SAHEL CHESS FESTIVAL OPEN B

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59 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Sept 2025 to 08 Sept 2025 in Monastir,Tunisia, Tunisia. 3 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1929, and top seed was Emran Mustafa Abdulsadiq (🇱🇾 LBA, 1968).

Abdelmalek Bensidi (🇩🇿 ALG, 1898) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Mahmoud Ammous (7.0) and Ayoub Ben Abbes (6.5). Bensidi shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Mouadh Baba (1675) beat Mahmod Algadari (1927), a +252-point gap.

Location

🇹🇳Monastir,Tunisia, Tunisia

Dates

02 Sept 2025 → 08 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Avg top 10

1,929

Participants

Titled players · 3

CM×1

WFM×2

Federations · 6 represented

🇹🇳Tunisia×36

🇩🇿Algeria×16

🇱🇾Libya×4

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇫🇷France×1

🇳🇿New Zealand×1

Top 3

🥇
Abdelmalek Bensidi
🇩🇿ALG·1898
7.5pts·2135perf+105.2
🥈
Mahmoud Ammous
🇹🇳TUN·1926
7.0pts·2080perf+68.8
🥉
Ayoub Ben Abbes
🇹🇳TUN·1879
6.5pts·2030perf+36.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Abdelmalek Bensidi led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Bensidi7.5Ammous7Ounas6.5Ben Abbes6.5Zouari6.5Zenaidi6

