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21eme Festival International d'Echecs Chefchaouen Marathon de Blitz

SwissBlitz

157 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 17 Jul 2025 in Chefchaouen, Morocco. 19 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2420, and top seed was Diptayan Ghosh (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2517).

Diptayan Ghosh (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2517) won with 10.0/11, ahead of Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad (9.5) and Aleksa Strikovic (8.5). Ghosh won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Ajbara Jamal (1911) beat Krishna C R G (IM, 2386), a +475-point gap.

Location
🇲🇦Chefchaouen, Morocco
Dates
17 Jul 2025
Time control
Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 11 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇳GMDiptayan Ghosh2517
Avg top 10
2,420
Participants
157
Titled players · 19
GM×6
IM×6
FM×2
CM×5
Federations · 8 represented
🇲🇦Morocco×133
🇫🇷France×5
🇮🇳India×4
🇪🇸Spain×2
🇷🇸Serbia×2
🇦🇷Argentina×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇳🇿New Zealand×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

GM Diptayan Ghosh led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
67
25
12
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
35.58.511R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11
R6–R11 · LEAD HELD

GM Diptayan Ghosh held the sole lead from R6 through R11 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Diptayan Ghosh beat IM Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Diptayan Ghosh 7 wins (R1–R7)IM Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad 5+4 wins (R1–R5, R7–R10)GM Harikrishnan.A.Ra 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R8–R10)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ghosh, DiptayanGM2517IND+34B+21N+19B+5N+8B+2N+25B=3N+4B+14N=7B10.079.586.077.752682+16.8
2Dhulipalla Bala Chandra PrasadIM2360IND+80N+33B+51N+4N+3B1B+102N+7B+8N+9B=5N9.577.582.568.252623+74.6
3Strikovic, AleksaGM2469SRB+43N+24B+17N+7B2N+6B+42N=1B+10N+11B4N8.581.087.564.502441+0.3
4Larino Nieto, DavidGM2491ESP+36N+47B+12N2B+69N+27B=7N+6B1N+35B+3B8.578.584.060.502417-3.9
5Harikrishnan.A.RaGM2439IND+29N+22B+20N1B+47N+49B9N+15B+13N+18B=2B8.576.582.559.752375-2.1
6Becham, KhalidCM2059MAR+23B=39N+35B+25N+13B3N+105B4N+43B+19N+17B8.572.076.556.252240+45.0
7Buscara, SevanIM2342FRA+32B+49N+67B3N+18B+21N=4B2N+34B+28N=1N8.077.082.555.252322+6.2
8Claverie, RaulIM2465ARG+38B+81N+18B+11N1N=17B+26N=9B2B+24N+30B8.077.082.055.002361-7.8
9Le Roux, Jean-PierreGM2476FRA+40B+30N13B+77N+81B=10N+5B=8N+21B2N+19B8.074.579.554.502345-10.4
10Djuric, StefanGM2251SRB31N+86B+52N+20B+22N=9B=17N+24B3B+70N+18N8.070.075.052.002216-1.0
