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21eme Festival International d Echecs Chefchaouen

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150 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Jul 2025 to 22 Jul 2025 in Chefchaouen, Morocco. 19 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2374, and top seed was Diptayan Ghosh (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2576).

Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2403) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Harikrishnan.A.Ra (7.0) and Jose Maria Hernando Rodrigo (7.0). Prasad clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Mohamed Amine Mejd (1701) beat Chouaib Boukhrissioui (2083), a +382-point gap.

Location
🇲🇦Chefchaouen, Morocco
Dates
16 Jul 2025 → 22 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇳GMDiptayan Ghosh2576
Avg top 10
2,374
Participants
150
Titled players · 19
GM×5
IM×6
FM×3
CM×5
Federations · 8 represented
🇲🇦Morocco×128
🇮🇳India×4
🇫🇷France×4
🇷🇸Serbia×2
🇪🇸Spain×2
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders
62
24
4
2
3
1
2
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Prasad takes lead
R9 · LEADER CHANGE22 Jul

IM Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad beat GM Harikrishnan.A.Ra (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Harikrishnan.A.Ra 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Jose Maria Hernando Rodrigo 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMDhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad*
1
—
½
2GMHarikrishnan.A.Ra
0
*—
½
3IMJose Maria Hernando Rodrigo——*—
4GMDiptayan Ghosh
½
½
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Dhulipalla Bala Chandra PrasadIM2403IND+57B+16N=8B+23N=24N+12B+28N=7B+2B7.548.553.043.752460+8.7
2Harikrishnan.A.RaGM2465IND+44B+20N+12B+21N=7N+5B=4N+6B−1N7.050.555.541.502504+6.3
3Hernando Rodrigo, Jose MariaIM2239ESP+149B=55N+35N+76B+73N=4B−5N+75B+25N7.040.040.528.502267+5.8
4Krishna C R GIM2450IND+15N+38BF=7B+6N=3N=2B+10N+21B6.550.555.539.252506+7.2
5Strikovic, AleksaGM2375SRB+60B+77N+22B=11N+14B−2N+3B+27N−7N6.548.052.035.502377+3.2
6Bentefrit, SamirFM2196MAR+80B+150N=23B+8N−4B+13N+20B−2N+22B6.546.546.530.252237+10.4
7Ghosh, DiptayanGM2576INDF+97N+49B=4N=2B+79N+27B=1N+5B6.545.545.535.002551+0.1
8Becham, KhalidCM2107MAR+52N+62B=1N−6B+95N+73B=25N+58B=28N6.543.046.530.752186+17.0
9Chennaoui, Yasin2233SUI+102N+95B=76N−73B+34B−20N+116B+29N+14B6.537.040.028.502078-16.4
10Buscara, SevanIM2187FRA+59B+41N=11B−14N+129B+43N+40N−4B=13N6.044.046.528.002243+6.4
11Larino Nieto, DavidGM2472ESPF+17B=10N=5B=22N+77B=24N+36N+49B6.043.547.031.752334-9.0
12Daoudi, KamalCM2148MAR+130N+48B−2N+75B+31B−1N−22N+39B+76N6.043.546.026.002117-3.0
13Sadki Mohamed0MAR+?N+45B+48N−27B=33N−6B+55B+79N=10B6.042.042.024.2520710.0
14MOUMNI ABDELLAH0MAR+?N+?B+42N+10B−5N−28B+15N+35B−9N6.040.540.522.0021550.0
