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Algerian Youth Chess Championship 2026 - U16 Girls

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14 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Dec 2025 to 25 Dec 2025 in Oran, Algeria. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1601, and top seed was Imene Zerarga (🇩🇿 ALG, WFM, 1930).

Imene Zerarga (🇩🇿 ALG, WFM, 1930) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Nihad Zidane (6.5) and Tinhinane Iskounen (6.5). Zerarga won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Nihad Zidane (1577) beat Ilyna Hadjout (1746), a +169-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
Top seed
🇩🇿WFMImene Zerarga1930
Avg top 10
1,601
Participants
14
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇿Algeria×11
Top 3
  • 🥇
    WFMImene Zerarga
    🇩🇿ALG·1930
    9.0pts·2401perf+42.8
  • 🥈
    Nihad Zidane
    🇩🇿ALG·1577
    6.5pts·1751perf+63.2
  • 🥉
    Tinhinane Iskounen
    🇩🇿ALG·1594
    6.5pts·1744perf+55.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WFM Imene Zerarga led from R4; +2.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Zerarga9Zidane6.5Iskounen6.5Hadjout6Belattar5Habes4
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

WFM Imene Zerarga never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Imene Zerarga beat Nihad Zidane (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

WFM Imene Zerarga 9 wins (R1–R9)Nihad Zidane 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WFMImene Zerarga*
1
1
1
2Nihad Zidane
0
*
½
1
3Tinhinane Iskounen
0
½
*
0
4Ilyna Hadjout
0
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Zerarga,ImeneWFM1930ALG+5B+8N+4B+2N+3B+7N+6B+12N+11N9.038.040.040.002401+42.8
2Zidane, Nihad1577ALG+12N+7B+8N−1B+4B+6N=3B+10N−5B6.541.543.526.251751+63.2
3Iskounen, Tinhinane1594ALG+10B−4N+13B+7B−1N+9B=2N+8B+6B6.540.041.523.251744+55.2
4Hadjout, Ilyna1746ALG+9N+3B−1N+6B−2N+5B−8N+7N+10B6.042.545.526.001696-17.6
5Belattar, Lila1464ALG−1N+6B−7N+8B+9N−4N−10B+11B+2N5.040.042.020.001701+94.4
6Nait Salem, Elina1520ALG+13B−5N+11B−4N+10B−2B−1N+9B−3N4.041.543.010.001433-33.2
7Habes, Meriem Batoul1675ALG+11B−2N+5B−3N+13N−1B+9N−4BF4.040.542.012.001544-49.2
8Zerarga , Ikram1631ALG+14N−1B−2B−5N+12N+11B+4B−3NF4.037.037.010.001497-44.0
9Nouri, Farah1439ALG−4B=10N+14B+11N−5B−3N−7B−6N+13N3.532.032.05.001295-38.8
10Benkhanouche, Aida0ALG−3N=9B+12N=13B−6NF+5N−2B−4N3.035.035.09.5013590.0
11Taraft, Sihem1429ALG−7N+12B−6N−9BF−8N+13B−5N−1B2.033.033.03.50788-72.8
12FIDE 79783590—−2B−11N−10B+14N−8B+13NF−1BF2.030.030.01.508400.0
13FIDE 79673140—−6N+14B−3N=10N−7B−12B−11NF−9B1.525.025.01.507260.0
14FIDE 79724230—−8B−13N−9N−12BFFFFF0.016.016.00.007300.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
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