Open Jeddah Classic Tournament (5th)
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Renato Camartin (π΅π PHI, 1899).
Khalid Badr youssef (πͺπ¬ EGY, 0) won with 4.0/7. Badr youssef shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
Location
πΈπ¦Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Dates
25 Jan 2026 β 14 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
14
Federations Β· 5 represented
πͺπ¬EgyptΓ7
πΈπ¦Saudi ArabiaΓ1
πΉπ·TurkiyeΓ1
FIDE (no federation)Γ1
πΈπ©SudanΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 4.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
9
4
1
1
2
4
4
R7 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.0/7. Badr youssef takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.0).
R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
Khalid Badr youssef beat FIDE 21551189 (Black).
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
Khalid Badr youssef 3 wins (R3βR5)Ahmed Megahed 4 wins (R2βR6)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Khalid Badr youssef | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2FIDE 21551189 | 0 | * | β | β |
| 3Ahmed Megahed | 1 | β | * | β |
| 4Mohamed Magdy Shashet | 0 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badr youssef, Khalid | 0 | EGY | +4B | β7N | +?B | +2N | +?B | F | β3N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 1693 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 21551189 | 0 | β | +?N | β?B | +11N | β1B | +8N | +6B | β7B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1663 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Megahed, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | β5B | +12N | +10N | +8B | F | +?N | β1B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1918 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Magdy Shashet, Mohamed | 0 | EGY | β1N | +6B | β8N | +13B | +10B | =7N | β?B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1098 | -8.4 |
| 5 | Ahmed Moustafa Adel, Moustafa | 0 | EGY | +3N | +11B | β?B | +9N | F | F | β6N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 1098 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ariel, V. SILLARICO | 0 | FID | β?B | β4N | +?B | +?N | +11B | β2N | β5B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1603 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Wael Mohamed Rifki, Adam | 0 | EGY | +8N | +1B | F | β?N | F | =4B | β2N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.25 | 1098 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 555014372 | 0 | β | β7B | +13N | +4B | β3N | β2B | =?N | β9B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Waleed Mohamed Abdelhameed, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | +12B | =?N | F | β5B | F | F | β8N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Gamal Basiony, Mohamed | 0 | EGY | +?B | β?N | β3B | F | β4N | F | β?B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Hussien Eltayib | 0 | SUD | F | β5N | β2B | +14B | β6N | β?B | β13N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Alshamrani , Thikra Saeed | 0 | KSA | β9N | β3B | +14N | F | β?B | F | β?N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Dersani, Mumin | 0 | TUR | β?N | β8B | F | β4N | F | F | β11B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1084 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 21551146 | 0 | β | β?B | β?N | β12B | β11N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Megahed, AhmedEGY0.04.0 pts Β· #5
- 2Hussien EltayibSUD0.01.0 pts Β· #14
- 3Gamal Basiony, MohamedEGY0.01.0 pts Β· #4
Top rating losers
- 1Magdy Shashet, MohamedEGY-8.43.5 pts Β· #12
- 2Hussien EltayibSUD0.01.0 pts Β· #14
- 3Megahed, AhmedEGY0.04.0 pts Β· #5