Algerian Youth Chess Championship 2026 - U16 Open
Open SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Dec 2025 to 25 Dec 2025 in Oran, Algeria. Top 10 Elo average was 1717, and top seed was Abdelmalek Bensidi (🇩🇿 ALG, 2001).
Abdelmalek Bensidi (🇩🇿 ALG, 2001) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Yasser Idris Chaili (6.5) and Ishak Kahloul (6.5). Bensidi took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Mohamed Adem Bechina (1581) beat Samy Younes Ait Atmane (1827), a +246-point gap.
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×27
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsAbdelmalek Bensidi led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE23 Dec
Abdelmalek Bensidi takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Abdelmalek Bensidi drew with Abdelbassat Belacel (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Abdelmalek Bensidi 4 wins (R4–R7)Ishak Kahloul 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Abdelmalek Bensidi | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Abdelbassat Belacel | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Ishak Kahloul | ½ | — | * | 0 |
| 4Yasser Idris Chaili | 0 | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bensidi, Abdelmalek | 2001 | ALG | +18B | +12N | =4B | +7N | +2N | +5B | +8N | =3B | +6N | 8.0 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 44.00 | 2008 | +1.2 |
| 2 | Chaili, Yasser Idris | 1710 | ALG | +13B | +14N | +7B | +3N | −1B | =4N | +6B | =5N | =9B | 6.5 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 35.25 | 1846 | +62.3 |
| 3 | Kahloul, Ishak | 1693 | ALG | +23N | +20B | +5N | −2B | +6N | =8B | =7N | =1N | +10B | 6.5 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 33.50 | 1795 | +50.0 |
| 4 | Belacel, Abdelbassat | 1689 | ALG | +25B | +15N | =1N | −6B | +16N | =2B | =5N | +9B | +7N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 32.75 | 1805 | +56.0 |
| 5 | Bouchlile, Ilyes | 1516 | ALG | +29B | +8N | −3B | +17N | +26B | −1N | =4B | =2B | +14N | 6.0 | 45.0 | 46.5 | 25.50 | 1721 | +60.4 |
| 6 | Mesmoudi, Mohamed Rayane | 1635 | ALG | +27B | =9N | +12B | +4N | −3B | +13N | −2N | +8B | −1B | 5.5 | 47.0 | 49.0 | 25.50 | 1759 | +52.0 |
| 7 | Bouhini, Arezki | 1655 | ALG | +24B | +10N | −2N | −1B | +27N | +17B | =3B | +12N | −4B | 5.5 | 44.5 | 46.5 | 22.25 | 1645 | -6.8 |
| 8 | Djillali, Ahmed | 1684 | ALG | +17N | −5B | +9B | +24N | +13B | =3N | −1B | −6N | +18B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 24.25 | 1657 | -10.0 |
| 9 | Ait Atmane, Samy Younes | 1827 | ALG | +16N | =6B | −8N | −20B | +23N | +14B | +12B | −4N | =2N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 22.50 | 1655 | -88.0 |
| 10 | Zeghimi, Samy | 1470 | ALG | +11N | −7B | −26N | +28B | −19N | +27B | +17N | +13B | −3N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 17.50 | 1470 | -0.8 |
| 11 | Sediki, Mohamed Adem | 0 | ALG | −10B | −24N | +29B | +18N | −12B | +25N | =15B | =16N | +23B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 16.75 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Belattar,Mohamed Walid | 1653 | ALG | +26N | −1B | −6N | +21B | +11N | +19B | −9N | −7B | =13N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 18.75 | 1484 | -55.2 |
| 13 | Nouri, Alaaeddine | 1437 | ALG | −2N | +28B | +20N | +19B | −8N | −6B | +21N | −10N | =12B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 16.25 | 1498 | +17.2 |
| 14 | Benkhelifa , Anis | 1627 | ALG | +28N | −2B | −16N | =23B | +24B | −9N | +26B | +15N | −5B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 15.25 | 1384 | -78.8 |
| 15 | Selmi, Merouane | 1523 | ALG | +19N | −4B | −17N | −27B | +28N | +16B | =11N | −14B | +25N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 16.00 | 1544 | +4.8 |
| 16 | Kilardj, Abdelouakil | 1445 | ALG | −9B | +27N | +14B | =26N | −4B | −15N | =22B | =11B | =21N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 14.75 | 1482 | +6.4 |
| 17 | Achour, Rayane | 0 | ALG | −8B | +29N | +15B | −5B | +20N | −7N | −10B | −25N | +28B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 12.00 | 1390 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Bouanane, Hamza Hocine | 1458 | ALG | −1N | +21B | −19N | −11B | =22N | =23B | +30N | +29B | −8N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 9.75 | 1520 | +6.4 |
| 19 | Meziani, Younes | 0 | ALG | −15B | +25N | +18B | −13N | +10B | −12N | −20N | =23B | =22B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 37.5 | 16.25 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Bechina, Mohamed Adem | 1581 | ALG | +22B | −3N | −13B | +9N | −17B | +24N | +19B | F | F | 4.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 16.50 | 1539 | -8.0 |
| 21 | Izourari, Mehdi | 1461 | ALG | +30B | −18N | −24B | −12N | +29B | +26N | −13B | =22N | =16B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 9.50 | 1174 | -55.2 |
| 22 | Ighil, Islam | 0 | ALG | −20N | =23B | −27N | =25N | =18B | +30B | =16N | =21B | =19N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 12.00 | 1406 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Ghiat, Abderrahmane Adel | 1417 | ALG | −3B | =22N | =25B | =14N | −9B | =18N | +24B | =19N | −11N | 3.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 13.50 | 1454 | +3.6 |
| 24 | Benfateh Miloud, Abdal Illah | 0 | ALG | −7N | +11B | +21N | −8B | −14N | −20B | −23N | +26B | =30N | 3.5 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 12.75 | 1300 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Nabi, Mohamed | 1416 | ALG | −4N | −19B | =23N | =22B | +30N | −11B | =28N | +17B | −15B | 3.5 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 9.25 | 1269 | -21.2 |
| 26 | Boumerdas, Mohamed Haythem | 0 | ALG | −12B | +30N | +10B | =16B | −5N | −21B | −14N | −24N | +29B | 3.5 | 33.0 | 33.5 | 9.00 | 1337 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Dib, Imed | 0 | ALG | −6N | −16B | +22B | +15N | −7B | −10N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 8.50 | 1302 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 7964137 | 0 | — | −14B | −13N | +30B | −10N | −15B | =29N | =25B | F | −17N | 2.0 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 3.00 | 1129 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 7978359 | 0 | — | −5N | −17B | −11N | +30B | −21N | =28B | F | −18N | −26N | 1.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 1.50 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 7979088 | 0 | — | −21N | −26B | −28N | −29N | −25B | −22N | −18B | F | =24B | 0.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.75 | 648 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chaili, Yasser IdrisALG+62.36.5 pts · #4
- 2Bouchlile, IlyesALG+60.46.0 pts · #10
- 3Belacel, AbdelbassatALG+56.06.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Ait Atmane, Samy YounesALG-88.05.0 pts · #5
- 2Benkhelifa , AnisALG-78.84.5 pts · #16
- 3Belattar,Mohamed WalidALG-55.24.5 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R4+246 Elo gap
- R3+182 Elo gap
- R2+168 Elo gap