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The Djerba Chess Festival took place 16th to 23rd February 2025. Marc'Andria Maurizzi ran away with the masters event scoring 7.5/9 a point and a half clear of Daniel Dardha. The open was won by Paul Velten on tie-break from Bator Sambuev, they too scored 7.5/9. Daniel Dardha edged out 11 year old Faustino Oro (who finished last in the masters) on tie-break in the blitz after both scored 8/9.

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Djerba Masters 2025 Djerba TUN (TUN), 16-23 ii 2025															cat. XV (2620)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Maurizzi, Marc'Andria	g	FRA	2581	*	½	1	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	7½	2897
2.	Dardha, Daniel	g	BEL	2652	½	*	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	6	2741
3.	Murzin, Volodar	g	FID	2657	0	½	*	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	5	2659
4.	Maghsoodloo, Parham	g	IRI	2680	½	0	½	*	1	0	½	½	1	1	5	2656
5.	Navara, David	g	CZE	2677	½	½	½	0	*	½	1	½	½	½	4½	2613
6.	Bacrot, Etienne	g	FRA	2640	0	½	0	1	½	*	½	½	½	1	4½	2618
7.	Amin, Bassem	g	EGY	2654	0	½	½	½	0	½	*	1	½	1	4½	2616
8.	Moussard, Jules	g	FRA	2595	0	½	½	½	½	½	0	*	½	½	3½	2543
9.	Ivanchuk, Vasyl	g	UKR	2619	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	*	½	3	2495
10.	Oro, Faustino	m	ARG	2447	0	0	0	0	½	0	0	½	½	*	1½	2366

Round 1 (February 15, 2025)
Maurizzi, Marc'Andria	- Oro, Faustino	1-0	49	C53	Giuoco Piano
Maghsoodloo, Parham	- Amin, Bassem	½-½	25	D96	Gruenfeld Russian
Bacrot, Etienne	- Murzin, Volodar	0-1	41	C78	Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Moussard, Jules	- Dardha, Daniel	½-½	24	B12	Caro Kann Advanced
Ivanchuk, Vasyl	- Navara, David	½-½	30	D38	QGD Ragozin
Round 2 (February 16, 2025)
Dardha, Daniel	- Maurizzi, Marc'Andria	½-½	24	A07	Barcza System
Murzin, Volodar	- Maghsoodloo, Parham	½-½	42	E08	Catalan
Navara, David	- Amin, Bassem	1-0	41	D90	Gruenfeld Flohr
Ivanchuk, Vasyl	- Moussard, Jules	½-½	26	E12	Queens Indian Petrosian
Oro, Faustino	- Bacrot, Etienne	0-1	45	C02	French Advance
Round 3 (February 17, 2025)
Maurizzi, Marc'Andria	- Ivanchuk, Vasyl	1-0	59	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Maghsoodloo, Parham	- Oro, Faustino	1-0	50	D31	Semi-Slav Defence
Bacrot, Etienne	- Dardha, Daniel	½-½	25	B13	Caro Kann Exchange
Amin, Bassem	- Murzin, Volodar	½-½	35	B51	Sicilian Rossolimo
Moussard, Jules	- Navara, David	½-½	51	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 4 (February 18, 2025)
Dardha, Daniel	- Maghsoodloo, Parham	1-0	22	B44	Sicilian Paulsen
Navara, David	- Murzin, Volodar	½-½	29	D45	Anti-Meran Variations
Moussard, Jules	- Maurizzi, Marc'Andria	0-1	42	C78	Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Ivanchuk, Vasyl	- Bacrot, Etienne	½-½	26	C11	French Defence
Oro, Faustino	- Amin, Bassem	0-1	65	C50	Giuoco Piano
Round 5 (February 18, 2025)
Maurizzi, Marc'Andria	- Navara, David	½-½	50	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Murzin, Volodar	- Oro, Faustino	1-0	74	E06	Catalan
Maghsoodloo, Parham	- Ivanchuk, Vasyl	1-0	25	D15	Slav Defence
Bacrot, Etienne	- Moussard, Jules	½-½	17	D35	QGD Exchange
Amin, Bassem	- Dardha, Daniel	½-½	47	C28	Vienna Game
Round 6 (February 20, 2025)
Maurizzi, Marc'Andria	- Bacrot, Etienne	1-0	22	C11	French Defence
Dardha, Daniel	- Murzin, Volodar	½-½	29	C55	Two Knights Defence
Navara, David	- Oro, Faustino	½-½	41	C45	Scotch Game
Moussard, Jules	- Maghsoodloo, Parham	½-½	47	B13	Caro Kann Exchange
Ivanchuk, Vasyl	- Amin, Bassem	½-½	16	A22	English Opening
Round 7 (February 21, 2025)
Murzin, Volodar	- Ivanchuk, Vasyl	½-½	38	B08	Pirc Defence
Maghsoodloo, Parham	- Maurizzi, Marc'Andria	½-½	28	D31	Semi-Slav Defence
Bacrot, Etienne	- Navara, David	½-½	23	B52	Sicilian Rossolimo
Amin, Bassem	- Moussard, Jules	1-0	45	A07	Barcza System
Oro, Faustino	- Dardha, Daniel	0-1	42	B30	Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 8 (February 22, 2025)
Maurizzi, Marc'Andria	- Amin, Bassem	1-0	57	C49	Four Knights Metger
Navara, David	- Dardha, Daniel	½-½	66	E15	Queens Indian
Bacrot, Etienne	- Maghsoodloo, Parham	1-0	44	D10	Slav Defence
Moussard, Jules	- Murzin, Volodar	½-½	79	C72	Ruy Lopez Modern Steinitz
Ivanchuk, Vasyl	- Oro, Faustino	½-½	24	C88	Ruy Lopez Closed
Round 9 (February 23, 2025)
Dardha, Daniel	- Ivanchuk, Vasyl	1-0	23	C50	Giuoco Piano
Murzin, Volodar	- Maurizzi, Marc'Andria	0-1	47	D02	Queen's Pawn Game
Maghsoodloo, Parham	- Navara, David	1-0	34	A15	English counter King's Fianchetto
Amin, Bassem	- Bacrot, Etienne	½-½	27	C00	French Defence
Oro, Faustino	- Moussard, Jules	½-½	60	D35	QGD Exchange

