Algerian Chess Championship 2026 Open - Semi Final

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66 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Mar 2026 to 27 Mar 2026 in Alger, Algeria. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1920, and top seed was Abdelmalek Bensidi (🇩🇿 ALG, 2055).

Abdelmajid Bakouri (🇩🇿 ALG, 1880) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Lakhdar Benlaid (7.0) and Abdelhak Ounas (7.0). Bakouri shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Mehdi Boudaia (1568) beat Nasreddine Metali (1913), a +345-point gap.

Location

🇩🇿Alger, Algeria

Dates

24 Mar 2026 → 27 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇿Abdelmalek Bensidi2055

Avg top 10

1,920

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇩🇿Algeria×64

🇫🇷France×1

Top 3

🥇
Abdelmajid Bakouri
🇩🇿ALG·1880
7.5pts·1976perf+20.8
🥈
Lakhdar Benlaid
🇩🇿ALG·1837
7.0pts·1965perf+29.0
🥉
Abdelhak Ounas
🇩🇿ALG·1913
7.0pts·1991perf+19.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Abdelmajid Bakouri led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Bakouri7.5Ounas7Benlaid7Bidi6.5Benkiar6.5Rahal6.5— ex-leaders:Gherabliled R5–R6, #24

R8 · LEADER CHANGE27 Mar

Abdelmajid Bakouri takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Abdelmajid Bakouri drew with Abdelhak Ounas (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Abdelmajid Bakouri 6 wins (R3–R8)Abdelhak Ounas 4 wins (R5–R8)Lakhdar Benlaid 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Abdelmajid Bakouri	*	½	1	—
2Abdelhak Ounas	½	*	—	—
3Lakhdar Benlaid	0	—	*	—
4Abdeljalil Bidi	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bakouri, Abdelmajid	1880	ALG	+11B	−18N	+14B	+23N	+32B	+37N	+12B	+2N	=3B	7.5	45.0	49.0	40.50	1976	+20.8
2	Benlaid, Lakhdar	1837	ALG	+14B	+28N	+10B	+32N	=4B	=12N	+8B	−1B	+16N	7.0	47.0	51.5	38.00	1965	+29.0
3	Ounas,Abdelhak	1913	ALG	+42B	=31N	+22B	−7N	+11B	+30N	+9B	+12N	=1N	7.0	44.5	48.5	36.50	1991	+19.0
4	Rahal, Rayan	1781	ALG	+23B	+49N	+18B	+13B	=2N	−8N	=7B	+9N	=20B	6.5	45.5	49.0	34.00	1966	+90.8
5	Bidi, Abdeljalil	1906	ALG	=19N	−24B	+47N	+31B	+29N	+6B	=37B	=7N	+8B	6.5	41.5	45.0	32.50	1951	+15.2
6	Benkiar, Djamel	1954	ALG	+62B	=15N	=29B	=51N	+46B	−5N	+28B	+37N	+12B	6.5	37.0	39.0	26.00	1884	-11.6
