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3rd Hurghada Chess International Championship 2026

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129 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Jan 2026 to 05 Feb 2026 in Hurghada, Egypt. 11 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2251, and top seed was Hamed Wafa (🇪🇬 EGY, IM, 2373).

Ilya Makoveev ( FID, FM, 2304) won with 8.0/9, ahead of David George Samir (8.0) and Hamed Wafa (7.0). Makoveev shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Mohamed Hafez (1800) beat Farid Tamer Waguih (FM, 2247), a +447-point gap.

Location
🇪🇬Hurghada, Egypt
Dates
28 Jan 2026 → 05 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇪🇬IMHamed Wafa2373
Avg top 10
2,251
Participants
129
Titled players · 11
IM×4
FM×5
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇪🇬Egypt×87
🇬🇪Georgia×7
🇷🇺Russia×6
FIDE (no federation)×4
🇺🇸United States of America×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇩🇪Germany×1
🇸🇾Syria×1
Top 3

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 5 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
51
23
11
5
2
2
1
2
2
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/9. Makoveev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (52.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM David George Samir lost to FM Ilya Makoveev (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM David George Samir 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)FM Ilya Makoveev 5 wins (R1–R5)Hany Sayed 4 wins (R6–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMDavid George Samir*
0
2FMIlya Makoveev
1
*
½
3Hany Sayed*
4IMSayed Barakat Hassan
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Makoveev, IlyaFM2304FID+40N+31B+13N+5B+2N=3N=4B+6B+21N8.052.557.550.502476+33.4
2George Samir, DavidIM2343EGY+84B+127N+51B+41N1B+47B+26N+3N+14B8.043.543.535.502420+16.0
3Wafa, HamedIM2373EGY+19N+68B+47N+9B+12N=1B+21N2B=4N7.051.555.540.002336-2.2
4Hassan, Sayed BarakatIM2251EGY+71N+27B=14N=91B+13N+7B=1N+9B=3B7.049.553.040.752242+2.2
5Didmanidze, Tengiz2042GEO+79B+53N+38B1N+30B+16N17B+15N+36B7.045.549.535.502080+10.4
6Kweiri, Tawfik ezzeddin2166LBA+104N+28B+22N12B+45B+99N+41B1N+17B7.043.546.032.002179+15.2
7Gavrish, Leonid1952UKR=81B+107N+37B+62N=21B4N+16B+27N+23B7.041.543.532.002078+27.2
8Sayed, Hany2060EGY+34N49B+40N+35B27N+96B+62N+12B+18N7.040.543.534.002113+7.8
9Amin, AshrafFM2068EGY+97B+92N+15B3N+38B=27N+11B4N+48B6.544.047.030.502099+8.6
10Tamer Waguih, FaridFM2247EGY+66B62N+19B+11N=48B91N+33B+22N+32B6.540.544.034.252068-27.4
11Amr Abdel Tawab, Ahmed1877EGY=115N+90B+114N10B+107N+83B9N+47B+65N6.532.033.519.752069+35.4
12Kalandadze, Mariam1869GEO+105B+16N+32B+6N3B41N+63B8N+33B6.046.048.529.502064+66.0
13Ahmed Abbas, Youssef1993EGY+108B+46N1B+63N4B=25N+58B+54N=19B6.044.546.525.751933-16.8
14Helal, Akram1941EGY+59B+63N=4B=23NF+28B+50N+26B2N6.043.543.529.252206+52.4
15Elawamy, Wael1903EGY+82N+43B9N+44B26N+35B+49N5B+29N6.043.046.528.001875-2.4
16Usakovskiy, Kirill0RUS+72N12B+52N+55B+93N5B7N+49B+31N6.042.545.525.5018770.0
