Open Classique International Sidi Bel Abbes 2025

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103 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Jul 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1950, and top seed was Mohamed Anis Achour (🇩🇿 ALG, 2111).

Mohamed Anis Achour (🇩🇿 ALG, 2111) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Nouh Boukhalfa (7.5) and Tarek Lamri (7.5). Achour won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Mohamed El Amine Ziani (1484) beat Hamid Ramdani (1840), a +356-point gap.

Location

🇩🇿Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria

Dates

01 Jul 2025 → 06 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇿Mohamed Anis Achour2111

Avg top 10

1,950

Participants

103

Titled players · 2

CM×2

Federations · 4 represented

🇩🇿Algeria×93

🇺🇬Uganda×1

🇵🇸Palestine×1

🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1

Top 3

🥇
Mohamed Anis Achour
🇩🇿ALG·2111
8.0pts·2202perf+14.6
🥈
Nouh Boukhalfa
🇩🇿ALG·1885
7.5pts·2041perf+72.4
🥉
Tarek Lamri
🇩🇿ALG·1941
7.5pts·2039perf+45.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Mohamed Anis Achour led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Achour8Lamri7.5Boukhalfa7.5Bensidi7Saim7Moulay7

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

Mohamed Anis Achour held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Mohamed Anis Achour 6 wins (R1–R6)Tarek Lamri 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)Nouh Boukhalfa 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Mohamed Anis Achour	*	—	½	½
2Tarek Lamri	—	*	—	—
3Nouh Boukhalfa	½	—	*	1
4Abdelmalek Bensidi	½	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Achour, Mohamed Anis	2111	ALG	+79N	+17B	+19N	+33B	+10N	+5B	=4N	+6B	=2N	8.0	51.5	54.5	47.25	2202	+14.6
2	Boukhalfa, Nouh	1885	ALG	+63N	+53B	+46N	−5B	+35N	+7B	+9N	+4B	=1B	7.5	49.5	53.5	42.50	2041	+72.4
3	Lamri, Tarek	1941	ALG	+41N	+26B	+98N	−7B	+11N	+13B	+10N	+5B	=8N	7.5	49.5	51.5	41.00	2039	+45.6
4	Bensidi, Abdelmalek	1926	ALG	+42N	+35B	+11N	=8B	+7N	+14B	=1B	−2N	+18B	7.0	52.5	57.5	42.50	2025	+59.2
5	Moulay, MehdiCM	1933	ALG	+71B	+20N	+16B	+2N	+60B	−1N	+25B	−3N	+17B	7.0	50.5	54.5	39.00	2002	+17.6
6	Saim, Bachir	1967	ALG	+22N	+18B	+47N	−10B	+8N	+37B	+17N	−1N	+15B	7.0	50.0	54.5	40.50	2023	+15.2
7	Mairi, Anis	1799	ALG	+87B	+29N	+36B	+3N	−4B	−2N	+12B	+25N	+11B	7.0	50.0	53.0	38.50	1938	+28.4
8	Amrane, AbdellahCM	2033	ALG	+50B	+34N	+15B	=4N	−6B	+12N	+24N	+33B	=3B	7.0	49.0	53.5	39.25	2012	+0.4
9	Hanachi, Abderahmane	1830	ALG	+78B	=23N	+55B	−60N	+43B	+16N	−2B	+28N	+26B	6.5	43.5	46.5	32.25	1847	+14.0
