Tunisian Chess Championship Open Under 14 -2026
Open SwissStandard
55 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 1708, and top seed was Jahed Mendili (🇹🇳 TUN, 1842).
Jahed Mendili (🇹🇳 TUN, 1842) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Youssef Bouslama (7.5) and Ahmed Belanes (7.0). Mendili shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Omar Zerriaa (1462) beat Aziz Ben Farhat (1699), a +237-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×39
🇫🇷France×1
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsJahed Mendili led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE24 Dec
Jahed Mendili takes the sole lead (6.5/7).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Jahed Mendili beat Youssef Bouslama (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Jahed Mendili 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Youssef Bouslama 4 wins (R4–R7)Ahmed Belanes 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jahed Mendili | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Youssef Bouslama | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Ahmed Belanes | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Jihed Baba | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mendili,Jahed | 1842 | TUN | +22B | +16N | +2B | =3N | +4N | +9B | +5B | =8N | +10N | 8.0 | 51.0 | 56.0 | 49.50 | 1989 | +44.4 |
| 2 | Bouslama, Youssef | 1659 | TUN | +53N | +37B | −1N | +28B | +14N | +10B | +6N | =3B | +5B | 7.5 | 48.0 | 49.5 | 38.00 | 1822 | +43.6 |
| 3 | Belanes, Ahmed | 1728 | TUN | +54N | +28B | +13N | =1B | −9N | +30B | +14N | =2N | +8B | 7.0 | 47.5 | 48.5 | 34.75 | 1807 | +30.8 |
| 4 | Baba,Jihed | 1755 | TUN | +52B | +29N | +12B | +8N | −1B | −5N | +19B | +18N | +9B | 7.0 | 46.5 | 48.0 | 33.50 | 1792 | +12.6 |
| 5 | Mallah,Abderrahmane | 1766 | TUN | +51N | +7B | =9N | +21B | +6N | +4B | −1N | +13B | −2N | 6.5 | 52.0 | 53.5 | 35.00 | 1793 | +14.0 |
| 6 | Bouattour,Mohamed | 1499 | TUN | +11B | =50N | +17B | +18N | −5B | +31N | −2B | +12N | +13N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 47.5 | 32.50 | 1706 | +56.0 |
| 7 | Saidani, Mohamed Anas | 1445 | TUN | +27B | −5N | +26B | +50N | −8B | +36N | =12B | +15N | +16B | 6.5 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 29.25 | 1601 | +38.4 |
| 8 | Ben Heni,Hamza | 1694 | TUN | +35N | +23B | +14N | −4B | +7N | +20B | =13N | =1B | −3N | 6.0 | 49.5 | 54.0 | 33.25 | 1656 | -11.2 |
| 9 | Landolsi,Omar | 1691 | TUN | +42B | +19N | =5B | +30N | +3B | −1N | =18B | +28N | −4N | 6.0 | 47.5 | 51.0 | 30.25 | 1716 | +7.2 |
| 10 | Raeb, Elias | 0 | TUN | +?B | −12N | +?B | +15N | +17B | −2N | +16B | +29N | −1B | 6.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 20.00 | 1589 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Hbaieb, Amir | 0 | TUN | −6N | +?B | −47N | −32B | +?N | +?B | +33N | +17B | +19B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 14.50 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ben Hamed,Rayene | 1592 | TUN | +24N | +10B | −4N | +23B | −20N | +38B | =7N | −6B | +30N | 5.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 27.75 | 1460 | -29.6 |
| 13 | Dollon, Layne | 1654 | FRA | +41B | +26N | −3B | +19N | +29B | +16N | =8B | −5N | −6B | 5.5 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 26.00 | 1539 | -32.0 |
| 14 | Charfeddine,Chadi | 1535 | TUN | +45B | +34N | −8B | +24N | −2B | +37N | −3B | +22N | =28B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 23.75 | 894 | -34.8 |
| 15 | Rahali, Mohamed hedi | 1496 | TUN | +49N | +32B | −21N | −10B | =23N | +39B | +24N | −7B | +31N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 23.00 | 772 | -32.4 |
| 16 | Omar Zerriaa | 1462 | TUN | +38N | −1B | +31N | +48B | +21N | −13B | −10N | +35B | −7N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 20.50 | 1461 | -3.2 |
| 17 | Bahria,Rassim | 1515 | TUN | =18N | +33B | −6N | +25B | −10N | +46B | =31B | −11N | +36B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 20.75 | 696 | -21.2 |
| 18 | Hassan, Khalil | 0 | TUN | =17B | +?N | +46B | −6B | +39N | +21B | =9N | −4B | F | 5.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 17.00 | 1559 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Bada,Saifallah | 0 | TUN | +47N | −9B | +37N | −13B | +48N | +32B | −4N | +21B | −11N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 18.50 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Abbes, Mohamed Tayeb | 0 | TUN | −26B | +42N | +27B | +33N | +12B | −8N | −28B | +36N | F | 5.0 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 22.50 | 1642 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Ben Farhat, Aziz | 1699 | TUN | +55B | +44N | +15B | −5N | −16B | −18N | +34B | −19N | +29B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 18.00 | 1537 | -31.6 |
| 22 | Chaaben,Youssef | 0 | TUN | −1N | =25B | +32N | −31B | +51N | +?B | =30N | −14B | +37N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 14.75 | 1348 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 5569893 | 0 | — | +?B | −8N | +44B | −12N | =15B | +43N | −29B | +41N | =27B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 15.25 | 1228 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Gouiaa, Ayoub | 0 | TUN | −12B | +?N | +36B | −14B | +47N | =29N | −15B | +43N | =25B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 14.75 | 1189 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Masmoudi ,Abdessalem | 0 | TUN | −29B | =22N | +?B | −17N | −?N | +51B | +39N | +32B | =24N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 15.00 | 670 | 0.0 |
