The Arab Individual Chess Championships 2025 will take place from November 17 to November 25 in Kuwait, Kuwait. This tournament has 6 categories – Classic Men, Classic Women, Rapid Men, Rapid Women, Blitz Men, and Blitz Women. The Classic Women section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Kuwait, check out The Asia Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players are WGM Shahenda Wafa (2109), WIM Lina Nassr (2066), WIM Ruba Al-Qudah (2055), WFM Eman Sawan (1961), WIM Sabrina Latreche (1960), WIM Boshra Alshaeby (1944), WFM Wafia Darwish Al Maamari (1922), WCM Nadia Fawaz (1922), WIM Ahlam Rashed (1920), WIM Jana Mohamed Zaki (1902), WFM Roula Mahmoud (1883), Sarah El Barbry (1883), WCM Sara Masood Abdullah (1843), WFM Amen Miladi (1842), WCM Dalia Alsemairi (1833). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Categories: Classic Men / Rapid Men / Rapid Women / Blitz Men / Blitz Women
Arab Individual Chess Championships Kuwait 2025 – Classic Women Participants
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
WGM
Wafa, Shahenda
EGY
2109
2
WIM
Nassr, Lina
ALG
2066
3
WIM
Ruba, Al-Qudah
JOR
2055
4
WFM
Sawan, Eman
PLE
1961
5
WIM
Latreche, Sabrina
ALG
1960
6
WIM
Boshra, Alshaeby
JOR
1944
7
WFM
Al Maamari, Wafia Darwish
UAE
1922
8
WCM
Fawaz, Nadia
LBN
1922
9
WIM
Ahlam, Rashed
UAE
1920
10
WIM
Mohamed Zaki, Jana
EGY
1902
11
WFM
Mahmoud, Roula
SYR
1883
12
El Barbry, Sarah
MAR
1883
13
WCM
Sara, Masood Abdullah
IRQ
1843
14
WFM
Miladi, Amen
TUN
1842
15
WCM
Alsemairi, Dalia
KSA
1833
16
WCM
Alaa, Dema
EGY
1800
17
WFM
Albarbari, Kareen Kamal Jalaladin
IRQ
1792
18
WCM
Alazmi, Amani
KUW
1764
19
El Mteri, Khadija
MAR
1762
20
WCM
Faqeeh, Yara
PLE
1721
21
Echcharbiny, Wissal
MAR
1719
22
WFM
Makhlouf, Ahlam
MAR
1707
23
WFM
Al Kalbani, Wadima
UAE
1702
24
Al Aisaee, Anat
OMA
1693
25
WCM
Almaamari, Zainab Darwish
UAE
1688
26
WCM
Al-Khulaifi, Ghada
QAT
1674
27
Ahmed, Najla
BRN
1648
28
WCM
Nema, Rabab
KUW
1642
29
ACM
Ali Khan, Amani
LBN
1618
30
Alotaibi, Maitha Abdulrahman A
KSA
1609
31
Al Nadabi, Yomna
OMA
1597
32
Alhasan, Zainah
KUW
1583
33
Obaid, Dania
BRN
1451