10	Azreug, Lazhar	1860	ALG	+75B	+12N	+38B	+6N	−1B	+28N	−3B	−15N	+39B	6.0	50.0	53.5	32.00	1826	-2.4
11	Qaisaya, Diaa	1656	PLE	+73N	+14B	−4B	+38N	−3B	+81N	+60B	+24N	−7N	6.0	46.0	49.0	27.50	1864	+62.4
12	Bousehla, Manel	1611	ALG	+70N	−10B	+49N	+19B	+31N	−8B	−7N	+81B	+33N	6.0	45.0	48.0	28.00	1842	+66.8
13	Bounakala, Redha	1724	ALG	+102B	−38N	+71B	+52N	+20B	−3N	=28B	+23N	=16B	6.0	44.0	45.5	27.25	1797	+14.4
14	Metali, Nasreddine	1942	ALG	+39B	−11N	+50B	+44N	+34B	−4N	−18B	+62N	+35B	6.0	43.5	47.5	28.50	1771	-30.2
15	Hadjallah, Hadjallah Riadh	1720	ALG	+88N	+40B	−8N	−46B	+42N	+66B	+35N	+10B	−6N	6.0	43.5	46.5	28.00	1793	+14.6
16	Ait Oudhia, Manel	1695	ALG	+81N	+76B	−5N	=21B	+30N	−9B	+46N	+51B	=13N	6.0	43.5	46.5	27.00	1696	+0.4
17	Ghezali,Abdelhalim essddik youcef	1694	ALG	+85B	−1N	+78B	+61N	+23B	+60N	−6B	+37N	−5N	6.0	43.5	46.5	24.50	1866	+34.4
18	Aissat, Wail	1682	ALG	+65B	−6N	+92B	+89N	−33N	+32B	+14N	+19B	−4N	6.0	43.5	46.0	27.00	1836	+28.0
19	Barkat, Raouf	1792	ALG	+93N	+52B	−1B	−12N	+62B	+61N	+29B	−18N	+36B	6.0	43.0	45.5	25.50	1745	-8.8
20	Mordjani, Mohamed El Amine	1651	ALG	+95N	−5B	+97N	+40B	−13N	+22B	−33N	+41B	+42N	6.0	41.0	43.0	25.00	1684	+12.8
21	Laribi, Malik	1532	ALG	−64B	+82N	+45B	=16N	−24B	+47B	+31N	=34N	+37B	6.0	40.5	43.5	28.50	1856	+100.8
22	Ziani, Mohamed El Amine	1484	ALG	−6B	+74N	−37B	+65N	+91B	−20N	+80B	+60N	+34B	6.0	38.0	40.5	22.50	1700	+46.0
23	Allalou, Lilia Assia	1596	ALG	+77N	=9B	+30N	=48B	−17N	+38B	=27N	−13B	+57N	5.5	43.5	47.0	26.75	1629	+8.0
24	Djibtrouhi, Mustapha	1758	ALG	+86N	=30B	−48N	+54B	+21N	+26N	−8B	−11B	+49N	5.5	43.5	46.5	26.25	1606	-50.8
25	Mehira, Abderrahmane	1703	ALG	+58N	−54B	+42N	+66B	+46N	+33B	−5N	−7B	=32N	5.5	43.0	47.0	25.75	1778	+33.2
26	El Hathout, Amir Abdelkader	1654	ALG	+74B	−3N	=72B	+51N	+75N	−24B	+48N	+27B	−9N	5.5	42.0	45.5	24.00	1711	+16.8
27	Oueld Mohamed, Othmane	1763	ALG	+83B	−28N	+39B	=43N	=29B	+52N	=23B	−26N	+55B	5.5	41.0	44.0	25.00	1657	-20.8
28	Bounatiro, Mohamed El Achref	1560	ALG	+80N	+27B	−33N	+98B	+47N	−10B	=13N	−9B	+53N	5.5	41.0	43.0	22.50	1812	+51.4
29	Khilouf, Salim	1581	ALG	+57N	−7B	+67N	=47B	=27N	+76B	−19N	=49B	+51N	5.5	40.5	44.0	23.75	1584	+0.8
30	Kebiche, Mohamed	1567	ALG	+69B	=24N	−23B	+72N	−16B	+59N	−34B	+76N	+47B	5.5	39.0	42.5	23.25	1547	-6.0
31	Attaoui, Mohamed Riad	1696	ALG	+82B	−36N	+62B	+68N	−12B	=39N	−21B	+48N	+52B	5.5	39.0	42.0	22.50	1591	-20.2
32	Khilouf, Rima	1505	ALG	−36B	+85N	+91B	−34N	+69B	−18N	+56B	+38N	=25B	5.5	38.0	40.5	21.75	1363	-22.0
33	Semaoune, Marouane	1897	ALG	+62B	+44N	+28B	−1N	+18B	−25N	+20B	−8N	−12B	5.0	49.0	53.0	26.50	1762	-27.2
