Tunisian Youth Team Chess Championship 2026 North Zone

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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

Top seed

🇹🇳Ahmed Ben Salha1853

Avg top 10

1,747

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇳Tunisia×29

Top 3

🥇
Yessine Hafsa
🇹🇳TUN·1834
7.5pts·1895perf+7.2
🥈
Mohamed Ali Saidi
🇹🇳TUN·1761
7.0pts·2446perf+43.2
🥉
Iyed Saleh
🇹🇳TUN·1592
7.0pts·1828perf+36.8

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
+43.2
7.0 pts · #1
2Saleh,IyedTUN
+36.8
7.0 pts · #5
3Ben Salha, AhmedTUN
+18.4
4.5 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Bensmail, NourTUN
-44.8
2.0 pts · #16
2Mohamed SayahTUN
-23.6
4.0 pts · #42
3Abderrazak, YoussefTUN
-20.4
3.5 pts · #14

Biggest upsets

R8+125 Elo gap
Saleh,Iyed1592 beat Abderrazak, Youssef1717