Zonal EST 2025 - Junior Open
Open SwissStandard
60 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Jul 2025 to 19 Jul 2025 in Bejaia, Algeria. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1728, and top seed was Abdeljalil Bidi (🇩🇿 ALG, 1789).
Abdeljalil Bidi (🇩🇿 ALG, 1789) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Abderahim Brahimi (6.0) and Aghiles Aoudia (5.5). Bidi broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Samy Nait Salem (1402) beat Med Lemnaouar Daas (1646), a +244-point gap.
Location
🇩🇿Bejaia, Algeria
Dates
17 Jul 2025 → 19 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 40 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 3
CM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇿Algeria×57
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAbdeljalil Bidi led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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15
7
4
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2
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R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
Abdeljalil Bidi held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Abdeljalil Bidi 5 wins (R1–R5)CM Abderahim Brahimi 4 wins (R4–R7)Abderrahmane Mehira 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Abdeljalil Bidi | * | — | — | — |
| 2CMAbderahim Brahimi | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Abderrahmane Mehira | — | — | * | — |
| 4CMAghiles Aoudia | — | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bidi, Abdeljalil | 1789 | ALG | +42B | +14N | +19B | +17N | +16B | =4B | +7N | 6.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 27.25 | 2047 | +31.8 |
| 2 | Brahimi, AbderahimCM | 1745 | ALG | +39N | +11B | −3N | +25B | +12N | +9B | +4N | 6.0 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 27.50 | 1866 | +34.4 |
| 3 | Aoudia, AghilesCM | 1679 | ALG | +57B | +20N | +2B | −7N | +8N | +17B | =5B | 5.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 21.75 | 1841 | +43.6 |
| 4 | Bouziza, Zineddine | 1607 | ALG | +50N | +52B | +24N | +18B | +7B | =1N | −2B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 20.25 | 1865 | +68.4 |
| 5 | Zaidi, Anis | 1500 | ALG | +32N | −8B | +37N | +36B | +18N | +10B | =3N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 21.25 | 1812 | +64.0 |
| 6 | Mehira, Abderrahmane | 1703 | ALG | +31N | +34B | =13N | −8B | +29N | +18B | +17N | 5.5 | 24.5 | 28.0 | 20.75 | 1809 | +19.0 |
| 7 | Rahem, SamyCM | 1767 | ALG | +43N | +24B | +10N | +3B | −4N | +16B | −1B | 5.0 | 30.5 | 33.5 | 21.50 | 1786 | +12.0 |
| 8 | Hammadi, Rayane | 1756 | ALG | +33B | +5N | −16B | +6N | −3B | +26N | +13N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 32.5 | 23.00 | 1744 | +2.0 |
| 9 | Meddour, Amine | 1609 | ALG | +59B | +28N | −17B | +20N | +19B | −2N | +16N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 15.50 | 1700 | +25.2 |
| 10 | Oudina, Mohaned | 1693 | ALG | +30B | +46N | −7B | +41N | +28B | −5N | +23B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 16.50 | 1588 | -21.6 |
| 11 | Tani, Anis | 1497 | ALG | +56B | −2N | +46B | −28N | +38B | +21N | +19B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 14.50 | 1718 | +24.4 |
| 12 | Benbekka, Yamane | 1644 | ALG | −46B | +35B | +48N | +38N | −2B | +28N | +20B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 16.00 | 944 | -14.4 |
| 13 | Elhadj Moustafa, Youcef | 1664 | ALG | +21B | +29N | =6B | −16N | +30B | +14N | −8B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 18.25 | 1572 | -21.2 |
| 14 | Boukellal, Youcef Taha | 1517 | ALG | +55N | −1B | +47N | =29B | +31N | −13B | +30N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 12.25 | 1493 | -5.2 |
| 15 | Daas, Med Lemnaouar | 1646 | ALG | =35N | −22B | +49N | −31B | +47N | +36B | +33N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 12.75 | 1383 | -38.8 |
| 16 | Belattar,Mohamed Walid | 1670 | ALG | +37N | +36B | +8N | +13B | −1N | −7N | −9B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 15.50 | 1639 | -8.8 |
| 17 | Hammadi, Mehdi | 1694 | ALG | +60N | +48B | +9N | −1B | +21N | −3N | −6B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 11.00 | 1494 | -41.6 |
| 18 | Battira, Mohamed | 1742 | ALG | +38B | +25N | +23B | −4N | −5B | −6N | +41B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 14.00 | 1562 | -54.0 |
| 19 | Abderrahim, Samy | 1692 | ALG | +47N | +45B | −1N | +34B | −9N | +32B | −11N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 12.50 | 1379 | -64.4 |
| 20 | Khene, Abdelhadi | 0 | ALG | +40N | −3B | +?N | −9B | +25N | +22B | −12N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 11.00 | 1603 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Benarioua, Sadjed Abdelhadi | 0 | ALG | −13N | +26B | +22N | +23N | −17B | −11B | +?N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 12.00 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Kedadouche, Ciliane | 1699 | ALG | −48B | +15N | −21B | +37N | +43B | −20N | +29B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 14.00 | 2331 | +23.2 |
| 23 | Benkhelifa , Anis | 1631 | ALG | +51N | +49B | −18N | −21B | +39N | +34B | −10N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 10.50 | 1574 | -10.8 |
| 24 | Messaoudi, Mohamed Elhaoues | 1539 | ALG | +53B | −7N | −4B | =46N | =52B | +38N | +42B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.25 | 1477 | -10.0 |
| 25 | Aksas, Mostafa | 1487 | ALG | +58N | −18B | +50N | −2N | −20B | +48N | +43B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.00 | 1512 | +1.6 |
| 26 | Ymmeli, Ilian | 1466 | ALG | −28B | −21N | +59B | +53N | +44B | −8B | +36N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 954 | -6.4 |
| 27 | Ahouari, Amir | 1461 | ALG | −36N | −37B | +51N | +50B | −32N | +52B | +39N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 2222 | +18.0 |
