Bejaia Junior Chess Championship 2026 - Open

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46 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 12 Dec 2025 to 13 Dec 2025 in Bejaia, Algeria. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1624, and top seed was Samy Younes Ait Atmane (🇩🇿 ALG, 1827).

Abderahim Brahimi (🇩🇿 ALG, CM, 1764) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Anis Benkhelifa (5.0) and Amine Roumane (5.0). Brahimi won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Amine Roumane (1569) beat Zakaria Benkhelifa (1819), a +250-point gap.

Location

🇩🇿Bejaia, Algeria

Dates

12 Dec 2025 → 13 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 40 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Avg top 10

1,624

Participants

Titled players · 2

CM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇩🇿Algeria×33

Top 3

🥇
CMAbderahim Brahimi
🇩🇿ALG·1764
5.5pts·1946perf+29.6
🥈
Anis Benkhelifa
🇩🇿ALG·1627
5.0pts·1693perf+9.6
🥉
Amine Roumane
🇩🇿ALG·1569
5.0pts·799perf-18.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

CM Abderahim Brahimi led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Brahimi5.5Kedadouche5Benkhelifa5Roumane5Aoudia4.5Abderrahim4.5

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

CM Abderahim Brahimi held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Abderahim Brahimi drew with Ciliane Kedadouche (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Abderahim Brahimi 5 wins (R1–R5)Ciliane Kedadouche 3 wins (R1–R3)Anis Benkhelifa 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMAbderahim Brahimi	*	½	1	—
2Ciliane Kedadouche	½	*	—	—
3Anis Benkhelifa	0	—	*	—
4Amine Roumane	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Brahimi, AbderahimCM	1764	ALG	+7B	+21N	+32B	+11N	+2B	=4N	5.5	21.0	23.0	20.50	1946	+29.6
2	Benkhelifa , Anis	1627	ALG	+44N	+10B	+15N	+?B	−1N	+8B	5.0	17.5	17.5	12.00	1693	+9.6
3	Roumane, Amine	1569	ALG	+38B	+9N	+?B	−7N	+25B	+23N	5.0	16.0	16.0	12.00	799	-18.4
4	Kedadouche, Ciliane	1751	ALG	+45N	+22B	+19N	=5B	+?N	=1B	5.0	16.0	16.0	11.00	1807	+14.4
5	Aoudia, AghilesCM	1748	ALG	+39B	+26N	+14B	=4N	−?B	+15B	4.5	17.0	17.0	14.50	1840	+10.8
6	Abderrahim, Samy	1645	ALG	−28N	+29B	+35N	+20B	=14N	+17B	4.5	15.5	17.5	12.75	1478	-8.8
7	Benbekka, Yamane	1591	ALG	−1N	+36B	+28N	+3B	−8N	+14B	4.0	21.0	23.0	13.50	1569	-6.4
8	Amrou, Ameziane	1471	ALG	+31B	−11N	+18B	+12N	+7B	−2N	4.0	20.5	23.0	14.00	1689	+34.8
9	Aoudia, Amayas	0	ALG	+23N	−3B	+27N	−14B	+34N	+24B	4.0	17.5	19.5	11.00	723	0.0
10	Achourane, Akcel	0	ALG	+16B	−2N	−23B	+42N	+27B	+20N	4.0	17.5	18.5	10.50	835	0.0
11	Nait Salem, Samy	0	ALG	+?N	+8B	+33N	−1B	−?B	+21N	4.0	14.5	14.5	9.00	1472	0.0
12	Mehani, Ali	0	ALG	−22N	+44B	+?N	−8B	+37N	+19B	4.0	12.5	12.5	5.50	1338	0.0
13	Hammiche, Syphax	0	ALG	−?B	−16N	+?B	+?B	+32N	+25N	4.0	8.5	8.5	5.00	1508	0.0
14	Iftissen, Messipsa	1507	ALG	+46B	+27B	−5N	+9N	=6B	−7N	3.5	20.0	20.0	9.25	1531	+8.0
15	Ymmeli, Ilian	1474	ALG	+42N	+24B	−2B	=17N	+16B	−5N	3.5	19.5	20.5	9.25	905	-17.6
16	FIDE 7978359	0	—	−10N	+13B	+37N	=33B	−15N	+29B	3.5	16.0	18.0	9.50	673	0.0
