Algerian National Team Championship 2026 - Division 1

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76 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Dec 2025 to 03 Jan 2026 in Oran, Algeria. 8 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2131, and top seed was Adlane Arab (🇩🇿 ALG, IM, 2456).

Saad Belouadah (🇩🇿 ALG, IM, 2308) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Adlane Arab (8.0) and Lotfi Bensadi (7.5). Belouadah won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Khaled Guesmia (1635) beat Slimane Lardjani (1900), a +265-point gap.

Location

🇩🇿Oran, Algeria

Dates

30 Dec 2025 → 03 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇿IMAdlane Arab2456

Avg top 10

2,131

Participants

Titled players · 8

IM×2

FM×2

CM×4

Federations · 2 represented

🇩🇿Algeria×75

🇹🇳Tunisia×1

Top 3

🥇
IMSaad Belouadah
🇩🇿ALG·2308
8.0pts·2325perf+2.0
🥈
IMAdlane Arab
🇩🇿ALG·2456
8.0pts·2407perf-2.8
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Lotfi Bensadi
🇩🇿ALG·1956
7.5pts·2029perf+17.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Belouadah8Arab8Bengherabi7.5Bensadi7.5Araoune7Mairi7

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/9. Belouadah takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (36.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Saad Belouadah 4 wins (R6–R9)IM Adlane Arab 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Khalil Bengherabi 7 wins (R1–R7)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Belouadah, SaadIM	2308	ALG	+37N	+50B	=12N	+5B	=25N	+22B	+33N	+49B	+66N	8.0	36.0	36.5	31.00	2325	+2.0
2	Arab, AdlaneIM	2456	ALG	+56B	+76N	+21B	+41N	+46B	=6N	+9B	=32N	+67B	8.0	31.5	31.5	26.00	2407	-2.8
3	Bensadi, Lotfi	1956	ALG	=50N	+56B	=8B	+7N	+74N	+66B	+23N	=6B	+32N	7.5	34.5	34.5	26.25	2029	+17.2
4	Bengherabi, KhalilFM	2110	ALG	+68N	+15B	+61N	+17B	+62N	+53B	+59N	=18B	−48N	7.5	26.0	26.5	20.75	2065	-3.2
5	Araoune, SaadiFM	2114	ALG	+22B	=49N	+58B	−1N	+43B	+25B	=12N	+16N	+33B	7.0	39.5	41.0	28.50	2189	+18.8
6	Bensidi, Abdelmalek	2001	ALG	+41B	+46N	+54N	+50B	+72N	=2B	−7N	=3N	+23B	7.0	38.5	39.0	24.25	2060	+27.6
7	Moulay, MehdiCM	1950	ALG	+23B	=8N	=41B	−3B	+54N	+56N	+6B	+34B	+74N	7.0	37.5	37.5	24.75	1967	+7.0
8	Mairi, Anis	1829	ALG	+54N	=7B	=3N	=9B	+67N	+32B	+74B	+56N	=21N	7.0	34.5	34.5	21.25	1997	+40.2
9	Hamira, Abdelatif	1929	ALG	+67B	+72N	+32B	=8N	+50N	=54B	−2N	+74B	+41B	7.0	28.0	28.0	15.50	1978	+13.2
