Smouha Club International Chess Championship 2026 Above 1600
Open SwissStandard
47 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 28 Jan 2026 in Alex, Egypt. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2040, and top seed was Ahmed Mokhtar (🇪🇬 EGY, 2278).
Ahmed Salem Khalil (🇪🇬 EGY, CM, 2093) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Ehab Abdel Aziz (5.5) and Ahmed Mokhtar (5.0). Khalil shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mathio Magdy Momtaz (1573) beat Khaled Atea (1942), a +369-point gap.
Location
🇪🇬Alex, Egypt
Dates
25 Jan 2026 → 28 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 4
IM×1
CM×1
WIM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇪🇬Egypt×46
🇵🇸Palestine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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10
4
1
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2
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
CM Ahmed Salem Khalil held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Khalil takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (25.0).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Ahmed Salem Khalil drew with Ehab Abdel Aziz (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMAhmed Salem Khalil | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Ehab Abdel Aziz | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Khaled Atea | — | — | * | — |
| 4Ahmed Mokhtar | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khalil, Ahmed SalemCM | 2093 | EGY | +22N | +15B | +21N | +16B | +3N | F | =2B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 21.25 | 2342 | +29.0 |
| 2 | Abdel Aziz, Ehab | 2013 | EGY | +14N | +31B | +24N | =11B | =16N | +6B | =1N | 5.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 20.00 | 2119 | +18.4 |
| 3 | Mokhtar, Ahmed | 2278 | EGY | +33B | =9N | +43B | +37N | −1B | +7N | =13B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 13.00 | 2127 | -19.0 |
| 4 | Mohamed Aly, Karim | 1825 | EGY | −24N | +19B | +10N | −5B | +33N | +17B | +29N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 15.00 | 1958 | +16.8 |
| 5 | Atea, Khaled | 1942 | EGY | +45B | −18N | +46B | +4N | =9B | +14N | =11B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 13.50 | 1917 | +0.8 |
| 6 | Mohamed Mostafa, Omar | 1916 | EGY | +32N | +10B | −16N | +30B | +37B | −2N | =9B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 1911 | +2.8 |
| 7 | Ibrahim, Mohamed Ahmed | 1929 | EGY | −18B | =35N | +20B | +47N | +31B | −3B | +17N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 10.00 | 1931 | +2.6 |
| 8 | Flefl Walied, Ahmed | 1745 | EGY | −10N | =44B | +19N | +34B | F | +39N | +12B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 10.75 | 1964 | +41.6 |
| 9 | Darwish, Amro | 1913 | EGY | +36B | =3B | F | =13N | =5N | +16B | =6N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 14.25 | 2085 | +28.0 |
| 10 | Kamal Tawfik, Michael | 0 | EGY | +8B | −6N | −4B | −12N | +38B | +34N | +22B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 10.50 | 1717 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Naby, Saiid A. | 2091 | EGY | +12B | +46N | +25B | =2N | F | F | =5N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 12.25 | 2092 | +2.4 |
| 12 | Elsanhoury, Ali Mohamed | 1657 | EGY | −11N | +28B | −17N | +10B | +44N | +21B | −8N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 10.00 | 1708 | +8.4 |
| 13 | Yasseen, AlyIM | 2096 | EGY | +42B | +29N | =37B | =9B | =17N | F | =3N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 2018 | -7.0 |
| 14 | Mahmoud Hussein, Omar | 1627 | EGY | −2B | +40N | +47B | F | +15N | −5B | +23N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.00 | 2007 | +90.4 |
| 15 | Hassan Elashry, Moataz | 1861 | EGY | +38B | −1N | +42B | =18N | −14B | =22N | +39B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1725 | -42.0 |
| 16 | Abd Ellatef, Hssan | 2016 | EGY | +39B | +30N | +6B | −1N | =2B | −9N | F | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 10.25 | 1928 | -19.2 |
| 17 | Osama Kamal, Kareem | 1745 | EGY | +27B | −25N | +12B | +23N | =13B | −4N | −7B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 11.50 | 1838 | +12.2 |
| 18 | Magdy Momtaz, Mathio | 1573 | EGY | +7N | +5B | F | =15B | F | F | +21N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 14.50 | 2215 | +116.0 |
| 19 | Islam Maged, Yehia | 1503 | EGY | =35B | −4N | −8B | +20N | −22B | +28N | +41B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1593 | +17.6 |
| 20 | Saad Mohamed, Yahia | 1616 | EGY | −23B | =27N | −7N | −19B | +45N | +44B | +32N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1682 | +15.6 |
| 21 | Yousry Mohamed, Mohamed | 1784 | EGY | +26B | +23N | −1B | −25N | +41B | −12N | −18B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 7.00 | 1703 | -13.8 |
| 22 | Tamer, Jana | 1659 | EGY | −1B | −38N | =36N | +40B | +19N | =15B | −10N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.25 | 1606 | -19.2 |
| 23 | Sharl, Shady | 1943 | EGY | +20N | −21B | +33N | −17B | −30N | +24B | −14B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1557 | -57.6 |
| 24 | Islam Farouk, Eyad | 0 | EGY | +4B | +47N | −2B | −31N | −29B | −23N | +36N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 1772 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Mohamed Zaki, JanaWIM | 1919 | EGY | +44N | +17B | −11N | +21B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1990 | +17.2 |
| 26 | Bakheet, Mohamed Adel | 1781 | EGY | −21N | +45B | +41N | −35B | +32N | −30B | F | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1617 | -22.0 |
| 27 | Mohmed Ibrahim, Ibrahim | 0 | EGY | −17N | =20B | −34N | +36B | +46B | F | F | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 1635 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Salah Eldin Mahmoud, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | −29B | −12N | −32N | =45B | +36N | −19B | +44N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 2.25 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Fahmi, Adham | 1732 | EGY | +28N | −13B | F | F | +24N | F | −4B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1161 | -9.4 |
| 30 | Elmasry Shady, Hamza | 1648 | EGY | F | −16B | F | −6N | +23B | +26N | F | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1914 | +50.4 |
| 31 | Abourida, Amir | 1810 | EGY | +40B | −2N | F | +24B | −7N | F | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 1171 | -11.6 |
| 32 | Adel Mohamed, Eyad | 1541 | EGY | −6B | −33N | +28B | +46N | −26B | −41N | −20B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.50 | 1492 | -13.2 |
| 33 | Ahmed Mohamed, Ghidaa | 1677 | EGY | −3N | +32B | −23B | +38N | −4B | F | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1696 | +0.4 |
| 34 | Raed Fouad, Marc | 1622 | EGY | −37N | F | +27B | −8N | F | −10B | +38N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1607 | -6.0 |
| 35 | Ahmed Mohamed, ZakaaWFM | 1862 | EGY | =19N | =7B | F | +26N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1862 | +3.2 |
| 36 | Fady Makary, Daniel | 1513 | EGY | −9N | −42N | =22B | −27N | −28B | +45N | −24B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1626 | +18.0 |
| 37 | Shoieb, Mahmoud | 1994 | EGY | +34B | F | =13N | −3B | −6N | F | F | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1891 | -10.6 |
| 38 | Tamer Elsayed Amin, Omar | 1461 | EGY | −15N | +22B | −39N | −33B | −10N | F | −34B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1450 | -3.6 |
| 39 | Hisham Mazen, Yassin | 1641 | EGY | −16N | F | +38B | F | F | −8B | −15N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1577 | -16.4 |
| 40 | Ismail Sallam, Yousef | 0 | EGY | −31N | −14B | +45N | −22N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.50 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Sherif, Retaj | 0 | EGY | −43N | F | −26B | F | −21N | +32B | −19N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Abdel Aziz, Mohamed Amr | 1672 | EGY | −13N | +36B | −15N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1690 | -1.6 |
| 43 | Amgad alzant | 1725 | PLE | +41B | F | −3N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1325 | -3.2 |
| 44 | Emad Ahmed, Yehia | 1567 | EGY | −25B | =8N | F | F | −12B | −20N | −28B | 0.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.25 | 1413 | -27.6 |
| 45 | Abdelrahman, Gihan | 1608 | EGY | −5N | −26N | −40B | =28N | −20B | −36B | F | 0.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.25 | 913 | -60.4 |
| 46 | Fayez Emad, Meryam | 1677 | EGY | F | −11B | −5N | −32B | −27N | F | F | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1053 | -18.8 |
| 47 | Soliman, Ahmed Saiid | 1918 | EGY | F | −24B | −14N | −7B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 979 | -26.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Magdy Momtaz, MathioEGY+116.03.5 pts · #15
- 2Mahmoud Hussein, OmarEGY+90.44.0 pts · #19
- 3Elmasry Shady, HamzaEGY+50.42.0 pts · #25
Top rating losers
- 1Abdelrahman, GihanEGY-60.40.5 pts · #42
- 2Sharl, ShadyEGY-57.63.0 pts · #27
- 3Hassan Elashry, MoatazEGY-42.04.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R2+369 Elo gap
- R1+356 Elo gap
- R7+316 Elo gap