Classic Chess Festival of the Faculty of Engineering 2026
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28 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 05 Feb 2026 in Tanta, Egypt. Top 10 Elo average was 1803, and top seed was Ashraf Mohamed Anwar (🇪🇬 EGY, 2029).
Ashraf Mohamed Anwar (🇪🇬 EGY, 2029) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ammar Shaaban Abdel Fattah (5.5) and Mohamed Adel Elsayed (5.5). Anwar took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Badr Wael Ali (1711) beat Edmon Kamal (1962), a +251-point gap.
Location
🇪🇬Tanta, Egypt
Dates
31 Jan 2026 → 05 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇬Egypt×24
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAshraf Mohamed Anwar led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE03 Feb
Ashraf Mohamed Anwar takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Ashraf Mohamed Anwar won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ashraf Mohamed Anwar | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2Ammar Shaaban Abdel Fattah | — | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Mohamed Adel Elsayed | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Ashraf El Shenawy | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anwar, Ashraf Mohamed | 2029 | EGY | +21B | +3N | +23B | =6N | +9B | +5N | =4B | 6.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 23.75 | 2067 | +6.4 |
| 2 | Shaaban Abdel Fattah, Ammar | 1824 | EGY | +10B | −23N | +11B | +4N | =3B | +6N | +9B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 24.25 | 2193 | +67.2 |
| 3 | Adel Elsayed, Mohamed | 1656 | EGY | +24N | −1B | +20N | +18B | =2N | +17B | +12N | 5.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 16.75 | 1886 | +44.4 |
| 4 | El Shenawy, Ashraf | 1999 | EGY | =7N | +15B | +8N | −2B | +17N | +13B | =1N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 19.75 | 1864 | -10.2 |
| 5 | Ali, Badr Wael | 1711 | EGY | +20B | +26N | −9B | +10N | +6B | −1B | +11N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 16.50 | 1808 | +12.4 |
| 6 | Kamal, Edmon | 1962 | EGY | +16N | +18B | +17N | =1B | −5N | −2B | +10N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 16.50 | 1775 | -22.0 |
| 7 | Fooaad Elshafey, Zeyad | 0 | EGY | =4B | −12N | +?B | +8N | −13N | +23B | +14N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 12.50 | 1882 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Nageib Abd Elaal, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | +?B | =14N | −4B | −7B | +22N | +20N | +13B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.25 | 1669 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sarhan, Abdel Azim | 1809 | EGY | +11N | +28B | +5N | +14B | −1N | −12B | −2N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 14.00 | 1822 | +1.0 |
| 10 | Hesham Mahmoud, Omar | 0 | EGY | −2N | +24B | +15N | −5B | +26B | +18N | −6B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 10.00 | 1574 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 555017339 | 0 | — | −9B | +?N | −2N | +27B | +23B | +25N | −5B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 981 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Tadros Rizk, Yohana | 0 | EGY | =13N | +7B | −?N | +22B | F | +9N | −3B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 12.75 | 1695 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Alkhdour, Magdi | 0 | EGY | =12B | +?N | −14B | +23N | +7B | −4N | −8N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.25 | 1062 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Elsayed Abdelftth, Omar | 1725 | EGY | +22N | =8B | +13N | −9N | F | +21B | −7B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 10.75 | 1009 | -15.2 |
| 15 | FIDE 555012710 | 0 | — | +?B | −4N | −10B | −20N | =27N | +22B | +19N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.25 | 1199 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ghobashy, Aly | 0 | EGY | −6B | +27N | −26B | =28N | =24B | =?N | +?B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1162 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Aymen Elkhudari, Mohamed | 1739 | EGY | +19B | +25N | −6B | +26N | −4B | −3N | F | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.50 | 1072 | -40.4 |
| 18 | Said Gabriel, Omar | 1571 | EGY | +27B | −6N | +28B | −3N | +20B | −10B | F | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.50 | 1009 | -18.8 |
| 19 | Khaled Sobh, Yamen | 0 | EGY | −17N | −?B | +?B | +?N | −25B | +24N | −15B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1067 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 54265983 | 0 | — | −5N | +21N | −3B | +15B | −18N | −8B | =26N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 6.75 | 846 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Elsambok, Khaled Mohamed | 0 | EGY | −1N | −20B | =24N | F | +28B | −14N | +25B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1077 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Mark Youhana, Mackendra | 0 | EGY | −14B | =?N | +?B | −12N | −8B | −15N | +?B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 925 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Abdelmohsen, Omar | 0 | EGY | +?B | +2B | −1N | −13B | −11N | −7N | F | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 5.50 | 1927 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Mohamed Gafaar, Youssef | 0 | EGY | −3B | −10N | =21B | +?N | =16N | −19B | F | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.00 | 856 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Galal Mahmoud, Marwan | 0 | EGY | F | −17B | +?N | −?B | +19N | −11B | −21N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1067 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Yassin Abdelhamid, Lojin | 0 | EGY | F | −5B | +16N | −17B | −10N | −?N | =20B | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.75 | 925 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Mohamed Sameir, Moaaz | 0 | EGY | −18N | −16B | F | −11N | =15B | +28N | −?B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.25 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 555017347 | 0 | — | +?B | −9N | −18N | =16B | −21N | −27B | F | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.75 | 890 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shaaban Abdel Fattah, AmmarEGY+67.25.5 pts · #2
- 2Adel Elsayed, MohamedEGY+44.45.5 pts · #4
- 3Ali, Badr WaelEGY+12.45.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Aymen Elkhudari, MohamedEGY-40.43.0 pts · #21
- 2Kamal, EdmonEGY-22.04.5 pts · #3
- 3Said Gabriel, OmarEGY-18.83.0 pts · #19
Biggest upsets
- R5+251 Elo gap
- R4+175 Elo gap
- R6+138 Elo gap