Tunisian Chess Championship Open Under 18 -2026
27 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 20 Dec 2025 to 25 Dec 2025 in Gammarth, Tunis, Tunisia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1775, and top seed was Mohamed Khalil Abdallah (🇹🇳 TUN, CM, 2090).
Mohamed Khalil Abdallah (🇹🇳 TUN, CM, 2090) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Ahmed Boudaya (5.0) and Hamza Chennoufi (4.5). Abdallah won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ahmed Rayen Gabsi (1548) beat Mehdi Amri (1829), a +281-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCM Mohamed Khalil Abdallah led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
CM Mohamed Khalil Abdallah never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
CM Mohamed Khalil Abdallah 6 wins (R1–R6)Ahmed Boudaya 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMMohamed Khalil Abdallah | * | — | — | — |
| 2Ahmed Boudaya | — | * | — | — |
| 3Hamza Chennoufi | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Reguiai Mohamed | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdallah, Mohamed KhalilCM | 2090 | TUN | +7B | +11N | +8B | +10N | +4B | +14N | 6.0 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 20.50 | 2518 | +23.6 |
| 2 | Boudaya, Ahmed | 1618 | TUN | +19N | +12B | −10B | +11N | +6B | +4N | 5.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 16.00 | 1941 | +82.0 |
| 3 | Chennoufi, Hamza | 1636 | TUN | +26B | −10N | +21B | =5N | +16N | +12B | 4.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 10.50 | 1873 | +62.0 |
| 4 | Jlajla,Amine | 1694 | TUN | +25B | +6N | +5B | +8N | −1N | −2B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 12.50 | 1857 | +39.2 |
| 5 | Reguiai Mohamed | 1890 | TUN | +23N | +16B | −4N | =3B | =9N | +11B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 11.00 | 1748 | -36.4 |
| 6 | Ben Jemaa, Selim | 1587 | TUN | +27N | −4B | +15N | +13B | −2N | +16B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 1726 | +37.2 |
| 7 | Hasnaoui, Amen Allah | 1571 | TUN | −1N | +20B | −13N | +19B | +23N | +10N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 1790 | +40.0 |
| 8 | Kolsi, Mohamed Aziz | 1738 | TUN | +15N | +14B | −1N | −4B | +22N | =9B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 9.75 | 1717 | -6.8 |
| 9 | Gabsi, Ahmed Rayen | 1548 | TUN | +13N | −17B | =16N | +23B | =5B | =8N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 9.50 | 1764 | +66.4 |
| 10 | Boumaiza, Fares | 1805 | TUN | +22N | +3B | +2N | −1B | −14N | −7B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 11.50 | 1678 | -39.2 |
| 11 | Saad,Mohamed Hedi | 1659 | TUN | +20N | −1B | +22N | −2B | +13N | −5N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 1716 | +8.4 |
| 12 | Saidi, Mootez | 1761 | TUN | +21B | −2N | +17N | −14B | +15N | −3N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1572 | -58.0 |
| 13 | Amri,Mehdi | 1829 | TUN | −9B | +18N | +7B | −6N | −11B | +20N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 8.50 | 1399 | -87.2 |
| 14 | Saadaoui, Mohamed Iyad | 1608 | TUN | F | −8N | +27B | +12N | +10B | −1B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1828 | +42.0 |
| 15 | Ben Ameur, Amine | 1477 | TUN | −8B | +26N | −6B | +27N | −12B | +19N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 895 | -27.6 |
| 16 | Fkih, Mohamed Taha | 1649 | TUN | +24B | −5N | =9B | +17N | −3B | −6N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 5.75 | 1499 | -42.0 |
| 17 | Ben Nasr,Farouk | 1578 | TUN | =18B | +9N | −12B | −16B | =20N | =24N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1528 | -8.0 |
| 18 | Sessi, Anwer | 0 | TUN | =17N | −13B | −23N | +25N | +21B | F | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kilani, Mohamed Amine | 0 | TUN | −2B | −21N | +24B | −7N | +26B | −15B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 2.50 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Ben Nasr, Mohamed | 0 | TUN | −11B | −7N | +25B | =21N | =17B | −13B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 3.25 | 1391 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Jabrane, Ayoub | 1514 | TUN | −12N | +19B | −3N | =20B | −18N | =25B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 899 | -20.8 |
| 22 | Ben Nasr,Iyed | 1544 | TUN | −10B | +24N | −11B | +26N | −8B | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 934 | -30.8 |
| 23 | Belgacem, Adam | 1553 | TUN | −5B | =25N | +18B | −9N | −7B | F | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 870 | -44.0 |
| 24 | khlifi, elyes | 0 | TUN | −16N | −22B | −19N | F | +27B | =17B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1318 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Amaidia, Almuatassam bellah | 0 | TUN | −4N | =23B | −20N | −18B | F | =21N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.75 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 26 | ZRIBI, RAYEN | 0 | TUN | −3N | −15B | F | −22B | −19N | +27N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 27 | radhouani, khalil | 0 | TUN | −6B | F | −14N | −15B | −24N | −26B | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Boudaya, AhmedTUN+82.05.0 pts · #3
- 2Gabsi, Ahmed RayenTUN+66.43.5 pts · #5
- 3Chennoufi, HamzaTUN+62.04.5 pts · #4
- 1Amri,MehdiTUN-87.23.0 pts · #18
- 2Saidi, MootezTUN-58.03.0 pts · #9
- 3Belgacem, AdamTUN-44.01.5 pts · #26
- R1+281 Elo gap
- R4+242 Elo gap
- R6+234 Elo gap