11Hadj Kholti, YasserCM2244MAR+68N+26B+48N8B49N+29B+110N+20B+47N3N+25B8.068.072.049.502177-7.8
12Daoudi, KamalCM2069MAR+55B+61N4B38N+83B+32N+91B18N+23B+40N+20B8.066.571.549.502115+12.0
13Rian,Saad2056MAR+74N+31B+9N=27B6N+69B=39N+141B5B=32N+43B7.570.072.545.252127+17.2
14Hernando Rodrigo, Jose MariaIM2245ESP+83B18N23B+143N+68B+38N+66N+22B+17N1B=16N7.568.070.042.252070-31.6
15Ouakhir, Mehdi PierreFM2167MAR+57B20N+74B=70N+58B+90N+34B5N18B+39N+46B7.565.070.044.752058-22.2
16Abahchouch,Imrane1879MAR=35B+106N=70B49N50B+67N+111B+60N+27B+21N=14B7.561.565.543.752070+44.2
17Chennaoui, Yasin2054SUI+65B+44N3B+61N+23B=8N=10B+25N14B+82N6N7.073.078.045.502119+17.2
18El Fazari, Mohamed Amin1952MAR+96N+14B8N+41B7N+75B+113N+12B+15N5N10B7.072.576.544.002191+48.4
19Ghanoui, Nidal2063MAR+52N+46B1N+51B+36N102B+132N+39B+30N6B9N7.070.073.041.502153+22.2
20Cherigui, Mourad1950MAR+78N+15B5B10N+53B+55N+77B11N+84B+50B12N7.069.074.041.502110+33.8
21Fariat,Marouan2015MAR+89N1B+97N+29B+105N7B+54N+42B9N16B+52N7.069.073.540.002056+5.4
22El Kaddaoui, Nassim1959MAR+59B5N+53B+67N10B+57N+58B14N=39B+74N=32B7.067.072.541.752039+18.2
23Lamriga Abdessamad1851MAR6N+73B+14N+24B17N=45B+75N+66B12N=79B+50N7.067.072.042.752004+34.8
24Bendriss, Hatim1975MAR+53B3N+59B23N+57B+98N+90B10N+31B8B+79N7.066.571.540.002049+18.4
25Dami Omar0MAR+62B+136N+68N6B+112N+110B1N17B+51N+47B11N7.065.068.034.502064+90.8
26Berthelot, Nathan1951FRA+85B11N+44B=71N+130B+84N8B+37N35B+41N=28B7.064.567.538.752010+11.4
27Akhrof, Lissandine2098MAR+156B=70N+39B=13N+38B4NF+48B16N+59N+37B7.063.063.038.002073-2.8
28Douich, Mehdi2036MAR+63N48B41N+89B+52N+37B=79N+124B+36N7B=26N7.062.566.039.501953-19.4
29Kouyach, Abdelali1916MAR5B+82N+115B21N+67B11N+117B+58N56B+60N+62B7.062.066.036.501958+7.8
30Ghods, Maziar1979ITA+153N9B+96N+80B102N+48B+69N+72B19B+56N8N7.061.061.033.002054+10.0
31BELARBI, FAISSAL1895MAR+10B13N+138B81N+76B+50N72N+54B24N+110B+47N7.060.563.538.502055+29.0
32EL GOUACH NASSIM1896MAR7N+88B+54N47B+125N12B+130N+116B+72N=13B=22N7.060.563.534.251883-3.8
33Chia Abdellah1958MAR+94B2N+85B105N55B+53N+131B82N+91B+100N+48B7.057.060.035.001893-16.8
34kajaj arsalan1923MAR1N=37B+43N+48B+54N+113B15N+79B7N+141B35N6.566.068.533.251968+6.4
35Mesnyankin, NikitaCM2099RUS=16N+103B6NF+117B+71NF+74B+26N4N+34B6.564.567.537.252090+0.6
36Van Hoolandt, PatrickFM1921MNC4B+132N+110B+50N19B=41N+44B+71N28B37N+56B6.563.566.534.251908-4.6
37HADOUANE MOSTAFA1716MAR+99B=34N106B+65N+64B28N+45N26B+75N+36B27N6.563.067.538.751933+47.6
38Zekraoui, Houssine1917MAR8N+93B+124N+12B27N14B+73N+107B42N+87B=72N6.562.566.034.252009+19.0
39Sadki Mohamed1836MAR+155N=6B27N+142B+84B+111N=13B19N=22N15B+75N6.561.061.028.001959+19.2
40LARIFI ZIAD1919MAR9N79B+118N+63B48N+85B+92N+88B+69N12B=42N6.560.064.033.751837-17.8
41Ahamdane, Ismail1790MAR81B+142N+28B18N+51N=36BF+125N+71B26B+68N6.559.561.532.751951+29.6
