National Youth Chess Championship Open U18 2026

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33 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 1905, and top seed was Mahmoud Abdin (🇪🇬 EGY, CM, 2250).

Ahmad Bakeer Ehab (🇪🇬 EGY, 2034) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Abdelrahman Salah (6.5) and Aly Khaled Mareiy (6.5). Bakeer Ehab shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Zein Eldin Kareem (1603) beat Ahmad Bakeer Ehab (2034), a +431-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

🇪🇬CMMahmoud Abdin2250

Avg top 10

1,905

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇪🇬Egypt×32

Top 3

🥇
Ahmad Bakeer Ehab
🇪🇬EGY·2034
6.5pts·1972perf-8.8
🥈
Abdelrahman Salah
🇪🇬EGY·1891
6.5pts·1909perf+10.8
🥉
Aly Khaled Mareiy
🇪🇬EGY·1847
6.5pts·1894perf+21.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R8; 3 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Bakeer Ehab6.5Khaled Mareiy6.5Salah6.5Abdin6Magdy Nafei6Nassif Emad5.5

R8–R9 · LEAD HELD

Ahmad Bakeer Ehab held the sole lead from R8 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 6.5/9. Bakeer Ehab takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (40.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ahmad Bakeer Ehab 4 wins (R2–R5)Aly Khaled Mareiy 3 wins (R4–R6)Abdelrahman Salah 3+3 wins (R2–R4, R6–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ahmad Bakeer Ehab	*	—	0	1
2Aly Khaled Mareiy	—	*	—	0
3Abdelrahman Salah	1	—	*	—
4CMMahmoud Abdin	0	1	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bakeer Ehab, Ahmad	2034	EGY	−17N	+23N	+28B	+20B	+4N	=5B	+6N	+8B	−2N	6.5	40.5	43.0	29.50	1972	-8.8
2	Salah, Abdelrahman	1891	EGY	−28N	+26B	+15N	+17B	=9N	+11B	+5N	F	+1B	6.5	40.0	42.5	31.50	1909	+10.8
3	Khaled Mareiy, Aly	1847	EGY	+33N	−17B	=12N	+26B	+18N	+9B	−4B	+13N	+6N	6.5	37.0	37.0	24.50	1894	+21.2
4	Abdin, MahmoudCM	2250	EGY	+24B	+14N	+13B	=6N	−1B	+8B	+3N	F	=5N	6.0	45.0	48.5	29.75	2087	-43.6
5	Magdy Nafei, Jovany	1631	EGY	+32N	−6B	+29N	+14B	+10B	=1N	−2B	+19N	=4B	6.0	39.5	39.5	21.25	1911	+95.2
6	Nassif Emad, Mark	1855	EGY	+15B	+5N	+19B	=4B	−8N	+13N	−1B	+10N	−3B	5.5	44.0	48.0	27.00	1939	+38.8
7	Hali Ahmed, Ahmed	0	EGY	−19N	+33B	−18B	+30N	−23B	+32N	+24B	+20B	=12N	5.5	25.5	25.5	11.50	1622	0.0
8	Atef Shawky, Mina	2014	EGY	+20B	+18N	=9B	=10N	+6B	−4N	+19B	−1N	F	5.0	41.0	45.0	22.50	1934	-24.8
9	Abouzied, Aly Hassan	1774	EGY	+16B	+27N	=8N	=18B	=2B	−3N	−13B	=15N	+21B	5.0	39.5	42.0	21.00	1738	-14.4
10	Remon, David	1803	EGY	+11N	=12B	+17N	=8B	−5N	=20B	+22N	−6B	=18N	5.0	38.5	42.0	21.50	1724	-35.2
11	Ahmed Mohamed, Loai	1532	EGY	−10B	+24N	+22B	=13N	+19B	−2N	=14N	+17B	F	5.0	37.0	40.5	19.50	1831	+120.0
12	Nabil Mohamed, Omar	1504	EGY	+22B	=10N	=3B	−19N	=21B	=23N	=18B	+27N	=7B	5.0	36.0	38.5	20.25	1722	+74.4