34	Mesmoudi, Mohamed Rayane	1688	ALG	+56N	−8B	+63N	+32B	−14N	=48B	+30N	=21B	−22N	5.0	45.0	49.0	24.75	1628	-24.8
35	Chekired, Anes	1634	ALG	+49B	−4N	+65B	+36N	−2B	+80N	−15B	+50N	−14N	5.0	44.5	47.5	21.00	1645	-0.2
36	Terlebas, Ibrahim	1686	ALG	+32N	+31B	−7N	−35B	+41N	−46B	+63N	+43B	−19N	5.0	43.5	47.5	25.00	1670	-6.4
37	Brahim Djelloul, Ahmed	1810	ALG	+84N	−46B	+22N	+53B	+48N	−6N	+44B	−17B	−21N	5.0	43.5	46.5	23.00	1632	-69.2
38	Garib, Nezar	0	ALG	+66N	+13B	−10N	−11B	+68B	−23N	+40N	−32B	+61N	5.0	42.0	46.0	23.00	1627	0.0
39	Berkani, Oussama Ala Eddine	1481	ALG	−14N	+73B	−27N	+56B	+54N	=31B	=43N	+46B	−10N	5.0	41.5	45.5	22.75	1628	+36.0
40	Touati, Ania	1488	ALG	+51B	−15N	+64B	−20N	+45B	−44N	−38B	+69N	+67B	5.0	39.5	43.5	21.50	867	-32.4
41	Ben Belkacem, Ibrahim	1472	ALG	−3B	−49N	+85B	+95N	−36B	+70N	+45B	−20N	+64B	5.0	39.0	41.0	18.00	936	-23.2
42	Belaroussi, Ritadj	1440	ALG	−4B	+90N	−25B	+99N	−15B	+96N	+64B	+44N	−20B	5.0	38.5	40.5	16.00	1467	+3.6
43	Messaoudi , Rami	1730	ALG	+59B	−60N	+96B	=27B	−9N	+75N	=39B	−36N	+62B	5.0	38.0	40.0	19.25	1588	-49.2
44	Sebbah, Abdelkader	1631	ALG	+94N	−33B	+88N	−14B	+58N	+40B	−37N	−42B	+65N	5.0	37.5	40.0	19.00	1475	-20.6
45	Sider, Walid	0	ALG	−48N	+93B	−21N	+97B	−40N	+84B	−41N	+86B	+66N	5.0	33.0	35.0	14.50	1281	0.0
46	Belacel, Abdelbassat	1589	ALG	+96B	+37N	−2B	+15N	−25B	+36N	−16B	−39N	=56B	4.5	44.5	46.5	20.25	1660	+22.8
47	Chougui, Rachid	1753	ALG	+92B	+68N	−6B	=29N	−28B	−21N	+72B	+54B	−30N	4.5	42.0	44.5	17.75	1430	-50.2
48	Messaoudi, Mohamed Elhaoues	1539	ALG	+45B	=55N	+24B	=23N	−37B	=34N	−26B	−31B	+77N	4.5	41.5	45.0	21.50	1602	+20.4
49	Guenifed, Mohamed Abdellah	0	ALG	−35N	+41B	−12B	−50N	+83B	+71N	+61B	=29N	−24B	4.5	39.5	42.5	18.75	1523	0.0
50	Gouasmi, Yasser Billal	1486	ALG	−8N	+56B	−14N	+49B	−67N	+95B	+73N	−35B	=54N	4.5	39.5	41.5	17.25	1001	-18.4
51	Zerguit, Mohamed Salim	0	ALG	−40N	+86B	=70N	−26B	+55B	+68N	+53B	−16N	−29B	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.00	1567	0.0
52	Belarbi, Mhamed	1570	ALG	+67N	−19N	+80B	−13B	+77N	−27B	+95N	=57B	−31N	4.5	38.0	40.0	14.75	943	-43.6
53	Hamdouni, Kouider	1624	ALG	+90B	−2N	+95B	−37N	=59B	+67B	−51N	+91N	−28B	4.5	36.5	38.5	13.75	951	-41.2
54	Teggar, Aissa	0	ALG	+61B	+25N	−60B	−24N	−39B	+78N	+82B	−47N	=50B	4.5	36.0	39.0	17.75	1575	0.0
55	Mostaine Boucetta,Brahim	1741	ALG	+97N	=48B	−9N	−75B	−51N	+93B	+58N	+59B	−27N	4.5	36.0	38.0	15.75	1319	-39.4
56	Chipidza, Mary	0	ZIM	−34B	−50N	+87B	−39N	+103N	+79B	−32N	+80B	=46N	4.5	33.5	34.5	12.25	1418	0.0
57	Mahieddine, Wassim Tayeb	0	ALG	−29B	+87N	−68B	+78N	−61B	+92N	+83B	=52N	−23B	4.5	32.5	35.0	13.75	1342	0.0