42SOULAIMANI, ACHRAF0MAR+144B71N+95B+90N+131B+82N3B21N+38B46N=40B6.558.560.529.751954+78.4
43Saidi, Younes1919MAR3B=105N34B+108N+92N+146B+124N+106B6N+66B13N6.558.560.527.251852-15.2
44Elachhab walid1743MAR+45N17B26N=86B+137N+130B36N+101B66N+107N+76B6.555.558.530.001840+26.0
45Tachfine, Anouar1945MAR44B+91N141B+98N+94B=23N37B+77N79N+127B+66N6.554.557.033.001714-48.8
46GHARBOUJ SOUFIANE1941MAR67B19N+111B53N+119N+94B+133N+87B=141N+42B15N6.553.556.028.751788-32.0
47FARES OMAR1995MAR+98B4N+65B+32N5B+61N+82B+56N11B25N31B6.069.074.035.002051+9.0
48Qassoud, Driss1746MAR+64B+28N11B34N+40B30N+144B27N+116N+49B33N6.065.067.031.501953+44.0
49Rian, MoubarakIM1958MAR+97N7B+103N+16B+11B5N56B+91N82B48N+100B6.064.069.035.501988+6.2
50Boukhrissioui,Chouaib2083MAR+148N51B+63N36B+16N31B+62B+105N+55B20N23B6.063.565.532.001888-102.8
51ouahabi adil1946MAR+136B+50N2B19N41B+59N+95B+90N25B62N+91B6.063.066.030.001922-4.8
52Mostafi, Kacem1862MAR19B+95N10B+85N28B+76N+138B84N+58B+99N21B6.060.563.529.501835-6.6
53Kozizi,Youssef1818MAR24N+107B22N+46B20N33B+119N+133B54N+88B+87N6.059.062.028.001852+15.2
54AIT KAACH AYOUB0MARF+94N32B+91N34B+106N21B31N+53B+83N+64B6.059.059.031.501933+70.4
55Mouissou, Abdessalam1864MAR12N+92B102N+78B+33N20B+114N+113B50N69B+112N6.057.061.029.501926+11.0
56MAROUANE AMAATAR0MAR73N+?B92N+118B+93N+88B+49N47B+29N30B36N6.057.057.027.001761-67.2
57Abou Assal, Nabil1887MAR15N+133B69N+96B24N22B+137N+115B+73N72B+103N6.055.058.025.501900+6.2
58Rahmoun, Bakr0MAR+139N+89B80N+?B15N+112B22N29B52N+98B+86N6.054.554.522.0018870.0
59MOUMNI ABDELLAH1789MAR22N+126B24N68B+86N51B+128N+92B+114N27B+110N6.054.057.525.001802+0.2
60Jallal abderrahmane0MAR+72N97B+153N110B+87N79B+112N16B+89N29B+80N6.053.053.024.5018010.0
61Ajbara Jamal1911MAR+102N12B+130N17B+124N47B107NF+93B+84N+82B6.052.054.026.501970+10.8
62Idlil, Oussama1675MAR25N114B+149N122N+120B+134B50N+104B+80N+51B29N6.051.053.025.001961+53.6
63Al Fargali, Issam1836MAR28B+111N50B40N85B+108N+147B+138N=107B=101N+99B6.050.552.523.251643-24.2
64Roudi, Adnan1946MAR48N+87B+79N102B37N+89B+146N110B+132N+112B54N6.049.551.524.001859-21.4
65Aljib, Abdelilah1839MAR17N+66B47N37B+97N125BF+126N+111B+131N+123B6.048.050.025.001768-10.2
66saadaoui ayoub0MAR+113B65N+155B+72N=71B+70N14B23N+44B43N45B5.560.560.524.2518510.0
67Adzinova, Salima1740MAR+46N+134B7N22B29N16B68N+135B+118N=73B+107N5.558.561.523.751662-28.0
68Hadj Kacem, Hafid1892MAR11B+146N25B+59N14N124B+67B+117N+90B=76N41B5.558.560.525.251864-8.6
69El kharraz, Adam0MAR+117NF+57B+141N4B13N30B+83N40B+55N=70B5.558.558.526.251973+27.2
70AARAB,ILIAS1934MARF=27B=16N=15B=75N66B+115N+132B+110N10B=69N5.557.557.527.502022+35.2
71Zaamoun,Idriss0MAR=127N+42BF=26B=66N35B+80N36B41N+106N+83B5.556.556.529.001899+54.8
72YOUSSFI,ISSAM0MAR60BF+73N66B+133N+131N+31B30N32B+57N=38B5.556.556.527.751939+144.8