R9 · LEADER CHANGE02 Sept

Abdelmalek Bensidi takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Abdelmalek Bensidi drew with Mahmoud Ammous (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Abdelmalek Bensidi 3 wins (R1–R3)Mahmoud Ammous 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Abdelmalek Bensidi	*	½	—	½
2Mahmoud Ammous	½	*	1	½
3Abdelhak Ounas	—	0	*	½
4Ayoub Ben Abbes	½	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bensidi, Abdelmalek	1898	ALG	+56N	+47B	+24N	=3B	=2N	+13B	=5N	+6B	+12B	7.5	43.5	44.5	34.50	2135	+105.2
2	Ammous, Mahmoud	1926	TUN	+58B	+45N	+19B	+13N	=1B	+4N	=12B	=3B	=5N	7.0	45.0	45.5	32.75	2080	+68.8
3	Ben Abbes,Ayoub	1879	TUN	+43B	+33N	+12B	=1N	=5N	=6B	+7B	=2N	=4N	6.5	48.5	52.0	35.25	2030	+36.4
4	Ounas,Abdelhak	1931	ALG	+35B	+15N	=8B	=7N	+14B	−2B	+29N	+13N	=3B	6.5	44.5	48.5	32.25	2013	+19.6
5	Zouari, Mohanned	1889	TUN	+21B	=39N	+38B	+30N	=3B	=12N	=1B	+8B	=2B	6.5	44.5	48.0	33.25	2004	+27.8
6	Nouira, Najeh	1886	TUN	+51B	=38N	+28B	=8N	+19B	=3N	+15B	−1N	=7B	6.0	44.0	46.5	28.00	1934	+11.6
7	Zenaidi, Mokhtar	1882	TUN	=16N	+32B	+29N	=4B	=17N	+10B	−3N	+15B	=6N	6.0	43.5	47.5	29.75	1939	+13.8
8	Noumi, Amir	1840	TUN	+41N	+57B	=4N	=6B	−12B	+45N	+18B	−5N	+10B	6.0	41.0	41.5	23.75	1954	+55.2
9	Benzarti,Thabet	1759	TUN	+34B	−13N	+53B	−14N	=11B	+48N	=25B	+20N	+18B	6.0	37.0	39.0	24.00	1945	+89.2
10	Ben lazreg, Hatem	1770	TUN	=18B	=14N	+40B	=25N	+20B	−7N	+23N	+24B	−8N	5.5	41.0	44.5	25.25	1942	+84.0
11	Majdoub,Elae	1686	TUN	−24N	+35N	+47B	−17B	=9N	+39B	=30N	+38B	=27N	5.5	35.0	38.0	21.25	1870	+91.2
12	Ajili Rayen	1921	TUN	F	+17B	−3N	+31B	+8N	=5B	=2N	+16B	−1N	5.0	47.5	47.5	26.75	1938	+3.2
13	Kacem, Abdelkader Riadh	1866	ALG	+46N	+9B	+23N	−2B	+33B	−1N	+31N	−4B	F	5.0	45.0	48.0	22.00	1930	+13.6
14	Azreug, Lazhar	1858	ALG	=32N	=10B	+46N	+9B	−4N	+22B	−16N	+29B	F	5.0	41.0	44.0	22.75	1852	-1.6
15	Cherad, Mohammed	1810	ALG	+36N	−4B	+49N	=16B	+23N	+30B	−6N	−7N	=26B	5.0	41.0	44.0	20.75	1875	+15.6
16	Amri,Mehdi	1719	TUN	=7B	+18N	=26B	=15N	=25B	+19N	+14B	−12N	F	5.0	40.5	45.0	25.00	1981	+109.6
17	Miladi, AmenWFM	1826	TUN	+49B	−12N	+21B	+11N	=7B	−18N	=20B	+33N	F	5.0	40.5	43.5	23.00	1904	+16.6
18	Lamri, Tarek	1962	ALG	=10N	−16B	+32N	+39B	=29N	+17B	−8N	+31B	−9N	5.0	39.5	43.0	21.25	1817	-66.8
19	Mendili,Jahed	1824	TUN	+22N	+26B	−2N	+44B	−6N	−16B	+37N	−32B	+31N	5.0	39.5	43.0	21.00	1823	-3.6
20	Messaoud, Mehdi	1891	FRA	+44N	=29B	−31N	+41B	−10N	+28B	=17N	−9B	+37N	5.0	36.5	40.0	20.00	1792	-23.8
21	Saidi, Mootez	1729	TUN	−5N	+22B	−17N	+57B	=48N	=36B	=38N	=23B	+29N	5.0	36.0	36.5	17.25	1799	+32.0
22	Ait Oudhia, Manel	1668	ALG	−19B	−21N	+35B	+27N	+47B	−14N	+45B	−25N	+30B	5.0	35.0	38.0	18.50	1852	+88.4
23	Mellah, Mohamed	1955	ALG	+42B	+54N	−13B	=45N	−15B	+33N	−10B	=21N	+48B	5.0	34.0	35.5	16.00	1815	-32.2
24	Mendili, Khalil	1837	TUN	+11B	+59N	−1B	−33N	=45B	+40N	+44B	−10N	−28B	4.5	37.0	37.5	14.50	1763	-17.6
25	Elci, Yigit	1886	TUR	+52N	=31B	F	=10B	=16N	=44B	=9N	+22B	F	4.5	35.5	35.5	19.50	1838	-16.0
26	Ktita, Dhafer	1942	TUN	+27B	−19N	=16N	+38B	=31N	−29B	−33B	+46N	=15N	4.5	35.0	38.0	18.00	1763	-42.0
27	Baba,Jihed	1760	TUN	−26N	=41B	=37N	−22B	+49N	+55B	+36N	F	=11B	4.5	33.5	34.5	14.50	1747	-4.4
28	Sayari, Sofien	1700	TUN	F	=30B	−6N	−34N	+46B	−20N	+42B	+39B	+24N	4.5	33.5	33.5	16.50	1874	+37.4
29	Tria , Yacine	1806	ALG	+40B	=20N	−7B	+50N	=18B	+26N	−4B	−14N	−21B	4.0	40.5	43.5	16.00	1795	-4.4
30	Boumaiza, Fares	1859	TUN	+50B	=28N	+39B	−5B	+36N	−15N	=11B	F	−22N	4.0	38.5	41.5	15.50	1734	-52.8
