Open Beir Toress 2025
38 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Nouakchott, Mauritania. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1828, and top seed was Abdou Ahmed Alem (🇲🇷 MTN, CM, 2002).
Mohamed Lemine Cheikhna (🇲🇷 MTN, 1881) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Sidaty El Ghassem (5.5) and Mohamed El Moctar sidaty (5.5). Cheikhna clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Mohamed Abdel Hay Baba (1481) beat Mohamed Tijani (1767), a +286-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMohamed Lemine Cheikhna led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Mohamed Lemine Cheikhna takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
Mohamed Lemine Cheikhna beat Sidaty El Ghassem (White).
Mohamed Lemine Cheikhna 4 wins (R4–R7)Sidaty El Ghassem 5 wins (R1–R5)Mohamed El Moctar sidaty 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheikhna, Mohamed Lemine | 1881 | MTN | +22B | +9N | −6B | +14N | +13B | +8N | +2B | 6.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 22.00 | 2517 | +25.0 |
| 2 | Sidaty El Ghassem | 1948 | MTN | +38N | +11B | +16N | +7B | +5N | =4B | −1N | 5.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 19.75 | 1985 | +7.8 |
| 3 | Mohamed El Moctar sidaty | 1922 | MTN | +36N | +15B | −4N | +11B | +16N | +5B | =7N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 17.50 | 1923 | +2.6 |
| 4 | Ahmed cherif Khaled Abdellahi | 1643 | MTN | +32B | +27N | +3B | −8N | +17B | =2N | +10B | 5.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 16.75 | 1953 | +80.0 |
| 5 | Abdou Ahmed AlemCM | 2002 | MTN | +35B | +14N | +8B | +6N | −2B | −3N | +13N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 16.00 | 1854 | -30.8 |
| 6 | Mohamed Salem Kbeid | 0 | MTN | +13B | +30N | +1N | −5B | −8B | +15N | +14N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 15.50 | 1780 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Abdellahi Khaled Abdellahi | 1934 | MTN | +33B | +29N | +17B | −2N | =10B | +9N | =3B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 13.50 | 1806 | -25.6 |
| 8 | Taher El Moustapha | 1795 | MTN | +37N | +23B | −5N | +4B | +6N | −1B | +22N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 12.50 | 1717 | -12.4 |
| 9 | Brahim Oumar | 0 | MTN | +?N | −1B | +20N | =25B | +12N | −7B | +17N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.50 | 1768 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Cheikh Meleinine Cheikh Melainine | 1655 | MTN | −23N | +25B | +22N | +15B | =7N | +16B | −4N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 10.50 | 1799 | +28.8 |
| 11 | Khaled Imad Abu rahma | 1613 | MTN | +34B | −2N | +18B | −3N | F | +24N | +26B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1136 | -10.4 |
| 12 | Mohamed Tijani | 1767 | MTN | −18B | +24N | +26B | −13N | −9B | +19N | +15B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 681 | -33.6 |
| 13 | Mohamed Abdel Hay Baba | 1481 | MTN | −6N | +31B | +19N | +12B | −1N | F | −5B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 6.00 | 1718 | +27.2 |
| 14 | Abderrahmane Tolba | 1642 | MTN | +19N | −5B | +23N | −1B | F | +18N | −6B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 6.00 | 1142 | -12.0 |
| 15 | Abdellahi Dedach | 0 | MTN | +26B | −3N | +27B | −10N | +21B | −6B | −12N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 4.00 | 981 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Yahya Dy | 1679 | MTN | +24B | +18N | −2B | +21N | −3B | −10N | F | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 1042 | -36.0 |
| 17 | El Hadj El Ghourbi El Housseine | 1698 | MTN | +31N | +20B | −7N | +28B | −4N | −22B | −9B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 1596 | -17.2 |
| 18 | Limam Limam | 0 | MTN | +12N | −16B | −11N | +19B | F | −14B | +25N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 19609981 | 0 | — | −14B | +35N | −13B | −18N | F | −12B | +31N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 830 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Mohamed Mahmoud Abdel Kader | 0 | MTN | +28B | −17N | −9B | +31N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1642 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 19609973 | 0 | — | −29B | +33N | F | −16B | −15N | +31B | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 879 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Hamady Abdel Malick | 0 | MTN | −1N | F | −10B | F | F | +17N | −8B | 1.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 3.00 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Mohamed Dedach | 0 | MTN | +10B | −8N | −14B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 1572 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Mohamed Abderrahmane Yeghle | 0 | MTN | −16N | −12B | F | +26N | F | −11B | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 886 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Sidi Elemine Tourad El Anany | 1560 | MTN | =30B | −10N | F | =9N | F | F | −18B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 855 | -14.8 |
| 26 | Mohamed Vall Mohamed Telmidy | 0 | MTN | −15N | +36B | −12N | −24B | F | F | −11N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 890 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 19611390 | 0 | — | +?N | −4B | −15N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 843 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Mohamed Ainina Ahmed El Hady | 1586 | MTN | −20N | +37B | F | −17N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 898 | -14.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 19607652 | 0 | — | +21N | −7B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1134 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 19608772 | 0 | — | =25N | −6B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 19611404 | 0 | — | −17B | −13N | F | −20B | F | −21N | −19B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 790 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 19609213 | 0 | — | −4N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 843 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 19609299 | 0 | — | −7N | −21B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1134 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 19606648 | 0 | — | −11N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 813 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 19607393 | 0 | — | −5N | −19B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1202 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 19609256 | 0 | — | −3B | −26N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1122 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 19611382 | 0 | — | −8B | −28N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 891 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 19607954 | 0 | — | −2B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1149 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ahmed cherif Khaled AbdellahiMTN+80.05.5 pts · #4
- 2Cheikh Meleinine Cheikh MelainineMTN+28.84.5 pts · #8
- 3Mohamed Abdel Hay BabaMTN+27.23.0 pts · #16
- 1Yahya DyMTN-36.03.0 pts · #37
- 2Mohamed TijaniMTN-33.64.0 pts · #27
- 3Abdou Ahmed AlemCMMTN-30.85.0 pts · #5
- R4+286 Elo gap
- R3+279 Elo gap