10	Boukhalfa, Nouh	1951	ALG	−18B	+26N	+19B	+30N	+11N	+17N	−31N	+61N	=15B	6.5	42.5	43.5	30.50	1997	+13.2
11	Achour, Mohamed Anis	2154	ALG	=28B	+35N	+27B	=13N	−10B	+26N	+42B	+55N	=34B	6.5	38.0	40.0	26.00	2001	-25.0
12	Boulrens, Ala Eddine	2184	ALG	+36B	+42B	=1B	+55B	+69B	+15B	=5B	=25B	F	6.5	38.0	38.5	25.75	2199	+7.4
13	Belaid, Koceila	1836	ALG	+69N	+55B	=45N	=11B	=57N	=39N	=27B	+24B	+42N	6.5	30.0	30.5	20.75	2042	+41.6
14	Benrekia, Akram	1838	ALG	=21B	+66N	−25N	=37B	+51N	+43N	+44B	=33B	+58N	6.5	27.5	28.0	17.00	2015	+43.0
15	Tahir, Abderrahmane	1931	ALG	+29B	−4N	+34N	+26N	=42B	−12N	+28B	+57B	=10N	6.0	41.5	43.0	24.00	1992	+12.6
16	Brahami,Lyes	1979	ALG	+44N	+43B	−22N	=25B	+58N	+33B	+49N	−5B	=28N	6.0	33.5	35.0	18.50	2018	+11.0
17	Benyahia, SafinCM	1853	ALG	−26B	=18N	+47B	−4N	+52B	−10B	+61N	+30N	+59B	5.5	35.5	36.5	15.25	1870	+5.6
18	Aissat, Wail	1691	ALG	+10N	=17B	+59N	F	+68N	+60B	−30B	=4N	=73N	5.5	32.0	32.5	16.75	1907	+43.8
19	Benrekia, Anes	1772	ALG	=61N	−48B	−10N	+75B	+70N	+52N	+38B	+64B	F	5.5	19.5	19.5	8.50	1810	+10.4
20	Bouazdia, Yassine	1781	ALG	+70N	F	−40B	+53B	+64N	−27B	+75N	=52N	+62B	5.5	16.0	16.0	6.25	1773	+3.6
21	Bakouche, Mahmoud	1858	ALG	=14N	=33N	−2N	=32N	=22N	+35N	+41N	=46N	=8B	5.0	42.0	45.0	22.25	1967	+23.8
22	Hanachi, Abderahmane	1852	ALG	−5N	+25B	+16B	=35N	=21B	−1N	+58B	+51B	−43N	5.0	40.0	41.5	19.00	1984	+58.0
23	Mebrouki, Djamal Eddine	0	ALG	−7N	+54B	+56N	+67B	−41B	+74N	−3B	+50N	−6N	5.0	31.5	31.5	6.50	1759	0.0
24	Hammadi, Rayane	1756	ALG	+71B	+57N	+69B	−39N	+45B	−42N	−55B	−13N	+68B	5.0	21.5	22.0	6.00	1767	+5.2
25	Ben Abbes,Ayoub	1915	TUN	=49B	−22N	+14B	=16N	=1B	−5N	+34B	=12N	=35N	4.5	47.0	49.5	24.00	1961	+8.4
26	Hamza, Imed	1704	ALG	+17N	−10B	F	−15B	+27B	−11B	+47B	=29N	+57B	4.5	38.0	38.0	16.75	1908	+70.4
27	Bidi, Abdeljalil	1843	ALG	F	+59N	−11N	F	−26N	+20N	=13N	+39N	+71B	4.5	34.5	34.5	14.75	1930	+15.8
28	Benabdelaziz, Mohamed	1947	ALG	=11N	−29N	+57B	−36B	+55N	+45B	−15N	=71B	=16B	4.5	33.5	34.0	13.00	1839	-23.0
29	Brahimi, AbderahimCM	1764	ALG	−15N	+28B	−38B	+45N	+36N	−31B	−57N	=26B	+55N	4.5	32.5	34.0	15.75	1899	+30.0
30	Aoudia, AghilesCM	1748	ALG	−38N	+52B	=53N	−10B	+63N	−59B	+18N	−17B	+75N	4.5	29.0	29.0	10.25	1718	-25.2
31	Boudjourfa, Adlane	1959	ALG	F	F	F	+52B	=38B	+29N	+10B	+58B	F	4.5	19.0	19.0	17.00	2175	+22.4
32	Chanafi, Abderrazak	1929	ALG	+46B	=41N	−9N	=21B	=56B	−8N	+54N	=2B	−3B	4.0	43.0	44.5	14.00	1828	-22.8
