Southern Zone -Tunisian Chess Team Championship Under 16-2025

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37 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 Jun 2025 to 28 Jun 2025 in Djerba-Tunisia, Tunisia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1689, and top seed was Mahmoud Ammous (🇹🇳 TUN, 1958).

Abdelkefi Beya (🇹🇳 TUN, 1674) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Hamza Chennoufi (6.5) and Mohamed Aziz Kolsi (6.0). Beya won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Abderrahmane Mallah (1646) beat Dammak Mohamed Amine (1819), a +173-point gap.

Location

🇹🇳Djerba-Tunisia, Tunisia

Dates

23 Jun 2025 → 28 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇳Mahmoud Ammous1958

Avg top 10

1,689

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇹🇳Tunisia×34

🇫🇷France×1

Top 3

🥇
Abdelkefi Beya
🇹🇳TUN·1674
6.5pts·1806perf+17.6
🥈
Hamza Chennoufi
🇹🇳TUN·1526
6.5pts·1813perf+30.4
🥉
Mohamed Aziz Kolsi
🇹🇳TUN·1741
6.0pts·2333perf+18.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Beya6.5Chennoufi6.5Mallah6Fayech6Ammous6Kolsi6

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.5/7. Beya takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (22.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Abdelkefi Beya drew with Hamza Chennoufi (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Abdelkefi Beya 5 wins (R1–R5)Hamza Chennoufi 5 wins (R1–R5)Abderrahmane Mallah 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Abdelkefi Beya	*	½	—	1
2Hamza Chennoufi	½	*	—	—
3Abderrahmane Mallah	—	—	*	—
4Mohamed Aziz Fayech	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Abdelkefi Beya	1674	TUN	+27B	+33B	+5N	+23B	+10N	=2B	+24B	6.5	22.0	22.5	19.25	1806	+17.6
2	Chennoufi, Hamza	1526	TUN	+23N	+10B	+33N	+24B	+27B	=1N	+36N	6.5	16.5	16.5	13.25	1813	+30.4
3	Kolsi, Mohamed Aziz	1741	TUN	+28B	+12B	+14N	+8B	F	+16B	+31N	6.0	18.5	18.5	18.50	2333	+18.8
4	Mallah,Abderrahmane	1646	TUN	+22N	+19B	+35N	+9B	=17N	+25N	=20B	6.0	18.0	18.0	15.25	1956	+54.8
5	Fayech, Mohamed Aziz	1504	TUN	+31B	+27N	−1B	+33B	+23N	+10B	+22N	6.0	17.5	18.0	11.50	1731	+36.4
6	Ammous, Mahmoud	1958	TUN	+34N	+21N	+36B	+13N	+7B	+15N	F	6.0	15.5	15.5	15.50	2384	+7.6
7	Belgacem, Adam	1553	TUN	+21B	=15B	+24N	+34B	−6N	+29B	+13N	5.5	19.5	19.5	11.75	1589	0.0
8	Mallah,Mohamed Khalil	1500	TUN	=11B	+18N	+28B	−3N	=14B	+12B	+26N	5.0	22.5	24.0	14.25	1485	-1.6
9	Dammak Mohamed Amine	1819	TUN	+35N	+25N	+17B	−4N	+20B	+11N	F	5.0	17.5	17.5	11.50	1745	-10.8
10	Ben Ayed, Rayen	1567	FRA	+33N	−2N	+31B	+27N	−1B	−5N	+23B	4.0	23.5	24.0	5.00	768	-60.4
11	Saidi, Mootez	1616	TUN	=8N	+20N	=12N	+18B	F	−9B	+17N	4.0	22.5	22.5	13.00	1639	+3.2