31	Dahmani, SamiCM	1775	TUN	+48B	=25N	+20B	−12N	=26B	+34N	−13B	−18N	−19B	4.0	38.0	41.0	16.50	1834	+14.4
32	Mallah,Abderrahmane	1700	TUN	=14B	−7N	−18B	+51N	=38N	+54B	F	+19N	F	4.0	35.5	37.0	13.25	1879	+66.8
33	Zerarga,ImeneWFM	1736	ALG	F	−3B	+57N	+24B	−13N	−23B	+26N	−17B	+47N	4.0	34.0	34.0	12.50	1844	+46.0
34	Almuntasir, mohamed khalifah	1934	LBA	−9N	−46B	+52N	+28B	+37N	−31B	F	+36B	F	4.0	33.5	36.0	15.00	1763	-28.8
35	Kolsi, Mohamed Aziz	1759	TUN	−4N	−11B	−22N	=52B	+57N	+41B	+50B	=48N	F	4.0	33.0	33.5	9.75	1712	-20.8
36	Landolsi,Omar	1649	TUN	−15B	=51N	+58B	+54N	−30B	=21N	−27B	−34N	+55B	4.0	27.5	28.0	6.75	1740	+42.8
37	Baba,Mouadh	1675	TUN	−54B	=58N	=27B	+59N	−34B	+47N	−19B	+45N	−20B	4.0	26.5	27.0	9.00	1793	+54.4
38	Belanes, Ahmed	1739	TUN	F	=6B	−5N	−26N	=32B	+53N	=21B	−11N	+45B	3.5	36.5	36.5	12.50	1738	+3.6
39	Chelli, Hichem	1772	TUN	F	=5B	−30N	−18N	+50B	−11N	+40B	−28N	+43B	3.5	35.5	35.5	13.25	1726	-10.8
40	Bentaleb, Mohamed	1646	ALG	−29N	+52B	−10N	=46B	+43N	−24B	−39N	+42B	−41N	3.5	31.0	33.5	11.00	1675	+13.2
41	Dekhili,Aymen	1696	TUN	−8B	=27N	+51B	−20N	−55B	−35N	F	+52N	+40B	3.5	29.0	30.0	10.75	1706	+2.4
42	Ghrairi,Rayen	1768	TUN	−23N	−50B	=43N	−53N	+51B	+52B	−28N	−40N	+46B	3.5	27.5	29.5	9.75	1643	-63.2
43	Chaili, Yasser Idris	1716	ALG	−3N	−53B	=42B	+58N	−40B	+57N	−48B	+50N	−39N	3.5	25.5	26.0	5.75	1636	-40.0
44	Hamoum, Abdelhalim	1732	ALG	−20B	+55N	+59B	−19N	+53B	=25N	−24N	F	F	3.5	22.5	22.5	5.75	1808	+14.0
45	Dammak Mohamed Amine	1782	TUN	+53N	−2B	+48N	=23B	=24N	−8B	−22N	−37B	−38N	3.0	38.0	40.0	9.75	1644	-66.8
46	Arfaoui, Mohamed Aziz	1705	TUN	−13B	+34N	−14B	=40N	−28N	=59B	+49N	−26B	−42N	3.0	33.0	33.5	9.00	1687	-10.8
47	Mahmoudi Chiheb	1819	TUN	+55B	−1N	−11N	+49B	−22N	−37B	F	+53N	−33B	3.0	32.0	32.5	6.00	1615	-90.0
48	Hafsa,Yessine	1632	TUN	−31N	F	−45B	+56N	=21B	−9B	+43N	=35B	−23N	3.0	31.5	31.5	9.00	1689	+8.4
49	Abdelkefi Beya	1669	TUN	−17N	F	−15B	−47N	−27B	+51N	−46B	+57N	+53B	3.0	26.0	26.5	5.00	1651	-10.4
50	Badji, Moncef	1703	ALG	−30N	+42N	=54B	−29B	−39N	+56B	−35N	−43B	=57B	3.0	25.0	25.5	5.50	1638	-30.0
51	Saad,Mohamed Hedi	1721	TUN	−6N	=36B	−41N	−32B	−42N	−49B	+57B	F	+52N	2.5	28.0	28.5	5.00	1574	-62.4
52	Saidi,Bouziane	1728	ALG	−25B	−40N	−34B	=35N	+58B	−42N	+55N	−41B	−51B	2.5	26.5	27.0	3.50	1591	-33.2
53	Touati, Ania	1637	ALG	−45B	+43N	−9N	+42B	−44N	−38B	F	−47B	−49N	2.0	29.0	30.5	7.00	1553	-33.2
54	Alzilitini, Luwi abdulsalam	1828	LBA	+37N	−23B	=50N	−36B	F	−32N	F	F	F	1.5	24.5	24.5	5.50	1587	-32.2
55	Murdoch, Stephen	1651	NZL	−47N	−44B	−56B	F	+41N	−27N	−52B	F	−36N	1.0	22.5	22.5	3.50	1422	-34.6
56	Elair,Karim	1736	TUN	−1B	F	+55N	−48B	F	−50N	F	F	F	1.0	21.0	21.0	1.00	1534	-42.4
57	Labbaoui, Adem	1630	TUN	F	−8N	−33B	−21N	−35B	−43B	−51N	−49B	=50N	0.5	31.0	31.0	1.50	1290	-93.6
58	Altarhoni, Sayef	1755	LBA	−2N	=37B	−36N	−43B	−52N	F	F	F	F	0.5	21.0	21.0	2.00	1372	-85.6
59	Algadari, Mahmod	1927	LBA	F	−24B	−44N	−37B	F	=46N	F	F	F	0.5	19.0	19.0	1.50	1416	-49.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Amri,MehdiTUN
+109.6
5.0 pts · #21
2Bensidi, AbdelmalekALG
+105.2
7.5 pts · #1
3Majdoub,ElaeTUN
+91.2
5.5 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Labbaoui, AdemTUN
-93.6
0.5 pts · #59
2Mahmoudi ChihebTUN
-90.0
3.0 pts · #46
3Altarhoni, SayefLBA
-85.6
0.5 pts · #57

Biggest upsets

R4+252 Elo gap
Baba,Mouadh1675 beat Algadari, Mahmod1927
R2+243 Elo gap
Amri,Mehdi1719 beat Lamri, Tarek1962
R2+229 Elo gap
Arfaoui, Mohamed Aziz1705 beat Almuntasir, mohamed khalifah1934