Individual National Chess Championship Open 2024-2025
27 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Berkane, Morocco. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2147, and top seed was Razzouki Marouane Filali (🇲🇦 MAR, CM, 2230).
Yasser Hadj Kholti (🇲🇦 MAR, CM, 2128) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Yassine Sentissi (6.5) and Razzouki Marouane Filali (6.5). Hadj Kholti shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Fahd El Amrani (1859) beat Saad Rian (2149), a +290-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 3 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 6.5/9. Hadj Kholti takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.0).
CM Yasser Hadj Kholti drew with CM Yassine Sentissi (White).
CM Yasser Hadj Kholti 3 wins (R1–R3)CM Razzouki Marouane Filali 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMYasser Hadj Kholti | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2CMYassine Sentissi | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3CMRazzouki Marouane Filali | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Saad Rian | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hadj Kholti, YasserCM | 2128 | MAR | +22B | +5N | +10B | =6N | =4B | =2B | =3N | =9B | +7N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 34.00 | 2270 | +35.0 |
| 2 | Sentissi, YassineCM | 2192 | MAR | +20B | +25N | =4B | +9N | =6B | =1N | =7B | =3B | +5N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 30.75 | 2260 | +16.2 |
| 3 | Filali, Razzouki MarouaneCM | 2230 | MAR | −13B | =12N | +21B | +22N | +5B | +10N | =1B | =2N | +9B | 6.5 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 31.75 | 2203 | -2.2 |
| 4 | Akhrof, Lissandine | 2099 | MAR | +16N | +26B | =2N | +7B | =1N | =6B | −9N | −5B | +14N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 44.5 | 24.75 | 2131 | +9.4 |
| 5 | Messala, Noureddine | 2038 | MAR | +23N | −1B | +26N | +15B | −3N | =12B | +6N | +4N | −2B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 44.0 | 22.25 | 2086 | +11.2 |
| 6 | Ghanoui, Nidal | 2038 | MAR | +21B | +17N | +13B | =1B | =2N | =4N | −5B | −7N | +12B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 26.25 | 2114 | +17.2 |
| 7 | Anwoir,Tarik | 2081 | MAR | =12B | =9N | +23B | −4N | +19B | +13N | =2N | +6B | −1B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 25.50 | 2102 | +6.0 |
| 8 | Rian,Saad | 2149 | MAR | =19B | =13N | =22B | −12N | +18N | +20B | =11N | =14B | +10B | 5.5 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 23.75 | 2055 | -19.4 |
| 9 | Ouakhir, Mehdi PierreFM | 2209 | MAR | =11N | =7B | +20N | −2B | =15N | +17B | +4B | =1N | −3N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 24.25 | 2130 | -18.2 |
| 10 | Bouhaddoun, OussamaFM | 2176 | MAR | +15N | +14B | −1N | =11B | +17N | −3B | =12N | +13B | −8N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 22.25 | 2101 | -16.8 |
| 11 | Najimi, Mohamed Khalil | 1982 | MAR | =9B | =19N | =17B | =10N | −13B | +21N | =8B | =12N | +18B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 40.5 | 22.00 | 2050 | +26.2 |
| 12 | El Amrani, Fahd | 1859 | MAR | =7N | =3B | =14N | +8B | =20N | =5N | =10B | =11B | −6N | 4.5 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 23.50 | 2080 | +92.0 |
| 13 | Ouazri, Anass | 2020 | MAR | +3N | =8B | −6N | =18B | +11N | −7B | +16N | −10N | =17B | 4.5 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 22.75 | 2065 | +10.6 |
| 14 | Zarkik, Abdeslam | 2055 | MAR | +24B | −10N | =12B | −17N | =23B | +22N | +19B | =8N | −4B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 16.25 | 1998 | -10.8 |
| 15 | Tachfine, Anouar | 1951 | MAR | −10B | +24N | +25B | −5N | =9B | −19N | −18B | +27N | +22B | 4.5 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 10.50 | 1950 | -1.6 |
| 16 | Meskaoui, Mohamed | 1872 | MAR | −4B | −20N | +24B | =23N | =22B | +27N | −13B | =18N | +26B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 9.50 | 1875 | -0.8 |
| 17 | Daoudi, KamalCM | 2148 | MAR | +18N | −6B | =11N | +14B | −10B | −9N | =23B | =21N | =13N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 17.00 | 2006 | -27.0 |
| 18 | El Fazari, Mohamed Amin | 1912 | MAR | −17B | =21N | +19B | =13N | −8B | =23N | +15N | =16B | −11N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 16.75 | 1957 | +7.4 |
| 19 | NAIT ELASRI BRAHIM | 1930 | MAR | =8N | =11B | −18N | +26B | −7N | +15B | −14N | −23B | +27B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 11.75 | 1947 | +4.4 |
| 20 | ERRANDANI ZAKARIA | 1969 | MAR | −2N | +16B | −9B | +27N | =12B | −8N | −22B | =26N | +24N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 10.25 | 1882 | -41.2 |
| 21 | AICH NAJIB | 0 | MAR | −6N | =18B | −3N | =25N | +24B | −11B | +26N | =17B | =23N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 9.50 | 1952 | 0.0 |
| 22 | ELHARRAK AHMED | 1875 | MAR | −1N | +27B | =8N | −3B | =16N | −14B | +20N | =24B | −15N | 3.5 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 11.00 | 1872 | -5.1 |
| 23 | Elhamri, Yassine | 0 | MAR | −5B | F | −7N | =16B | =14N | =18B | =17N | +19N | =21B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 14.50 | 1955 | 0.0 |
| 24 | GHARBOUJ SOUFIANE | 1750 | MAR | −14N | −15B | −16N | F | −21N | +26B | =27B | =22N | −20B | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.25 | 1735 | -5.2 |
| 25 | Filali, Razzouki Otmane | 2054 | MAR | +27N | −2B | −15N | =21B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1272 | -38.0 |
| 26 | Boualla, El Hallam | 1848 | MAR | F | −4N | −5B | −19N | =27B | −24N | −21B | =20B | −16N | 1.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 2.50 | 1542 | -70.8 |
| 27 | Ahssain, Brahim | 0 | MAR | −25B | −22N | F | −20B | =26N | −16B | =24N | −15B | −19N | 1.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 1.50 | 1584 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1El Amrani, FahdMAR+92.04.5 pts · #12
- 2Hadj Kholti, YasserCMMAR+35.06.5 pts · #1
- 3Najimi, Mohamed KhalilMAR+26.25.0 pts · #14
- 1Boualla, El HallamMAR-70.81.0 pts · #26
- 2ERRANDANI ZAKARIAMAR-41.24.0 pts · #20
- 3Filali, Razzouki OtmaneMAR-38.01.5 pts · #27
- R4+290 Elo gap
- R1+210 Elo gap
- R2+110 Elo gap