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71 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Dec 2025 to 14 Dec 2025 in Marrakech, Morocco. 13 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2272, and top seed was Romain Edouard (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2545).

Jean-Marc Degraeve (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2479) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Milanto Harifidy Ralison (7.5) and Romain Edouard (7.0). Degraeve broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Moubarak Rian (IM, 1866) beat Fabrizio Patuzzo (FM, 2254), a +388-point gap.

Location

🇲🇦Marrakech, Morocco

Dates

06 Dec 2025 → 14 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇫🇷GMRomain Edouard2545

Avg top 10

2,272

Participants

Titled players · 13

GM×2

IM×4

FM×3

CM×1

WGM×1

WIM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇲🇦Morocco×46

🇰🇲Comoros Islands×4

🇨🇭Switzerland×3

🇫🇷France×3

🇲🇷Mauritania×2

🇲🇨Monaco×2

🇱🇺Luxembourg×2

🇹🇳Tunisia×2

Top 3

🥇
GMJean-Marc Degraeve
🇫🇷FRA·2479
8.0pts·2563perf+8.1
🥈
IMMilanto Harifidy Ralison
🇲🇬MAD·2236
7.5pts·2443perf+47.4
🥉
GMRomain Edouard
🇫🇷FRA·2545
7.0pts·2439perf-7.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Jean-Marc Degraeve led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Degraeve8Ralison7.5Edouard7Abdellahi6.5Pavlidou6.5Patuzzo6

