Tunisian Chess Qualifying Championship 2026

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85 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Gammarth, Tunis, Tunisia. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2008, and top seed was Yacine Barbaria (🇹🇳 TUN, CM, 2150).

Yacine Barbaria (🇹🇳 TUN, CM, 2150) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Sahbi Taieb (7.0) and Ajili Rayen (7.0). Barbaria won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Ayoub Jabrane (1514) beat Bousnina Mourad (1913), a +399-point gap.

Location

🇹🇳Gammarth, Tunis, Tunisia

Dates

25 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇳CMYacine Barbaria2150

Avg top 10

2,008

Participants

Titled players · 4

CM×4

Federations · 4 represented

🇹🇳Tunisia×77

🇵🇸Palestine×1

🇫🇷France×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

Top 3

🥇
CMYacine Barbaria
🇹🇳TUN·2150
8.0pts·2292perf+25.0
🥈
CMSahbi Taieb
🇹🇳TUN·2099
7.0pts·2097perf+3.2
🥉
Ajili Rayen
🇹🇳TUN·1928
7.0pts·2030perf+21.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

CM Yacine Barbaria led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Barbaria8Taieb7Rayen7Ben Ammar6.5Bahria6.5Ktita6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

CM Yacine Barbaria never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Yacine Barbaria beat CM Sahbi Taieb (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Yacine Barbaria 5 wins (R1–R5)CM Sahbi Taieb 4 wins (R1–R4)Ajili Rayen 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMYacine Barbaria	*	1	1	½
2CMSahbi Taieb	0	*	½	—
3Ajili Rayen	0	½	*	—
4CMMohamed Ben Ammar	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Barbaria, YacineCM	2150	TUN	+23B	+32N	+7B	+3N	+2B	=4N	=12B	+13N	+5B	8.0	49.0	53.5	47.50	2292	+25.0
2	Taieb, SahbiCM	2099	TUN	+54N	+44B	+20N	+6B	−1N	=21B	=3N	+32B	+12B	7.0	45.5	49.0	35.00	2097	+3.2
3	Ajili Rayen	1928	TUN	+62N	+47B	+27N	−1B	=33N	+34B	=2B	+24N	+7B	7.0	44.0	47.0	33.25	2030	+21.6
4	Ben Ammar, MohamedCM	2080	TUN	+50B	+11N	=14B	+36N	+13B	=1B	+21N	−5N	=6B	6.5	47.5	51.5	35.00	2045	-3.0
5	Bahria, Mohamed Helmi	2043	TUN	+42N	+45B	+33N	=31B	−21N	+36B	+8N	+4B	−1N	6.5	43.5	47.5	32.25	2027	+1.2
6	Ktita, Dhafer	1900	TUN	+70N	+26B	+28N	−2N	+32B	−31B	+44N	+21B	=4N	6.5	41.5	44.0	29.25	1971	+16.0
7	Charfeddine, Akram	1859	TUN	+77N	+37B	−1N	+34B	=26N	+35B	=15N	+22B	−3N	6.0	44.0	45.0	24.75	1942	+21.0
8	Zenaidi, Mokhtar	1896	TUN	+29B	=17N	+52B	=12N	+25B	=22N	−5B	+23N	=11B	6.0	43.5	47.0	29.50	1896	+4.0
9	Ghali, Mehdi	1815	TUN	+66N	+10B	−12B	=54N	=63B	+25N	−24B	+52N	+23B	6.0	36.5	39.5	25.75	1778	-12.4
10	Guesmi, Walid	0	TUN	+?B	−9N	=37N	+38B	F	+57B	=22N	+20B	+14N	6.0	36.0	36.0	23.25	1899	0.0