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Djerba Open A 2025 Djerba TUN Sun 16th Feb 2025 - Sun 23rd Feb 2025 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	1	Velten, Paul	GM	FRA	2505	7.5	1	45	6
2	2	Sambuev, Bator	GM	CAN	2416	7.5	2	45.5	7
3	6	Pichon, Ewen	FM	FRA	2351	6	1	40.5	6
4	7	Boudriga, Mohamed Ali	IM	TUN	2323	6	2	43.5	5
5	5	Zaibi, Amir	GM	TUN	2352	5.5	0	45	3
6	4	Thorfinnsson, Bjorn	IM	ISL	2377	5.5	0	44.5	4
7	8	Debray, Christopher	IM	FRA	2320	5.5	0	44.5	4
8	25	Hallal, Tarik		ALG	2083	5.5	0	43.5	5
9	9	Stopa, Jacek	GM	POL	2310	5.5	0	42.5	3
10	3	Willems, Niels	FM	FRA	2414	5.5	0	41.5	3
11	12	Amdouni, Zoubaier	FM	TUN	2229	5	0	42	4
12	10	Filali, Razzouki Marouane	CM	MAR	2234	5	0	36.5	2
13	13	Papaux, Steve		SUI	2204	5	0	32	4
14	16	Bouzidi, Ahmed	CM	TUN	2168	4.5	0	42	3
15	27	Kadi, Mohamed El Mouldi		ALG	2070	4.5	0	40.5	3
16	29	Achour, Mohamed Anis		ALG	2066	4.5	0	39.5	3
17	14	Gemelli, Romain		SUI	2203	4.5	0	39	3
18	15	Maisuradze, Nino	WGM	FRA	2174	4.5	0	37.5	3
19	22	Kakavand, Ramtin	FM	IRI	2106	4.5	0	37	3
20	31	Amrane, Abdellah	CM	ALG	2021	4.5	0	32	3
21	11	Loeffler, Markus	IM	GER	2232	4	0	33.5	4
22	19	Boulrens, Ala Eddine		ALG	2121	4	0	32	4
23	21	Rene, Benoit	FM	FRA	2108	4	0	32	3
24	26	Viers, Emmanuel		FRA	2072	3.5	0	36.5	2
25	20	Taieb, Sahbi	CM	TUN	2116	3.5	0	36	2
26	28	Messala, Noureddine		MAR	2069	3.5	0	32.5	3
27	34	Hoekstra, Peter		NED	2000	3.5	0	32	3
28	32	Rekik, Ismail		TUN	2006	3	0	34.5	3
29	17	Cornileau, Juliette	WFM	FRA	2144	3	0	33	2
30	23	Chelly, Yahya		TUN	2106	2.5	0	31	2
31	18	Zounani, Yacine		FRA	2132	2	1	35	1
32	30	Doucet, Pierre-Alois		FRA	2027	2	2	35.5	1
33	24	Neininger, Ralph		GER	2099	1	0	23	1
34	33	Saine, Zachary		CAN	2005	0	0	0	0
34 players

