National Youth Chess Championship Open U20 2026
15 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 07 Feb 2026 in Cairo, Egypt. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1825, and top seed was Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed (🇪🇬 EGY, IM, 2316).
Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed (🇪🇬 EGY, IM, 2316) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Yousf Emad (7.0) and Omar Ahmed Okasha (6.0). Sameh Mohamed won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Wakee Ahmad Mohammad (1611) beat Omar Mohamed Mostafa (1916), a +305-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
IM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
IM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed beat Yousf Emad (Black).
IM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed 9 wins (R1–R9)Yousf Emad 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
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| 1 | Sameh Mohamed, AbdalrahmanIM | 2316 | EGY | +9B | +6N | +7B | +2N | +4B | +5N | +3B | +8N | +11N | 9.0 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 42.00 | 2728 | +14.2 |
| 2 | Emad, Yousf | 2021 | EGY | +8N | +3B | +5N | −1B | +9N | =7N | =4B | +6N | +13B | 7.0 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 28.75 | 2027 | +6.2 |
| 3 | Ahmed Okasha, Omar | 1725 | EGY | +14B | −2N | +10B | −4N | +8B | +6N | −1N | +7B | +5N | 6.0 | 42.5 | 43.5 | 22.00 | 1883 | +26.8 |
| 4 | Mohamed Adel, Adam | 1597 | EGY | −7N | +13N | +6B | +3B | −1N | +10B | =2N | =5B | =12B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 41.5 | 21.75 | 1914 | +106.4 |
| 5 | Khaled Mohamed, Amr | 1829 | EGY | +11B | +15N | −2B | +14N | =7B | −1B | +13N | =4N | −3B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 9.25 | 1765 | -12.2 |
| 6 | Fahmi, Adham | 1732 | EGY | +12N | −1B | −4N | +11B | +10N | −3B | +15N | −2B | =9N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 9.25 | 1459 | -30.8 |
| 7 | Mohamed Mostafa, Omar | 1916 | EGY | +4B | +10N | −1N | +9B | =5N | =2B | −8B | −3N | F | 4.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 18.50 | 1771 | -27.2 |
| 8 | Ahmad Mohammad, Wakee | 1611 | EGY | −2B | F | −14N | +12B | −3N | +15B | +7N | −1B | +10N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 9.00 | 1723 | +14.4 |
| 9 | Mohamed Goda, Zyad | 1653 | EGY | −1N | +12B | +15B | −7N | −2B | F | =11N | =10N | =6B | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 6.75 | 1608 | -5.0 |
| 10 | Marwan Elsayed, Adham | 0 | EGY | +13B | −7B | −3N | +15N | −6B | −4N | +12N | =9B | −8B | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 4.25 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ehab Fekry, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | −5N | F | +13B | −6N | F | F | =9B | +12N | −1B | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 4.25 | 1726 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Shetia, Hassan | 0 | EGY | −6B | −9N | F | −8N | +15B | −13N | −10B | −11B | =4N | 1.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 2.75 | 1323 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Youssef, Yousab | 1852 | EGY | −10N | −4B | −11N | F | F | +12B | −5B | F | −2N | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.50 | 1016 | -32.4 |
| 14 | Sherif Foaad, Mina | 0 | EGY | −3N | F | +8B | −5B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 54251680 | 0 | — | F | −5B | −9N | −10B | −12N | −8N | −6B | F | F | 0.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 0.00 | 905 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mohamed Adel, AdamEGY+106.45.5 pts · #3
- 2Ahmed Okasha, OmarEGY+26.86.0 pts · #4
- 3Ahmad Mohammad, WakeeEGY+14.44.0 pts · #10
- 1Youssef, YousabEGY-32.41.0 pts · #15
- 2Fahmi, AdhamEGY-30.84.5 pts · #11
- 3Mohamed Mostafa, OmarEGY-27.24.0 pts · #5
- R7+305 Elo gap
- R2+255 Elo gap
- R8+191 Elo gap