Algerian Youth Chess Championship 2026 - U12 Open
Open SwissStandard
28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Dec 2025 to 25 Dec 2025 in Oran, Algeria. Top 10 Elo average was 1508, and top seed was Mohamed El Amine Mordjani (🇩🇿 ALG, 1617).
Mohamed El Amine Mordjani (🇩🇿 ALG, 1617) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Salim Khilouf (7.0) and Ayman Teggar (6.5). Mordjani won solo starting round 6.
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×23
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsMohamed El Amine Mordjani led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Mohamed El Amine Mordjani held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mohamed El Amine Mordjani drew with Salim Khilouf (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Mohamed El Amine Mordjani 4 wins (R1–R4)Salim Khilouf 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)Ayman Teggar 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mohamed El Amine Mordjani | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Salim Khilouf | ½ | * | 0 | ½ |
| 3Ayman Teggar | 0 | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Abdelhadi Louni | ½ | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mordjani, Mohamed El Amine | 1617 | ALG | +28N | +14B | +3N | +9B | =2N | +6B | =4N | +5B | =7N | 7.5 | 47.5 | 48.0 | 38.50 | 1710 | +29.2 |
| 2 | Khilouf, Salim | 1570 | ALG | +20B | +23N | +5B | =4N | =1B | −3N | +7B | +6N | +8B | 7.0 | 47.5 | 50.5 | 37.25 | 1625 | +18.0 |
| 3 | Teggar, Ayman | 1487 | ALG | +27B | +8N | −1B | +20N | +5B | +2B | =6N | −4B | +15N | 6.5 | 46.5 | 48.0 | 31.50 | 1581 | +32.4 |
| 4 | Louni, Abdelhadi | 1451 | ALG | +18N | +22B | +11N | =2B | −6B | +14N | =1B | +3N | −5N | 6.0 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 30.75 | 1559 | +42.4 |
| 5 | Ymmeli, Ilian | 1474 | ALG | +24N | +10B | −2N | +19B | −3N | +11B | +18N | −1N | +4B | 6.0 | 46.5 | 49.5 | 28.50 | 1445 | -8.4 |
| 6 | Fellah, Rayane | 1550 | ALG | +19N | =9B | +25N | +13B | +4N | −1N | =3B | −2B | +16N | 6.0 | 46.5 | 49.0 | 28.50 | 1572 | +8.0 |
| 7 | Bouhelassa, Soheil Younes | 1425 | ALG | =21N | −11B | +28N | +12B | +16N | +9B | −2N | +10B | =1B | 6.0 | 44.0 | 44.5 | 26.75 | 1438 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Hameidi, Moussa Khalil | 0 | ALG | +16N | −3B | −14N | +24B | =13N | +19B | +17N | +9B | −2N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 24.50 | 1337 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Addaj, Massinissa | 0 | ALG | +?B | =6N | +15B | −1N | +23B | −7N | +20B | −8N | +14N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 19.00 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Taraft, Mohamed | 0 | ALG | +?B | −5N | −20B | =17N | +26B | +25N | +14B | −7N | +18B | 5.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 15.75 | 1310 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Touabtia, Ilyas | 1462 | ALG | =17B | +7N | −4B | =23N | =22B | −5N | +25B | =12N | +21B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 20.25 | 1324 | -22.0 |
| 12 | Kerkar, Nabil Ilane | 0 | ALG | −14N | +28B | =16N | −7N | =17B | +24B | =15N | =11B | +25N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 15.25 | 1296 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Daas, Abdelouaheb | 1520 | ALG | −25B | +26N | +17B | −6N | =8B | −20N | +22B | =21N | +24B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 17.25 | 750 | -18.0 |
| 14 | Bouhamadi, Mohamed Arin | 1406 | ALG | +12B | −1N | +8B | +22N | =15B | −4B | −10N | +20N | −9B | 4.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 19.75 | 1244 | -22.4 |
| 15 | Nezlioui, Iyed | 1498 | ALG | +26N | =25B | −9N | +21B | =14N | −18B | =12B | +23N | −3B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 15.00 | 1254 | -24.4 |
| 16 | Sellaoui , Akram | 1451 | ALG | −8B | +27N | =12B | +25N | −7B | =22N | +23B | =18N | −6B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 13.25 | 688 | -36.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 7978979 | 0 | — | =11N | =21B | −13N | =10B | =12N | +?N | −8B | =22B | +27N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 12.75 | 1296 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Fellah, Yanni | 0 | ALG | −4B | −20N | +27B | +?N | +?B | +15N | −5B | =16B | −10N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 8.25 | 1378 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 7972164 | 0 | — | −6B | +?N | +?B | −5N | =20B | −8N | −21B | +?N | +26B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 4.00 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Belaidi, Abderrahmane | 0 | ALG | −2N | +18B | +10N | −3B | =19N | +13B | −9N | −14B | =22N | 4.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 18.75 | 1302 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Hasnaoui, Rayane | 0 | ALG | =7B | =17N | =23B | −15N | −25B | +28N | +19N | =13B | −11N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.5 | 14.25 | 1279 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Ziane, Mohand Razine | 0 | ALG | F | −4N | +?B | −14B | =11N | =16B | −13N | =17N | =20B | 3.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 9.00 | 1217 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Achour, Mehdi | 0 | ALG | +?N | −2B | =21N | =11B | −9N | +?B | −16N | −15B | F | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 4.50 | 1170 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 7978960 | 0 | — | −5B | −?N | +26B | −8N | +?B | −12N | F | +?B | −13N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 2.00 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Bendjedia, Ishak | 0 | ALG | +13N | =15N | −6B | −16B | +21N | −10B | −11N | F | −12B | 2.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 11.25 | 1344 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 7978944 | 0 | — | −15B | −13B | −24N | F | −10N | +?B | −?N | +28B | −19N | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.50 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 7978952 | 0 | — | −3N | −16B | −18N | +28B | −?N | F | −?B | =?N | −17B | 1.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.50 | 669 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Bekkhoucha, Younes | 0 | ALG | −1B | −12N | −7B | −27N | F | −21B | −?N | −26N | =?B | 0.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 0.00 | 721 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Louni, AbdelhadiALG+42.46.0 pts · #3
- 2Teggar, AymanALG+32.46.5 pts · #5
- 3Mordjani, Mohamed El AmineALG+29.27.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Sellaoui , AkramALG-36.04.5 pts · #23
- 2Nezlioui, IyedALG-24.44.5 pts · #19
- 3Bouhamadi, Mohamed ArinALG-22.44.5 pts · #20