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Djerba Blitz 2025 Djerba TUN Sun 16th Feb 2025 - Sun 23rd Feb 2025 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	3	Dardha, Daniel	GM	BEL	2580	8	1	52.5	7
2	7	Oro, Faustino	IM	ARG	2423	8	2	52.5	8
3	2	Moussard, Jules	GM	FRA	2649	7.5	0	52.5	7
4	6	Maurizzi, Marc`andria	GM	FRA	2475	7.5	0	50	7
5	4	Edouard, Romain	GM	FRA	2560	7	0	48	6
6	5	Kobalia, Mikhail	GM	FID	2480	7	0	47.5	7
7	1	Maghsoodloo, Parham	GM	IRI	2668	7	0	47.5	7
8	15	Amdouni, Zoubaier	FM	TUN	2196	7	0	44.5	7
9	17	Pichon, Ewen	FM	FRA	2139	6.5	0	50.5	6
10	30	Messala, Noureddine		MAR	1956	6.5	0	40	6
11	9	Stopa, Jacek	GM	POL	2362	6	0	54	6
12	11	Willems, Niels	FM	FRA	2244	6	0	50.5	6
13	14	Boudriga, Mohamed Ali	IM	TUN	2196	6	0	49	6
14	10	Njili, Kamel	IM	TUN	2258	6	0	48	6
15	8	Thorfinnsson, Bjorn	IM	ISL	2394	6	0	47	6
16	33	Doucet, Pierre-Alois		FRA	1947	6	0	47	6
17	23	Kakavand, Ramtin	FM	IRI	2047	6	0	46.5	5
18	18	Filali, Razzouki Marouane	CM	MAR	2132	6	0	46	5
19	39	Chelly, Yahya		TUN	1868	6	0	45.5	6
20	57	Minde, Baptiste		FRA	1713	6	0	45.5	6
21	13	Viers, Emmanuel		FRA	2197	6	0	45	6
22	21	Boulrens, Ala Eddine		ALG	2104	6	0	44	6
23	27	Achour, Mohamed Anis		ALG	1983	6	0	42.5	5
24	25	Gemelli, Romain		SUI	1998	6	0	42.5	5
25	29	Amrane, Abdellah	CM	ALG	1958	6	0	42	6
26	36	Dejardin, Gregoire		FRA	1932	6	0	40	6
27	60	Sazlik, Mucahit		TUR	1710	6	0	38	6
28	37	Zouaghi, Ahmed		TUN	1894	5.5	0	43.5	5
29	40	Bensadi, Lotfi		ALG	1866	5.5	0	43	5
30	24	Rekik, Ismail		TUN	2000	5.5	0	38	5
31	46	Mendili, Jahed		TUN	1834	5.5	0	37	5
32	16	Bouzidi, Ahmed	CM	TUN	2186	5	0	48	5
33	19	Maisuradze, Nino	WGM	FRA	2129	5	0	43.5	5
34	28	Kaabi, Iheb		TUN	1970	5	0	43	5
35	34	Mezgouri, Noureddine		MAR	1947	5	0	43	5
36	32	Ajbara, Jamal		MAR	1949	5	0	42	5
37	26	Nassr, Lina	WIM	ALG	1984	5	0	42	5
38	62	Zerarga, Imene		ALG	1705	5	0	41.5	5
39	31	Chamri, Mohamed Nadhir		TUN	1952	5	0	41.5	5
40	48	Hafsa, Adem		TUN	1777	5	0	40.5	4
41	38	Zenaidi, Sadok		TUN	1884	5	0	39.5	5
42	35	Msalmi, Hamed		TUN	1939	5	0	39.5	5
43	52	Saidi, Bouziane		ALG	1771	5	0	38.5	4
44	45	El Kadi, Ismael		BEL	1843	5	0	36	5
45	44	Alonso Garuti, Luis Eugenio		ESP	1845	5	0	35.5	5
46	75	Alouani, Ahmed		TUN	1630	5	0	35.5	5
47	53	Dauvois, Theo		FRA	1749	5	0	35.5	5
48	50	Mendil, Yacine		FRA	1774	5	0	34	5
49	61	Ferahi, Tarik		ALG	1706	5	0	34	5
50	47	Tahir, Abderrahmane		ALG	1794	4.5	0	43	4
115 players

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