17Elsayed, Mohamed SamirFM2154EGY+73B+42N+48B+30NF21B+5N+65B6N6.042.042.029.502154+4.0
18Emad Fekry, Ramez1974EGY+76N+103B50N29B+56B+92N+53B+30N8B6.037.540.023.501884-26.8
19Wagdy Gamil, Mark1614EGY3B+118N10N+95B=64N+82B+68N+93B=13N6.037.038.019.501930+86.8
20Salam, Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed Ab0EGY35N+70B57N+40B52N+114B+69N+28B+98N6.035.036.522.5017000.0
21Apanasenok, Alexander2151RUSF+55B+49N+50B=7N+17N3B+23N1B5.547.047.028.502238+18.6
22Lazhevskaya, ZhanniWFM1910FID+87B+33N6B+43N+32B26B=54N10B+57N5.542.546.025.251983+16.8
23Nofal, Mohamed2028EGY=85N+64B+98N=14B+29N=50B+48N21B7N5.540.043.023.502033+1.4
24Fadeev, Sergey0RUS28N=36B+90N96B+70N+107B=83N=55B+61N5.533.035.020.5017300.0
25Chanturia, Giorgi Gio1757GEO74N+115B+108N26B+66N=13B93N+86B+68N5.531.533.018.001884+39.6
26Khalil, Ahmed SalemCM2093EGY+75B=37N=62B+25N+15B+22N2B14NF5.045.049.025.501985-18.0
27Kamarouski, Mark1803FID+117B4N+66B+81N+8B=9B=47N7BF5.044.545.521.001958+54.8
28Samouel, Paula1797EGY+24B6N+73B=56N+60B14N=39B20N+70N5.042.546.522.751844+12.0
29Mahrous, Selim1716EGY+119B51N+59B+18N23B+38N30B+42N15B5.041.542.521.501850+27.2
30Rashid, Mohammed1850EGY+125N+74B+65N17B5N+57B+29N18BF5.041.541.517.501925+11.0
31Ragab Moustafa, Mohamed1832EGY+56B1N+84B+89N41B33N+73B+39N16B5.041.044.520.501788-16.8
32Mena, MartinFM2153EGY+36N+54B12N+49B22N48B+52N+96B10N5.041.044.021.501836-102.4
33Berishvili, Alexandre1658GEO+120N22B+64N68B+76N+31B10N+62B12N5.039.040.018.001779+37.6
34Berishvili, Davit1543GEO8B+124N+42B38N=58B+60N=37B+99NF5.039.039.017.251863+91.2
35Azab, Yehya1724EGY+20B47N+86B8N+75B15N=81B=87N+67B5.038.542.021.001615-18.4
36Kedelidze, Aneta1567GEO32B=24N+121B+61N=62B+42N+99BF5N5.038.539.518.251925+103.2
37Moseley, Alan1770ENG+100N=26B7N=114B+116N=39B=34N+44B45N5.036.537.517.251729-8.2
38Gad, Mohammed Qotb1865EGYF+52B5N+34B9N29B+116N+66B+83N5.036.536.518.001843-3.2
39Elsheakh, Gabriel0USA62B+75N+46B83N+77B=37N=28N31B+72N5.036.039.522.0017460.0
40Ilyin, Nikolay Vas.1589RUS1B+110N8B20N+122B+95N51B+117N+64B5.035.536.511.001169-11.2
41Elbolok, Mohamed2076EGY+44N+83B+116N2B+31N+12B6NFF5.035.535.520.502066+1.6
42Saber, Mohamed1795EGY+106N17B34N+108B+89N36B+71N29B+76N5.035.037.016.001650-29.8
43Ashraf Mohamed, Mohamed1628EGY+101B15N+109N22B+67N54B44N+94B+78N5.034.536.515.501107-13.2
44Refaat Azmy, Romany0EGY41B+102N+127B15N53B+101N+43B37N+63B5.034.534.514.0017550.0
45Kamel, Shereif1916EGYF=60N=89B+116B6N53N+77B+63N+37B5.033.533.518.001828-15.6
46Elnoby, Janna1735EGY+112N13B39N=82B=59N=86B=67N+108B+69N5.032.534.515.751591-27.2
47Ayman Khalil, Ali2004EGY+70N+35B3B+58N+54B2N=27B11NF4.544.544.520.501923-14.6
48Elamrawy, Mohamed1920EGYF+69B17N+57B=10N+32N23B+61B9N4.542.542.521.252020+17.2
49Abdel Aleem, Alaa0EGY+124B+8N21B32N+73B+51N15B16N=53B4.542.542.517.7519300.0
50Abdel Razik, KhaledIM2369EGY+88B+61N+18B21N+51B=23N14BFF4.540.540.521.252106-17.6
51Shaliapin, Yurii1930SUI+94N+29B2N+69B50N49B+40N=57B58N4.540.043.019.251836-36.0
52Usama Shawky, Youssef1620EGY+109B38N16B+80N+20B62N32B+75N=56B4.538.540.518.251618-4.4