| 26 | MASMOUDI,YOUSSEF | 0 | TUN | +20N | −13B | −7N | +?N | −36B | −35B | +?N | +?B | +38N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 9.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Maghraoui,Mohamed Takiy | 0 | TUN | −7N | +54B | −20N | +?B | −32N | +?N | +44B | =30B | =23N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 8.75 | 1275 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Bouafia Akwen | 0 | TUN | +36B | −3N | +34B | −2N | F | +33B | +20N | −9B | =14N | 4.5 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 20.75 | 1332 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Najjar,karam | 1425 | TUN | +25N | −4B | +38N | +47B | −13N | =24B | +23N | −10B | −21N | 4.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 19.00 | 897 | -20.8 |
| 30 | Bardi, Mouhamed Rachid | 1490 | TUN | +40B | +43N | =50B | −9B | +46N | −3N | =22B | =27N | −12B | 4.5 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 16.00 | 870 | -32.0 |
| 31 | Arroum, El Motez bellah | 0 | TUN | =46B | +39N | −16B | +22N | +43B | −6B | =17N | =?N | −15B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 16.25 | 1169 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 5560357 | 0 | — | +?B | −15N | −22B | +11N | +27B | −19N | =?B | −25N | +41B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 14.50 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Zouari,Youssef | 0 | TUN | +?B | −17N | +40B | −20B | +?N | −28N | −11B | +44N | =34B | 4.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 9.25 | 715 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 5555523 | 0 | — | +?N | −14B | −28N | +35B | −38N | +?B | −21N | +42B | =33N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 10.25 | 817 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Djebali , Omar | 0 | TUN | −8B | −36N | +?B | −34N | +?B | +26N | +37B | −16N | =?B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 9.00 | 778 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Zoghlami,Raed | 0 | TUN | −28N | +35B | −24N | +54B | +26N | −7B | +38N | −20B | −17N | 4.0 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 14.50 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 5554322 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | −19B | +45N | +44B | −14B | −35N | +40N | −22B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 10.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 38 | khlifi, mohamed Ayoub | 0 | TUN | −16B | +?N | −29B | +?N | +34B | −12N | −36B | +?N | −26B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 4.50 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Wali,Mohamed | 0 | TUN | =?N | −31B | +?N | +?B | −18B | −15N | −25B | =?N | +44B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 3.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 5548616 | 0 | — | −30N | +51B | −33N | −44N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −37B | +46N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 5570484 | 0 | — | −13N | =?B | −?N | −51B | +52N | +42B | +46N | −23B | −32N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.50 | 837 | 0.0 |
| 42 | El Hechmi, Mehdi | 0 | TUN | −9N | −20B | =51N | −?B | +?B | −41N | +52B | −34N | +55N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2.75 | 891 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Samet,Mahmoud | 0 | TUN | +?N | −30B | =53N | +?B | −31N | −23B | +?N | −24B | F | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.75 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Ayadi, Taha Aziz | 0 | TUN | +48N | −21B | −23N | +40B | −37N | +47B | −27N | −33B | −39N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 9.00 | 898 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 5570492 | 0 | — | −14N | +?B | −48N | −37B | −?N | −?N | −49B | +?N | +52B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.50 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 5570549 | 0 | — | =31N | +?B | −18N | +53B | −30B | −17N | −41B | −?N | −40B | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 3.75 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 5569150 | 0 | — | −19B | +55N | +11B | −29N | −24B | −44N | =?B | −?N | F | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 6.50 | 625 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 5569699 | 0 | — | −44B | +52N | +45B | −16N | −19B | −?N | −?B | =49N | −?B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.75 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 49 | ketata, fares | 0 | TUN | −15B | −?N | −?B | −?N | +55N | −?B | +45N | =48B | F | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Ouchem,Sami | 0 | TUN | +?N | =6B | =30N | −7B | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1352 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 5569460 | 0 | — | −5B | −40N | =42B | +41N | −22B | −25N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 5.25 | 967 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 5569877 | 0 | — | −4N | −48B | −?N | =?N | −41B | +55B | −42N | −?B | −45N | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.50 | 955 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 5569281 | 0 | — | −2B | +?N | =43B | −46N | −?B | −?B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.75 | 860 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 5570530 | 0 | — | −3B | −27N | +?B | −36N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 929 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 5569745 | 0 | — | −21N | −47B | −?N | −?N | −49B | −52N | =?B | F | −42B | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 898 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bouattour,MohamedTUN+56.06.5 pts · #8
- 2Mendili,JahedTUN+44.48.0 pts · #1
- 3Bouslama, YoussefTUN+43.67.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Charfeddine,ChadiTUN-34.85.5 pts · #50
- 2Rahali, Mohamed hediTUN-32.45.5 pts · #26
- 3Bardi, Mouhamed RachidTUN-32.04.5 pts · #47
Biggest upsets
- R5+237 Elo gap
- R9+155 Elo gap
- R9+107 Elo gap