7	Bensidi, Abdelmalek	2055	ALG	+25N	+41B	=30N	+3B	−13N	+16B	=4N	=5B	=10N	6.0	46.5	50.5	33.25	1922	-51.6
8	Benrekia, Akram	1881	ALG	+36N	+39B	−32N	+25B	+10N	+4B	−2N	+13B	−5N	6.0	45.5	49.5	31.50	1882	+1.2
9	Bouhlala, Samir	1877	ALG	−48N	+19B	+36N	+39B	+15N	+13B	−3N	−4B	+38B	6.0	42.0	45.5	28.50	1831	-15.2
10	Belacel, Abdelbassat	1741	ALG	+47N	+43B	−2N	+42B	−8B	+27N	+40B	=21N	=7B	6.0	41.0	44.5	26.00	1856	+51.6
11	Boudaia, Mehdi	1568	ALG	−1N	+56B	+24N	+18B	−3N	+15B	−16N	+39B	=17N	5.5	45.0	47.5	24.75	1833	+108.0
12	Gherabli, Mohamed	1709	ALG	+58B	+57N	+37B	+16B	+30N	=2B	−1N	−3B	−6N	5.5	44.5	47.0	22.50	1843	+29.6
13	Hanachi, Abderahmane	1920	ALG	+33B	+51N	+21B	−4N	+7B	−9N	+18B	−8N	=28B	5.5	43.5	46.5	25.75	1861	-20.4
14	Ferdjouni, Mohamed El Hadi	1549	ALG	−2N	+55B	−1N	+44B	=17N	+31B	=39N	+29B	=15N	5.5	42.5	45.0	23.00	1737	+66.4
15	Djillali, Aymen	1695	ALG	+53N	=6B	=38N	+54B	−9B	−11N	+34B	+33N	=14B	5.5	39.5	42.0	22.50	1708	+8.0
16	Chaili, Yasser Idris	1798	ALG	+54B	+61N	+46B	−12N	+28B	−7N	+11B	=20N	−2B	5.5	39.5	41.5	20.50	1797	+4.4
17	Aissani, Fethallah	1744	ALG	−49B	−52N	+33B	+50N	=14B	+46N	+54B	=24N	=11B	5.5	34.0	36.5	22.00	1670	-14.0
18	Zitouni, Salah	1718	ALG	F	+1B	−4N	−11N	+23B	+38B	−13N	+35B	+26N	5.0	43.5	43.5	26.00	1766	+20.4
19	Benlemmou, Reda	1612	ALG	=5B	−9N	+52B	+45N	+22B	−20N	−21B	+47N	=24B	5.0	40.0	43.0	21.25	1803	+86.4
20	Ould Rouis, Mounir	1900	ALG	+26B	−29N	+31B	−28N	F	+19B	+35N	=16B	=4N	5.0	40.0	42.0	25.00	1754	-26.0
21	Mabrouki, Djamel Eddine	1758	ALG	+50N	+48B	−13N	−38B	+36N	=26B	+19N	=10B	−23N	5.0	38.5	42.0	22.00	1672	-19.4
22	Zerouali, Nahil	1781	FRA	+64N	=38B	−3N	+48B	−19N	=29B	+25N	−26B	+39N	5.0	38.0	39.0	17.75	1694	-20.4
23	Sid Lakhdar, Mehdi	1524	ALG	−4N	+66B	+41N	−1B	−18N	F	+51B	+27N	+21B	5.0	38.0	38.0	17.00	1787	+94.8
24	Metali, Nasreddine	1913	ALG	−38N	+5N	−11B	+65B	−25N	+61B	+48N	=17B	=19N	5.0	37.0	37.5	17.75	1674	-47.4
25	Mokhtari, Oualid Idris	1659	ALG	−7B	+58N	+49B	−8N	+24B	−40N	−22B	+53N	+41B	5.0	36.5	39.0	18.00	1758	+44.8
26	Khilouf, Salim	1602	ALG	−20N	+53B	+57B	=46N	=51B	=21N	=30B	+22N	−18B	5.0	34.0	36.5	18.50	1719	+53.6
27	Bounatiro, Mohamed El Achref	1661	ALG	+66B	−37N	F	+52N	+61B	−10B	+43N	−23B	+40N	5.0	28.0	28.0	13.00	1664	+1.8