73Rahhali Mahmoud1518MAR+56B23N72B+135N74B+139N38B+85N57B=67N+106B5.554.557.524.251717+57.6
74Ouadfel, Yassir1847MAR13B+137N15N=103B+73N+115BF35N+105B22B+141N5.554.056.522.001850+1.6
75Ahlhammad, Barikallah0MARF+135N+136B+106N=70B18N23B+81N37B+105N39B5.553.556.522.751822-7.6
76Dadsi,Ghassane0MAR93N+?B+88N=124B31N52B+127N=80B+96N=68B44N5.552.052.020.501706-31.2
77Sayadi, Mohammed Amine0MAR+118N+?B+148N9B90B+100N20N45B87N+132B=78N5.551.051.016.7518120.0
78Chana,Mohammed Amine1755MAR20B+143N81B55N+147B83N+145B99N+142B+113N=77B5.543.545.514.751616-16.8
79Mejd, Mohamed Amine1701MARF+40N64B84N+143B+60N=28B34N+45B=23N24B5.062.564.528.001892+62.8
80AYOUB ELMOUHSSINE1907MAR2B+131N+58B30N=115B+95N71B=76N62B+90N60B5.059.562.523.751789-21.4
81Amzir, Oussama1959MAR+41N8B+78N+31B9N105B88N75B92N+118B+126B5.059.062.526.501800-72.4
82Frikiche, Samir1668MARF29B+101N+114B+129N42B47N+33B+49N17B61N5.058.562.025.501840+42.8
83Razzaq, Soufiane1893MAR14N124B+107N+97B12N+78B+104N69B+88N54B71N5.057.561.025.001864-5.8
84Bouamoud, Mouhssine0MARF+128B+87N+79B39N26B+93N+52B20N61B89N5.057.561.024.501785+20.0
85JDIYOU MOHAMED1759MAR26N+104B33N52B+63N40N+120B73B+130N+114B92N5.056.059.022.001496-41.0
86Bouchaara, Taoufik1929MAR=106B10N105B=44N59B+136B+103N+95N100B+93N58B5.055.558.523.501768-41.2
87Hamid, Ayoub1722MAR+108B64N84B+99N60B+129N+143B46N+77B38N53B5.054.556.520.501106-21.2
88Douar, Saad1671MAR+122B32N76B+120N+121B56N+81B40N83B53N+135B5.053.056.020.001657-1.8
89Saghir, Ilyass1835MAR21B58NF28N+127B64N+129B+111N60B+95N+84B5.053.055.021.001715-12.2
90Moutauafik, El Mehadi1646MAR+116N+148B+121N42B+77N15B24N51B68N80B+143N5.053.055.017.501666+2.4
91Pilard, Nawfal1720FRA+150N45B+140N54B+107N+114B12N49B33N+143B51N5.053.054.515.001175-37.2
92Ahamdane, Ayoub1594MARF55N+56B113N43B+145N40B59N+81B+94N+85B5.052.052.023.001804+33.4
93ZHAR MOHAMMED REDA1680MAR+76B38N+120B116N56B+123N84B+121N61N86B+114N5.050.054.021.501119-12.0
94Lagssair, El Mahjoub1771MAR33N54B+129N+148B45N46N99B+120B+137N92B+130B5.049.551.515.501690-13.0
95Chama, Adam1635MAR+149N52B42N+101B+128N80B51N86B+119N89B+134B5.049.051.017.501096-36.4
96Allouch, Abdlelmoneim1761MAR18B+120N30B57N98B+109N+122B+144N76B123N+142B5.049.051.016.501112-24.0
97BENSAADA MUSTAPHA1782MAR49B+60N21B83N65B+150N+123B+142N99B+134N101B5.049.050.516.501126-25.0
98Lameti, Mohamed1830MAR47N130B+126N45B+96N24BF+122N+138B58N+111B5.048.051.019.501726-10.6
99Azzouz, Soulaymane0MAR37N+139B?N87B+135N133B+94N+78B+97N52B63N5.048.048.021.501633-28.4
100Tair, Abdelghani1685MAR104N+127B+145N+123B113N77B116N+130B+86N33B49N5.047.049.017.501823+9.2
101El Idrissi, Aziz0MARFF82B95N=108B+118N+126B44N+124N=63B+97N5.046.046.021.251664-16.0
102Krishna C R GIM2386IND61B+112N+55B+64N+30B+19N2BFFFF5.045.545.530.002208-10.1
