Tunisian Chess Championship Open Under 12 -2026
Open SwissStandard
40 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Dec 2025 to 25 Dec 2025 in Gammarth, Tunis, Tunisia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1619, and top seed was Thabet Benzarti (🇹🇳 TUN, 1848).
Yessine Hafsa (🇹🇳 TUN, 1727) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Youssef Abderrazak (7.0) and Mohamed Fourati (7.0). Hafsa won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Adem Salah (1558) beat Mouadh Baba (1730), a +172-point gap.
Location
🇹🇳Gammarth, Tunis, Tunisia
Dates
20 Dec 2025 → 25 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇹🇳Tunisia×27
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsYessine Hafsa led from R5; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5–R9 · LEAD HELD
Yessine Hafsa never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Yessine Hafsa beat Mohamed Fourati (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Yessine Hafsa 9 wins (R1–R9)Mohamed Fourati 4 wins (R3–R6)Youssef Abderrazak 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yessine Hafsa | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Mohamed Fourati | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Youssef Abderrazak | 0 | — | * | 0 |
| 4Mohamed Khalil Mallah | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hafsa,Yessine | 1727 | TUN | +22B | +35N | +7B | +25N | +2B | +4N | +3B | +11N | +6B | 9.0 | 46.5 | 48.5 | 48.50 | 2463 | +75.2 |
| 2 | Abderrazak, Youssef | 1688 | TUN | +40N | +28B | +15N | +6B | −1N | +8B | +5N | −4B | +12N | 7.0 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 33.00 | 1757 | +26.4 |
| 3 | Fourati, Mohamed | 0 | TUN | +5N | −14B | +28N | +21B | +15N | +6B | −1N | +19B | +4N | 7.0 | 47.5 | 51.5 | 37.50 | 1658 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Mallah,Mohamed Khalil | 1542 | TUN | +32N | +34B | +21N | =11N | +12B | −1B | +8N | +2N | −3B | 6.5 | 48.5 | 51.5 | 32.75 | 1802 | +83.6 |
| 5 | Salah,Adem | 1558 | TUN | −3B | +39N | +24B | +10B | +16N | +7N | −2B | =12N | +11B | 6.5 | 46.0 | 47.5 | 30.75 | 1712 | +32.4 |
| 6 | Benzarti,Thabet | 1848 | TUN | +24B | +8N | +12B | −2N | +11B | −3N | +7B | +21N | −1N | 6.0 | 50.5 | 54.5 | 31.50 | 1753 | -23.2 |
| 7 | Arfaoui, Mohamed Yassine | 1517 | TUN | +31N | +27B | −1N | +36B | +25N | −5B | −6N | +18B | +19N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 24.00 | 911 | -31.6 |
| 8 | Bouyahia, Neil | 1483 | FRA | +38B | −6B | +32N | +27B | +14N | −2N | −4B | +17N | +20B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 25.00 | 1454 | -8.4 |
| 9 | Malek, Mohamed Rayen | 0 | TUN | F | F | +18N | +28B | −29N | +34B | +25N | +16B | +15N | 6.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 26.00 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Siala,Adem | 0 | TUN | =?B | +?N | +?B | −5N | −17B | =?B | +33N | +?N | +14B | 6.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Baba,Mouadh | 1730 | TUN | +33N | +29B | +14N | =4B | −6N | +17B | +15N | −1B | −5N | 5.5 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 25.75 | 1559 | -49.3 |
| 12 | Labbaoui, Adem | 1531 | TUN | +18N | +36B | −6N | +34B | −4N | +29B | +16N | =5B | −2B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 22.25 | 1335 | -35.2 |
| 13 | kharat Oways | 1533 | TUN | +17B | −25N | +33B | −16N | +36B | +20N | =21B | −14N | +22B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 22.25 | 1312 | -23.2 |
| 14 | Kammoun, Adam | 1519 | TUN | +39B | +3N | −11B | +26N | −8B | +25B | −19N | +13B | −10N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 44.5 | 22.00 | 1568 | +10.0 |
| 15 | Makdouli, Adem | 1516 | TUN | +37B | +23N | −2B | +22N | −3B | +26N | −11B | +24N | −9B | 5.0 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 19.00 | 1523 | +0.4 |
| 16 | Abdelkarim, Wissem | 0 | TUN | −27N | +18B | +31N | +13B | −5B | +30N | −12B | −9N | +21B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 23.00 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ghanem, Yahia | 0 | TUN | −13N | =?B | +?N | +?B | +10N | −11N | =20B | −8B | +25N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 12.50 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Ghlaissia,Mazen | 0 | TUN | −12B | −16N | −9B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +26B | −7N | +24B | 5.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 8.00 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kanzari, Mohamed Khalil | 0 | TUN | −21B | −24N | +?B | +33N | +?B | +?N | +14B | −3N | −7B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 8.50 | 1384 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Triki,Yassine | 0 | TUN | +26B | −21N | =?B | +?N | +?N | −13B | =17N | +28B | −8N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 10.50 | 1315 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Ben Slima,Fedi | 1490 | TUN | +19N | +20B | −4B | −3N | +24B | +22N | =13N | −6B | −16N | 4.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 21.25 | 1364 | -19.2 |
