 1610).
Ahmed Nihaya (🇲🇻 MDV, WCM, 1586) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa (7.0) and Fathmath Zoya Hassan Saeed (6.5). Nihaya took the lead from round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa (1434) beat Aishath Iva Hassan (WCM, 1577), a +143-point gap.
Location
🇲🇻Male', Maldives
Dates
01 Feb 2026 → 08 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 4
WFM×1
WCM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇻Maldives×18
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWCM Ahmed Nihaya 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
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE07 Feb
WCM Ahmed Nihaya takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WCM Ahmed Nihaya drew with Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
WCM Ahmed Nihaya 4 wins (R6–R9)Fathmath Zoya Hassan Saeed 5 wins (R1–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMAhmed Nihaya | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Fathmath Zoya Hassan Saeed | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4WCMAminath Sara Haleem | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nihaya , AhmedWCM | 1586 | MDV | +30B | −7N | +31B | +24N | =2N | +16B | +3B | +8N | +4N | 7.5 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 31.00 | 1850 | +20.8 |
| 2 | Mariyam Laisa, Abdul Rasheed | 1434 | MDV | +17B | =12N | +8B | +16N | =1B | +5B | +7N | −3N | +10B | 7.0 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 37.75 | 1622 | +25.6 |
| 3 | Fathmath Zoya Hassan Saeed | 1513 | MDV | +18N | F | +14B | +13N | +7B | +4B | −1N | +2B | =6N | 6.5 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 36.00 | 1692 | +55.6 |
| 4 | Aminath Sara HaleemWCM | 1532 | MDV | +22B | +10N | −13B | +27N | +14B | −3N | +12B | +21N | −1B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 25.00 | 1534 | +0.4 |
| 5 | Aishath Alya Mohamed Shareef | 1455 | MDV | +29B | +20N | =12B | =7N | +13B | −2N | −8B | +26N | +16N | 6.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 23.25 | 1443 | -2.0 |
| 6 | Aishath Noya Shahurudheen Shareef | 1455 | MDV | =11N | +25B | −16N | +17B | −12B | +14N | +26B | +19N | =3B | 6.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 25.00 | 1533 | +12.8 |
| 7 | Aini Munthazim | 0 | MDV | +27N | +1B | +21N | =5B | −3N | +9B | −2B | =12N | =8B | 5.5 | 46.5 | 49.0 | 27.25 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Aishath Iva HassanWCM | 1577 | MDV | +24N | =16B | −2N | +28B | =21N | +11B | +5N | −1B | =7N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 23.75 | 1412 | -36.4 |
| 9 | Elaf Abdullah Shazmeen | 0 | MDV | −13B | +30N | +19B | =12N | +26B | −7N | +14B | −10N | +23B | 5.5 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 18.50 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Fathimath Lubana Mohamed | 0 | MDV | +15N | −4B | +32N | −21B | =23N | +?B | +16N | +9B | −2N | 5.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 17.25 | 1301 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Iffa Ibrahim Mahfooz | 0 | MDV | =6B | =31N | +20B | −14N | +19B | −8N | =27B | +22N | +21B | 5.5 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 19.75 | 1417 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Eana Abdulla Hassan | 1610 | MDV | F | =2B | =5N | =9B | +6N | +21B | −4N | =7B | +15N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 26.50 | 1606 | -2.0 |
| 13 | Aishath Sarah Ismail | 1498 | MDV | +9N | +23B | +4N | −3B | −5N | +20B | −21N | −15B | +24B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 22.00 | 1262 | -58.8 |
| 14 | Aishath Zaara Shimad | 1475 | MDV | +28N | +32B | −3N | +11B | −4N | −6B | −9N | +25N | +19B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 15.50 | 700 | -56.0 |
| 15 | Aminath Alaika Ashraf | 1497 | MDV | −10B | +18N | −27B | −19N | +31B | +17N | +28B | +13N | −12B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 17.50 | 1554 | +6.0 |
| 16 | Aishath Eenaal Junaid | 0 | MDV | +?B | =8N | +6B | −2B | +24N | −1N | −10B | +27N | −5B | 4.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 14.25 | 1354 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 16705440 | 0 | — | −2N | =26B | +?N | −6N | +25B | −15B | −23N | +30N | +22B | 4.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 8.75 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 16705173 | 0 | — | −3B | −15B | −?N | +30N | +32B | −22N | =29N | +28B | +26B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 7.50 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 16705394 | 0 | — | +?N | −21B | −9N | +15B | −11N | +24B | +20N | −6B | −14N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 12.00 | 1292 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 16706200 | 0 | — | +26N | −5B | −11N | +?B | +27B | −13N | −19B | −24N | +29N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 7.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Nuha, RilwanWFM | 1511 | MDV | F | +19N | −7B | +10N | =8B | −12N | +13B | −4B | −11N | 3.5 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 17.25 | 1467 | -5.2 |
| 22 | FIDE 16705378 | 0 | — | −4N | =28B | +25N | F | F | +18B | +?N | −11B | −17N | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 8.75 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 16707214 | 0 | — | F | −13N | −24B | +31N | =10B | −26N | +17B | +?B | −9N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 8.25 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 16705947 | 0 | — | −8B | +?N | +23N | −1B | −16B | −19N | F | +20B | −13N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 7.50 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 16707206 | 0 | — | =31B | −6N | −22B | +29N | −17N | +30B | −?N | −14B | =32B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 3.75 | 665 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 16706226 | 0 | — | −20B | =17N | +29B | F | −9N | +23B | −6N | −5B | −18N | 2.5 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 7.75 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 16703030 | 0 | — | −7B | F | +15N | −4B | −20N | +?B | =11N | −16B | −?N | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 7.75 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 16705165 | 0 | — | −14B | =22N | +30B | −8N | −?N | +32B | −15N | −18N | F | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 3.25 | 716 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Fathmath Sarah Shimad | 0 | MDV | −5N | =?B | −26N | −25B | −?N | F | =18B | +32N | −20B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 2.75 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 16705386 | 0 | — | −1N | −9B | −28N | −18B | F | −25N | +32N | −17B | F | 1.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 0.50 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 16707192 | 0 | — | =25N | =11B | −1N | −23B | −15N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 4.25 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 16707184 | 0 | — | F | −14N | −10B | −?B | −18N | −28N | −30B | −29B | =25N | 0.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 1.50 | 675 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Fathmath Zoya Hassan SaeedMDV+55.66.5 pts · #1
- 2Mariyam Laisa, Abdul RasheedMDV+25.67.0 pts · #5
- 3Nihaya , AhmedWCMMDV+20.87.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Aishath Sarah IsmailMDV-58.85.0 pts · #17
- 2Aishath Zaara ShimadMDV-56.05.0 pts · #22
- 3Aishath Iva HassanWCMMDV-36.45.5 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R3+143 Elo gap