58	Bendimerad, Jawed	0	ALG	−25B	−61N	+?B	+64N	−44B	=91N	−55B	+75N	+76B	4.5	32.5	32.5	12.25	1365	0.0
59	Kashi, Sarah	0	ALG	−43N	−63B	+93N	+103B	=53N	−30B	+75B	−55N	+91B	4.5	32.0	33.0	11.75	1460	0.0
60	Ramdani, Hamid	1840	ALG	+103N	+43B	+54N	+9B	−5N	−17B	−11N	−22B	−81N	4.0	44.0	45.0	17.00	1631	-35.6
61	Ferhaoui, Yacine	1524	ALG	−54N	+58B	+76N	−17B	+57N	−19B	−49N	+70N	−38B	4.0	39.0	42.5	16.50	943	-18.0
62	Daoudi, Chaima	1434	ALG	−33N	+94B	−31N	+70B	−19N	+77B	+67N	−14B	−43N	4.0	39.0	41.5	14.00	976	-23.6
63	Bousehla, Majda	1428	ALG	−2B	+59N	−34B	−96N	+72B	+69N	−36B	−64N	+82B	4.0	37.0	39.0	15.50	930	-18.0
64	Talemwa Elijah	0	UGA	+21N	−98B	−40N	−58B	+88N	+86B	−42N	+63B	−41N	4.0	35.5	37.5	16.00	1385	0.0
65	Didaoui , Mohamed	0	ALG	−18N	+79B	−35N	−22B	−84N	+?B	+78B	+68N	−44B	4.0	35.0	35.0	10.00	1501	0.0
66	Hadjadj, Sebti	1573	ALG	−38B	+100N	+69B	−25N	+96B	−15N	F	+74N	−45B	4.0	34.5	36.5	12.00	908	-25.2
67	Roby, Abderrahim	0	ALG	−52B	+83N	−29B	+92N	+50B	−53N	−62B	+82N	−40N	4.0	34.0	36.5	13.00	1257	0.0
68	Teggar, Ayman	1535	ALG	+91N	−47B	+57N	−31B	−38N	−51B	+85N	−65B	+88N	4.0	34.0	36.5	13.00	922	-20.4
69	Seghouani, Samy	0	ALG	−30N	+84B	−66N	+86B	−32N	−63B	+88N	−40B	+79N	4.0	33.0	36.0	12.00	1235	0.0
70	Hasnaoui, Rayane	0	ALG	−12B	=75N	=51B	−62N	+97N	−41B	+79N	−61B	+84N	4.0	33.0	35.0	12.00	1300	0.0
71	Meftah, Idriss	1462	ALG	−5N	+99B	−13N	+94B	−76N	−49B	=77N	=72B	+95N	4.0	33.0	35.0	10.25	993	-10.4
72	Benchibout, Mahdi	0	ALG	−98N	+?B	=26N	−30B	−63N	+100B	−47N	=71N	+78B	4.0	30.5	30.5	9.75	1487	0.0
73	Douissi, Rafik	0	ALG	−11B	−39N	−83B	+87N	−78B	+102N	−50B	+?N	+89N	4.0	29.0	29.0	7.50	1264	0.0
74	FIDE 7944861	0	—	−26N	−22B	−103N	−79B	+?N	+97B	+84N	−66B	+86N	4.0	27.5	27.5	8.00	722	0.0
75	Izourari, Mehdi	1418	ALG	−10N	=70B	+79N	+55N	−26B	−43B	−59N	−58B	+92N	3.5	37.0	39.5	12.00	1617	+39.6
76	Triki, Abderrahmene	0	ALG	+89B	−16N	−61B	+82N	+71B	−29N	=92B	−30B	−58N	3.5	35.5	38.0	11.25	1428	0.0
77	FIDE 7976607	0	—	−23B	−78N	+100B	+83N	−52B	−62N	=71B	+92N	−48B	3.5	31.0	33.0	9.50	1100	0.0
78	Ferhat, Hanifi	1406	ALG	−9N	+77B	−17N	−57B	+73N	−54B	−65N	+85B	−72N	3.0	37.0	40.0	10.50	950	-9.6
79	Bouchentouf, Mohamed Amine	1487	ALG	−1B	−65N	−75B	+74N	+85B	−56N	−70B	+99N	−69B	3.0	35.0	37.0	9.00	860	-26.4
80	Sider, Hellel Habib	0	ALG	−28B	F	−52N	+84B	+89N	−35B	−22N	−56N	+83B	3.0	34.5	34.5	9.00	1308	0.0
81	Chelda, Daho	0	ALG	−16B	−89N	F	+101B	+98N	−11B	F	−12N	+60B	3.0	33.0	33.0	8.00	1540	0.0
82	Bousmaha, Mohamed	0	ALG	−31N	−21B	+?N	−76B	+101N	+89B	−54N	−67B	−63N	3.0	32.5	32.5	5.00	1343	0.0