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Jean-Marc Degraeve held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Jean-Marc Degraeve beat IM Milanto Harifidy Ralison (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Jean-Marc Degraeve 6 wins (R1–R6)IM Milanto Harifidy Ralison 5 wins (R1–R5)GM Romain Edouard 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMJean-Marc Degraeve	*	1	½	—
2IMMilanto Harifidy Ralison	0	*	1	—
3GMRomain Edouard	½	0	*	—
4Ahmed cherif Khaled Abdellahi	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Degraeve, Jean-MarcGM	2479	FRA	+62B	+43N	+15B	+4N	+17B	+2N	=3B	=7N	+6B	8.0	47.0	49.5	43.00	2563	+8.1
2	Ralison, Milanto HarifidyIM	2236	MAD	+64B	+19N	+16B	+3N	+7N	−1B	+6B	+15N	=12B	7.5	49.0	51.0	40.00	2443	+47.4
3	Edouard, RomainGM	2545	FRA	+26N	+46B	+13N	−2B	+16N	+21B	=1N	+9B	=7B	7.0	49.0	52.5	38.00	2439	-7.1
4	Pavlidou, EkateriniWIM	2197	GRE	+35N	+32B	+18N	−1B	=8N	−11B	+20B	+25N	+22B	6.5	44.0	48.0	31.00	2155	-3.6
5	Ahmed cherif Khaled Abdellahi	1866	MTN	−18N	+60B	−23N	+56B	+38N	=29B	+55N	+16B	+21N	6.5	35.0	38.0	25.75	2021	+53.6
6	Patuzzo, FabrizioFM	2254	SUI	+23N	+24B	+8N	−17N	+22B	+10B	−2N	+21B	−1N	6.0	47.5	52.5	32.00	2196	-7.8
7	Ouellet, Maili-JadeWGM	2318	CAN	F	+25N	+28B	+20N	−2B	+49N	+8B	=1B	=3N	6.0	46.5	46.5	31.50	2321	+7.0
8	Paleologu, Vladimir	2031	SUI	+68B	+37N	−6B	+34N	=4B	+13N	−7N	=10B	+18N	6.0	43.5	44.5	26.25	2115	+19.8
9	Bakalarz, MietekIM	2204	LUX	+38B	+34N	−17B	+24N	+20B	−15N	+14B	−3N	+19B	6.0	42.5	46.5	29.00	2082	-9.6
10	Rian,Saad	2095	MAR	F	+30B	=22N	+29B	+18N	−6N	+40B	=8N	+15B	6.0	40.5	40.5	29.00	2154	+12.8
11	Chennaoui, Yasin	2206	SUI	+52N	−17B	=49B	+55N	+28B	+4N	=15B	−12N	+24N	6.0	39.5	42.5	27.00	2072	-22.4
12	Levacic, DamirIM	2073	MNC	F	−28N	+50B	+45N	+47B	+17N	=22B	+11B	=2N	6.0	38.5	38.5	27.75	2113	+3.9
13	Anwoir,Tarik	2098	MAR	+55B	+44N	−3B	−19N	+64B	−8B	+33N	+40N	+20B	6.0	37.5	39.5	21.50	1986	-18.2
14	Nasih,Said	2004	MAR	+70N	−18B	−33N	+35B	+48N	+23B	−9N	+32B	+28N	6.0	36.0	36.0	21.00	1977	-0.8
15	Ouakhir, Mehdi PierreFM	2124	MAR	+41N	+29B	−1N	+32B	+36N	+9B	=11N	−2B	−10N	5.5	46.0	50.0	25.50	2141	+7.4
16	MANOUZI HOUCINE	2069	MAR	+57N	+48B	−2N	+33B	−3B	+19N	=44B	−5N	+29N	5.5	41.5	44.5	21.75	1997	-13.0
17	Rian, MoubarakIM	1866	MAR	+45B	+11N	+9N	+6B	−1N	−12B	−21N	−28B	+33N	5.0	45.5	49.0	25.50	2092	+40.0
18	Elkoukhe, Ayoub	0	MAR	+5B	+14N	−4B	+46N	−10B	−22N	+34B	+49N	−8B	5.0	43.5	47.0	23.50	2006	0.0
19	Alami Afilal, Khalid	1836	MAR	+39N	−2B	+35N	+13B	−21N	−16B	+23N	+36B	−9N	5.0	43.0	47.0	23.00	2002	+58.8
20	Rahali Rachid	0	MAR	+33N	+36B	+21N	−7B	−9N	+32B	−4N	+46B	−13N	5.0	41.5	45.0	20.50	2071	0.0
21	Bouhaddoun, OussamaFM	2158	MAR	+56B	+47N	−20B	+43N	+19B	−3N	+17B	−6N	−5B	5.0	41.5	44.5	20.00	2072	-13.4
22	Tanoe, Yao Aubin Maximilien	2014	CIV	F	+58N	=10B	+23B	−6N	+18B	=12N	+44B	−4N	5.0	41.0	41.0	22.50	2016	+1.6