11	Saidi, Mohamed Ali	1760	TUN	+61N	−4B	+77N	+60B	−20N	=54B	+35N	+53B	=8N	6.0	35.0	36.0	19.75	1864	+42.8
12	Zenaidi, Sadok	2009	TUN	=35B	F	+9N	=8B	+16N	+20B	=1N	+15B	−2N	5.5	47.5	48.0	31.25	2053	+11.4
13	Hamzaoui, Khalil	1933	TUN	=82B	+35N	+17B	+14N	−4N	+26B	+31N	−1B	−41N	5.5	44.0	44.5	25.25	1889	-7.2
14	Mendili,Jahed	1842	TUN	+60N	+41B	=4N	−13B	−34N	+42B	+26N	+31B	−10B	5.5	41.0	44.0	24.75	1911	+32.8
15	Chamam, Nazih	1982	TUN	+30B	+24N	−31B	=41N	+48B	+33N	=7B	−12N	=32N	5.5	39.5	43.5	26.00	1845	-26.4
16	Ben Salha, Ahmed	1820	TUN	=52B	+43N	+46B	=22N	−12B	−24N	+60B	+25N	=18B	5.5	38.0	41.0	23.50	1771	-15.2
17	Mekni Wajih	1717	TUN	+71N	=8B	−13N	+66B	−57N	+65B	−53N	+42B	+36N	5.5	33.5	35.5	20.00	1802	+15.6
18	Bouafia,Arken	1753	TUN	=65N	+67B	−34N	=62B	+58N	+63B	−20N	+51B	=16N	5.5	31.5	34.5	19.25	1753	+2.0
19	Sayari, Sofien	1737	TUN	+74B	−22N	−48B	+56N	−52B	=55N	+67B	+39N	+54B	5.5	30.5	32.0	17.75	1653	-13.8
20	Matmati, Ramzi	1898	TUN	+39B	+25N	−2B	+23N	+11B	−12N	+18B	−10N	−24B	5.0	45.0	49.5	26.00	1887	-1.2
21	Msalmi, Hamed	1789	TUN	+56B	+55N	=22B	+53N	+5B	=2N	−4B	−6N	−28B	5.0	43.5	47.0	23.00	1968	+33.2
22	Hergli, Amir	1944	TUN	+63N	+19B	=21N	=16B	+31N	=8B	=10B	−7N	F	5.0	42.5	45.5	24.25	1897	-7.2
23	Gabsi Amine	1670	TUN	−1N	+51B	+78N	−20B	+60N	+64B	+40N	−8B	−9N	5.0	39.5	40.5	15.50	1771	+19.2
24	Kolsi, Mohamed Aziz	1738	TUN	F	−15B	−60N	+51B	+62N	+16B	+9N	−3B	+20N	5.0	39.0	39.0	23.50	1845	+46.4
25	Saoud, Slim	1732	TUN	+69N	−20B	+61N	+27B	−8N	−9B	+62N	−16B	+51N	5.0	37.5	40.0	17.50	1616	-17.6
26	Baba,Mouadh	1730	TUN	+78B	−6N	+55B	+72N	=7B	−13N	−14B	=49N	+46B	5.0	37.0	38.0	15.50	1675	-15.5
27	Louhichi, Hamdi	0	TUN	+68B	+72N	−3B	−25N	−50B	+43N	+48B	+45N	F	5.0	35.0	37.0	17.50	1754	0.0
28	Yaakoubi, Mohamed Amine	0	TUN	F	+79N	−6B	−57B	=42N	=37B	+63N	+47B	+21N	5.0	32.0	32.0	17.50	1804	0.0
29	Gabsi, Ahmed Rayen	1548	TUN	−8N	−71B	+85N	−40B	=61N	+69B	+74N	=37B	+47N	5.0	28.0	28.0	11.75	1690	+25.2
30	Mejri, Moncef	1636	TUN	−15N	−61B	+84N	+78B	−64N	−51B	+76N	+83B	+45B	5.0	21.5	21.5	6.00	1535	-11.2
31	Amri,Mehdi	1829	TUN	F	+58B	+15N	=5N	−22B	+6N	−13B	−14N	+34B	4.5	42.5	42.5	23.25	1918	+39.6
32	Hafsa, Adem	1768	TUN	+76N	−1B	+70N	+58B	−6N	+47B	F	−2N	=15B	4.5	41.0	42.0	13.75	1869	+15.4
33	Dahmani, SamiCM	1789	TUN	F	+48N	−5B	+49N	=3B	−15B	+34N	−41B	+38N	4.5	40.5	40.5	20.50	1801	+4.0
34	Hafsa,Yessine	1727	TUN	+75B	=53N	+18B	−7N	+14B	−3N	−33B	+56N	−31N	4.5	40.0	41.5	17.75	1752	+9.7
35	Chennoufi, Hamza	1636	TUN	=12N	−13B	+67N	+65B	+53B	−7N	−11B	F	+40N	4.5	37.0	40.0	16.75	1822	+62.4
36	Farhat, Mohamed Tawfik	1822	TUN	=67N	+80B	+65N	−4B	+41B	−5N	+49B	−44N	−17B	4.5	37.0	38.0	14.00	1653	-31.2
37	Jallouli Mohamed Amine	1713	TUN	+83B	−7N	=10B	=46N	=49B	=28N	=56B	=29N	=52B	4.5	37.0	37.0	15.50	1501	-55.2
