Tunisian Chess Championship Under-12 Girls -2026
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Dec 2025 to 25 Dec 2025 in Gammarth, Tunis, Tunisia. Top 10 Elo average was 436, and top seed was Yara Abdallah (🇹🇳 TUN, 1462).
Lina Hadhek (🇹🇳 TUN, 1450) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Yara Abdallah (8.0) and Kenza Ben Heni (6.5). Hadhek won solo starting round 5.
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 · 1 represented
🇹🇳Tunisia×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsLina Hadhek led from R5; +0.5-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
Lina Hadhek held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Lina Hadhek beat Yara Abdallah (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Lina Hadhek 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)Yara Abdallah 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)Kenza Ben Heni 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lina Hadhek | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Yara Abdallah | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Kenza Ben Heni | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Kenza Marrakchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hadhek,Lina | 1450 | TUN | +7N | +9B | +6N | +10B | +2B | =3N | +4B | +11N | +5N | 8.5 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 43.75 | 2258 | +40.8 |
| 2 | Abdallah, Yara | 1462 | TUN | +3N | +8B | +10N | +4B | −1N | +6B | +5N | +9B | +7N | 8.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 39.50 | 1452 | -1.6 |
| 3 | Ben Heni,Kenza | 0 | TUN | −2B | +?N | +?N | +?B | +4N | =1B | +6N | −5B | +9N | 6.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 19.25 | 1183 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Marrakchi,Kenza | 0 | TUN | +?N | +12B | +5N | −2N | −3B | +9B | −1N | +?B | +6N | 6.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 17.00 | 1331 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Medimegh,Hiba | 1452 | TUN | +13B | −6N | −4B | +14N | +12B | +11N | −2B | +3N | −1B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 18.50 | 658 | -39.2 |
| 6 | Hadj Salah,Eya | 0 | TUN | +?N | +5B | −1B | +11N | +7B | −2N | −3B | +?N | −4B | 5.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 13.50 | 1331 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Gabsi, Fatma Zahraa | 0 | TUN | −1B | +14N | =?N | +?B | −6N | +8B | −?N | +12N | −2B | 4.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 9.50 | 658 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Herch, Rimes | 0 | TUN | +?B | −2N | =?N | −12B | +?N | −7N | −13B | +14B | +10N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 6.00 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Romdhane, Mariem | 0 | TUN | +14B | −1N | −?B | +?N | +10B | −4N | +?B | −2N | −3B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 6.00 | 658 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Belgacem,Kmar | 0 | TUN | +11N | +?B | −2B | −1N | −9N | −?B | +?N | +13B | −8B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 7.00 | 658 | 0.0 |
| 11 | MASMOUDI,RAZAN | 0 | TUN | −10B | F | +12N | −6B | +?N | −5B | +?N | −1B | +?N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.00 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 5551463 | 0 | — | +?B | −4N | −11B | +8N | −5N | −?B | +14N | −7B | −13N | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 6.50 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 5566118 | 0 | — | −5N | −?B | −14B | F | −?N | +?B | +8N | −10N | +12B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 5551471 | 0 | — | −9N | −7B | +13N | −5B | +?B | −?N | −12B | −8N | −?B | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 3.00 | 652 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hadhek,LinaTUN+40.88.5 pts · #1
- 2Ben Heni,KenzaTUN0.06.5 pts · #5
- 3Hadj Salah,EyaTUN0.05.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Medimegh,HibaTUN-39.25.0 pts · #8
- 2Abdallah, YaraTUN-1.68.0 pts · #3
- 3Ben Heni,KenzaTUN0.06.5 pts · #5