National Youth Chess Championship GIRLS U12 2026
22 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 1389, and top seed was Heaven Fady (🇪🇬 EGY, WCM, 1787).
Ghidaa Ahmed Mohamed (🇪🇬 EGY, 1677) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Heaven Fady (7.5) and Parthenia Melad Fikry (7.0). Ahmed Mohamed won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Parthenia Melad Fikry (1486) beat Nourseen Amr Abid (1700), a +214-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Ahmed Mohamed takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).
WCM Heaven Fady lost to Ghidaa Ahmed Mohamed (Black).
WCM Heaven Fady 3 wins (R1–R3)Ghidaa Ahmed Mohamed 4 wins (R1–R4)Parthenia Melad Fikry 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmed Mohamed, Ghidaa | 1677 | EGY | +9B | +17N | +6B | +2B | =3N | =4N | =5B | +13N | +7B | 7.5 | 46.0 | 49.0 | 39.00 | 1804 | +28.8 |
| 2 | Fady, HeavenWCM | 1787 | EGY | +21B | +14N | +11B | −1N | +4B | +15N | =3N | +8B | +13B | 7.5 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 29.00 | 1788 | +5.2 |
| 3 | Melad Fikry, Parthenia | 1486 | EGY | +?B | +16N | +4B | +11N | =1B | +6N | =2B | +7N | −5B | 7.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 31.00 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Amr Abid, Nourseen | 1700 | EGY | +22N | +5B | −3N | +19B | −2N | =1B | +11N | +6B | +14N | 6.5 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 25.25 | 1745 | +6.8 |
| 5 | Ehab Kamel, Marina | 1437 | EGY | +13B | −4N | +12B | +10N | −6B | +16N | =1N | +9B | +3N | 6.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 30.75 | 1357 | -11.6 |
| 6 | Ahmed, Nawras | 1485 | EGY | +12N | +19B | −1N | +7B | +5N | −3B | −13B | −4N | +15B | 5.0 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 21.00 | 1489 | -0.8 |
| 7 | Ramy Hussein, Haya | 0 | EGY | −11B | +15N | +16B | −6N | +17B | +10N | +8B | −3B | −1N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 18.50 | 1326 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Moustafa, Arej | 1403 | EGY | +15B | −11N | F | +18B | +13N | +9B | −7N | −2N | +12B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 18.50 | 852 | -17.2 |
| 9 | Mohamed Khamis, Fatima | 0 | EGY | −1N | −10B | +21B | +14N | +20B | −8N | +16B | −5N | +11B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 12.50 | 1416 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mohab Abd Elwahab, Rana | 0 | EGY | −14B | +9N | F | −5B | =19N | −7B | +15B | +12N | +16N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 16.25 | 626 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ahmed Hassan, Farida | 1496 | EGY | +7N | +8B | −2N | −3B | −15N | +20N | −4B | +18B | −9N | 4.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 15.00 | 1516 | -2.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 54297451 | 0 | — | −6B | +21N | −5N | −15B | +?N | +17B | +18N | −10B | −8N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 6.00 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ahmed Ragae El Gebaly, Mareim | 0 | EGY | −5N | F | =14B | +17N | −8B | +19B | +6N | −1B | −2N | 3.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 12.25 | 1340 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Hawas, Nour | 1414 | EGY | +10N | −2B | =13N | −9B | −16B | F | +19N | +17N | −4B | 3.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 11.75 | 961 | -9.2 |
| 15 | Semon Mouneir, Reta | 0 | EGY | −8N | −7B | F | +12N | +11B | −2B | −10N | +20B | −6N | 3.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 10.00 | 1355 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Haitham Adel, Yara | 0 | EGY | F | −3B | −7N | +?B | +14N | −5B | −9N | +22N | −10B | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 3.50 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 555016804 | 0 | — | +20N | −1B | +18N | −13B | −7N | −12N | +21B | −14B | F | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.00 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 54236134 | 0 | — | −19N | F | −17B | −8N | +21N | +?B | −12B | −11N | +20N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 2.00 | 660 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Samir Fahmy, Clara | 0 | EGY | +18B | −6N | +20B | −4N | =10B | −13N | −14B | F | F | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.25 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 54236177 | 0 | — | −17B | +?N | −19N | +22B | −9N | −11B | F | −15N | −18B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 555016790 | 0 | — | −2N | −12B | −9N | F | −18B | F | −17N | −?B | F | 0.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 0.00 | 987 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 54287790 | 0 | — | −4B | F | F | −20N | F | F | −?N | −16B | F | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 934 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ahmed Mohamed, GhidaaEGY+28.87.5 pts · #4
- 2Amr Abid, NourseenEGY+6.86.5 pts · #1
- 3Fady, HeavenWCMEGY+5.27.5 pts · #3
- 1Moustafa, ArejEGY-17.25.0 pts · #17
- 2Ehab Kamel, MarinaEGY-11.66.5 pts · #12
- 3Hawas, NourEGY-9.23.5 pts · #20
- R3+214 Elo gap
- R4+110 Elo gap