38	Dekhili,Aymen	1698	TUN	=46B	+73N	−53B	−10N	+39B	−49N	+55B	+59N	−33B	4.5	33.5	35.5	15.50	1647	-7.0
39	Jaballah,Mohamed	1577	TUN	−20N	+69B	=45N	−44B	−38N	+66B	+65N	−19B	+59N	4.5	32.5	35.0	14.00	1638	+8.4
40	Mallah,Abderrahmane	1766	TUN	=73B	−46N	=43B	+29N	+77B	+50N	−23B	=54N	−35B	4.5	32.5	33.5	15.00	1666	-36.0
41	Ben Toumia, Ayoub	1675	TUN	F	−14N	+71B	=15B	−36N	+74B	F	+33N	+13B	4.5	32.5	32.5	16.25	1873	+25.0
42	Fkih, Mohamed Taha	1649	TUN	−5B	+84N	−72B	+76N	=28B	−14N	+61B	−17N	+49B	4.5	32.5	32.5	10.50	1534	-31.2
43	El Ghozzi Ahmed	1596	TUN	=57N	−16B	=40N	+83B	−45N	−27B	+78N	=58B	+69N	4.5	29.5	29.5	9.25	1627	+2.8
44	Baba,Jihed	1755	TUN	F	−2N	=63B	+39N	=54B	+48N	−6B	+36B	F	4.0	38.0	38.0	16.25	1796	+12.6
45	Zaghouani, Adel	1747	TUN	+84B	−5N	=39B	=52N	+43B	+46N	F	−27B	−30N	4.0	37.5	37.5	12.50	1601	-20.2
46	Oueslati, youssef	0	TUN	=38N	+40B	−16N	=37B	+66N	−45B	−47N	+62B	−26N	4.0	35.0	38.0	15.00	1658	0.0
47	Chehata Mohamed	1733	TUN	+85B	−3N	−49B	+55N	+71B	−32N	+46B	−28N	−29B	4.0	35.0	35.0	9.50	882	-90.0
48	Mallah,Mohamed Khalil	1542	TUN	+59N	−33B	+19N	+64B	−15N	−44B	−27N	−63B	+73N	4.0	34.0	36.0	14.00	1730	+64.0
49	Bouyahia, Neil	1483	FRA	−72B	+81N	+47N	−33B	=37N	+38B	−36N	=26B	−42N	4.0	33.5	34.0	13.75	1693	+90.8
50	Tareq , Dawik	1659	PLE	−4N	+76B	−64N	+61B	+27N	−40B	−51N	+60B	F	4.0	32.0	33.0	12.00	1470	-49.6
51	Ben Cherifa,Bouraoui	1416	TUN	−79B	−23N	+75B	−24N	+85B	+30N	+50B	−18N	−25B	4.0	32.0	32.0	10.50	1552	+36.4
52	Jabrane, Ayoub	1514	TUN	=16N	+57B	−8N	=45B	+19N	−53B	F	−9B	=37N	3.5	38.5	41.5	16.00	1774	+91.2
53	Nouira, Najeh	1898	TUN	F	=34B	+38N	−21B	−35N	+52N	+17B	−11N	F	3.5	38.5	38.5	15.75	1691	-36.0
54	Bouslama, Youssef	1659	TUN	−2B	F	+80N	=9B	=44N	=11N	=59B	=40B	−19N	3.5	37.5	37.5	13.00	1718	+16.0
55	Abassi, Abdelmajid	0	TUN	+64N	−21B	−26N	−47B	+83N	=19B	−38N	+74B	−58N	3.5	32.0	32.0	7.25	1497	0.0
56	Omar Zerriaa	1462	TUN	−21N	−64B	+69N	−19B	+78N	+58B	=37N	−34B	F	3.5	31.5	32.5	9.25	1535	+16.8
57	Bousnina Mourad	1913	TUN	=43B	−52N	+73B	+28N	+17B	−10N	F	F	F	3.5	31.0	31.0	14.75	1609	-41.6
58	Ben Othman, Zahreddine	1636	TUN	F	−31N	+79B	−32N	−18B	−56N	+71B	=43N	+55B	3.5	29.0	29.0	8.75	1505	-20.2
59	Weslati,Monem	1846	TUN	−48B	F	F	+73N	+76B	+77N	=54N	−38B	−39B	3.5	20.5	20.5	5.75	1453	-99.6
60	Fatnassi,Raed	1538	TUN	−14B	+83N	+24B	−11N	−23B	F	−16N	−50N	+66B	3.0	36.0	36.0	8.00	1554	+0.8
61	Belhadj Hassen, Hakim	0	TUN	−11B	+30N	−25B	−50N	=29B	+68N	−42N	=66B	F	3.0	35.5	35.5	12.00	1565	0.0
62	Ben Khalifa, Yassin	1599	SUI	−3B	=74N	+68B	=18N	−24B	+71N	−25B	−46N	F	3.0	35.0	36.5	8.50	1627	+5.2
63	Zaoui,Ahmed Ismail	1636	TUN	−22B	F	=44N	+74B	=9N	−18N	−28B	+48N	F	3.0	35.0	35.0	10.50	1688	+10.8
64	Smida, Tahar	1769	TUN	−55B	+56N	+50B	−48N	+30B	−23N	F	F	F	3.0	33.0	33.0	12.50	1663	-12.4