15BELARBI, FAISSAL1897MAR−4B=81N=67B+96N+71B+46N−14B+117N+34B6.039.042.025.251497-3.2
16Saidi, Younes1944MAR+99N−1B+98N+117B−79B+51N−34B+120N+46B6.036.539.523.001951-0.6
17El Kaddaoui, Nassim1952MAR+83B−11N−73B+87N−74N+130B+66N+47B+37N6.036.539.025.001863-9.8
18Rian, MoubarakIM2021MAR−41B+46N+87B−34N+83B−74N+118B+123N+43B6.035.038.024.001759-27.4
19Akhrof, Lissandine2099MAR+138B+74NFF+131B+56N−21B+60N+59N6.034.034.022.002150+9.8
20Tachfine, Anouar1951MAR+68N−2B=39N+61B+82N+9B−6N+32B−24N5.545.049.027.502005+7.6
21Claverie, RaulIM2274ARGF+40N+36B−2B+97N=24B+19N+22B−4N5.544.044.027.752277+1.9
22Ghanoui, Nidal2038MAR+90N+98B−5N+47B=11B+78N+12B−21N−6N5.543.547.025.502111+16.8
23Berthelot, Nathan1987FRA+32N+37B=6N−1B+66N−40B−58N+100B+64N5.543.046.526.251978-1.8
24Hadj Kholti, YasserCM2128MARF=116N+55B+56N=1B=21N=11B=26N+20B5.542.042.028.252207+16.2
25Ouakhir, Mehdi PierreFM2209MARF−26N+81B+78N+55B+38N=8B+34N−3B5.541.541.525.752038-21.0
26Douich, Mehdi1996MAR=39N+25B−27N+54B=76N+66B+61N=24B−33N5.541.045.026.751960-5.8
27Rian,Saad2149MAR=129B+63N+26B+13NF+35B−7N−5B+75N5.540.540.526.252162+5.0
28Djuric, StefanGM2253SRBFF+74B+59N+36B+14N−1B+31N=8B5.539.039.028.252234+0.7
29El Fazari, Mohamed Amin1912MAR−37N=39B−117N+108B+100N+92B+107N−9B+61N5.535.538.521.501783-7.6
30MAROUANE AMAATAR0MAR+89B−73N=96B+98N−42B+129N=62B=85N+57B5.533.035.520.5018740.0
31Van Hoolandt, PatrickFM2012MNC=63B+129N+116BF−12N+117B+73N−28B+74N5.532.532.518.751944-7.0
32Rian, Mhamed1714MAR−23B+145N−77B=140N+91B+128N+78B−20N+55B5.532.033.017.001753+6.8
33Benaddi, MouhcineCM2112MARFF+64B=131N=13B=116N+101B+57N+26B5.529.529.523.752054-3.6
34FARES OMAR0MAR+119N−35B+70N+18B−9N+97B+16N−25B−15N5.043.046.023.0020620.0
35Zarkik, Abdeslam2055MAR+131B+34N−3B+124N+43B−27N+80B−14N−48B5.040.543.019.501917-18.4
36Ghods, Maziar2019ITA+86N+124B−21N+37B−28N+39B+90N−11BF5.040.043.021.002019+1.8
37Ahamdane, Ismail0MAR+29B−23N+138B−36N=60B+89N=38B+80N−17B5.039.541.520.2519190.0
38AARAB,ILIAS1934MAR+64B−4N+71B+50NF−25B=37N+73B=58N5.039.539.522.751945-2.8
39Allouch, Abdlelmoneim1718MAR=26B=29N=20B=105N+142B−36N+88B−12N+78B5.039.040.519.501850+25.6
40Roudi, Adnan1926MAR+47N−21B+99N+118BF+23N−10B+67NF5.038.038.021.502026+26.0
41JDIYOU MOHAMED1745MAR+18N−10B+54N−79N−78B+145B+133N+82B−53N5.036.537.518.501856+15.6
42Bouchaara, Taoufik1948MAR−74B+96N−14B=81N+30N=120B=50B+101N=56B5.036.039.020.75878-33.2
43Dami Omar0MAR+122N+123B=85N+127B−35N−10B=76N+63B−18N5.035.538.017.0019010.0
44Zitane, Mokhtar1900FRA−2N−66B+109N=69B−58N=96B+142N+81B+87N5.035.537.017.001800-14.4
45Kozizi,Youssef1771MAR−79B−13N+145B+94N+65B+88N−49B−46N+117B5.035.536.516.501310-9.6
46Adzinova, Salima0MAR+137N−18B+?N−53B+125N−15B+127N+45B−16N5.035.535.512.5017920.0
47Murdoch, Stephen1648NZL−40B+134N+60B−22N−80B+135N+84B−17N+88B5.035.037.016.501691+3.2
48Zekraoui, Houssine1848MARF−12N−13B+143B+120N−61B+81N+71B+35N5.034.534.518.002102+12.4