12	Najar, Ahmed Rayen	0	TUN	+32B	−3N	=11B	+14N	+?B	−8N	=28B	4.0	21.0	21.0	7.25	1519	0.0
13	Zidi,Ayoub	0	TUN	−15N	+24B	+34N	−6B	+36N	+21N	−7B	4.0	19.5	19.5	4.50	907	0.0
14	hemdani Oubay	0	TUN	+18B	+28N	−3B	−12B	=8N	+32B	−16N	3.5	23.0	24.0	8.00	1507	0.0
15	Hassan, Adam	1610	TUN	+13B	=7N	+21B	F	+34N	−6B	F	3.5	18.0	18.0	9.25	1563	-7.6
16	Redissi, Taki	1551	TUN	F	=32B	F	+37N	+28B	−3N	+14B	3.5	12.0	12.0	5.50	1463	-10.4
17	Kraiem Bilel	1599	TUN	+19N	+35B	−9N	=25N	=4B	−20N	−11B	3.0	22.5	22.5	7.00	1555	-12.0
18	Gharbi, Ahmed Yazid	0	TUN	−14N	−8B	−26N	−11N	+25B	+28N	+?B	3.0	18.0	18.0	3.50	757	0.0
19	Omar Zerriaa	1484	TUN	−17B	−4N	=20B	=22B	+33N	+35B	−30N	3.0	16.0	16.0	3.00	1295	-31.2
20	Daoud,Mohamed Amine	0	TUN	=25B	−11B	=19N	F	−9N	+17B	=4N	2.5	23.0	23.0	8.50	1561	0.0
21	Najjar,karam	0	TUN	−7N	−6B	−15N	=29B	+24N	−13B	+34N	2.5	22.5	22.5	2.75	907	0.0
22	Fayech, Youssef	1575	TUN	−4B	F	+25B	=19N	+35N	F	−5B	2.5	17.0	17.0	3.50	1272	-45.6
23	Aroua Oubey	0	TUN	−2B	+31N	−27B	−1N	−5B	+33B	−10N	2.0	25.5	26.0	1.50	768	0.0
24	Anass,Aroua	0	TUN	+36B	−13N	−7B	−2N	−21B	+34B	−1N	2.0	25.0	25.0	0.00	784	0.0
25	Ltaief, Yahia	0	TUN	=20N	−9B	−22N	=17B	−18N	−4B	+35N	2.0	22.0	22.0	2.75	1339	0.0
26	Bouattour,Mohamed	0	TUN	F	F	+18B	+35B	F	F	−8B	2.0	8.0	8.0	3.00	698	0.0
27	Bourokba, Majd	0	TUN	−1N	−5B	+23N	−10B	−2N	−31B	=33N	1.5	26.0	26.5	2.25	768	0.0
28	Bardi, Mouhamed Rachid	0	TUN	−3N	−14B	−8N	+?B	−16N	−18B	=12N	1.5	25.0	25.0	2.00	802	0.0
29	Redissi,Adam	0	TUN	F	+34B	F	=21N	F	−7N	F	1.5	8.0	8.0	1.25	754	0.0
30	Maftah,Mohamed	1647	TUN	F	F	F	F	=32N	F	+19B	1.5	4.0	4.0	3.50	1721	+6.8
31	FIDE 5553903	0	—	−5N	−23B	−10N	F	F	+27N	−3B	1.0	19.5	19.5	1.50	804	0.0
32	kharat Oways	1572	TUN	−12N	=16N	F	F	=30B	−14N	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	2.50	1608	+4.0
33	Najah, Ahmed Yessin	0	TUN	−10B	−1N	−2B	−5N	−19B	−23N	=27B	0.5	28.0	29.5	0.75	751	0.0
34	Ben Aziza, Awes	0	TUN	−6B	−29N	−13B	−7N	−15B	−24N	−21B	0.0	23.5	25.0	0.00	907	0.0
35	Saket, Hassen	0	TUN	−9B	−17N	−4B	−26N	−22B	−19N	−25B	0.0	21.5	23.5	0.00	825	0.0
36	Gaabab, Hakim	0	TUN	−24N	F	−6N	F	−13B	F	−2B	0.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	942	0.0
37	FIDE 5561582	0	—	F	F	F	−16B	F	F	F	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	767	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mallah,AbderrahmaneTUN
+54.8
6.0 pts · #1
2Fayech, Mohamed AzizTUN
+36.4
6.0 pts · #3
3Chennoufi, HamzaTUN
+30.4
6.5 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Ben Ayed, RayenFRA
-60.4
4.0 pts · #24
2Fayech, YoussefTUN
-45.6
2.5 pts · #16
3Omar ZerriaaTUN
-31.2
3.0 pts · #15

Biggest upsets

R4+173 Elo gap
Mallah,Abderrahmane1646 beat Dammak Mohamed Amine1819