53Karataev, Khassan1740FID+111N5B+94N65B+44N+45B18N98B=49N4.537.539.517.251716-2.6
54Abdeen Alabd, Ramadan0EGYF32N+97B+76B47N+43N=22B13B+55N4.537.537.519.2518310.0
55Dhruvansh Sethi1773IND+102B21N+79B16N+84B=85N=56B=24N54B4.537.039.516.751870+6.8
56Dadaev, Hasan I0USA31N+71B+72N=28B18N+103B=55N83B=52N4.536.539.017.5017070.0
57Saad Elsayed, Marwan1651EGYF+105N+20B48N+81B30N+80B=51N22B4.535.535.518.251670+1.2
58Aboelnaga, Bahaa1739EGYF65B+82N47B=34N+64B13N+85N+51B4.535.035.018.001771+6.4
59Mahmoud Badr, Mohamed1453EGY14N+78B29N=103B=46B+84N=107B60N+85B4.534.036.015.751590+35.2
60Fawzy, Wael1679EGY+78N=45B91N+126B28N34B+82N+59BF4.533.533.514.501619-20.0
61Elsenbary, Elsayed1840EGY+67N50B=104N36B+101B+87N+85B48N24B4.533.035.514.751599-31.0
62Hafez, Mohamed1800EGY+39N+10B=26N7B=36N+52B8B33NF4.045.049.021.001829+1.4
63Ahmed Zahran, Amr1714EGY+123N14B+74N13B+86N+98B12N45B44N4.038.539.511.501671-9.6
64Wagdy Gamil, Mario0EGY+77B23N33B+79N=19B58N=84B+88N40N4.037.541.016.2515940.0
65Abdel Meged, Mohamed2011EGY+86B+58N30B+53NF+68BF17N11B4.037.537.516.501867-21.4
66Mahmoud Mohamed Hassan, Motazbell1587EGY10N+67B27N+74B25B+126N+92B38NF4.037.037.011.001054-29.2
67Ali Salem, Mohamed Mohamed Ahmed0EGY61B66N+123B+88N43B=70N=46B+77N35N4.035.036.013.0015680.0
68Metwally, Sabry1849EGY+118B3N+88B+33NF65N19B+97N25B4.035.035.012.501728-23.8
69Hassan Metwally, Alaa0EGY+128B48N+87B51N85B+79N20B+81N46B4.034.534.511.0016280.0
70Ilyin, Konstantin Vas.1497RUS47B20N=102B+111N24B=67B+109N+92N28B4.032.534.510.251047-9.2
71Mohamed Hassan, Salah1587EGY4B56N+117B101N+106B+74N42B+80NF4.032.533.511.501091-12.4
72Mohamed Abdel Maksoud, Aly1662EGY16B+80N56B87N+110B81N+125B+73N39B4.032.532.510.001373-45.6
73Mohamed, Ward1571EGY17N+113B28N+129B49N+105B31N72B+100N4.032.032.07.501017-34.8
74Lemeshenko, Mark0UKR+25B30N63B66N+94N71B+104N+116B89N4.031.532.512.0015690.0
75Antadze, Andria1559GEO26N39B+100N+78B35N+119B96N52B+109N4.031.532.510.00957-42.4
76Derbala, Mohamed1484EGY18B+128N+92B54N33B88N+126B+107N42B4.029.029.05.001494-0.8
77Elsaid Elaraby, Hitham1620EGY64N82B+106N+105B39N+108B45N67B+117N4.028.529.58.001486-23.2
78Spengler, Kay-Uwe0GER60B59N+118B75N80B+122N+95B+102N43B4.028.529.57.507800.0
79Samy Hassan, Ahmed0EGY5N+100B55N64B+117N69B+119N89B+114N4.028.529.56.5015510.0
80Gehad Abdelhamid Abbas, Amir0EGY?N72B+112N52B+78N+89B57N71B+116N4.027.527.510.5014970.0
81Mohamed, Samir1484EGY=7N=85B+103N27B57N+72B=35N69B86N3.536.539.014.251673+41.6
82Mohamed Ibrahem, Sarwat1423EGY15B+77N58B=46N+104B19N60B+101NF3.536.038.511.501581+46.8
83Haggag Farag, Omar1759EGYF41N+85B+39BF11N=24B+56N38B3.535.035.015.751140-16.4
84Abdel Ellah Sayed, Sayed1589EGY2N+125B31N+113B55N59B=64N+90BF3.535.035.07.50961-48.8
85Romany Rames, Kerolos0EGY=23B=81N83N+109B+69N=55B61N58B59N3.534.536.512.7514950.0
86Khaled Badawy, Ziad0EGY65N+112B35NF63B=46N+102B25N+81B3.531.531.510.5015440.0
87Albabbili,Aghiad.1431SYR22N+120B69N+72BF61B+103N=35B96N3.529.529.510.001605+16.6
88Malak Neinah, Raafat1609EGY50N+95B68N67B+113N+76B98N64B=106N3.529.031.010.251601-6.4
