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National Youth Chess Championship GIRLS U20 2026

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9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 07 Feb 2026 in Cairo, Egypt. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1495, and top seed was Janah Mohamed Ahmed (🇪🇬 EGY, WCM, 1784).

Janah Mohamed Ahmed (🇪🇬 EGY, WCM, 1784) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Mareim Mohamed Azzab (5.5) and Gana Gasser (5.5). Mohamed Ahmed shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Sara Hafez Abdel Wahed (1536) beat Jana Tamer (1659), a +123-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
🇪🇬WCMJanah Mohamed Ahmed1784
Avg top 10
1,495
Participants
9
Titled players · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇬Egypt×9
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WCM Janah Mohamed Ahmed led from R9; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Mohamed Ahmed takes lead
R9 · LEADER CHANGE04 Feb

WCM Janah Mohamed Ahmed takes the sole lead (6.5/9).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Janah Mohamed Ahmed drew with Mareim Mohamed Azzab (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

WCM Janah Mohamed Ahmed 4 wins (R6–R9)Mareim Mohamed Azzab 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mohamed Ahmed, JanahWCM1784EGYF+4B=8N=2B=3N+6B+9N+5B+7N6.524.524.518.501897+18.6
2Mohamed Azzab, Mareim1713EGY+9B+5N+7B=1N+4B=8NF=3BF5.525.525.517.001873+25.2
3Gasser, GanaWCM1695EGY+6B+9N=5B+7N=1B4N+8B=2NF5.525.525.512.751781+34.0
4Mahmoud Youssef, Noha1771EGY+7B1NF+8B2N+3B+6N+9BF5.026.026.010.501815+7.4
5Hafez Abdel Wahed, Sara1536EGYF2B=3N+6B+9NF+7B1NF3.527.527.56.751680+37.6
6Tamer, Jana1659EGY3NF+9B5N+7B1N4BFF2.029.029.02.001428-57.2
7Sherif, Retaj0EGY4N+8B2N3B6N+9B5NF1B2.029.029.01.001488-24.0
8Gasser, Rana1740EGYF7N=1B4NF=2B3NFF1.030.030.06.001547-40.0
9Elwardany, Arwa1555EGY2N3B6NF5B7N1B4NF0.031.031.00.00893-76.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets