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National Youth Chess Championship Open U08 2026

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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 (πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬ EGY, 1510).

Zeineldin Mahmoud Sameir (πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬ 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.

Location
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬Cairo, Egypt
Dates
31 Jan 2026 β†’ 07 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 9 rounds
Avg top 10
289
Participants
18
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬EgyptΓ—9
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 9 rounds

Zeineldin 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.

Co-leaders
18
9
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R5–R9 Β· LEAD HELD

Zeineldin Mahmoud Sameir never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R6 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Zeineldin Mahmoud Sameir drew with Ziad Amr Hashad (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Zeineldin Mahmoud Sameir 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)Ziad Amr Hashad 4 wins (R2–R5)Mohab Ahmed Assem 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Zeineldin Mahmoud Sameir*
Β½
1
1
2Ziad Amr Hashad
Β½
*
1
1
3Mohab Ahmed Assem
0
0
*β€”
4FIDE 54273811
0
0
β€”*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Mahmoud Sameir, Zeineldin0EGY+?B+?N+?B+?N+4B=2N+6B+3N+5B8.531.531.528.0015260.0
2Amr Hashad, Ziad0EGYF+10B+6N+?N+3B=1B=5N+?N+4B7.038.038.030.7515260.0
3Ahmed Assem, Mohab1455EGY+18B+8N+16B+4Nβˆ’2N=5B+9Nβˆ’1B+7N6.546.546.528.002232+18.8
4Mahmoud Shabana, Malek1432EGY+14N+17B+7Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’1N+11B+13N+10Bβˆ’2N6.047.048.526.50655-18.8
5Hossam Arafa, Amr0EGY+?Nβˆ’13B+?N+7B+10N=3N=2B+?Bβˆ’1N6.037.537.517.7514550.0
6FIDE 542738110β€”+?B+?Nβˆ’2B+8N+?B+?Nβˆ’1Nβˆ’7B+11N6.032.032.010.5015300.0
7Ahmed Mohamed, Zain0EGY+?B+?Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’5N+?B+?N+8B+6Nβˆ’3B6.030.030.011.506440.0
8FIDE 5550168710β€”+?Nβˆ’3B+17Nβˆ’6B+16N=13Bβˆ’7N+?N+14B5.531.031.010.256550.0
9Walid Hussein, Hamza0EGY+?Bβˆ’?N+?B+?Nβˆ’?B+14Nβˆ’3B=13N+15B5.519.019.010.256830.0
10Anas Ahmed, Mazen0EGY+?Bβˆ’2N+?B+16Nβˆ’5B+?N+?Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’?B5.021.021.02.006710.0
11FIDE 5550093100β€”+?Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’?B+?N+?Bβˆ’4N+?B+?Nβˆ’6B5.012.012.00.006710.0
12FIDE 542937580β€”βˆ’?B+?Nβˆ’?Bβˆ’15N+?B+?N+?B+?NF5.08.08.00.007100.0
13Ahmed Ali, Yahya0EGY+?B+5Nβˆ’?B+?N=14B=8Nβˆ’4B=9BF4.532.532.513.756710.0
14FIDE 5550169440β€”βˆ’4B=?N+?B+?N=13Nβˆ’9B+?B=15Nβˆ’8N4.525.025.04.006320.0
15FIDE 5550169280β€”βˆ’?Bβˆ’?NF+12B+?N+?Nβˆ’?B=14Bβˆ’9N3.515.015.07.257100.0
16FIDE 542890680β€”+?N+?Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’10Bβˆ’8BFβˆ’?NFF2.017.017.00.006550.0
17FIDE 5550138990β€”+?Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’?N=?Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’?BFF1.511.511.50.006320.0
18FIDE 5550168800β€”βˆ’3Nβˆ’?Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’?Bβˆ’?NFβˆ’?BFF0.08.08.00.006550.0

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