| 28 | Roumane, Amine | 0 | ALG | +26N | −9B | +39N | +11B | −10N | −12B | =34N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 13.75 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Ouaddah, Chemseddine | 0 | ALG | +?N | −13B | +43N | =14N | −6B | +40B | −22N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.25 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Ait Bessai, Ryan | 0 | ALG | −10N | =40B | +35N | +?B | −13N | +31B | −14B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.50 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Nait Salem, Samy | 1402 | ALG | −6B | +56N | =44B | +15N | −14B | −30N | +47B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 9.50 | 1491 | +12.0 |
| 32 | Lachi, Mohamed Amine | 0 | ALG | −5B | −38N | +57B | +42N | +27B | −19N | =40B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Iskounen, Yani | 1423 | ALG | −8N | +55B | −36N | +45B | =40N | +35B | −15B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1362 | -8.8 |
| 34 | Iskounen, Kenane | 1441 | ALG | +44B | −6N | +58B | −19N | +49B | −23N | =28B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 872 | -25.6 |
| 35 | Boureghda, Iyad | 0 | ALG | =15B | −12N | −30B | +57N | +46B | −33N | +54B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.75 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Saad Geurmech, Rami | 0 | ALG | +27B | −16N | +33B | −5N | +41B | −15N | −26B | 3.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 10.50 | 1466 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Baiche, Idir | 0 | ALG | −16B | +27N | −5B | −22B | +45N | −41N | +56B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 8.00 | 1317 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Benikhlef, Yahia | 1409 | ALG | −18N | +32B | +52N | −12B | −11N | −24B | +55B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 6.50 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Achourane, Akcel | 1422 | ALG | −2B | +53N | −28B | +58N | −23B | +49N | −27B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.00 | 811 | -32.4 |
| 40 | Kemacha, Wassim | 1517 | ALG | −20B | =30N | +54B | =44N | =33B | −29N | =32N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 8.75 | 1644 | +12.8 |
| 41 | Guemat, Sofiane | 1440 | ALG | −49N | +51B | +45N | −10B | −36N | +37B | −18N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 8.00 | 917 | -14.4 |
| 42 | Mokhnache, Redda | 1432 | ALG | −1N | −50B | +55N | −32B | +56B | +44N | −24N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 863 | -18.8 |
| 43 | Djerroud, Adam | 1426 | ALG | −7B | +59N | −29B | +56N | −22N | +51B | −25N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 851 | -28.0 |
| 44 | Saigh, Adam Youliwas | 0 | ALG | −34N | +60B | =31N | =40B | −26N | −42B | +51N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.25 | 1211 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Rahab, Radji Errazak | 0 | ALG | +54B | −19N | −41B | −33N | −37B | +53N | +48B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1319 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Daas, Abdelouaheb | 0 | ALG | +12N | −10B | −11N | =24B | −35N | −47B | +49N | 2.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 9.00 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Aoudia, Amayas | 0 | ALG | −19B | +54N | −14B | =52N | −15B | +46N | −31N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 5.50 | 1305 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Adrar, Aberraouf | 0 | ALG | +22N | −17N | −12B | −49B | +50N | −25B | −45N | 2.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 6.00 | 1437 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Tatah, Mohamed Lamine | 0 | ALG | +41B | −23N | −15B | +48N | −34N | −39B | −46B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 5.00 | 1277 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Guechari, Manil | 0 | ALG | −4B | +42N | −25B | −27N | −48B | −55N | +57B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 1304 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Djebar, Wassin | 0 | ALG | −23B | −41N | −27B | +54N | +55B | −43N | −44B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 1249 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Zouagui, Adel | 0 | ALG | F | −4N | −38B | =47B | =24N | −27N | +59B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.25 | 1262 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Hammiche, Syphax | 0 | ALG | −24N | −39B | +60N | −26B | −?N | −45B | +58N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 676 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Touabtia, Ilyas | 1479 | ALG | −45N | −47B | −40N | −51B | +57N | +58B | −35N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 715 | -18.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 7976712 | 0 | — | −14B | −33N | −42B | F | −51N | +50B | −38N | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Mehani, Ali | 0 | ALG | −11N | −31B | F | −43B | −42N | +57B | −37N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 634 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Atsi, Mouad | 0 | ALG | −3N | −?B | −32N | −35B | −54B | −56N | −50N | 0.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Messaoudi, Taha Ismail | 0 | ALG | −25B | F | −34N | −39B | F | −54N | −53B | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 7968639 | 0 | — | −9N | −43B | −26N | F | F | −?B | −52N | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 7961685 | 0 | — | −17B | −44N | −53B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 894 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bouziza, ZineddineALG+68.45.5 pts · #11
- 2Zaidi, AnisALG+64.05.5 pts · #16
- 3Aoudia, AghilesCMALG+43.65.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Abderrahim, SamyALG-64.44.0 pts · #26
- 2Battira, MohamedALG-54.04.0 pts · #12
- 3Hammadi, MehdiALG-41.64.0 pts · #38
Biggest upsets
- R4+244 Elo gap
- R5+242 Elo gap
- R7+195 Elo gap