89Mohamed Hammed, Hammed1595EGYFF=45N31B42B80N+113B+79N+74B3.529.029.012.501574-2.8
90Sarhan, Mahmoud El Said0EGY=107B11N24B102N+111B+110N97B84N+101B3.527.529.57.5013610.0
91Hosny, Hosam1867EGY+95NF+60B=4NF+10BFFF3.525.025.017.502332+31.6
92Nabil Samir, Fady0EGY+121N9B76N+94B+114N18B66N70BF3.031.032.05.5014230.0
93Sewelem, Ahmad S1946EGYFF+96N99B16B+97N+25B19NF3.031.031.011.501768-19.4
94Shaker Ghareib, Ahmed0EGY51B+101N53B92N74B+100N+121B43NF3.029.530.56.509640.0
95Adly Lablb, Samuel0EGY91B88N+124B19N+109N40B78N+105BF3.029.529.54.508700.0
96Helal, Mohamed1723EGYFF93B+24NF8N+75B32N+87B3.028.028.013.001752+0.2
97Emad Mishal, Bishoy1545EGY9N+106B54NFF93B+90N68B+103N3.027.527.58.501113-12.0
98Emad Wesa, David1834EGYFF23B+104NF63N+88B+53N20B3.026.026.010.501803-6.4
99Morsy, Ahmed Fatehy1837EGY+110BF+126N+93NF6B36N34BF3.026.026.05.001628-43.6
100Islam Abdelhamid, Farida0EGY37B79N75B+118N108N94B+122B+125N73B3.024.024.02.008000.0
101Wael Ibrahim Awad, Adam0EGY43N94B+122N+71B61N44B=105N82B90N2.531.032.06.2514270.0
102Ibrahim Ali, Ahmed0EGY55N44B=70N+90B103N+104B86N78B105N2.529.532.08.0016140.0
103Mena Karem, Anton0EGYF18N81B=59N+102B56N87B+111N97B2.529.529.56.7512110.0
104Yasser Mohamed Abdelwahed, Loay1572EGY6B+117N=61B98B82N102N74B+112NF2.528.529.55.251445-25.2
105FIDE 54299349012N57BF77N+120B73N=101B95N+102B2.527.527.54.758800.0
106Gehad Abdelhamid Abbas, Omar0EGY42B97N77BF71N+124B108N+121N=88B2.522.522.52.7512070.0
107Ahmed Mahmoud, Mohamed1722EGY=90N7BFF11B24N=59N76B+110N2.034.535.56.001370-65.2
108Derbala, Aly1493EGY13NF25B42N+100B77N+106B46NF2.034.035.05.50960-37.6
109FIDE 540076571052NF43B85N95B+112N70B+113N75B2.028.028.04.007760.0
110FIDE 144477805099N40B120N+112B72N90B+124NF107B2.021.521.52.009030.0
111FIDE 54292190053BF115N70B90N+123B+118N103BF2.020.520.52.008160.0
112FIDE 555019617046B86N80B110NF109B+123N104B+124N2.020.020.01.008530.0
113FIDE 5700069380F73N+128B84N88BF89N109B+125B2.016.516.50.007930.0
114Ahmed Abdel Salam, Khaled1565EGYFF11B=37N92B20N117B+126N79B1.525.525.52.501631+4.8
115Abd Elhamid, Mohamed Madi Hassan0EGY=11B25N+111BFFFFFF1.516.016.05.2516250.0
116Burov, Maksim1588RUSFF41B45N37B+125N38B74N80B1.028.028.00.001085-25.6
117El Sheikh, Mohamed Mahmoud Fatouh0EGY27N104B71NF79BF+114N40B77B1.027.028.01.5013500.0
118FIDE 555008518068N19B78N100BF121N111B+122NF1.022.022.01.009320.0
119Sedrak Bescales, Mina0EGY29NFF+121BF75N79BFF1.018.018.01.008380.0
120Wadea, George Maged0EGY33B87N+110BF105NFFFF1.017.017.02.007450.0
121FIDE 570006024092BF36N119NF+118B94N106BF1.016.516.51.007670.0
122FIDE 5550195790FF101B+124N40N78B100N118BF1.016.516.50.007890.0
123FIDE 54292344063BF67NFF111N112B+124BF1.016.016.00.009130.0
124FIDE 555019609049N34B95N122BF106N110B123N112B0.021.021.00.008030.0
125FIDE 555008852030B84NFFF116B72N100B113N0.018.518.50.008720.0
126FIDE 5700056800FF99B60NF66B76N114BF0.018.018.00.008310.0
127Abd Elmonem, Elsanosi1810EGYF2B44NFFFFFF0.017.517.50.001410-1.6
128FIDE 564040097069N76B113NFFFFFF0.012.512.50.006850.0
129FIDE 542922800FFF73NFFFFF0.09.09.00.007780.0

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