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Algerian Senior U50 Chess Championship 2025

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22 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Aug 2025 to 09 Aug 2025 in Medea, Algeria. Top 10 Elo average was 1742, and top seed was Noureddine Hannoun (πŸ‡©πŸ‡Ώ ALG, CM, 2240).

Mohamed Nader (πŸ‡©πŸ‡Ώ ALG, 0) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Yacine Khelifa (5.0) and Boualem Zarzar (4.0).

The biggest upset came in round 4: Lyes Yala (1753) beat Abdelkrim Yahiaoui (2148), a +395-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ΏMedea, Algeria
Dates
07 Aug 2025 β†’ 09 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 40 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Avg top 10
1,742
Participants
22
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ΏAlgeriaΓ—22
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
14
7
4
1
2
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Saheb takes lead
Nader5Khelifa5Zarzar4Yala4Oueld Mohamed4Doukari3.5
R6 Β· LEADER CHANGE09 Aug

Kamel Saheb takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/7. Nader takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (16.0).

R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Mohamed Nader lost to Yacine Khelifa (Black).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Mohamed Nader*
0
β€”
1
2Yacine Khelifa
1
*β€”β€”
3Boualem Zarzarβ€”β€”*β€”
4Lyes Yala
0
β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Nader, Mohamed0ALG+4Nβˆ’?B+9N+?Bβˆ’2N+5B+?N5.016.016.011.0018120.0
2Khelifa, Yacine0ALG+11B+?N+?Bβˆ’?N+1B+?Nβˆ’?N5.08.08.08.0017760.0
3Zarzar, Boualem1799ALGβˆ’18Nβˆ’15Bβˆ’6N+21B+20N+19B+13N4.014.014.56.501734-21.2
4Yala,Lyes1753ALGβˆ’1B+20N+17B+?Nβˆ’?B+11Nβˆ’?B4.011.511.56.502437+21.2
5Oueld Mohamed, Othmane1742ALGβˆ’?B+22N+10Bβˆ’?N+?Bβˆ’1N+12B4.011.011.06.002348+10.2
6Hamdouni, Kouider1583ALG=?Bβˆ’12N+3Bβˆ’7N+10Bβˆ’?N+15B3.516.016.09.501698+24.4
7Ilias, Belhadj1670ALGβˆ’?N+?B=16N+6Bβˆ’?N=?B=9N3.59.09.06.251842+28.4
8Doukari,Ali1743ALGβˆ’?Nβˆ’13B+21N+20B=?N+16Bβˆ’?B3.57.07.04.001825+17.2
9Madassi, Mohamed1768ALG=10Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’1B+17N=12B=15N=7B3.019.519.58.501732-7.6
10Ibbou, Sid Ali0ALG=9N=?Bβˆ’5N+15Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’14B+16N3.018.518.56.5016570.0
11Labassi, Mustapha1757ALGβˆ’2N+19B+18Nβˆ’?B+14Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’?N3.016.016.07.001825+10.8
12Khefif, Mohamed1634ALG=?N+6Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’13B=9N+20Bβˆ’5N3.014.514.56.001660+6.8
13Guesmia, Khaled1616ALGβˆ’?B+8N+?B+12Nβˆ’?Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’3B3.010.510.56.501854+19.0
14Mostaine Boucetta,Brahim1701ALGβˆ’?N+21Bβˆ’?N+18Bβˆ’11B+10Nβˆ’?B3.08.58.55.501639-3.2
15Lassaci , Mhamed1688ALGβˆ’?B+3Nβˆ’?Bβˆ’10N+22N=9Bβˆ’6N2.513.513.55.501751+13.6
16Ferrah, Hacene1799ALG+22Bβˆ’?N=7B+?Nβˆ’?Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’10B2.510.010.01.751622-12.8
17Bouzid, Salah1564ALG+?Nβˆ’?Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’19N+22B=21N2.59.59.50.251481-23.2
18Bouflah, Mohamed0ALG+3Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’14N+21BFF2.010.510.54.5016970.0
19Ait Youcef , Noureddine1651ALGβˆ’?Bβˆ’11N+22Bβˆ’?N+17Bβˆ’3NF2.09.59.52.501648-0.8
20Abdlaziz, Mabrouk1592ALGβˆ’?Nβˆ’4BFβˆ’8Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’12N+22B1.014.514.50.001439-37.2
21Chekired , Mehdi1521ALGβˆ’?Bβˆ’14Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’18NF=17B0.515.015.01.251383-23.2
22Sider, Hellel Habib1463ALGβˆ’16Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’19NFβˆ’15Bβˆ’17Nβˆ’20N0.014.514.50.00873-56.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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