28	Bouhini, Arezki	1659	ALG	F	−2B	+35N	+20B	−16N	+32B	−6N	+30B	=13N	4.5	43.0	43.0	21.25	1841	+76.4
29	Benabbas, Mohamed Elhadi	1667	ALG	+55N	+20B	=6N	−30B	−5B	=22N	+49B	−14N	=33B	4.5	41.0	43.5	19.00	1704	+11.2
30	Yala,Lyes	1779	ALG	+34B	+65N	=7B	+29N	−12B	−3B	=26N	−28N	=37B	4.5	41.0	41.5	17.00	1706	-16.4
31	Boudheb, Ishak	1676	ALG	+56B	=3B	−20N	−5N	=34B	−14N	+58N	+43B	=35N	4.5	39.5	42.0	17.00	1610	-15.2
32	Djillali, Ahmed	1715	ALG	+52B	+60N	+8B	−2B	−1N	−28N	−33B	+54N	=34B	4.5	39.5	42.0	16.25	1645	-28.4
33	Messaoudi, Racim	1625	ALG	−13N	=47B	−17N	+59B	=48N	+57B	+32N	−15B	=29N	4.5	35.0	37.5	15.25	1605	-5.0
34	Ahres, Amine	1502	ALG	−30N	−40N	=59B	+47B	=31N	+42B	−15N	+46B	=32N	4.5	34.0	36.5	16.75	1648	+67.6
35	Miri, Mohamad Walled	1497	ALG	+40B	−46N	−28B	+66N	+45B	+51N	−20B	−18N	=31B	4.5	33.5	33.5	13.25	1692	+36.2
36	Hassad,Badri	1599	ALG	−8B	+59N	−9B	+53N	−21B	−49N	=56B	+55N	+47B	4.5	32.0	34.5	12.75	1571	-14.8
37	Daas, Med Lemnaouar	1805	ALG	F	+27B	−12N	+62B	+38N	−1B	=5N	−6B	=30N	4.0	41.5	41.5	16.50	1769	-14.0
38	Baya, Mohammed Islam	1623	ALG	+24B	=22N	=15B	+21N	−37B	−18N	+41B	F	−9N	4.0	39.5	43.5	19.25	1777	+63.6
39	Ilias, Belhadj	1667	ALG	+44B	−8N	+61B	−9N	+55B	=54N	=14B	−11N	−22B	4.0	37.0	39.0	12.50	1510	-29.8
40	Hamadache, Abdelhak	1762	ALG	−35N	+34B	−54N	+60B	+42N	+25B	−10N	F	−27B	4.0	35.5	38.0	16.00	1582	-72.0
41	Bouzidi, Louanas	1683	ALG	+59B	−7N	−23B	+49N	−54N	+44B	−38N	+48B	−25N	4.0	33.5	36.0	13.50	1519	-37.2
42	Nasri, Anes	1617	ALG	−3N	+63B	+60B	−10N	−40B	−34N	−47B	+52N	+53B	4.0	33.5	35.0	10.00	1532	-40.4
43	Maksene, Hichem	1529	ALG	+45B	−10N	−51B	−55N	+58B	+56N	−27B	−31N	+63N	4.0	30.0	31.5	10.50	1582	+18.0
44	Hannat, Adem	0	ALG	−39N	F	+58B	−14N	+50B	−41N	+52B	+45N	F	4.0	29.5	32.0	13.00	1601	0.0
45	Zarzar, Boualem	1788	ALG	−43N	+64B	=48N	−19B	−35N	+65B	=46N	−44B	+61N	4.0	27.5	28.0	7.00	1553	-91.6
46	Abderrahim, Samy	1711	ALG	+63N	+35B	−16N	=26B	−6N	−17B	=45B	−34N	=50B	3.5	39.0	40.5	12.25	1566	-64.8
47	Touahar, Noufel	1480	ALG	−10B	=33N	−5B	−34N	+59N	+55B	+42N	−19B	−36N	3.5	37.5	40.0	11.25	1483	-2.2
48	Bouhini, Ameziane	1563	ALG	+9B	−21N	=45B	−22N	=33B	+53N	−24B	−41N	=57N	3.5	36.5	39.0	14.50	1645	+27.6
49	Kadari, Mouataz Abdeljalil	1481	ALG	+17N	−4B	−25N	−41B	+66N	+36B	−29N	=50N	F	3.5	36.0	36.0	11.75	1559	+21.6