65	Ben Ghazi,Mohamed Salim	0	TUN	=18B	+?N	−36B	−35N	F	−17N	−39B	=67N	+68B	3.0	31.5	31.5	7.25	1600	0.0
66	Sami,Ayari	1502	TUN	−9B	=68N	+81B	−17N	−46B	−39N	+75B	=61N	−60N	3.0	30.5	31.0	5.00	1486	-7.2
67	Labbaoui, Adem	1531	TUN	=36B	−18N	−35B	−68N	F	+70B	−19N	=65B	+83N	3.0	29.0	29.0	6.25	1517	-5.6
68	Rekik, Ghazi	1728	TUN	−27N	=66B	−62N	+67B	−74N	−61B	=73N	+76B	−65N	3.0	23.5	24.5	6.50	1544	-14.2
69	Jaoua Jawhar	0	TUN	−25B	−39N	−56B	=81N	+73B	−29N	+70N	F	−43B	2.5	28.0	28.5	4.75	1370	0.0
70	Ben Mbarek, Mohamed	1585	TUN	−6B	+85N	−32B	−71N	=75B	−67N	−69B	+84B	F	2.5	21.5	21.5	0.75	933	-19.6
71	Melki, youssef	0	TUN	−17B	+29N	−41N	+70B	−47N	−62B	−58N	F	F	2.0	29.5	29.5	7.50	1484	0.0
72	Khemiri, Mohamed Dhia Eddine	1789	TUN	+49N	−27B	+42N	−26B	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	27.5	27.5	8.50	1746	-2.6
73	Bel hadj hamouda, ahmed yassine	0	TUN	=40N	−38B	−57N	−59B	−69N	F	=68B	+85N	−48B	2.0	26.0	26.0	3.75	1474	0.0
74	Ghrir, Sofien	0	TUN	−19N	=62B	F	−63N	+68B	−41N	−29B	−55N	F	1.5	30.0	30.5	4.50	1461	0.0
75	FIDE 5568226	0	—	−34N	−77B	−51N	+84B	=70N	−76B	−66N	F	F	1.5	18.0	18.0	1.25	1189	0.0
76	FIDE 5558670	0	—	−32B	−50N	F	−42B	−59N	+75N	−30B	−68N	F	1.0	26.0	26.0	1.50	915	0.0
77	Lazrag, Zied	1543	TUN	−7B	+75N	−11B	F	−40N	−59B	F	F	F	1.0	25.0	25.0	1.50	1008	-29.6
78	FIDE 5570646	0	—	−26N	F	−23B	−30N	−56B	+84N	−43B	F	F	1.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	819	0.0
79	Ben Zakour, Meher	1778	TUN	+51N	−28B	−58N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	4.00	1526	-23.6
80	Nouira,Bassem	0	TUN	+81B	−36N	−54B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.50	1602	0.0
81	Ben Farhat, Aziz	1699	TUN	−80N	−49B	−66N	=69B	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	15.5	15.5	1.25	693	-60.8
82	Neji, Mohamed	1628	TUN	=13N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	12.5	12.5	2.75	1933	+14.4
83	FIDE 5568650	0	—	−37N	−60B	F	−43N	−55B	F	F	−30N	−67B	0.0	24.5	24.5	0.00	803	0.0
84	FIDE 5566550	0	—	−45N	−42B	−30B	−75N	F	−78B	F	−70N	F	0.0	20.5	20.5	0.00	854	0.0
85	Jabrane, Mohamed	0	TUN	−47N	−70B	−29B	F	−51N	F	F	−73B	F	0.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	771	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Jabrane, AyoubTUN
+91.2
3.5 pts · #34
2Bouyahia, NeilFRA
+90.8
4.0 pts · #31
3Mallah,Mohamed KhalilTUN
+64.0
4.0 pts · #39

Top rating losers

1Weslati,MonemTUN
-99.6
3.5 pts · #62
2Chehata MohamedTUN
-90.0
4.0 pts · #78
3Ben Farhat, AzizTUN
-60.8
0.5 pts · #79

Biggest upsets

R2+399 Elo gap
Jabrane, Ayoub1514 beat Bousnina Mourad1913
R1+304 Elo gap
Mallah,Mohamed Khalil1542 beat Weslati,Monem1846
R9+269 Elo gap
Jaballah,Mohamed1577 beat Weslati,Monem1846