49Mesnyankin, NikitaCM2150RUS+85N+75B−7NFF+107B+45N+74B−11N5.033.033.020.502167+5.2
50Moutauafik, El Mehadi0MAR+72N+119B=95N−38B−75N=127B=42N=105B+86N5.032.535.018.7519130.0
51Aljib, Abdelilah0MAR−108N+137B+125N−82B+109N−16B=97N+103B=70N5.031.533.516.0018340.0
52Lameti, Mohamed1814MAR−8B−58N−65B+132N−128B+106N+91B+134N+120B5.031.033.015.001307-3.0
53Hani younes1958MARFF=120B+46N=56B+118N−74B+83N+41B5.028.528.520.751831-8.6
54Adzinova, Ailina0MAR+141B+57N−41B−26N−88B−134N+135B+?N+123B5.028.028.011.5018340.0
55Berkaoui, Abderrahim1913MAR+69N=3B−24N+100B−25N+82B−13N+107B−32N4.541.545.019.001813-13.8
56El kharraz, Adam0MARF+68B+62N−24B=53N−19B=63N+86B=42N4.539.039.020.2519030.0
57Hadj Kacem, Hafid1895MAR−1N−54B=130N+137B+112N+72B+65N−33B−30N4.538.540.515.751404-12.0
58Razzaq, Soufiane0MARF+52B−75N−129N+44B+85N+23B−8N=38B4.537.537.522.0019290.0
59ouahabi adil1845MAR−10N+93B+69N−28B=117N+104B+105NF−19B4.537.040.017.001819-10.4
60Ajbara Jamal1879MAR−5N+148B−47N+128B=37N+121B+103N−19BF4.536.037.012.501209-21.8
61Chana,Mohammed Amine0MAR+88B=149N=80B−20N+134B+48N−26B=62N−29B4.536.036.515.5017880.0
62Chia Abdellah1797MARF−8N−56B+111B+104N=105B=30N=61B+67N4.536.036.018.251307-5.6
63Okkeli, Salima1722MAR=31N−27B+106N+112BF=67N=56B−43N+122B4.535.035.017.251874+10.4
64Frikiche, Samir1668MAR−38N+109B−33N+70B=127N+142B−77N+92B−23B4.534.536.014.751774+23.6
65AIT KAACH AYOUB0MAR+?N−86B+52N=90B−45N+70B−57B+116NF4.534.534.514.5018040.0
66Matjaouj, Khalid0MAR+140B+44N−131B+84N−23B−26N−17B+?N=98B4.534.034.012.7516910.0
67SOULAIMANI, ACHRAF0MAR+114N=117B=15N+122B−77N=63B+119N−40B−62B4.533.536.516.2517680.0
68Hadani Zakaria1692MAR−20B−56N=103B−88N+139B+94N−89B+111N+84B4.533.035.015.251151-7.2
69Rahhali Mahmoud1518MAR−55B+84N−59B=44N−103B+144N+121B+89NF4.532.534.015.001613+8.0
70Bendriss, Hatim1973MAR−116B+128N−34B−64N+96B−65N+112B+126N=51B4.532.034.515.00885-33.8
71Ahamdane, Ayoub0MAR+?N+82B−38N=104B−15N=95B+?B−48N=85B4.531.031.09.5016450.0
72Dadsi,Ghassane0MAR−50B=?N−84B+144N+99B−57N=87B=118N+96B4.529.029.012.0017170.0
73Mostafi, Kacem0MARF+30B+17N+9N−3B−8N−31B−38N+80B4.046.046.022.0019980.0
74Pilard, Nawfal1686FRA+42N−19B−28NF+17B+18B+53N−49N−31B4.044.047.522.002016+120.8
75Kajaj, Arssalan1879MARF−49N+58B−12N+50B+81N+79B−3N−27B4.041.041.017.501911+2.8
76Ouadfel, Yassir1786MARF+79N=9B−3N=26B=103N=43B+122N−12B4.040.540.517.252045+54.0
77Cherigui, Mourad1933MAR+110N−5B+32NF+67B−11N+64BFF4.039.539.518.002015+8.2
78MANSOUR, MUSTAPHA0MAR+100N+110B=90N−25B+41N−22B−32N=95B−39N4.037.541.015.7517570.0
79Fariat,Marouan2070MAR+45N−76B+147N+41B+16N−7B−75N−13BF4.037.537.517.001954-37.6
80Chellaf, Abdeslam1858MAR−6N=143B=61N+106B+47N+133B−35N−37B−73N4.036.037.514.001841-5.6
81AYOUB ELMOUHSSINE0MAR+121N=15B−25N=42B+136N−75B−48B−44N+134B4.035.537.512.5016740.0
82Zaamoun,Idriss0MARF−71N+89B+51N−20B−55N+124B−41N+83B4.035.535.516.0017180.0
