Algerian Youth Chess Championship 2026 - U18 Girls
7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Dec 2025 to 25 Dec 2025 in Oran, Algeria. Top 10 Elo average was 1119, and top seed was Manel Ait Oudhia (🇩🇿 ALG, 1739).
Rima Khilouf (🇩🇿 ALG, 1585) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Ania Touati (5.0) and Manel Ait Oudhia (5.0). Khilouf shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Ania Touati (1605) beat Manel Ait Oudhia (1739), a +134-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 7 · 7 roundsRima Khilouf led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Manel Ait Oudhia takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
Rima Khilouf beat Ania Touati (White).
Rima Khilouf 3 wins (R4–R7)Ania Touati 5 wins (R2–R7)Manel Ait Oudhia 4 wins (R2–R5)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇩🇿Khilouf, Rima | 1585 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 11.00 | 16.0 | +44.8 | 1797 |
| 2 | 🇩🇿Touati, Ania | 1605 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 11.00 | 16.0 | +38.8 | 1792 |
| 3 | 🇩🇿Ait Oudhia, Manel | 1739 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 11.00 | 16.0 | +4.2 | 1758 |
| 7 | 🇩🇿Imadali, Maya | 1429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2.0 | 2.75 | 19.0 | -16.0 | 1322 |
| 5 | 🇩🇿Ait Sadi, Lyna | 1476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 2.0 | 2.25 | 19.0 | -72.0 | 1266 |
| 4 | 🇩🇿Tebbal, Melissa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 19.5 | 0.0 | 1234 |
| 6 | 🇩🇿Idir, Alicia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 1.00 | 20.5 | 0.0 | 1234 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Khilouf, RimaALG+44.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Touati, AniaALG+38.85.0 pts · #2
- 3Ait Oudhia, ManelALG+4.25.0 pts · #3
- 1Ait Sadi, LynaALG-72.02.0 pts · #5
- 2Imadali, MayaALG-16.02.0 pts · #7
- 3Tebbal, MelissaALG0.01.5 pts · #4
- R6+134 Elo gap