| 22 | FIDE 5565758 | 0 | — | −1N | +?B | +29N | −15B | +34N | −21B | =?N | +23B | −13N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 11.50 | 767 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 5565200 | 0 | — | +?B | −15B | −36N | −24N | =33B | +?N | +?B | −22N | +34B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.75 | 716 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 5570450 | 0 | — | −6N | +19B | −5N | +23B | −21N | +31B | +27N | −15B | −18N | 4.0 | 40.5 | 44.5 | 17.50 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Belhadj,Mohamed Adem | 0 | TUN | +?N | +13B | +?N | −1B | −7B | −14N | −9B | +26N | −17B | 4.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 9.50 | 1492 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Bouida,Iskander | 0 | TUN | −20N | +37B | +30N | −14B | +27N | −15B | −18N | −25B | +35N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 12.00 | 718 | -40.8 |
| 27 | FIDE 5558492 | 0 | — | +16B | −7N | +35B | −8N | −26B | +?N | −24B | −30N | +39N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 8.50 | 708 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 5567823 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | −3B | −9N | +37B | +39N | +30B | −20N | F | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 7.50 | 890 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Bekir, Yassine | 0 | TUN | +?B | −11N | −22B | +38N | +9B | −12N | =?B | =?N | −?B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 8.00 | 831 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Yahia, Mohamed Habib | 0 | TUN | −36N | F | −26B | +39N | +?B | −16B | −28N | +27B | +?N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.50 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 5548616 | 0 | — | −7B | +?N | −16B | −?N | +35B | −24N | +39B | +?N | −?B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 5555345 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −8B | =?N | −?B | −?N | +37B | +33B | =?N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 5557739 | 0 | — | −11B | +38N | −13N | −19B | =23N | +40B | −10B | −32N | +?B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 4.25 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 5566711 | 0 | — | +?B | −4N | +?B | −12N | −22B | −9N | −?B | +37N | −23N | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 2.00 | 731 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Anass,Aroua | 0 | TUN | F | −1B | −27N | −?B | −31N | +38N | −?B | +40N | −26B | 2.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 2.00 | 826 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Bouraoui, Ahmed | 0 | TUN | +30B | −12N | +23B | −7N | −13N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 8.50 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 5570476 | 0 | — | −15N | −26N | −?B | +40B | −28N | +?B | −32N | −34B | −38N | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 0.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Khelifi, Yamen | 0 | TUN | −8N | −33B | +40N | −29B | −?N | −35B | F | F | +37B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 5570417 | 0 | — | −14N | −5B | +?N | −30B | F | −28B | −31N | =?N | −27B | 1.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 0.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 5570441 | 0 | — | −2B | −?N | −38B | −37N | F | −33N | F | −35B | −?N | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 890 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mallah,Mohamed KhalilTUN+83.66.5 pts · #5
- 2Hafsa,YessineTUN+75.29.0 pts · #4
- 3Salah,AdemTUN+32.46.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Baba,MouadhTUN-49.35.5 pts · #6
- 2Bouida,IskanderTUN-40.84.0 pts · #33
- 3Labbaoui, AdemTUN-35.25.5 pts · #19
Biggest upsets
- R9+172 Elo gap
- R4+160 Elo gap
- R8+146 Elo gap