Algerian Youth Chess Championship 2026 - U10 Open
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15 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Dec 2025 to 25 Dec 2025 in Oran, Algeria. Top 10 Elo average was 594, and top seed was Mohamed Elhaoues Messaoudi (🇩🇿 ALG, 1591).
Mohamed Elhaoues Messaoudi (🇩🇿 ALG, 1591) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Assalas Bouhini (7.0) and Adam Djerroud (6.0). Messaoudi won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇩🇿Oran, Algeria
Dates
21 Dec 2025 → 25 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇿Algeria×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsMohamed Elhaoues Messaoudi led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
Mohamed Elhaoues Messaoudi never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mohamed Elhaoues Messaoudi beat Assalas Bouhini (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Mohamed Elhaoues Messaoudi 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)Assalas Bouhini 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mohamed Elhaoues Messaoudi | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Assalas Bouhini | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Adam Djerroud | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Mahdi Benchibout | 0 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Messaoudi, Mohamed Elhaoues | 1591 | ALG | +7N | +12B | +2N | =3B | +4N | +6B | +8N | +14B | =5N | 8.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 43.25 | 1723 | +17.2 |
| 2 | Bouhini, Assalas | 1513 | ALG | +13B | +5N | −1B | +6N | +9B | +3N | =4B | =7N | +15B | 7.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 35.25 | 1476 | -6.0 |
| 3 | Djerroud, Adam | 1401 | ALG | +11B | =6N | +4B | =1N | +5B | −2B | −7N | +8B | +9N | 6.0 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 32.25 | 1514 | +18.0 |
| 4 | Benchibout, Mahdi | 1436 | ALG | +8N | +10B | −3N | +12B | −1B | +5N | =2N | =6B | +13N | 6.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 29.75 | 1229 | -29.2 |
| 5 | Bendaas, Nabil | 0 | ALG | +?N | −2B | +8N | +7B | −3N | −4B | +9N | +10N | =1B | 5.5 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 23.50 | 1164 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Bouazizi, Ahmed Nazim | 0 | ALG | +15N | =3B | +9N | −2B | +?N | −1N | +10B | =4N | =7B | 5.5 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 21.75 | 1293 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Cheriet, Abderraouf | 0 | ALG | −1B | +14N | +11B | −5N | =10B | +?N | +3B | =2B | =6N | 5.5 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 23.00 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 7978880 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −5B | +?N | +13B | +11N | −1B | −3N | +14B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 12.50 | 676 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Adjadj, Yani | 0 | ALG | +14B | =?N | −6B | +13N | −2N | +12B | −5B | +11N | −3B | 4.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 17.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 7960271 | 0 | — | +?B | −4N | −13B | +15N | =7N | +?B | −6N | −5B | +?B | 4.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 6.75 | 636 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 7978898 | 0 | — | −3N | +?B | −7N | +?B | =12N | −8B | +?N | −9B | +?N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 2.25 | 601 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 7969520 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | +?B | −4N | =11B | −9N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 2.25 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Djillali, Akram | 0 | ALG | −2N | +15B | +10N | −9B | −8N | +?B | −14N | +?N | −4B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 8.50 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 7969139 | 0 | — | −9N | −7B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +15B | +13B | −1N | −8N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 8.00 | 792 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 7978910 | 0 | — | −6B | −13N | +?B | −10B | +?N | −14N | +?B | +?B | −2N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.00 | 713 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Djerroud, AdamALG+18.06.0 pts · #4
- 2Messaoudi, Mohamed ElhaouesALG+17.28.0 pts · #1
- 3Djillali, AkramALG0.04.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Benchibout, MahdiALG-29.26.0 pts · #6
- 2Bouhini, AssalasALG-6.07.0 pts · #2
- 3Djillali, AkramALG0.04.0 pts · #9