50	Bouhini, Assalas	1492	ALG	−21B	−62N	+56N	−17B	−44N	+66B	=55N	=49B	=46N	3.5	28.5	28.5	7.25	1426	-20.0
51	Bounehas, Halim	1680	ALG	F	−13B	+43N	=6B	=26N	−35B	−23N	+57B	F	3.0	37.0	37.0	12.25	1542	-23.4
52	Ferchaoui, Hamza	1442	ALG	−32N	+17B	−19N	−27B	−57N	+60B	−44N	−42B	+64B	3.0	33.0	34.0	9.00	1575	+44.8
53	Mechri, Amine	1423	ALG	−15B	−26N	+64N	−36B	+65N	−48B	+61N	−25B	−42N	3.0	30.5	31.0	3.50	1458	+6.8
54	Djemal, Abdelatif Sofiane	1529	ALG	−16N	F	+40B	−15N	+41B	=39B	−17N	−32B	F	2.5	37.0	40.5	10.00	1619	+29.2
55	Bougera, Ahmed Yacine	0	ALG	−29B	−14N	+63N	+43B	−39N	−47N	=50B	−36B	−60N	2.5	32.0	33.5	7.25	1376	0.0
56	Bouazizi, Ahmed Nazim	0	ALG	−31N	−11N	−50B	+63B	+60N	−43B	=36N	−61B	−59N	2.5	29.0	30.5	6.25	1354	0.0
57	Ziane, Nacer	0	ALG	F	−12B	−26N	−61N	+52B	−33N	+59B	−51N	=48B	2.5	29.0	29.0	7.25	1423	0.0
58	Saheb, Aymen	1439	ALG	−12N	−25B	−44N	+64B	−43N	+63N	−31B	=60N	F	2.5	28.0	28.0	3.75	1475	+9.6
59	Ghiat, Abderrahmane Adel	1421	ALG	−41N	−36B	=34N	−33N	−47B	+64B	−57N	F	+56B	2.5	27.0	27.0	5.75	1385	-11.2
60	Nouri, Alaaeddine	1456	ALG	F	−32B	−42N	−40N	−56B	−52N	+65N	=58B	+55B	2.5	23.5	23.5	4.25	1377	-26.4
61	Daas, Abdelouaheb	1494	ALG	F	−16B	−39N	+57B	−27N	−24N	−53B	+56N	−45B	2.0	31.5	31.5	5.00	909	-61.6
62	Turqui, Fares	1644	ALG	−6N	+50B	+65B	−37N	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	24.5	24.5	4.00	1680	+6.0
63	Ahouari, Amir	1440	ALG	−46B	−42N	−55B	−56N	=64N	−58B	+66N	F	−43B	1.5	20.0	20.0	0.50	1206	-45.6
64	Addaj, Massinissa	1522	ALG	−22B	−45N	−53B	−58N	=63B	−59N	F	=65B	−52N	1.0	22.0	22.0	1.00	1204	-145.6
65	Boumerdas, Mohamed Haythem	1459	ALG	F	−30B	−62N	−24N	−53B	−45N	−60B	=64N	F	0.5	22.0	22.0	0.50	1227	-57.6
66	FIDE 7969139	0	—	−27N	−23N	F	−35B	−49B	−50N	−63B	F	F	0.0	26.0	26.0	0.00	719	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Boudaia, MehdiALG
+108.0
5.5 pts · #25
2Sid Lakhdar, MehdiALG
+94.8
5.0 pts · #32
3Rahal, RayanALG
+90.8
6.5 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Addaj, MassinissaALG
-145.6
1.0 pts · #62
2Zarzar, BoualemALG
-91.6
4.0 pts · #36
3Hamadache, AbdelhakALG
-72.0
4.0 pts · #33

Biggest upsets

R3+345 Elo gap
Boudaia, Mehdi1568 beat Metali, Nasreddine1913
R1+314 Elo gap
Bouhini, Ameziane1563 beat Bouhlala, Samir1877
R2+302 Elo gap
Ferchaoui, Hamza1442 beat Aissani, Fethallah1744