83	Ait Oudhia, Djamel Eddine	0	ALG	−27N	−67B	+73N	−77B	−49N	+94B	−57N	+90B	−80N	3.0	32.0	34.5	9.50	963	0.0
84	FIDE 7975791	0	—	−37B	−69N	+90B	−80N	+65B	−45N	−74B	+96N	−70B	3.0	32.0	34.0	9.00	1010	0.0
85	Chetti Mohammed Mehdi	0	ALG	−17N	−32B	−41N	+?B	−79N	+90B	−68B	−78N	+96B	3.0	31.5	31.5	5.00	716	0.0
86	Arrachdi, Khadidja	0	ALG	−24B	−51N	+?B	−69N	+99B	−64N	+96B	−45N	−74B	3.0	31.0	31.0	4.00	958	0.0
87	Abdeli, Abdelrahim	0	ALG	−7N	−57B	−56N	−73B	−90N	+?B	+94N	−95B	+101N	3.0	29.5	29.5	4.50	1000	0.0
88	Belbachir, Akrem	0	ALG	−15B	+?N	−44B	−91N	−64B	+99N	−69B	+101N	−68B	3.0	29.5	29.5	4.00	828	0.0
89	Ouzaa, Sarah	1493	ALG	−76N	+81B	+101N	−18B	−80B	−82N	−91B	+100N	−73B	3.0	27.0	29.0	7.00	881	-10.4
90	FIDE 7976585	0	—	−53N	−42B	−84N	−93B	+87B	−85N	+102B	−83N	+100B	3.0	26.0	27.5	6.50	732	0.0
91	FIDE 7976631	0	—	−68B	F	−32N	+88B	−22N	=58B	+89N	−53B	−59N	2.5	35.0	35.0	8.25	1288	0.0
92	Bechar, Walid	0	ALG	−47N	+?B	−18N	−67B	+94N	−57B	=76N	−77B	−75B	2.5	32.0	32.0	4.25	822	0.0
93	Abdeli, Ismail	0	ALG	−19B	−45N	−59B	+90N	−95B	−55N	−99B	+?N	=94B	2.5	29.5	29.5	4.25	967	0.0
94	Hamidou, Mohamed Rachid	0	ALG	−44B	−62N	+102B	−71N	−92B	−83N	−87B	+?N	=93N	2.5	25.5	25.5	2.75	709	0.0
95	FIDE 7976569	0	—	−20B	F	−53N	−41B	+93N	−50N	−52B	+87N	−71B	2.0	34.0	34.0	5.50	744	0.0
96	Maghraoui, Sofiane	0	ALG	−46N	+103B	−43N	+63B	−66N	−42B	−86N	−84B	−85N	2.0	31.5	32.5	5.00	1404	0.0
97	Bedjaoui, Mohamed Rafik	0	ALG	−55B	+?N	−20B	−45N	−70B	−74N	=?B	=102N	−99B	2.0	27.0	27.0	0.75	896	0.0
98	Ilias, Belhadj	1706	ALG	+72B	+64N	−3B	−28N	−81B	F	F	F	F	2.0	24.0	24.0	8.00	951	-35.6
99	FIDE 7936834	0	—	F	−71N	F	−42B	−86N	−88B	+93N	−79B	+97N	2.0	22.5	22.5	4.50	663	0.0
100	Bouokka, Omar	0	ALG	F	−66B	−77N	=?B	+?N	−72N	=101B	−89B	−90N	2.0	19.5	19.5	1.00	733	0.0
101	Oukid, Abdelkader	0	ALG	F	+102N	−89B	−81N	−82B	=?N	=100N	−88B	−87B	2.0	18.5	18.5	2.50	693	0.0
102	Bekkhoucha, Younes	0	ALG	−13N	−101B	−94N	=?B	=?N	−73B	−90N	=97B	−?N	1.5	19.5	19.5	1.00	924	0.0
103	Kahlaoui, Mohamed Abdejlebbar	1413	ALG	−60B	−96N	+74B	−59N	−56B	F	F	F	F	1.0	19.0	19.0	4.00	1013	-3.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Laribi, MalikALG
+100.8
6.0 pts · #23
2Boukhalfa, NouhALG
+72.4
7.5 pts · #3
3Bousehla, ManelALG
+66.8
6.0 pts · #36

Top rating losers

1Brahim Djelloul, AhmedALG
-69.2
5.0 pts · #26
2Djibtrouhi, MustaphaALG
-50.8
5.5 pts · #44
3Chougui, RachidALG
-50.2
4.5 pts · #53

Biggest upsets

R8+356 Elo gap
Ziani, Mohamed El Amine1484 beat Ramdani, Hamid1840
R4+323 Elo gap
Izourari, Mehdi1418 beat Mostaine Boucetta,Brahim1741
R2+286 Elo gap
Qaisaya, Diaa1656 beat Metali, Nasreddine1942