33	Benseni, Ahmed	1949	ALG	+66N	=21B	+49N	−44B	+35B	−16N	−1B	=14N	−5N	4.0	42.0	42.5	12.75	1872	-19.0
34	Kahloul, Ishak	1693	ALG	+42N	−36N	−15B	+57N	=44N	+51B	−25N	−7N	=11N	4.0	37.0	38.5	12.25	1826	+46.8
35	Azreug, Lazhar	1856	ALG	+51N	−11B	+66B	=22B	−33N	−21B	−37N	+43N	=25B	4.0	34.5	35.0	10.75	1829	-6.6
36	Ould Rouis, Mounir	1924	ALG	−12N	+34B	−39B	+28N	−29B	+57B	+71N	−42N	F	4.0	31.5	32.0	10.50	1801	-23.8
37	Ghlib,Boutouchent	1971	ALG	−1B	+51B	=43N	=14N	−49B	=58N	+35B	=44N	F	4.0	31.0	31.0	13.50	1891	-17.4
38	Barkat, Raouf	1783	ALG	+30B	−47B	+29N	−64N	=31N	−55B	−19N	+68B	=61B	4.0	26.0	26.5	12.25	1695	-20.0
39	Beghriche, Rami Tadjeddine	1844	ALG	+55N	=69B	+36N	+24B	F	=13B	F	−27B	F	4.0	22.5	22.5	14.50	1933	+14.4
40	Lardjani, Slimane	1900	ALG	F	F	+20N	F	+60N	+70B	−62N	+45N	F	4.0	11.5	11.5	10.50	1932	+5.6
41	Mokhtari, Tarik	1856	ALG	−6N	=32B	=7N	−2B	+23N	+46N	−21B	=54B	−9N	3.5	46.0	48.0	14.50	1780	-16.6
42	Messaoudi, Elhadi	1824	ALG	−34B	−12N	F	+71N	=15N	+24B	−11N	+36B	−13B	3.5	39.0	39.0	12.50	1854	+3.0
43	Bounatiro, Mohamed El Achref	1639	ALG	−45B	−16N	=37B	+66N	−5N	−14B	=51N	−35B	+22B	3.0	38.0	38.5	8.75	1756	+21.6
44	Makhzoum, Mohamed Amine	1806	ALG	−16B	=45N	−51B	+33N	=34B	=49N	−14N	=37B	F	3.0	36.5	39.0	10.75	1788	-5.4
45	Kacem, Abdelkader Riadh	1879	ALG	+43N	=44B	=13B	−29B	−24N	−28N	+69B	−40B	F	3.0	31.0	31.0	8.25	1715	-36.4
46	Ounas,Abdelhak	1951	ALG	−32N	−6B	F	+54B	−2N	−41B	=66N	=21B	+76B	3.0	30.0	30.0	4.75	1775	-37.6
47	Boudaoud, Khaled	1916	ALG	F	+38N	−17N	+73N	F	+68B	−26N	F	F	3.0	20.5	20.5	5.00	1755	-17.0
48	Ghebache,Nourreddine	2013	ALG	=59B	+19N	F	F	F	F	F	=63B	+4B	3.0	15.5	15.5	14.25	2026	+3.0
49	Djibtrouhi, Mustapha	1828	ALG	=25N	=5B	−33B	F	+37N	=44B	−16B	−1N	−51N	2.5	39.0	39.0	11.25	1837	-1.6
50	Bouchlile, Ilyes	1516	ALG	=3B	−1N	=67N	−6N	−9B	=72N	+56B	−23B	F	2.5	37.0	37.0	5.75	1681	+35.2
51	Ait Atmane, Samy Younes	1827	ALG	−35B	−37N	+44N	−58B	−14B	−34N	=43B	−22N	+49B	2.5	32.0	33.5	7.00	1664	-94.4
52	Bouzid, Salah	1541	ALG	F	−30N	+68B	−31N	−17N	−19B	+70N	=20B	−53B	2.5	29.5	30.0	3.75	1586	+10.0
53	Chaib, Chakib	1717	ALG	F	F	=30B	−20N	F	−4N	F	+70B	+52N	2.5	20.5	20.5	5.25	1724	+0.4
54	Bouhala, Sefale	1492	ALG	−8B	−23N	−6B	−46N	−7B	=9N	−32B	=41N	+56B	2.0	43.5	45.0	6.75	1650	+20.6
55	Ghezali,Abdelhalim essddik youcef	1724	ALG	−39B	−13N	F	−12N	−28B	+38N	+24N	−11B	−29B	2.0	41.5	41.5	9.00	1704	-7.8
56	Kechat, Farouk	1601	ALG	−2N	−3N	−23B	+74B	=32N	−7B	−50N	−8B	−54N	1.5	43.0	43.0	2.00	1547	-30.4