103El Mteri, Khadija1742MAR+154B35N49B=74N111B=126N86B+145N+144B+121N57B5.044.544.512.5017510.0
104BOUGHDADI,NOUHAILA0MAR+100B85N112B132N+139B+151N83B62N131B+137N+136B5.040.041.015.0015900.0
105Nejjari, Omar1669MAR+140N=43B+86N+33B21B+81N6N50B74N75B127N4.559.562.523.251926+45.2
106Ghalmi, Mohammed1734MAR=86N16B+37N75B+142N54B+121B43N+108N71B73N4.556.558.519.501643-12.6
107Slim, Khalid0MAR+151B53N83B+139N91B+?N+61B38N=63N44B67B4.550.550.513.001571+4.4
108Alami Gouraftei, Youssef0MAR87N119B+152N43B=101N63BF+109N106B+129N+124B4.542.542.514.0015350.0
109Elfadil, Achraf0MAR133N118B+?N117B=150N96B+136N108B129B+?N+147B4.530.530.55.7516690.0
110Okkeli, Salima1720MAR+123BF36N+60N+116B25N11B+64N70B31N59B4.060.060.020.001661-8.6
111BACHIRI MOHAMMED AMINE0MAR+152N63B46N+134B+103N39B16N89B65N+119B98N4.054.554.512.001520-56.8
112Adzinova, Ailina1733MARF102B+104N+138N25B58N60B+134N+113B64N55B4.053.556.515.001181-25.2
113Ouslimane, Mouad0MAR66N+150B+127N+92B+100B34N18B55N112N78B115N4.052.053.515.0015730.0
114El Guemri, Aymane0MARF+62N+132B82N+141B91N55B+131N59B85N93B4.049.051.514.5016510.0
115El Ouarrai, Walid1625MAR+135BF29N=125B=80N74N70B57N134B+144N+113B4.044.544.513.251532-7.0
116El Mteri, Adam0MAR90BF+133N+93B110N141N+100B32N48B126N+131B4.044.046.016.001667-23.2
117Sahbaoui, Abdelhai1622MAR69B+157N143B+109N35N+119B29N68B121B135N+149B4.044.044.010.501143-8.0
118Zerrai, Abdelhamid0MAR77B+109N40B56N145B101B+152N+139N67B81N+?B4.043.043.07.5010730.0
119MANSOUR, MUSTAPHA0MAR137B+108N+146B131N46B117N53B+147N95B111N+144B4.040.042.010.501497-111.2
120El Bouchrifi, Ziyad Elkhayr0MARF96B93N88B62N+140B85N94N+151B+147B+132N4.040.040.09.0015110.0
121Rakib,Mohamed0MAR130NF90B+144B88N+142B106N93B+117N103B+128N4.039.039.011.501410-42.8
122El Baz, Ibrahim0MAR88N125B128N+62B134N+135B96N98B?N+151B+133N4.038.038.013.001644+20.0
123Assi, Ibtissam0MAR110N+152BF100N146B93B97N+?B+133N+96B65N4.035.035.08.0015270.0
124Hadani Zakaria1664MAR+145B+83N38B=76N61B+68N43B28N101BF108N3.555.057.015.251803+18.2
125YASSINE HARDI0MARF+122N+137B=115N32B+65NF41B127NF129B3.547.050.015.0017470.0
126KAJAJ HOUDAIFA0MARF59N98B+?N132B=103B101N65B+128N+116B81N3.546.046.010.001409-32.0
127El Qasmi, Mohamed Omar0MAR=71B100N113BF89NF76B+143N+125B45N+105B3.543.543.512.751591-22.0
128Saayani,Anas0MAR138B84N+122B+136N95B144N59B=129N126B+148N121B3.539.041.010.7517600.0
129FIDE 90530930?NF94B+151N82B87B89N=128B+109N108B+125N3.537.037.010.759460.0
130Khamlichi, Mohamed Aymen0MAR+121B+98N61BF26N44N32B100N85B+139B94N3.057.060.012.0014960.0
131Tair zaid1653MARF80B+134N+119B42N72B33N114B+104N65B116N3.052.055.012.001101-23.6
132YAKINE AMINE1701MARF36B114N+104B+126N+138N19B70N64B77N120B3.050.050.011.501166-29.2
133Sahbaoui ahmed1641MAR+109B57N116B+145N72B+99N46B53N123B142N122B3.047.549.511.501082-12.2
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