23	Rahouti, Azedine	1686	MAR	−6B	+66N	+5B	−22N	+43B	−14N	−19B	+53N	+34B	5.0	39.0	40.5	18.50	1878	+60.8
24	Alaoui Belghiti, Yassine	1905	MAR	+66B	−6N	+64B	−9B	+33N	−44N	+26B	+50N	−11B	5.0	36.0	37.5	16.00	1893	-6.0
25	Alami, Halim	1996	MAR	F	−7B	+58N	+26B	−49N	+48B	+29N	−4B	+44N	5.0	35.5	35.5	19.50	1989	-0.6
26	Zine, Mohamed Taha	1718	MAR	−3B	=54N	+69B	−25N	=45B	+53N	−24N	+59B	+46N	5.0	33.0	33.5	13.25	1792	+10.0
27	Sibai,Kacem	0	MAR	−37B	+70B	F	−47N	+57N	−28B	+48N	+42B	+43N	5.0	26.0	26.0	14.00	1776	0.0
28	Mahamat Hachim Bachar	1803	CHA	F	+12B	−7N	+39B	−11N	+27N	=49B	+17N	−14B	4.5	41.5	41.5	21.75	1991	+24.0
29	Kasri, Mohamed Ali	1816	MAR	+50B	−15N	+68B	−10N	+31B	=5N	−25B	+45N	−16B	4.5	40.0	41.0	15.75	1748	-22.0
30	Bakalarz, GrazynaWFM	1928	LUX	=58B	−10N	−54B	−53N	+66B	+62N	=59B	+51N	=40B	4.5	28.0	29.5	12.50	1870	-4.4
31	EDDEBBAGH YOUSSEF	0	MAR	−46B	+62N	+40B	−36B	−29N	+64N	=43B	+47N	F	4.5	27.5	27.5	13.75	1837	0.0
32	Bongo Akanga Ndjila, BarthelemyCM	1847	GAB	+51B	−4N	+56B	−15N	+65B	−20N	+54B	−14N	F	4.0	36.5	38.5	11.50	1793	-7.2
33	Ezzaidi, Ahmed	1775	MAR	−20B	+69N	+14B	−16N	−24B	+68N	−13B	+54N	−17B	4.0	36.5	37.0	10.50	1781	-1.2
34	Cauchy, Patrick	1808	FRA	+53N	−9B	+57N	−8B	−50N	+35B	−18N	+52B	−23N	4.0	36.0	39.0	13.50	1781	-11.6
35	El Harrak, Maryam	1618	MAR	−4B	+51N	−19B	−14N	+61B	−34N	−53B	+65N	+54B	4.0	34.0	36.0	11.50	1117	-25.6
36	Saidi, Younes	1943	MAR	+65B	−20N	+44B	+31N	−15B	−40N	+37B	−19N	F	4.0	33.5	33.5	14.00	1790	-20.8
37	JDIYOU MOHAMED	1756	MAR	+27N	−8B	−46N	=57B	=54B	+65N	−36N	+38B	F	4.0	32.5	34.5	14.00	1658	-27.2
38	Echcharbiny, Oussama	1637	MAR	−9N	−39B	+63N	+59B	−5B	−43N	+65B	−37N	+53B	4.0	32.5	34.5	10.50	1086	-32.8
39	Ezzidi, Amir	0	MAR	−19B	+38N	=47B	−28N	−55B	+60N	−45B	+62N	=42N	4.0	30.5	33.0	13.25	1678	0.0
40	Adzinova, Salima	1803	MAR	=69B	F	−31N	+68N	+53B	+36B	−10N	−13B	=30N	4.0	29.5	29.5	10.50	1912	+28.0
41	Aroua, Ahmed	1565	TUN	−15B	−50N	+51B	−44N	−59N	F	+66B	+56B	+48N	4.0	27.0	27.0	11.50	1793	+21.4
42	Adzinova, Ailina	1749	MAR	−67B	+65N	−43B	−50N	+60B	=45N	+64B	−27N	=39B	4.0	26.5	28.0	10.75	1769	+2.0
43	Ait Bentaleb, Anas	1883	MAR	+63N	−1B	+42N	−21B	−23N	+38B	=31N	F	−27B	3.5	38.5	41.0	12.75	1831	-19.6
44	Abdou, Mohamed	1790	COM	+59N	−13B	−36N	+41B	F	+24B	=16N	−22N	−25B	3.5	37.5	39.0	14.75	1839	+6.0
45	El jamali, Abderrahman	0	MAR	−17N	+52B	=48N	−12B	=26N	=42B	+39N	−29B	F	3.5	35.5	35.5	13.75	1708	0.0
46	Tachfine, Anouar	1922	MAR	+31N	−3N	+37B	−18B	+70N	F	=50B	−20N	−26B	3.5	34.0	34.0	10.25	1807	-11.2
47	Belkhayat Zouggari, Omar	1802	MAR	+61N	−21B	=39N	+27B	−12N	−55B	+56N	−31B	F	3.5	33.5	33.5	13.00	1658	-33.2
48	Lameti, Mohamed	1799	MAR	+71B	−16N	=45B	+54N	−14B	−25N	−27B	+68N	−41B	3.5	33.0	33.0	5.75	1586	-26.2
49	Gueznai, Achraf	1936	MAR	+60N	=67B	=11N	F	+25B	−7B	=28N	−18B	F	3.5	31.0	31.0	14.00	2081	+12.8