13	Mohamed Reda, Youssef	1828	EGY	+21B	+28N	−4N	=11B	+16N	−6B	+9N	−3B	F	4.5	41.0	43.5	18.50	1784	-15.6
14	Ahmed Abdelsalam, Abdelsalam	1681	EGY	+29B	−4B	=16N	−5N	+27B	=18N	=11B	+25N	F	4.5	36.0	37.5	14.25	1534	-44.8
15	Wessam Youssef, Youssef	1590	EGY	−6N	+32B	−2B	=27N	=26N	=25B	+16N	=9B	=24N	4.5	34.0	34.0	13.25	1657	+14.4
16	Mohamed Eltaher, Marawen	1527	EGY	−9N	+31B	=14B	+23N	−13B	−22N	−15B	+29N	+27B	4.5	29.5	31.0	11.25	1608	+24.8
17	Kareem, Zein Eldin	1603	EGY	+1B	+3N	−10B	−2N	+25B	−19N	+21B	−11N	F	4.0	41.0	44.5	20.50	1719	+34.0
18	Tamer Sayed, Ahmed	1636	EGY	+25N	−8B	+7N	=9N	−3B	=14B	=12N	F	=10B	4.0	40.0	43.5	18.75	1646	-2.8
19	Esam Nashat, David	1736	EGY	+7B	+30N	−6N	+12B	−11N	+17B	−8N	−5B	F	4.0	40.0	41.5	16.00	1566	-54.8
20	Fayed Sherif, Eyad	1597	EGY	−8N	+25B	+30B	−1N	=22B	=10N	+23B	−7N	F	4.0	36.5	38.0	12.75	1779	+38.8
21	Juma, Mohamed	1571	EGY	−13N	−22N	+24B	+32B	=12N	=28B	−17N	+26B	−9N	4.0	31.0	31.0	10.25	1506	-26.0
22	Abd Elhamied Ibrahiem, Ahmed	1752	EGY	−12N	+21B	−11N	+29B	=20N	+16B	−10B	F	F	3.5	35.5	37.0	12.00	1532	-70.0
23	Hany Shaker, Youssef	1707	EGY	=26N	−1B	+31N	−16B	+7N	=12B	−20N	=30N	F	3.5	33.5	35.0	11.75	1511	-55.2
24	Hani Ahmed, Adham	1603	EGY	−4N	−11B	−21N	+31B	+29N	+26B	−7N	F	=15B	3.5	31.0	31.0	8.25	1516	-26.4
25	Tamer Yahya, Yahya	0	EGY	−18B	−20N	+33N	+28B	−17N	=15N	+32B	−14B	F	3.5	27.0	27.0	4.75	1508	0.0
26	Ali Sayed, Omar	0	EGY	=23B	−2N	+27B	−3N	=15B	−24N	+31B	−21N	F	3.0	32.5	32.5	8.00	1533	0.0
27	Mohamed Fathy, Yassin	0	EGY	+31N	−9B	−26N	=15B	−14N	F	+28B	−12B	−16N	2.5	30.5	30.5	6.25	1513	0.0
28	Andrew Emeel, Evan	1592	EGY	+2B	−13B	−1N	−25N	+30B	=21N	−27N	F	F	2.5	29.0	29.0	10.00	1733	+21.2
29	Mohamed Saad, Omar	0	EGY	−14N	F	−5B	−22N	−24B	=31N	−30B	−16B	+32N	1.5	25.0	25.0	0.75	1237	0.0
30	Raaid Magdy, Youssef	0	EGY	F	−19B	−20N	−7B	−28N	F	+29N	=23B	F	1.5	22.5	22.5	3.25	1336	0.0
31	Mazen Mohamed, Ali	1636	EGY	−27B	−16N	−23B	−24N	F	=29B	−26N	+32N	F	1.5	20.0	20.0	0.75	811	-64.4
32	FIDE 555016634	0	—	−5B	−15N	F	−21N	F	−7B	−25N	−31B	−29B	0.0	26.5	26.5	0.00	807	0.0
33	Saher Mahmoud, Mohamed	1574	EGY	−3B	−7N	−25B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	1047	-6.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ahmed Mohamed, LoaiEGY
+120.0
5.0 pts · #7
2Magdy Nafei, JovanyEGY
+95.2
6.0 pts · #11
3Nabil Mohamed, OmarEGY
+74.4
5.0 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Abd Elhamied Ibrahiem, AhmedEGY
-70.0
3.5 pts · #15
2Mazen Mohamed, AliEGY
-64.4
1.5 pts · #31
3Hany Shaker, YoussefEGY
-55.2
3.5 pts · #28

Biggest upsets

R1+431 Elo gap
Kareem, Zein Eldin1603 beat Bakeer Ehab, Ahmad2034
R1+299 Elo gap
Andrew Emeel, Evan1592 beat Salah, Abdelrahman1891
R1+248 Elo gap
Nabil Mohamed, Omar1504 beat Abd Elhamied Ibrahiem, Ahmed1752