championnat sidi bel abbes 2025
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32 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Oct 2025 to 18 Oct 2025 in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1678, and top seed was Mehdi Moulay (π©πΏ ALG, CM, 1949).
Abdelbassat Belacel (π©πΏ ALG, 1632) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Rima Khilouf (5.0) and Mohamed Rayane Mesmoudi (5.0). Belacel won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mhamed Belarbi (1528) beat Sami Boudjeddou (1938), a +410-point gap.
Location
π©πΏSidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Dates
17 Oct 2025 β 18 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Avg top 10
1,678
Participants
32
Federations Β· 2 represented
π©πΏAlgeriaΓ30
πΏπΌZimbabweΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsTitle race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
16
9
5
3
1
1
2
WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers
Abdelbassat Belacel 5 wins (R3βR7)Rima Khilouf 3 wins (R5βR7)Mohamed Rayane Mesmoudi 4 wins (R4βR7)
R4 Β· LATE SURGE
Rima Khilouf was #13 at R4, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belacel, Abdelbassat | 1632 | ALG | +30N | β?B | +16N | +13B | +11N | +7B | +?B | 6.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 2416 | +58.0 |
| 2 | Khilouf, Rima | 1496 | ALG | =15B | +24N | β6N | =22B | +20B | +9N | +8B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 15.25 | 1777 | +89.6 |
| 3 | Mesmoudi, Mohamed Rayane | 1594 | ALG | +32N | β7B | β13N | +14B | +18N | +10B | +?N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 10.50 | 1775 | +45.6 |
| 4 | Chelda, Daho | 1558 | ALG | β?B | +14N | +19B | =12N | +27B | β8N | +21B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 12.50 | 1711 | +41.2 |
| 5 | Belarbi,Mohamed Reda | 1685 | ALG | +31B | +8N | β?B | +10N | =6B | β?B | +7N | 4.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 14.25 | 1954 | +54.8 |
| 6 | Fellah, Fouad Aimen | 1647 | ALG | +23B | +19N | +2B | β?N | =5N | β?B | +27N | 4.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 13.75 | 1868 | +31.2 |
| 7 | Bousehla, Manel | 1733 | ALG | +20B | +3N | +12B | +9N | β?B | β1N | β5B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 15.50 | 1727 | -2.0 |
| 8 | Bousehaba, Abdelkader | 1583 | ALG | +17N | β5B | +25N | β11B | +16N | +4B | β2N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 12.50 | 1498 | -23.2 |
| 9 | Ilias, Belhadj | 1697 | ALG | +16N | +10B | β?N | β7B | +13N | β2B | +17N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 13.50 | 1553 | -28.0 |
| 10 | Chipidza, Mary | 1560 | ZIM | +25B | β9N | +20B | β5B | +17N | β3N | +18B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.50 | 1431 | -21.6 |
| 11 | Attaoui, Mohamed Riad | 1674 | ALG | +14B | +29N | β?B | +8N | β1B | =21N | =12B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 11.75 | 1685 | +2.8 |
| 12 | Zidi, Rayan | 1678 | ALG | +28N | +13B | β7N | =4B | β?N | +16B | =11N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 11.75 | 1639 | -3.8 |
| 13 | Bachir Bouyadjera, Younes | 0 | ALG | +24B | β12N | +3B | β1N | β9B | +23N | =15B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 10.75 | 1609 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mesmoudi, Wassim | 1412 | ALG | β11N | β4B | +30N | β3N | +26B | =19B | +20N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.75 | 805 | -34.0 |
| 15 | Ghezali,Abdelhalim essddik youcef | 1749 | ALG | =2N | β?B | +17N | β18B | =19N | +25B | =13N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.50 | 1321 | -21.6 |
| 16 | Benchibout, Mahdi | 1440 | ALG | β9B | +26N | β1B | +24N | β8B | β12N | +23B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 6.00 | 1408 | -7.6 |
| 17 | Radja, Abdallah | 0 | ALG | β8B | +31N | β15B | +29N | β10B | +22N | β9B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Fellah, Rayane | 1505 | ALG | β?N | +28B | =22N | +15N | β3B | =27B | β10N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 1583 | +15.6 |
| 19 | Ziddour, Khaled | 0 | ALG | F | β6B | β4N | =20N | =15B | =14N | +22B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Bedjaoui, Mohamed Rafik | 1489 | ALG | β7N | +30B | β10N | =19B | β2N | +28B | β14B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.25 | 1287 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Fellah, Samy | 1507 | ALG | β?B | +23N | β?N | +25B | F | =11B | β4N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1421 | -8.4 |
| 22 | Aissat, Med Ali | 1587 | ALG | +26B | β?N | =18B | =2N | F | β17B | β19N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1514 | -8.0 |
| 23 | Chetti Mohammed Mehdi | 0 | ALG | β6N | β21B | β24B | +26N | +28N | β13B | β16N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 1297 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Dahmane Sbaihia, Nacer | 1674 | ALG | β13N | β2B | +23N | β16B | β25N | F | +26B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 669 | -60.0 |
| 25 | Saadi , Ahmed | 0 | ALG | β10N | F | β8B | β21N | +24B | β15N | +30B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1366 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Louhibi, Ismail Abdelhadi | 0 | ALG | β22N | β16B | +28N | β23B | β14N | +30B | β24N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 1272 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Hamdouni, Kouider | 1607 | ALG | F | β?N | +29B | =?B | β4N | =18N | β6B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1479 | -28.8 |
| 28 | Douissi, Rafik | 1431 | ALG | β12B | β18N | β26B | +30N | β23B | β20N | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 806 | -22.0 |
| 29 | Belarbi, Mhamed | 1528 | ALG | +?N | β11B | β27N | β17B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 839 | -28.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 7971508 | 0 | β | β1B | β20N | β14B | β28B | F | β26N | β25N | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Bousehla, Majda | 1436 | ALG | β5N | β17B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 885 | -7.6 |
| 32 | Oukid, Abdelkader | 0 | ALG | β3B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 788 | -11.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Khilouf, RimaALG+89.65.0 pts Β· #2
- 2Belacel, AbdelbassatALG+58.06.0 pts Β· #10
- 3Belarbi,Mohamed RedaALG+54.84.5 pts Β· #1
Top rating losers
- 1Dahmane Sbaihia, NacerALG-60.02.0 pts Β· #27
- 2Mesmoudi, WassimALG-34.03.5 pts Β· #32
- 3Hamdouni, KouiderALG-28.82.0 pts Β· #16
Biggest upsets
- R1+410 Elo gap
- R7+317 Elo gap
- R4+244 Elo gap