Championnat National 2025
20 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Jan 2026 to 13 Jan 2026 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Top 10 Elo average was 837, and top seed was Ali Dima Mohamed (🇩🇯 DJI, 1758).
Salah Ibrahim Sabri (🇩🇯 DJI, 1700) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Mohamed Mahamoud Mahamoud (7.0) and Osman Ilmi Hamza (6.5). Sabri shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Farhan Nour Nour (1608) beat Osman Ilmi Hamza (1739), a +131-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Mohamed Mahamoud Mahamoud held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Sabri takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (43.5).
Mohamed Mahamoud Mahamoud drew with Salah Ibrahim Sabri (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabri, Salah Ibrahim | 1700 | DJI | +9B | +13N | +17B | =2N | =4B | =3N | +5B | +6N | =10B | 7.0 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 33.25 | 1827 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Mahamoud, Mohamed Mahamoud | 0 | DJI | +?N | +14B | +5N | =1B | +8N | =4B | −3N | +9N | +6B | 7.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 30.25 | 1694 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Hamza, Osman Ilmi | 1739 | DJI | +19N | +10B | =15N | =6B | +7N | =1B | +2B | +5N | −4B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 29.75 | 1689 | -8.0 |
| 4 | Nour, Farhan Nour | 1608 | DJI | +11N | =6B | +14N | +15B | =1N | =2N | −9B | +8B | +3N | 6.5 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 30.00 | 1941 | +50.0 |
| 5 | Mohamed, Ali Dima | 1758 | DJI | +12B | +7N | −2B | +11N | +15N | +6B | −1N | −3B | +8N | 6.0 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 25.00 | 920 | -22.2 |
| 6 | Radwan, Ahmed Hassan | 0 | DJI | +18B | =4N | +?B | =3N | +13B | −5N | +7N | −1B | −2N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 14.50 | 1508 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ali,Mohamed Ali | 0 | DJI | +?N | −5B | F | +17N | −3B | +13N | −6B | +14N | +9B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 12.50 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 32500998 | 0 | — | +?B | −17N | +?B | +12N | −2B | +11N | +10B | −4N | −5B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 12.00 | 883 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ibrahim,Bachir Ibrahim | 0 | DJI | −1N | −?B | +16N | +20B | +14N | +?B | +4N | −2B | −7N | 5.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 11.50 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 32506082 | 0 | — | +?B | −3N | F | F | +12B | +?N | −8N | +?B | =1N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 7.00 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 32505752 | 0 | — | −4B | F | +?N | −5B | +?N | −8B | −?N | +19B | +16N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.50 | 883 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 32505701 | 0 | — | −5N | +16B | +?N | −8B | −10N | F | =?B | F | +13N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.50 | 958 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 32506104 | 0 | — | +?N | −1B | F | +?B | −6N | −7B | F | +?N | −12B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.00 | 900 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Idris, Ahmed Hamadou | 1563 | DJI | +20B | −2N | −4B | +18N | −9B | =16N | F | −7B | F | 2.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 1.25 | 808 | -17.6 |
| 15 | Yacoub, Hassan Abdi | 0 | DJI | F | +?N | =3B | −4N | −5B | F | +16B | −?N | F | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.75 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 32504047 | 0 | — | −?B | −12N | −9B | +19N | F | =14B | −15N | +?N | −11B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.25 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 32505817 | 0 | — | +?N | +8B | −1N | −7B | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 900 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 32507577 | 0 | — | −6N | F | F | −14B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 32507607 | 0 | — | −3B | −?N | F | −16B | F | −?N | F | −11N | −?B | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 939 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 32507046 | 0 | — | −14N | −?B | F | −9N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 764 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nour, Farhan NourDJI+50.06.5 pts · #2
- 2Sabri, Salah IbrahimDJI+20.07.0 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 325009980.05.0 pts · #20
- 1Mohamed, Ali DimaDJI-22.26.0 pts · #18
- 2Idris, Ahmed HamadouDJI-17.62.5 pts · #15
- 3Hamza, Osman IlmiDJI-8.06.5 pts · #5
- R9+131 Elo gap