Smouha Club International Chess Championship 2026 U1600

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37 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 28 Jan 2026 in Alex, Egypt. Top 10 Elo average was 1220, and top seed was Eyad Fayed Sherif (🇪🇬 EGY, 1597).

Hamsa Abo Bkr Mohamed (🇪🇬 EGY, 1558) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Mohmed Samy Fadle (6.0) and Fares Mahmoud Dyab (6.0). Abo Bkr Mohamed won solo starting round 6.

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

Top seed

🇪🇬Eyad Fayed Sherif1597

Avg top 10

1,220

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇪🇬Egypt×26

Top 3

🥇
Hamsa Abo Bkr Mohamed
🇪🇬EGY·1558
6.5pts·1559perf0.0
🥈
Mohmed Samy Fadle
🇪🇬EGY
6.0pts·1572perf0.0
🥉
Fares Mahmoud Dyab
🇪🇬EGY·1559
6.0pts·1787perf+56.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Hamsa Abo Bkr Mohamed led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Abo Bkr Mohamed6.5Mahmoud Dyab6Samy Fadle6Mohamed Rafat55Mohamed Ahmed5— ex-leaders:Abo Bkr Mohamedled R6–R7, #16

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

Hamsa Abo Bkr Mohamed held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Hamsa Abo Bkr Mohamed drew with Fares Mahmoud Dyab (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Hamsa Abo Bkr Mohamed 6 wins (R1–R6)Fares Mahmoud Dyab 3 wins (R4–R6)Mohmed Samy Fadle 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Hamsa Abo Bkr Mohamed	*	½	1	—
2Fares Mahmoud Dyab	½	*	—	—
3Mohmed Samy Fadle	0	—	*	—
4Abdelrahman Mohamed Rafat	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Abo Bkr Mohamed, Hamsa	1558	EGY	+26B	+36N	+25B	+12N	+16B	+2N	=3B	6.5	24.5	25.0	22.00	1559	0.0
2	Samy Fadle, Mohmed	0	EGY	+21N	+?B	+15N	+7B	+4N	−1B	+9N	6.0	26.5	26.5	20.00	1572	0.0
3	Mahmoud Dyab, Fares	1559	EGY	+9N	+18B	=7N	+27B	+10N	+19B	=1N	6.0	25.5	28.0	22.50	1787	+56.4
4	FIDE 555015972	0	—	+35N	F	+32B	+10N	−2B	+9B	+11N	5.0	22.5	23.5	14.50	1615	0.0
5	Mohamed Ahmed, Fares	1499	EGY	+33B	+37N	F	+11B	−9N	+20B	+19N	5.0	17.5	18.0	11.50	2245	+17.2
6	Mohamed Rafat, Abdelrahman	0	EGY	F	+11N	+28B	+29B	−19N	+?B	+?N	5.0	14.0	14.0	9.00	1488	0.0
7	Fayed Sherif, Eyad	1597	EGY	F	+14N	=3B	−2N	+13B	+25N	+12B	4.5	26.0	26.0	17.00	1678	+8.4
8	Hesham Farawila, Ahmed	0	EGY	−?B	+33N	+22B	=14N	F	+30N	+?B	4.5	10.5	10.5	7.75	1458	0.0
9	Mamdouh Mohammed Shawki, Lara	0	EGY	−3B	+?N	+?B	+15N	+5B	−4N	−2B	4.0	25.5	25.5	8.50	1529	0.0
10	Abdel Razak Mostafa, Nader	1595	EGY	+28B	+32N	+30N	−4B	−3B	−12N	+34B	4.0	21.0	22.0	7.00	759	-22.0
11	Ahmed Aly, Omar	0	EGY	+20N	−6B	+37B	−5N	+32B	+34N	−4B	4.0	20.5	21.0	6.00	698	0.0
12	Hassan Amr, Sama	0	EGY	+?N	+35B	+?N	−1B	−27N	+10B	−7N	4.0	18.5	18.5	5.00	1477	0.0
