Zonal EST 2025 - Junior Open

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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

Top seed

🇩🇿Abdeljalil Bidi1789

Avg top 10

1,728

Participants

Titled players · 3

CM×3

Federations · 1 represented

🇩🇿Algeria×57

Top 3

🥇
Abdeljalil Bidi
🇩🇿ALG·1789
6.5pts·2047perf+31.8
🥈
CMAbderahim Brahimi
🇩🇿ALG·1745
6.0pts·1866perf+34.4
🥉
CMAghiles Aoudia
🇩🇿ALG·1679
5.5pts·1841perf+43.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Abdeljalil 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

Bidi6.5Brahimi6Mehira5.5Aoudia5.5Bouziza5.5Zaidi5.5

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
+68.4
5.5 pts · #11
2Zaidi, AnisALG
+64.0
5.5 pts · #16
3Aoudia, AghilesCMALG
+43.6
5.5 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Abderrahim, SamyALG
-64.4
4.0 pts · #26
2Battira, MohamedALG
-54.0
4.0 pts · #12
3Hammadi, MehdiALG
-41.6
4.0 pts · #38

Biggest upsets

R4+244 Elo gap
Nait Salem, Samy1402 beat Daas, Med Lemnaouar1646
R5+242 Elo gap
Zaidi, Anis1500 beat Battira, Mohamed1742
R7+195 Elo gap
Tani, Anis1497 beat Abderrahim, Samy1692