50	HANESSOUL,YASSINE	0	MAR	−29N	+41B	−12N	+42B	+34B	F	=46N	−24B	F	3.5	31.0	31.0	13.75	1834	0.0
51	Ennachiti, Adam	0	MAR	−32N	−35B	−41N	+70B	−56N	+63B	+57N	−30B	=52N	3.5	28.5	28.5	7.25	1445	0.0
52	Amina, Belharouak	1647	MAR	−11B	−45N	+66B	−65N	+58B	−54N	+68B	−34N	=51B	3.5	26.5	27.5	7.25	1658	-2.8
53	Jad Arrahmane, Hachimi	0	MAR	−34B	−56N	+70N	+30B	−40N	−26B	+35N	−23B	−38N	3.0	33.5	33.5	8.50	1534	0.0
54	Amane, Mohammed	0	MAR	F	=26B	+30N	−48B	=37N	+52B	−32N	−33B	−35N	3.0	32.5	32.5	12.50	1674	0.0
55	Ait Bentaleb, Hiba	1553	MAR	−13N	+61B	F	−11B	+39N	+47N	−5B	F	F	3.0	32.5	32.5	10.50	1702	+20.4
56	Mabrouk, Fethi	1618	TUN	−21N	+53B	−32N	−5N	+51B	F	−47B	−41N	+63B	3.0	32.0	32.0	9.00	1020	-52.4
57	Mohamed Hemam	1501	MTN	−16B	+71N	−34B	=37N	−27B	=59N	−51B	+66N	−61N	3.0	29.5	29.5	5.00	1549	+3.6
58	Boussif, Taha	0	MAR	=30N	−22B	−25B	=62N	−52N	−61B	+60N	−63B	+66B	3.0	29.0	30.5	8.00	1620	0.0
59	Mohamed Arkoun Mlinde Ali	0	COM	−44B	−68N	F	−38N	+41B	=57B	=30N	−26N	+62B	3.0	27.5	27.5	10.25	1581	0.0
60	Baabba, Imrane	0	MAR	−49B	−5N	+62B	−64N	−42N	−39B	−58B	+70N	+68B	3.0	26.5	26.5	3.50	1610	0.0
61	Majidi , Yazid	0	MAR	−47B	−55N	−65B	F	−35N	+58N	−62B	+64N	+57B	3.0	23.0	23.0	8.00	1516	0.0
62	Mchangama Omar	1713	COM	−1N	−31B	−60N	=58B	+63N	−30B	+61N	−39B	−59N	2.5	33.0	35.5	7.00	1221	-12.4
63	El Bouchrifi, Ziyad Elkhayr	0	MAR	−43B	−64N	−38B	=66N	−62B	−51N	+70B	+58N	−56N	2.5	23.0	23.0	3.75	901	0.0
64	Alluch Abdellach, Nordin	1655	ESP	−2N	+63B	−24N	+60B	−13N	−31B	−42N	−61B	F	2.0	35.5	35.5	5.50	1141	-14.4
65	Ali Assoumani, Aiman	0	COM	−36N	−42B	+61N	+52B	−32N	−37B	−38N	−35B	F	2.0	30.5	30.5	6.50	1433	0.0
66	El Bouchrifi, Adam	0	MAR	−24N	−23B	−52N	=63B	−30N	+70B	−41N	−57B	−58N	1.5	30.5	30.5	1.25	905	0.0
67	Tabiben Riad	0	MAR	+42N	=49N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	11.0	11.0	5.75	1863	0.0
68	Lherbon De Lussats, Jean	1475	MNC	−8N	+59B	−29N	−40B	F	−33B	−52N	−48B	−60N	1.0	31.5	32.0	3.00	989	-19.0
69	Lazhari, Noreddine	0	MAR	=40N	−33B	−26N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	14.0	14.0	2.00	1492	0.0
70	Ait bentaleb, Khadija	0	MAR	−14B	−27N	−53B	−51N	−46B	−66N	−63N	−60B	F	0.0	28.0	28.0	0.00	1163	0.0
71	MICHAEL DIETER OTTO,BISCOP	0	MAR	−48N	−57B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	850	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rahouti, AzedineMAR
+60.8
5.0 pts · #28
2Alami Afilal, KhalidMAR
+58.8
5.0 pts · #22
3Ahmed cherif Khaled AbdellahiMTN
+53.6
6.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Mabrouk, FethiTUN
-52.4
3.0 pts · #64
2Belkhayat Zouggari, OmarMAR
-33.2
3.5 pts · #59
3Echcharbiny, OussamaMAR
-32.8
4.0 pts · #68

Biggest upsets

R4+388 Elo gap
IMRian, Moubarak1866 beat FMPatuzzo, Fabrizio2254
R2+340 Elo gap
IMRian, Moubarak1866 beat Chennaoui, Yasin2206
R3+338 Elo gap
IMRian, Moubarak1866 beat IMBakalarz, Mietek2204