Algerian U16 Team Chess Championships 2025
Open SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Sept 2025 to 27 Sept 2025 in Alger, Algeria. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1662, and top seed was Tarek Lamri (🇩🇿 ALG, 1962).
Nesrine Mazouz (🇩🇿 ALG, 1600) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Aymen Djillali (6.5) and Chakib Chaib (5.5). Mazouz won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Meriem Batoul Habes (1614) beat Ahmed Djillali (1756), a +142-point gap.
Location
🇩🇿Alger, Algeria
Dates
26 Sept 2025 → 27 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
1,662
Participants
36
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇿Algeria×32
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsNesrine Mazouz led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
15
8
5
2
2
1
1
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
Nesrine Mazouz held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Nesrine Mazouz 7 wins (R1–R7)Aymen Djillali 5 wins (R1–R5)Chakib Chaib 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nesrine Mazouz | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Aymen Djillali | — | * | — | — |
| 3Chakib Chaib | — | — | * | — |
| 4Imed Hamza | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mazouz, Nesrine | 1600 | ALG | +24B | +27N | +34B | +4B | +21N | +22N | +19B | 7.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 2336 | +65.6 |
| 2 | Djillali, Aymen | 1598 | ALG | +18N | +7B | +28N | +11N | +6B | =20B | +33N | 6.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.00 | 2375 | +94.0 |
| 3 | Chaib, Chakib | 1599 | ALG | +13N | +23B | +31N | =9B | +35N | +12B | F | 5.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 10.75 | 1864 | +39.2 |
| 4 | Hamza, Imed | 1588 | ALG | +27B | +22N | +16B | −1N | +34B | +21N | F | 5.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 8.50 | 1667 | +12.8 |
| 5 | Messaoudi, Mohamed Elhaoues | 1645 | ALG | +12N | +25B | −13N | +35B | =30N | F | +9B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.25 | 1873 | +36.0 |
| 6 | Belattar,Mohamed Walid | 1660 | ALG | +33B | F | +20N | −7B | −2N | +11N | +18B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1578 | -17.2 |
| 7 | Khider, Amilia | 1623 | ALG | −11B | −2N | +33B | +6N | F | +10B | +20N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.50 | 1607 | -2.8 |
| 8 | Daas, Med Lemnaouar | 1605 | ALG | =26N | F | =15B | +14N | =?B | =?B | +29N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.00 | 1771 | +27.6 |
| 9 | Djillali, Ahmed | 1756 | ALG | +25N | +13B | F | =3N | −12B | +32B | −5N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 8.75 | 1341 | -62.8 |
| 10 | Fellah, Rayane | 1504 | ALG | −20N | F | =11B | +18N | +33B | −7N | +28B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1649 | +31.2 |
| 11 | Ait Oudhia, Manel | 1665 | ALG | +7N | +20B | =10N | −2B | =28N | −6B | F | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1505 | -44.0 |
| 12 | Habes, Meriem Batoul | 1614 | ALG | −5B | F | +23N | −13B | +9N | −3N | +25B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1597 | -2.8 |
| 13 | Zerarga , Ikram | 0 | ALG | −3B | −9N | +5B | +12N | F | +30B | −23N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.00 | 1573 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Zerarga,ImeneWFM | 1736 | ALG | −?N | −?B | +26N | −8B | F | +17N | +15B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1769 | +7.6 |
| 15 | Chaili, Yasser Idris | 1714 | ALG | +17N | =?B | =8N | F | +29B | −?B | −14N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1612 | -16.0 |
| 16 | Feddag, Anis | 0 | ALG | +22B | F | −4N | F | +19N | +27B | F | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Fellah, Samy | 1501 | ALG | −15B | F | −?N | +29B | +26N | −14B | +36N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1521 | +1.6 |
| 18 | Nabi, Mohamed | 1427 | ALG | −2B | +33N | F | −10B | =20B | +28N | −6N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.50 | 1373 | -11.2 |
| 19 | Daas, Abdelouaheb | 0 | ALG | −21B | +24N | =27B | +34N | −16B | F | −1N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.75 | 1416 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Bouanane, Hamza Hocine | 0 | ALG | +10B | −11N | −6B | F | =18N | =2N | −7B | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 8.00 | 1454 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Belattar, Lila | 1485 | ALG | +19N | F | −22B | −27N | −1B | −4B | +24N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1372 | -22.0 |
| 22 | Selmi, Merouane | 1582 | ALG | −16N | −4B | +21N | F | F | −1B | +27N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 1432 | -17.2 |
| 23 | Khaldoun, Sina Aghiles | 1407 | ALG | +30B | −3N | −12B | F | −24B | F | +13B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1353 | -10.8 |
| 24 | Nezlioui, Iyed | 1538 | ALG | −1N | −19B | F | −30N | +23N | +34B | −21B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1289 | -52.0 |
| 25 | Nabi, Abdelhamid | 0 | ALG | −9B | −5N | F | +31B | −32B | +35N | −12N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 865 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Aksas, Mostafa | 1490 | ALG | =8B | =29N | −14B | +36N | −17B | F | −?N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1339 | -20.8 |
| 27 | Benkhanouche, Aida | 0 | ALG | −4N | −1B | =19N | +21B | F | −16N | −22B | 1.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.25 | 1359 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Sellaoui , Akram | 1501 | ALG | F | F | −2B | +33N | =11B | −18B | −10N | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1.50 | 1227 | -50.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 7977034 | 0 | — | −?N | =26B | F | −17N | −15N | +36B | −8B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1254 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Louni, Abdelhadi | 1437 | ALG | −23N | F | F | +24B | =5B | −13N | F | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1524 | +14.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 7969805 | 0 | — | F | F | −3B | −25N | F | F | +35B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Ghiat, Abderrahmane Adel | 0 | ALG | F | F | F | F | +25N | −9N | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 953 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Amamra, Zineb | 0 | ALG | −6N | −18B | −7N | −28B | −10N | F | −2B | 0.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 0.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Sellaoui, Sabrine | 0 | ALG | F | F | −1N | −19B | −4N | −24N | F | 0.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 0.00 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 7953569 | 0 | — | F | F | −?B | −5N | −3B | −25B | −31N | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 807 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 7953283 | 0 | — | F | F | −?N | −26B | −?N | −29N | −17B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Djillali, AymenALG+94.06.5 pts · #1
- 2Mazouz, NesrineALG+65.67.0 pts · #2
- 3Chaib, ChakibALG+39.25.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Djillali, AhmedALG-62.83.5 pts · #26
- 2Nezlioui, IyedALG-52.02.0 pts · #20
- 3Sellaoui , AkramALG-50.01.5 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R5+142 Elo gap
- R4+131 Elo gap
- R7+111 Elo gap