National Youth Chess Championship GIRLS U14 2026
19 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 1395, and top seed was Zakaa Ahmed Mohamed (🇪🇬 EGY, WFM, 1862).
Zakaa Ahmed Mohamed (🇪🇬 EGY, WFM, 1862) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Hafsa Ashraf (8.0) and Salma Hawas (6.0). Ahmed Mohamed won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Emma Mark (1473) beat Hala Aly (1635), a +162-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWFM Zakaa Ahmed Mohamed led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
WFM Zakaa Ahmed Mohamed never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WFM Zakaa Ahmed Mohamed beat Hafsa Ashraf (Black).
WFM Zakaa Ahmed Mohamed 9 wins (R1–R9)Hafsa Ashraf 6 wins (R4–R9)Salma Hawas 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMZakaa Ahmed Mohamed | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Hafsa Ashraf | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Salma Hawas | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Basmallah Mohamed Khamis | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmed Mohamed, ZakaaWFM | 1862 | EGY | +18N | +10B | +2N | +8B | +4N | +3B | +14N | +7B | +9N | 9.0 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 41.00 | 2303 | +24.8 |
| 2 | Ashraf, Hafsa | 1519 | EGY | +16N | +19B | −1B | +3N | +5B | +8N | +4N | +6B | +7N | 8.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 33.50 | 1828 | +88.4 |
| 3 | Hawas, Salma | 1437 | EGY | −7B | +12N | +17B | −2B | +9N | −1N | +10B | +5N | +4B | 6.0 | 44.5 | 46.5 | 25.00 | 1626 | +48.0 |
| 4 | Mohamed Khamis, Basmallah | 1543 | EGY | +12B | =7N | +6B | +14N | −1B | +5N | −2B | +8N | −3N | 5.5 | 46.0 | 49.0 | 23.75 | 1605 | +30.4 |
| 5 | Remon Refaat, Rita | 1434 | EGY | +17N | −14N | +9B | +10B | −2N | −4B | +16N | −3B | +15N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 16.50 | 1264 | -33.6 |
| 6 | Aly, Hala | 1635 | EGY | +13B | −8N | −4N | +11B | =15N | +16B | =7B | −2N | +18B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 15.75 | 703 | -81.6 |
| 7 | Alaa El-Din Eid, Noureen | 0 | EGY | +3N | =4B | −10N | +16B | =8N | +15B | =6N | −1N | −2B | 4.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 19.50 | 1460 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mark, Emma | 1473 | EGY | +11N | +6B | +14B | −1N | =7B | −2B | +12N | −4B | −13N | 4.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 18.25 | 1546 | +15.6 |
| 9 | Beshoy Zakaria, Marly | 0 | EGY | −10N | +15B | −5N | +19B | −3B | +13N | =11B | +14N | −1B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 12.00 | 1310 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Marwan, Joud | 1492 | EGY | +9B | −1N | +7B | −5N | +13B | F | −3N | +17B | F | 4.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 15.00 | 769 | -52.0 |
| 11 | Mohamed, Nagham | 0 | EGY | −8B | +13N | −12B | −6N | F | +17B | =9N | =15B | +19N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 9.75 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Goerge, Linour | 0 | EGY | −4N | −3B | +11N | −15B | +19N | F | −8B | +18N | +14B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 8.00 | 1302 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Mostafa Uones, Ganat | 0 | EGY | −6N | −11B | +18N | +17B | −10N | −9B | F | +19N | +8B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Kamel Elsayed, Farida | 1553 | EGY | +15N | +5B | −8N | −4B | +16N | F | −1B | −9B | −12N | 3.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 11.00 | 1373 | -40.0 |
| 15 | Marwan Wagih, Lili | 0 | EGY | −14B | −9N | F | +12N | =6B | −7N | +18B | =11N | −5B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 9.50 | 1259 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 555013791 | 0 | — | −2B | +18B | +19N | −7N | −14B | −6N | −5B | F | +17N | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 3.00 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 54295335 | 0 | — | −5B | F | −3N | −13N | +18B | −11N | +19B | −10N | −16B | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 1.00 | 645 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 54236320 | 0 | — | −1B | −16N | −13B | F | −17N | +19B | −15N | −12B | −6N | 1.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 0.00 | 950 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 54297435 | 0 | — | F | −2N | −16B | −9N | −12B | −18N | −17N | −13B | −11B | 0.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 0.00 | 719 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ashraf, HafsaEGY+88.48.0 pts · #2
- 2Hawas, SalmaEGY+48.06.0 pts · #4
- 3Mohamed Khamis, BasmallahEGY+30.45.5 pts · #3
- 1Aly, HalaEGY-81.65.0 pts · #16
- 2Marwan, JoudEGY-52.04.0 pts · #15
- 3Kamel Elsayed, FaridaEGY-40.03.0 pts · #7
- R2+162 Elo gap
- R8+116 Elo gap
- R9+106 Elo gap