National Youth Chess Championship Open U08 2026
18 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 07 Feb 2026 in Cairo, Egypt. Top 10 Elo average was 289, and top seed was Abdelaziz Ahmed Abdelaziz (πͺπ¬ EGY, 1510).
Zeineldin Mahmoud Sameir (πͺπ¬ EGY, 0) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Ziad Amr Hashad (7.0) and Mohab Ahmed Assem (6.5). Mahmoud Sameir shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 9 roundsZeineldin Mahmoud Sameir led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Zeineldin Mahmoud Sameir never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Zeineldin Mahmoud Sameir drew with Ziad Amr Hashad (Black).
Zeineldin Mahmoud Sameir 5+3 wins (R1βR5, R7βR9)Ziad Amr Hashad 4 wins (R2βR5)Mohab Ahmed Assem 4 wins (R1βR4)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zeineldin Mahmoud Sameir | * | Β½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Ziad Amr Hashad | Β½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Mohab Ahmed Assem | 0 | 0 | * | β |
| 4FIDE 54273811 | 0 | 0 | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmoud Sameir, Zeineldin | 0 | EGY | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +4B | =2N | +6B | +3N | +5B | 8.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 28.00 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Amr Hashad, Ziad | 0 | EGY | F | +10B | +6N | +?N | +3B | =1B | =5N | +?N | +4B | 7.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 30.75 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Ahmed Assem, Mohab | 1455 | EGY | +18B | +8N | +16B | +4N | β2N | =5B | +9N | β1B | +7N | 6.5 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 28.00 | 2232 | +18.8 |
| 4 | Mahmoud Shabana, Malek | 1432 | EGY | +14N | +17B | +7N | β3B | β1N | +11B | +13N | +10B | β2N | 6.0 | 47.0 | 48.5 | 26.50 | 655 | -18.8 |
| 5 | Hossam Arafa, Amr | 0 | EGY | +?N | β13B | +?N | +7B | +10N | =3N | =2B | +?B | β1N | 6.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 17.75 | 1455 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 54273811 | 0 | β | +?B | +?N | β2B | +8N | +?B | +?N | β1N | β7B | +11N | 6.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 10.50 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ahmed Mohamed, Zain | 0 | EGY | +?B | +?N | β4B | β5N | +?B | +?N | +8B | +6N | β3B | 6.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 11.50 | 644 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 555016871 | 0 | β | +?N | β3B | +17N | β6B | +16N | =13B | β7N | +?N | +14B | 5.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 10.25 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Walid Hussein, Hamza | 0 | EGY | +?B | β?N | +?B | +?N | β?B | +14N | β3B | =13N | +15B | 5.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.25 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Anas Ahmed, Mazen | 0 | EGY | +?B | β2N | +?B | +16N | β5B | +?N | +?B | β4N | β?B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 555009310 | 0 | β | +?B | β?N | β?B | +?N | +?B | β4N | +?B | +?N | β6B | 5.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 54293758 | 0 | β | β?B | +?N | β?B | β15N | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | F | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ahmed Ali, Yahya | 0 | EGY | +?B | +5N | β?B | +?N | =14B | =8N | β4B | =9B | F | 4.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 13.75 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 555016944 | 0 | β | β4B | =?N | +?B | +?N | =13N | β9B | +?B | =15N | β8N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.00 | 632 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 555016928 | 0 | β | β?B | β?N | F | +12B | +?N | +?N | β?B | =14B | β9N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.25 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 54289068 | 0 | β | +?N | +?B | β3N | β10B | β8B | F | β?N | F | F | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 555013899 | 0 | β | +?B | β4N | β8B | β?N | =?B | β?N | β?B | F | F | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 632 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 555016880 | 0 | β | β3N | β?B | β?N | β?B | β?N | F | β?B | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ahmed Assem, MohabEGY+18.86.5 pts Β· #4
- 2FIDE 542738110.06.0 pts Β· #3
- 3Amr Hashad, ZiadEGY0.07.0 pts Β· #1
- 1Mahmoud Shabana, MalekEGY-18.86.0 pts Β· #14
- 2FIDE 542738110.06.0 pts Β· #3
- 3Amr Hashad, ZiadEGY0.07.0 pts Β· #1