Tournoi de l'amitie Classique 2026
6 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 02 Mar 2026 to 12 Mar 2026 in Agadir, Morocco. Top 10 Elo average was 1760, and top seed was Ismail El mennaoui (🇲🇦 MAR, 1916).
Ismail El mennaoui (🇲🇦 MAR, 1916) won with 9.0/10, ahead of Lamriga Abdessamad (8.0) and Zakaria Katir (4.5). El mennaoui shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Zakaria Katir (1655) beat Mbarek Elhani (1804), a +149-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsIsmail El mennaoui led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Lamriga Abdessamad takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
Ismail El mennaoui 1.0–1.0 against Lamriga Abdessamad (R1 0-1, R6 1-0) — decisive in 2/2.
Ismail El mennaoui 9 wins (R2–R10)Lamriga Abdessamad 4 wins (R7–R10)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇲🇦El mennaoui, Ismail | 1916 | * | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9.0 | 34.00 | 42.0 | +68.8 | 2095 |
| 2 | 🇲🇦Lamriga Abdessamad | 1915 | 10 | * | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 1½ | 8.0 | 32.00 | 44.0 | +28.8 | 1969 |
| 3 | 🇲🇦Katir, Zakaria | 1655 | 00 | 0½ | * | 01 | 11 | 01 | 4.5 | 15.00 | 51.0 | +43.2 | 1745 |
| 4 | 🇲🇦Nejjari, Omar | 1668 | 00 | 00 | 01 | * | 1½ | 11 | 4.5 | 11.25 | 51.0 | +35.2 | 1742 |
| 5 | 🇲🇦Elhani, Mbarek | 1804 | 00 | 00 | 00 | ½0 | * | 11 | 2.5 | 5.25 | 55.0 | -127.2 | 1558 |
| 6 | 🇲🇦Chama, Adam | 1602 | 00 | ½0 | 01 | 00 | 00 | * | 1.5 | 8.50 | 57.0 | -48.8 | 1496 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1El mennaoui, IsmailMAR+68.89.0 pts · #1
- 2Katir, ZakariaMAR+43.24.5 pts · #3
- 3Nejjari, OmarMAR+35.24.5 pts · #4
- 1Elhani, MbarekMAR-127.22.5 pts · #5
- 2Chama, AdamMAR-48.81.5 pts · #6
- 3Lamriga AbdessamadMAR28.88.0 pts · #2
- R1+149 Elo gap
- R6+149 Elo gap
- R2+136 Elo gap