83Rahouti, Azedine1694MAR−17N=106B+113N=107B−18N+111B+136N−53B−82N4.035.037.012.501177-19.6
84Rakib,Mohamed0MAR+111N−69B+72N−66B+93N−90B−47N+102B−68N4.034.538.015.5014550.0
85EL GOUACH NASSIM1832MAR−49B+133N=43B+91NF−58B=100N=30B=71N4.034.534.515.751350-2.6
86Ghalmi, Mohammed1722MAR−36B+65N−97B=103N=89B+91N+126B−56N−50B4.034.037.015.251189-14.0
87Sahbaoui, Abdelhai1581MAR−95N+108B−18N−17B=111N+143B=72N+136B−44B4.034.035.511.001137-17.2
88El Mteri, Adam0MAR−61N−130B+?N+68B+54N−45B−39N+127B−47N4.034.034.012.0016750.0
89Tair zaid0MAR−30N+121B−82N+?B=86N−37B+68N−69B=127N4.033.033.010.7517100.0
90GHARBOUJ SOUFIANE1750MAR−22B+91N=78B=65N+92B+84N−36BFF4.031.031.016.251229-13.2
91El Qasmi, Mohamed Omar0MAR+?N−90B+102N−85B−32N−86B−52N+?B+119N4.029.029.06.5016680.0
92Azzouz, Soulaymane0MAR+136BF−115N+147B−90N−29N+110B−64N+118B4.027.027.09.5016470.0
93ZHAR MOHAMMED REDA0MAR+104B−59N−105B+?N−84B−?N−113B+146N+121B4.023.023.07.5010450.0
94Kozizi salima0MAR−?N+132B=142N−45B−147N−68B+137N=114B+136N4.022.022.09.009330.0
95Lamriga Abdessamad1914MAR+87B−9N=50B+101N−8B=71N−122B=78N−106B3.537.540.514.251849-10.4
96Khamlichi, Mohamed Aymen0MAR+132N−42B=30N−15B−70N=44N+?B=104B−72N3.536.536.59.5016080.0
97Amzir, Oussama1959MAR+123N−7B+86N+120B−21B−34N=51BFF3.532.032.012.502014+6.4
98Nejjari, Omar1714MARF−22N−16B−30B+143N−136B+108N+133B=66N3.531.031.09.751191-13.6
99Idlil, Oussama1675MAR−16B+135N−40B−119B−72N+146N=111B=121N=109B3.530.531.58.001182-17.6
100Jallal abderrahmane0MAR−78B+141N+135B−55N−29B+?N=85B−23NF3.530.530.56.0015890.0
101Sahbaoui ahmed0MAR+139N+102B−127N−95B=121N+110B−33N−42B−104N3.530.032.010.5017780.0
102Abou Assal, Nabil1869MAR−9B−101N−91B−134N+132B+141N+109B−84N=114B3.529.531.59.751433-4.0
103Bouamoud, Mouhssine0MAR−118N+?B=68N=86B+69N=76B−60B−51NF3.529.529.510.7517190.0
104El-haddad,younes0MAR−93N+?BF=71N−62B−59N=128B=96N+101B3.528.028.08.7510210.0
105El Idrissi, Aziz0MAR−148N+114B+93N=39BF=62N−59B=50NF3.527.527.514.7516620.0
106Chama, Adam0MAR+?B=83N−63B−80N−123N−52BF+142B+95N3.527.527.57.0015910.0
107YAKINE AMINE0MARF−131N+?B=83N+138B−49N−29B−55N+110B3.527.027.07.5017400.0
108BOUGHDADI,NOUHAILA0MAR+51B−87N−122B−29N−?B+?N−98B+135N=112B3.526.526.58.759360.0
109Kodad hoyam0MAR+?B−64N−44B+?N−51B−119N−102N+137B=99N3.526.526.53.7514730.0
110Tair, Abdelghani1665MAR−77B−78N=140B+135N+145B−101N−92N+132B−107N3.525.526.56.501133-6.8
111El Baz, Ibrahim0MAR−84B=?N+?B−62N=87B−83N=99N−68B+145N3.525.525.54.7514480.0
112Hamid, Ayoub0MAR+142B−138N+134B−63N−57B−?N−70N+141B=108N3.524.524.57.2510500.0
113YOUSSFI,ISSAM0MAR+125N=118B−83BFFF+93N+128N−124B3.523.523.511.008710.0
114FIDE 90530930—−67B−105N=?B=?N−135B=139N+144B=94N=102N3.521.021.06.2518690.0
115Kouyach, Abdelali1901MARFF+92B=133N+124B+122NFFF3.518.518.511.252448+3.8
116Mejd, Mohamed Amine1701MAR+70N=24B−31NF+119B=33B−9N−65BF3.038.538.513.002062+94.4
