Open MICA Aout 2025
Open SwissStandard
43 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in Nouakchott, Mauritania. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1772, and top seed was Sidaty El Ghassem (🇲🇷 MTN, 1960).
Abderrahmane Tolba (🇲🇷 MTN, 1630) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ahmed cherif Khaled Abdellahi (6.0) and Mohamed Salem Kbeid (6.0). Tolba won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: El Mehdi Mohamed Saad Bouh (1633) beat Sidaty El Ghassem (1960), a +327-point gap.
Location
🇲🇷Nouakchott, Mauritania
Dates
29 Aug 2025 → 31 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇲🇷Mauritania×28
🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
26
13
6
3
1
1
3
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 6.0/7. Tolba takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ahmed cherif Khaled Abdellahi 4 wins (R1–R4)Mohamed Salem Kbeid 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Abderrahmane Tolba | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Ahmed cherif Khaled Abdellahi | — | * | — | — |
| 3Mohamed Salem Kbeid | — | — | * | — |
| 4Mohamed Lemine Cheikhna | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abderrahmane Tolba | 1630 | MTN | +21B | +13N | =5B | +34N | +10B | =4B | +11N | 6.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 22.50 | 1928 | +60.4 |
| 2 | Ahmed cherif Khaled Abdellahi | 1803 | MTN | +24N | +16B | +18N | +20B | −4N | +6B | +9N | 6.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 23.00 | 1838 | +6.0 |
| 3 | Mohamed Salem Kbeid | 1822 | MTN | +6B | +14N | +34B | −10N | +21N | +30B | +4N | 6.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 22.50 | 1803 | -2.4 |
| 4 | Taher El Moustapha | 1783 | MTN | +42N | +22B | +35N | +7B | +2B | =1N | −3B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 19.00 | 1811 | +5.0 |
| 5 | Cheikhna, Mohamed Lemine | 1906 | MTN | +32N | +23B | =1N | −8B | +28N | +18B | +19N | 5.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 17.50 | 1846 | -3.8 |
| 6 | Mohamed El Habibe El Hadi | 0 | MTN | −3N | +?B | +31N | +18B | +8N | −2N | +10B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 14.50 | 1782 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mohamed Abdel Hay Baba | 1508 | MTN | +36B | +11N | +29B | −4N | −9B | +24N | +12B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 16.00 | 983 | -6.8 |
| 8 | Sidaty El Ghassem | 1960 | MTN | +33B | +29N | −10B | +5N | −6B | +27N | +22B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 17.00 | 1770 | -9.0 |
| 9 | Khaled Sbai | 0 | MTN | +?N | −35B | +22N | +14B | +7N | +19B | −2B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 15.00 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 10 | El Mehdi Mohamed Saad Bouh | 1633 | MTN | +43N | +26B | +8N | +3B | −1N | −11B | −6N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 14.00 | 1929 | +44.8 |
| 11 | Tfeil, Kharchi | 0 | CIV | +30N | −7B | +24N | +16B | F | +10N | −1B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 14.00 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 19611650 | 0 | — | +27B | −34N | +25B | +23N | F | +14B | −7N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 13.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Habibi Bouhamy | 0 | MTN | +28N | −1B | −23N | +31B | −14N | +34N | +32B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1701 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ahmedou Moutaly | 0 | MTN | +?N | −3B | +40B | −9N | +13B | −12N | +?B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 1022 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 19608985 | 0 | — | +?N | −18B | +17B | −19N | +23B | −25N | +27B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ahmedou Sidi Mohamed Taleb | 0 | MTN | +?B | −2N | +37B | −11N | +?B | −?N | +36N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1003 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Bouchra Abbe | 0 | MTN | +?N | −20B | −15N | −40B | +37N | +?B | +?N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 966 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Abdellahi Dedach | 1590 | MTN | +37B | +15N | −2B | −6N | +25B | −5N | −24B | 3.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 9.00 | 1055 | -14.4 |
| 19 | Mohamed Hemam | 1512 | MTN | +38N | +31B | −20N | +15B | F | −9N | −5B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 8.50 | 1036 | -10.8 |
| 20 | Bellal Tiyeb | 1766 | MTN | +41B | +17N | +19B | −2N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 8.00 | 1658 | -5.2 |
| 21 | Mouhamed Loude Loud | 0 | MTN | −1N | +?B | +28N | F | −3B | +29B | F | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 6.00 | 1624 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Fatima Cheikh Sidiya | 0 | MTN | +?B | −4N | −9B | +37N | +34B | F | −8N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 4.00 | 1662 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 19611714 | 0 | — | +?N | −5N | +13B | −12B | −15N | −26B | +?N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1106 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Elhassen Taleb | 0 | MTN | −2B | +?N | −11B | +?N | F | −7B | +18N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 19611676 | 0 | — | −31N | +?B | −12N | +26B | −18N | +15B | −29N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 790 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Cheikh Brahim Mohamed El Moctar | 0 | MTN | +?B | −10N | −27B | −25N | +33B | +23N | −28B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 19605510 | 0 | — | −12N | +38B | +26N | −?B | +?N | −8B | −15N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1160 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Cheikh Mohamed Saad Bedi | 1794 | MTN | −13B | +43N | −21B | +41N | −5B | F | +26N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 1106 | -14.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 19607300 | 0 | — | +?N | −8B | −7N | +42B | F | −21N | +25B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 934 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Beya Beye Larabas | 0 | MTN | −11B | +39N | +36B | +?N | F | −3N | −?B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1022 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Nevissa Dahi | 0 | MTN | +25B | −19N | −6B | −13N | F | =32B | +39N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 5.75 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 19609299 | 0 | — | −5B | −36N | −?B | +39N | +38B | =31N | −13N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.75 | 1106 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 19611609 | 0 | — | −8N | +?B | −?N | −?B | −26N | +?B | =?N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1160 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Bah,Elelmine Mohameden | 1618 | MTN | +40N | +12B | −3N | −1B | −22N | −13B | −37B | 2.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 5.00 | 926 | -14.4 |
| 35 | Sidi Elemine Tourad El Anany | 1545 | MTN | +39B | +9N | −4B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 6.50 | 983 | -8.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 19604807 | 0 | — | −7N | +32B | −30N | +?B | −?N | F | −16B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.50 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Mohamed Dedach | 0 | MTN | −18N | +?B | −16N | −22B | −17B | F | +34N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 19611625 | 0 | — | −19B | −27N | −?N | +?B | −32N | +41B | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 19609981 | 0 | — | −35N | −30B | =?N | −32B | F | +42N | −31B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Mahfoudh Boubacar | 0 | MTN | −34B | F | −14N | +17N | F | F | −?B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 19611668 | 0 | — | −20N | −?B | +?N | −28B | F | −38N | −?B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 980 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 19611706 | 0 | — | −4B | −?N | F | −29N | −?B | −39B | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 983 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 19611692 | 0 | — | −10B | −28B | −?N | F | −?N | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 914 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Abderrahmane TolbaMTN+60.46.0 pts · #3
- 2El Mehdi Mohamed Saad BouhMTN+44.84.0 pts · #5
- 3Ahmed cherif Khaled AbdellahiMTN+6.06.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Bah,Elelmine MohamedenMTN-14.42.0 pts · #37
- 2Abdellahi DedachMTN-14.43.0 pts · #30
- 3Cheikh Mohamed Saad BediMTN-14.03.0 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R3+327 Elo gap
- R4+189 Elo gap