Tunisian Youth Team Chess Championship 2026 North Zone
Team Round-RobinStandard
48 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Feb 2026 to 05 Feb 2026 in Zaghouan, Tunisia. Top 10 Elo average was 1747, and top seed was Ahmed Ben Salha (🇹🇳 TUN, 1853).
Yessine Hafsa (🇹🇳 TUN, 1834) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Mohamed Ali Saidi (7.0) and Iyed Saleh (7.0). Hafsa broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Iyed Saleh (1592) beat Youssef Abderrazak (1717), a +125-point gap.
Location
🇹🇳Zaghouan, Tunisia
Dates
01 Feb 2026 → 05 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇳Tunisia×29
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hafsa,Yessine | 🇹🇳TUN | 1834 | 7.5 | 1622 | 1895 | +7.2 |
| 1 | Saidi, Mohamed Ali | 🇹🇳TUN | 1761 | 7.0 | 1646 | 2446 | +43.2 |
| 5 | Saleh,Iyed | 🇹🇳TUN | 1592 | 7.0 | 1703 | 1828 | +36.8 |
| 4 | Baba,Jihed | 🇹🇳TUN | 1851 | 7.0 | 1595 | 1720 | -15.6 |
| 15 | Fatnassi,Raed | 🇹🇳TUN | 1546 | 6.5 | 1572 | 1379 | -17.2 |
| 10 | Baba,Mouadh | 🇹🇳TUN | 1694 | 6.0 | 1806 | 1806 | +12.0 |
| 7 | Maatallah, Mouadh | 🇹🇳TUN | 1565 | 5.5 | 1670 | 1583 | +2.4 |
| 12 | Tormane, Youssef | 🇹🇳TUN | 1526 | 5.5 | 1723 | 1450 | -12.0 |
| 3 | Ben Salha, Ahmed | 🇹🇳TUN | 1853 | 4.5 | 1635 | 2435 | +18.4 |
| 8 | Hadhek,Lina | 🇹🇳TUN | 1582 | 4.0 | 1699 | 1699 | +11.6 |
| 42 | Mohamed Sayah | 🇹🇳TUN | 1759 | 4.0 | 1694 | 894 | -23.6 |
| 11 | Rjeb, Nadine | 🇹🇳TUN | 1823 | 4.0 | 1556 | 2356 | +6.8 |
| 24 | Kanzari, Mohamed Khalil | 🇹🇳TUN | 0 | 3.5 | 1704 | 904 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Abderrazak, Youssef | 🇹🇳TUN | 1717 | 3.5 | 1715 | 1522 | -20.4 |
| 6 | Souibgui, Maram | 🇹🇳TUN | 1567 | 3.5 | 1532 | 1725 | +16.0 |
| 9 | Abbes, Mohamed Tayeb | 🇹🇳TUN | 0 | 3.0 | 1707 | 1582 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 5551544 | — | 0 | 3.0 | 1674 | 874 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ben Moussa, Amir | 🇹🇳TUN | 0 | 3.0 | 1655 | 855 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Dridi,Zakaria | 🇹🇳TUN | 0 | 3.0 | 1727 | 927 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 5538483 | — | 0 | 3.0 | 1558 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 5554322 | — | 0 | 2.5 | 1748 | 948 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 5560357 | — | 0 | 2.5 | 1675 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 5566711 | — | 0 | 2.5 | 1445 | 645 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Rakrouki,Rayen | 🇹🇳TUN | 0 | 2.0 | 1713 | 913 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Bensmail, Nour | 🇹🇳TUN | 1556 | 2.0 | 1658 | 858 | -44.8 |
| 22 | FIDE 5564760 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1532 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 5560802 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1547 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Bensmail, Mohamed Seddik | 🇹🇳TUN | 1503 | 2.0 | 1852 | 1052 | -4.4 |
| 36 | Makdouli, Adem | 🇹🇳TUN | 1518 | 2.0 | 1568 | 768 | -17.2 |
| 35 | FIDE 5538556 | — | 0 | 1.5 | 1707 | 907 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 5567823 | — | 0 | 1.5 | 1615 | 815 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Yahia, Mohamed Habib | 🇹🇳TUN | 0 | 1.5 | 1816 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 5544904 | — | 0 | 1.5 | 1705 | 905 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 5544734 | — | 0 | 1.5 | 1575 | 775 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Bou Ali , Mehdi | 🇹🇳TUN | 0 | 1.0 | 1703 | 903 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Wali,Mohamed | 🇹🇳TUN | 0 | 1.0 | 1708 | 908 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Laroussi, Belgasem | 🇹🇳TUN | 0 | 1.0 | 1713 | 913 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 5570956 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1496 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Bachouch, Anas | 🇹🇳TUN | 0 | 1.0 | 1516 | 716 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Yahia,Tasnim | 🇹🇳TUN | 0 | 1.0 | 1497 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 5566401 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1460 | 660 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 5551463 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1667 | 867 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 5560411 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1799 | 999 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 5566703 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1576 | 776 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 5571472 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1694 | 894 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 5551471 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1543 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 5566371 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1496 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Bejaoui, Mayar | 🇹🇳TUN | 0 | 0.0 | 1568 | 768 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Saidi, Mohamed AliTUN+43.27.0 pts · #1
- 2Saleh,IyedTUN+36.87.0 pts · #5
- 3Ben Salha, AhmedTUN+18.44.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Bensmail, NourTUN-44.82.0 pts · #16
- 2Mohamed SayahTUN-23.64.0 pts · #42
- 3Abderrazak, YoussefTUN-20.43.5 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R8+125 Elo gap