117Al Fargali, Issam0MARF=67N+29B−16N=59B−31N+?B−15B−45N3.037.037.010.0017040.0
118El Ouarrai, Walid0MAR+103B=113N+149B−40NF−53B−18N=72B−92N3.032.032.08.0017510.0
119Boukhrissioui,Chouaib2083MAR−34B−50N+126B+99N−116N+109B−67B−130N−91B3.031.534.010.001692-33.2
120BACHIRI MOHAMMED AMINE0MARF+?B=53N−97N−48B=42N+134B−16B−52N3.031.531.57.0016390.0
121El Jabli,Mohamed0MAR−81B−89N+?B+126N=101B−60N−69N=99B−93N3.031.031.06.5014180.0
122Saghir, Ilyass0MAR−43BF+108N−67N+140B−115B+95N−76B−63N3.030.530.59.0016380.0
123Douar, Saad1699MAR−97B−43N+136B−142N+106BF+125N−18B−54N3.030.031.58.501190-12.4
124El Gazzar, Ahmed1648MARF−36NF−35B−115N+137B−82N+125B+113N3.026.026.08.501189-7.4
125Alami Gouraftei, Youssef0MAR−113B+146N−51B+?N−46B+138N−123B−124N−128B3.025.025.03.0015940.0
126Kodad sara0MAR−?N+139B−119N−121B+146N+147B−86N−70B−?N3.018.518.54.0016850.0
127Abahchouch,Imrane1908MARFF+101B−43N=64B=50N−46B−88N=89B2.531.031.010.251668-12.0
128Lagssair, El Mahjoub0MARF−70BF−60N+52N−32B=104N−113B+125N2.529.529.59.7516520.0
129BOUCHAARA MUSTAPHA1820MAR=27N−31B+143N+58B−10N−30BFFF2.528.528.58.751843+1.2
130Ahlhammad, Barikallah0MAR−12B+88N=57B−138NF−17NF+119BF2.526.526.59.2518280.0
131El Mteri, Khadija1753MAR−35N+107B+66N=33B−19NFFFF2.524.524.510.751816+5.6
132EL HADAD,GHOUFRANE0MAR−96B−94N=144B−52B−102N+?BF−110N+142N2.524.024.02.259830.0
133KAJAJ HOUDAIFA0MAR+144N−85B+?N=115BF−80N−41B−98N−?B2.521.521.53.2514440.0
134Rachid ben yaakoub0MARF−47B−112N+102B−61N+54B−120N−52B−81N2.033.533.58.5016520.0
135Lamarti, Ahmed0MARF−99B−100N−110B+114N−47B−54N−108B+137N2.029.529.55.508630.0
136Belouali,Abdellah0MAR−92N+144B−123NF−81B+98N−83B−87N−94B2.028.028.05.0014790.0
137El Bouchrifi, Ziyad Elkhayr0MAR−46B−51N+146B−57N+?B−124N−94B−109N−135B2.028.028.01.009720.0
138BENSAADA MUSTAPHA1809MAR−19N+112B−37N+130B−107N−125BFFF2.024.524.56.001299-6.4
139Elfassi, Farah0MAR−101B−126N+141B−145N−68N=114BFF=?B2.021.021.03.758920.0
140FIDE 90388500—−66N+?B=110N=32B−122NFFFF2.019.519.54.5016900.0
141El Bouchrifi, Adam0MAR−54N−100B−139N+?N−?B−102BF−112N+146B2.018.518.51.0010690.0
142Ouslimane, Mouad0MAR−112NF=94B+123B−39N−64N−44B−106N−132B1.531.031.05.0015530.0
143Slim, Khalid0MAR+146B=80N−129B−48N−98B−87NFFF1.522.522.53.0013980.0
144FIDE 90698440—−133B−136N=132N−72B+?N−69B−114N−?BF1.519.519.51.257180.0
145Assi, Ibtissam0MARF−32B−45N+139B−110N−41NFF−111B1.026.526.52.009240.0
146FIDE 90597760—−143N−125B−137NF−126B−99B+?N−93B−141N1.019.019.00.008750.0
147Hassani mohamed1735MARFF−79B−92N+94B−126NFFF1.017.517.54.001270-4.8
148Aouane, Hassan0MAR+105B−60NFFFFFFF1.011.511.53.5010790.0
149Fadi kamal1870MAR−3N=61B−118NFFFFFF0.514.514.52.251439-4.0
150Azzouz Mohammed jad1912MARF−6BFFFFFFF0.09.59.50.001396-6.4

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21eme Festival International d Echecs Chefchaouen (2025) — Chefchaouen, Morocco | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats