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National Youth Chess Championship Open U20 2026

Open SwissStandard

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.

Location
🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt
Dates
31 Jan 2026 → 07 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,825
Participants
15
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇬Egypt×14
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed beat Yousf Emad (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed 9 wins (R1–R9)Yousf Emad 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Sameh Mohamed, AbdalrahmanIM2316EGY+9B+6N+7B+2N+4B+5N+3B+8N+11N9.039.542.042.002728+14.2
2Emad, Yousf2021EGY+8N+3B+5N1B+9N=7N=4B+6N+13B7.041.542.528.752027+6.2
3Ahmed Okasha, Omar1725EGY+14B2N+10B4N+8B+6N1N+7B+5N6.042.543.522.001883+26.8
4Mohamed Adel, Adam1597EGY7N+13N+6B+3B1N+10B=2N=5B=12B5.540.541.521.751914+106.4
5Khaled Mohamed, Amr1829EGY+11B+15N2B+14N=7B1B+13N=4N3B5.036.036.09.251765-12.2
6Fahmi, Adham1732EGY+12N1B4N+11B+10N3B+15N2B=9N4.538.538.59.251459-30.8
7Mohamed Mostafa, Omar1916EGY+4B+10N1N+9B=5N=2B8B3NF4.043.543.518.501771-27.2
8Ahmad Mohammad, Wakee1611EGY2BF14N+12B3N+15B+7N1B+10N4.034.534.59.001723+14.4
9Mohamed Goda, Zyad1653EGY1N+12B+15B7N2BF=11N=10N=6B3.532.032.06.751608-5.0
10Marwan Elsayed, Adham0EGY+13B7B3N+15N6B4N+12N=9B8B3.530.030.04.2514960.0
11Ehab Fekry, Ahmed0EGY5NF+13B6NFF=9B+12N1B2.529.529.54.2517260.0
12Shetia, Hassan0EGY6B9NF8N+15B13N10B11B=4N1.524.524.52.7513230.0
13Youssef, Yousab1852EGY10N4B11NFF+12B5BF2N1.026.026.01.501016-32.4
14Sherif Foaad, Mina0EGY3NF+8B5BFFFFF1.018.518.54.0015960.0
15FIDE 542516800F5B9N10B12N8N6BFF0.027.027.00.009050.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets