National Youth Chess Championship GIRLS U18 2026
Open SwissStandard
7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 07 Feb 2026 in Cairo, Egypt. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1445, and top seed was Joy Romany (🇪🇬 EGY, WIM, 1942).
Jana Mohamed Zaki (🇪🇬 EGY, WIM, 1919) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Joy Romany (4.0) and Dema Alaa (3.0). Mohamed Zaki took the lead from round 4.
Location
🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt
Dates
31 Jan 2026 → 07 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 3
WIM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇬Egypt×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsWIM Jana Mohamed Zaki led from R2; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3 · LEADER CHANGE29 Jan
Marise Maged Girgis takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WIM Jana Mohamed Zaki beat WIM Joy Romany (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
WIM Jana Mohamed Zaki 3 wins (R1–R4)WIM Joy Romany 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Zaki, JanaWIM | 1919 | EGY | +7B | +2N | F | +3B | =4N | +5B | +6N | 5.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 13.00 | 2037 | +26.8 |
| 2 | Romany, JoyWIM | 1942 | EGY | F | −1B | +3N | +4B | +5N | +6B | F | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 1919 | +3.6 |
| 3 | Alaa, DemaWCM | 1851 | EGY | +6B | −7N | −2B | −1N | F | +4B | +5N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1730 | -19.6 |
| 4 | Maged Girgis, Marise | 1508 | EGY | =5B | +6N | +7B | −2N | =1B | −3N | F | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.25 | 1640 | +22.0 |
| 5 | Mohamed Abdullah, Shahd | 1467 | EGY | =4N | F | =6B | +7N | −2B | −1N | −3B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.25 | 1464 | -9.6 |
| 6 | Sherif, Sara | 1428 | EGY | −3N | −4B | =5N | F | +7B | −2N | −1B | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 1326 | -23.2 |
| 7 | Amr Yehia, Leenah | 0 | EGY | −1N | +3B | −4N | −5B | −6N | F | F | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 1395 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mohamed Zaki, JanaWIMEGY+26.85.5 pts · #1
- 2Maged Girgis, MariseEGY+22.03.0 pts · #4
- 3Romany, JoyWIMEGY+3.64.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Sherif, SaraEGY-23.21.5 pts · #7
- 2Alaa, DemaWCMEGY-19.63.0 pts · #3
- 3Mohamed Abdullah, ShahdEGY-9.62.0 pts · #6