13	Mohamed Mostafa, Nour	0	EGY	−14B	=?N	+33B	+26N	−7N	=17B	+20N	4.0	18.0	18.0	8.25	1218	0.0
14	Abd El Aleem Hisham, Mariam	1411	EGY	+13N	−7B	+29N	=8B	−17N	−15B	+21N	3.5	23.0	25.5	11.75	796	-10.4
15	Abdel Moneim Abdel Fadil, Ahmed	0	EGY	F	+?N	−2B	−9B	+35N	+14N	=25B	3.5	17.0	17.0	5.75	1431	0.0
16	Ibrahem Muher, Nour Elden	0	EGY	F	=29B	+34N	+?B	−1N	=27B	=17N	3.5	16.0	16.0	5.25	1533	0.0
17	Wael, Adam	0	EGY	F	F	=26B	+?N	+14B	=13N	=16B	3.5	13.5	13.5	8.50	1478	0.0
18	Mohamed Ahmed, Abd Elrahman	0	EGY	−?B	−3N	−31B	+?N	=36B	+?N	+26B	3.5	11.0	11.0	2.75	712	0.0
19	Eslam Mohamed Abbas, Hamza	1445	EGY	F	F	+23B	+25N	+6B	−3N	−5B	3.0	22.0	22.0	10.50	729	-30.8
20	FIDE 555010571	0	—	−11B	+21B	−?N	+28N	+31B	−5N	−13B	3.0	20.5	20.5	7.50	700	0.0
21	Ahmed Hassan, Youssef	0	EGY	−2B	−20N	+?B	+36N	−?N	+32B	−14B	3.0	14.5	14.5	2.00	1334	0.0
22	FIDE 555006507	0	—	−?B	F	−8N	−23N	+33B	+36N	+?B	3.0	14.0	14.0	1.50	657	0.0
23	FIDE 555015930	0	—	F	F	−19N	+22B	+?N	F	+31B	3.0	10.5	10.5	5.00	645	0.0
24	Mohamed Aly, Aly	0	EGY	F	−25N	+36B	+30B	+?N	−?B	−27N	3.0	7.5	7.5	2.50	1374	0.0
25	Ayman Abd Alqawy, Omar	0	EGY	+?N	+24B	−1N	−19B	F	−7B	=15N	2.5	22.5	22.5	4.75	733	0.0
26	FIDE 54267170	0	—	−1N	+?B	=17N	−13B	−28N	+29B	−18N	2.5	22.5	22.5	4.25	758	0.0
27	Islam, Eyad	1539	EGY	F	F	F	−3N	+12B	=16N	+24B	2.5	21.5	21.5	8.75	759	-18.8
28	Khaled Hamdy, Selim	0	EGY	−10N	+?B	−6N	−20B	+26B	F	=?N	2.5	17.5	17.5	2.50	1333	0.0
29	FIDE 54278007	0	—	+?B	=16N	−14B	−6N	−?B	−26N	+37B	2.5	15.0	15.0	2.25	638	0.0
30	FIDE 54219019	0	—	F	+31N	−10B	−24N	F	−8B	+35N	2.0	21.0	22.0	3.00	795	0.0
31	FIDE 555015921	0	—	F	−30B	+18N	−?B	−20N	+?B	−23N	2.0	11.5	11.5	3.50	657	0.0
32	Mohamed Jadalla, Tarek	0	EGY	F	−10B	−4N	+37B	−11N	−21N	=?B	1.5	16.5	16.5	0.50	795	0.0
33	FIDE 555016022	0	—	−5N	−8B	−13N	−?B	−22N	F	+?B	1.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	698	0.0
34	Walid Mamdouh El Meligy, Youssef	0	EGY	F	F	−16B	+?N	F	−11B	−10N	1.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	795	0.0
35	FIDE 555016006	0	—	−4B	−12N	F	+?N	−15B	−?N	−30B	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	665	0.0
36	FIDE 555001637	0	—	F	−1B	−24N	−21B	=18N	−22B	−?N	0.5	22.0	22.0	1.75	758	0.0
37	Victor Fayez, Mariam	0	EGY	F	−5B	−11N	−32N	−?B	=?B	−29N	0.5	13.0	13.0	0.00	698	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mahmoud Dyab, FaresEGY
+56.4
6.0 pts · #1
2Mohamed Ahmed, FaresEGY
+17.2
5.0 pts · #10
3Fayed Sherif, EyadEGY
+8.4
4.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Eslam Mohamed Abbas, HamzaEGY
-30.8
3.0 pts · #35
2Abdel Razak Mostafa, NaderEGY
-22.0
4.0 pts · #21
3Islam, EyadEGY
-18.8
2.5 pts · #25