17	Atsi, Mouad	0	ALG	−?N	+43B	+24N	=15B	+18B	−6N	3.5	15.5	15.5	9.25	1524	0.0
18	Ahouari, Amir	1460	ALG	+43N	=33B	−8N	+29B	−17N	+30B	3.5	14.5	15.5	7.00	671	-19.2
19	Chabane, Youcef	1507	ALG	+20N	+41B	−4B	+26N	−23B	−12N	3.0	18.0	20.0	8.00	950	-7.6
20	Hayoune, Aimed Eddine	0	ALG	−19B	+?N	+21B	−6N	+22N	−10B	3.0	17.5	17.5	6.00	1495	0.0
21	Addaj, Massinissa	0	ALG	+34N	−1B	−20N	+43B	+36N	−11B	3.0	16.5	17.5	5.00	961	0.0
22	Iskounen, Yani	1416	ALG	+12B	−4N	+40B	−?N	−20B	+38N	3.0	16.0	16.0	8.00	950	-4.8
23	Yousfi, Hichem	0	ALG	−9B	F	+10N	+?B	+19N	−3B	3.0	16.0	16.0	7.00	1520	0.0
24	FIDE 7978340	0	—	+?B	−15N	−17B	+38N	+26B	−9N	3.0	16.0	16.0	5.00	673	0.0
25	Boutebakh, Abderahmane	1404	ALG	+36N	−?B	+41N	+32B	−3N	−13B	3.0	15.0	15.0	6.00	1512	0.0
26	FIDE 7969252	0	—	+?N	−5B	+42N	−19B	−24N	+34B	3.0	13.5	13.5	3.00	839	0.0
27	Meziani, Younes	0	ALG	+?B	−14N	−9B	+35B	−10N	+?B	3.0	13.5	13.5	2.00	1449	0.0
28	Bouras, Fouad	0	ALG	+6B	−32N	−7B	+?N	+?N	−?B	3.0	10.5	10.5	4.50	1532	0.0
29	Adjadj, Yani	0	ALG	=30B	−6N	+?B	−18N	+31B	−16N	2.5	16.5	16.5	3.75	1382	0.0
30	Taraft, Mohamed	0	ALG	=29N	−?B	−34N	+44B	+33N	−18N	2.5	10.5	10.5	3.75	658	0.0
31	FIDE 7977883	0	—	−8N	−35B	=44N	+?B	−29N	+42B	2.5	10.0	10.0	1.25	671	0.0
32	Iskounen, Kenane	1526	ALG	F	+28B	−1N	−25N	−13B	+35B	2.0	17.5	17.5	5.00	961	-5.6
33	Ziane, Mohand Razine	0	ALG	F	=18N	−11B	=16N	−30B	+37B	2.0	15.5	15.5	5.50	1458	0.0
34	Sadaoui, Ayyur	0	ALG	−21B	+39N	+30B	−?N	−9B	−26N	2.0	14.5	14.5	4.50	760	0.0
35	FIDE 7978286	0	—	−?B	+31N	−6B	−27N	+40B	−32N	2.0	14.0	14.0	4.50	749	0.0
36	Moussa, Yassine	0	ALG	−25B	−7N	+39B	+41N	−21B	−?N	2.0	14.0	14.0	4.00	710	0.0
37	FIDE 7976666	0	—	+?B	−?N	−16B	+40N	−12B	−33N	2.0	11.5	11.5	2.00	760	0.0
38	FIDE 7978316	0	—	−3N	+?B	−?N	−24B	+?N	−22B	2.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	670	0.0
39	FIDE 7978294	0	—	−5N	−34B	−36N	−?N	+44B	+?B	2.0	9.0	9.0	0.50	798	0.0
40	FIDE 7968671	0	—	−?N	+?B	−22N	−37B	−35N	+43B	2.0	8.0	8.0	1.00	622	0.0
41	FIDE 7978308	0	—	F	−19N	−25B	−36B	+?N	+?B	2.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1466	0.0
42	FIDE 7978324	0	—	−15B	+?N	−26B	−10B	−?N	−31N	1.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	673	0.0
43	FIDE 7978332	0	—	−18B	−17N	+?B	−21N	−?B	−40N	1.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	639	0.0
44	FIDE 7971842	0	—	−2B	−12N	=31B	−30N	−39N	F	0.5	16.0	16.0	1.25	835	0.0
45	Benikhlef, Yahia	0	ALG	−4B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	950	0.0
46	Mokhnache, Redda	1500	ALG	−14N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	678	-18.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Amrou, AmezianeALG
+34.8
4.0 pts · #6
2Brahimi, AbderahimCMALG
+29.6
5.5 pts · #1
3Kedadouche, CilianeALG
+14.4
5.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Ahouari, AmirALG
-19.2
3.5 pts · #28
2Mokhnache, ReddaALG
-18.8
0.0 pts · #22
3Roumane, AmineALG
-18.4
5.0 pts · #26

Biggest upsets

R3+250 Elo gap
Roumane, Amine1569 beat Benkhelifa, Zakaria1819
R4+200 Elo gap
Benkhelifa , Anis1627 beat Ait Atmane, Samy Younes1827
R4+122 Elo gap
Boutebakh, Abderahmane1404 beat Iskounen, Kenane1526