57	Baya, Mohammed Islam	0	ALG	F	−24B	−28N	−34B	=13B	−36N	+29B	−15N	−26N	1.5	39.0	42.0	7.75	1568	0.0
58	Hamdan, Abderahmane El Hadi	1990	ALG	F	F	−5N	+51N	−16B	=37B	−22N	−31N	−14B	1.5	35.5	35.5	4.50	1709	-49.6
59	Saoudi, Mohamed Lamine	1776	ALG	=48N	−27B	−18B	F	F	+30N	−4B	F	−17N	1.5	30.5	30.5	6.00	1688	-14.8
60	Boureghda, Reda	1665	ALG	F	=63N	+70B	F	−40B	−18N	F	F	F	1.5	11.0	11.0	1.00	1583	-18.8
61	Elhadj Moustafa, Youcef	1643	ALG	=19B	F	−4B	F	F	F	−17B	−10B	=38N	1.0	30.0	30.0	4.75	1641	-3.2
62	Guesmia, Khaled	1635	ALG	F	F	F	F	−4B	F	+40B	F	−20N	1.0	17.0	17.0	4.00	1780	+8.8
63	Attaoui, Mohamed Riad	1672	ALG	F	=60B	F	F	−30B	F	F	=48N	F	1.0	17.0	17.0	2.25	1693	+0.2
64	Bellih, Salah	1529	ALG	F	F	−65N	+38B	−20B	F	F	−19N	F	1.0	16.0	16.0	4.00	1536	-0.4
65	Boukhelef, Mohamed Lotfi	1580	ALG	F	F	+64B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	2329	+17.2
66	Brahim Djelloul, Ahmed	1649	ALG	−33B	−14B	−35N	−43B	F	−3N	=46B	F	−1B	0.5	36.0	36.0	1.50	1469	-40.4
67	Sahraoui Brahim, Tayeb	1571	ALG	−9N	F	=50B	−23N	−8B	F	F	F	−2N	0.5	29.5	29.5	1.25	1489	-17.6
68	Seghier, Ilias	1563	ALG	−4B	=70B	−52N	F	−18B	−47N	F	−38N	−24N	0.5	28.0	28.0	0.25	1301	-34.4
69	Aissani, Fethallah	1770	ALG	−13B	=39N	−24N	F	−12N	F	−45N	F	F	0.5	25.0	25.0	2.00	1531	-25.2
70	Iskounen, Yani	1416	ALG	−20B	=68N	−60N	F	−19B	−40N	−52B	−53N	F	0.5	22.0	22.0	0.25	1271	-30.0
71	Chougui, Rachid	1703	ALG	−24N	F	F	−42B	F	F	−36B	=28N	−27N	0.5	21.5	21.5	2.25	1493	-19.6
72	Merrad, Khaled	0	ALG	F	−9B	F	F	−6B	=50B	F	F	F	0.5	16.5	16.5	1.25	1542	0.0
73	Iskounen, Kenane	1479	ALG	F	F	F	−47B	F	F	F	F	=18B	0.5	8.5	8.5	2.75	1581	+8.4
74	Mazighi, Mossaab	1709	ALG	F	F	F	−56N	−3B	−23B	−8N	−9N	−7B	0.0	38.0	38.0	0.00	1053	-64.0
75	Seddiki,Mohamed Yacine	1478	ALG	F	F	F	−19N	F	F	−20B	F	−30B	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	976	-17.6
76	Ilias, Belhadj	1702	ALG	F	−2B	F	F	F	F	F	F	−46N	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	1227	-5.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Hamza, ImedALG
+70.4
4.5 pts · #38
2Hanachi, AbderahmaneALG
+58.0
5.0 pts · #23
3Kahloul, IshakALG
+46.8
4.0 pts · #41

Top rating losers

1Ait Atmane, Samy YounesALG
-94.4
2.5 pts · #51
2Mazighi, MossaabALG
-64.0
0.0 pts · #75
3Hamdan, Abderahmane El HadiALG
-49.6
1.5 pts · #58

Biggest upsets

R7+265 Elo gap
Guesmia, Khaled1635 beat Lardjani, Slimane1900
R1+260 Elo gap
Aissat, Wail1691 beat Boukhalfa, Nouh1951
R4+254 Elo gap
Bellih, Salah1529 beat Barkat, Raouf1783