Tournoi Qualificatif Au Championnat National 2025
26 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Nouakchott, Mauritania. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1875, and top seed was Abdellahi Khaled Abdellahi (🇲🇷 MTN, 1992).
Moulaye Brahim Hemam (🇲🇷 MTN, CM, 1956) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Mohamed Lemine Cheikhna (5.0) and Abdou Ahmed Alem (4.5). Hemam won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Mohamed Abdel Hay Baba (1523) beat Chighali Cheikh Tijani (1759), a +236-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCM Moulaye Brahim Hemam led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
CM Moulaye Brahim Hemam never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
CM Moulaye Brahim Hemam 6 wins (R1–R7)Mohamed Lemine Cheikhna 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMMoulaye Brahim Hemam | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Mohamed Lemine Cheikhna | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Ahmed cherif Khaled Abdellahi | — | — | * | — |
| 4Abdellahi Khaled Abdellahi | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hemam, Moulaye BrahimCM | 1956 | MTN | +13N | +12B | +15N | +6B | F | +3N | +4B | 6.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 21.50 | 2624 | +41.2 |
| 2 | Cheikhna, Mohamed Lemine | 1837 | MTN | +10N | −3B | +14N | +15B | +8N | =4N | =7B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 18.00 | 1943 | +21.6 |
| 3 | Abdou Ahmed AlemCM | 1957 | MTN | +9B | +2N | +16B | +4N | F | −1B | =8N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 18.25 | 2019 | +21.2 |
| 4 | Abdellahi Khaled Abdellahi | 1992 | MTN | +18N | +8B | +6N | −3B | +11N | =2B | −1N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 17.00 | 1951 | -10.8 |
| 5 | Ahmed cherif Khaled Abdellahi | 1879 | MTN | +19N | =14B | −7N | +12B | +9N | −8B | +11N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 14.25 | 1831 | -13.2 |
| 6 | Mohamed El Moctar sidaty | 1945 | MTN | +21B | +11N | −4B | −1N | +18B | +15N | =10B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 10.75 | 1852 | -11.2 |
| 7 | Hassan Sidi Mohamed Cheikh | 1852 | MTN | +22B | −16N | +5B | =9N | +14B | =11B | =2N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 14.50 | 1832 | -1.2 |
| 8 | Mohamed El Habibe El Hadi | 1788 | MTN | +23B | −4N | +21B | +16N | −2B | +5N | =3B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.75 | 1886 | +39.6 |
| 9 | Mohamed Lemine Dine | 1648 | MTN | −3N | +17B | +19N | =7B | −5B | +14N | +15B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 10.75 | 1831 | +56.8 |
| 10 | Mohamed Abdel Hay Baba | 1523 | MTN | −2B | +25N | +23B | −11N | +16B | +12B | =6N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.25 | 1811 | +84.8 |
| 11 | Taher El Moustapha | 1785 | MTN | +17N | −6B | +13N | +10B | −4B | =7N | −5B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 11.75 | 1743 | -7.0 |
| 12 | Chighali Cheikh Tijani | 1759 | MTN | +26B | −1N | +22B | −5N | +19B | −10N | −17B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 1620 | -18.4 |
| 13 | Mohamed Dedach | 1609 | MTN | −1B | +23N | −11B | −17N | +24B | F | +20N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1617 | -2.0 |
| 14 | Abderrahmane Tolba | 1700 | MTN | +25B | =5N | −2B | +21N | −7N | −9B | F | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.25 | 1616 | -23.6 |
| 15 | Cheikh Meleinine Cheikh Melainine | 1684 | MTN | +24N | +18B | −1B | −2N | F | −6B | −9N | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 2.00 | 1573 | -28.4 |
| 16 | Mohamed Tijani | 1733 | MTN | +20N | +7B | −3N | −8B | −10N | F | F | 2.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 6.50 | 1587 | -30.0 |
| 17 | Adnan Dede Sid Navea | 0 | MTN | −11B | −9N | F | +13B | F | F | +12N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1700 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Yahya Dy | 1678 | MTN | −4B | −15N | +20B | +22N | −6N | F | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1595 | -20.4 |
| 19 | Abdellahi Dedach | 1571 | MTN | −5B | +26N | −9B | +24N | −12N | F | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 962 | -31.6 |
| 20 | Ahmedou Moutaly | 0 | MTN | −16B | −21N | −18N | F | +22B | +23N | −13B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Elhassen Taleb | 1607 | MTN | −6N | +20B | −8N | −14B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1011 | -30.0 |
| 22 | Sidi Elemine Tourad El Anany | 1529 | MTN | −7N | +24B | −12N | −18B | −20N | F | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 963 | -25.6 |
| 23 | Fatma Vall Abdel Malick | 1484 | MTN | −8N | −13B | −10N | F | F | −20B | F | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 840 | -36.8 |
| 24 | Mohamed Vall Mohamed Telmidy | 0 | MTN | −15B | −22N | F | −19B | −13N | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Khaled Sbai | 0 | MTN | −14N | −10B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 812 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 19611650 | 0 | — | −12N | −19B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 865 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mohamed Abdel Hay BabaMTN+84.84.5 pts · #10
- 2Mohamed Lemine DineMTN+56.84.5 pts · #9
- 3Hemam, Moulaye BrahimCMMTN+41.26.0 pts · #1
- 1Fatma Vall Abdel MalickMTN-36.80.0 pts · #24
- 2Abdellahi DedachMTN-31.62.0 pts · #22
- 3Mohamed TijaniMTN-30.02.0 pts · #16
- R6+236 Elo gap
- R5+210 Elo gap
- R2+119 Elo gap