Smouha International Ramadan Championship

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55 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 13 Mar 2026 in Alex, Egypt. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2076, and top seed was Ahmed Mokhtar (🇪🇬 EGY, 2259).

Saiid A. Naby (🇪🇬 EGY, 2105) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ahmed Mokhtar (5.0) and Badr Mohamed Anwar (5.0). Naby took the lead from round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Rawda Ahmed Gaber (1447) beat Mohamed Adel Bakheet (1759), a +312-point gap.

Location

🇪🇬Alex, Egypt

Dates

07 Mar 2026 → 13 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇬Ahmed Mokhtar2259

Avg top 10

2,076

Participants

Titled players · 2

WIM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇪🇬Egypt×55

Top 3

🥇
Saiid A. Naby
🇪🇬EGY·2105
6.0pts·2225perf+17.6
🥈
Ahmed Mokhtar
🇪🇬EGY·2259
5.0pts·2225perf-2.6
🥉
Badr Mohamed Anwar
🇪🇬EGY·1621
5.0pts·2016perf+58.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Saiid A. Naby led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Naby6Mokhtar5Mohamed Anwar5Abdel Aziz4.5Sobhy4.5Shoieb4.5

R4 · LEADER CHANGE10 Mar

Saiid A. Naby takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R4–R7 · WIN STREAK

Badr Mohamed Anwar won 4 in a row (R4–R7).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Saiid A. Naby	*	—	—	1
2Ahmed Mokhtar	—	*	—	—
3Badr Mohamed Anwar	—	—	*	—
4Ehab Abdel Aziz	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Naby, Saiid A.	2105	EGY	+14N	+19B	=9N	+4B	+11N	=6B	+12B	6.0	25.0	28.5	24.25	2225	+17.6
2	Mokhtar, Ahmed	2259	EGY	F	+23B	+32N	=11B	=20N	+10B	+13N	5.0	20.5	20.5	16.75	2225	-2.6
3	Mohamed Anwar, Badr	1621	EGY	+33N	−32B	−10N	+34B	+37B	+30N	+17B	5.0	16.5	18.5	12.50	2016	+58.8
4	Abdel Aziz, Ehab	2041	EGY	+39B	+38N	+17B	−1N	+14B	−13N	=5B	4.5	24.5	26.5	14.25	1962	-10.8
5	Shoieb, Mahmoud	1985	EGY	F	+52B	=7N	+24B	=9N	+19B	=4N	4.5	20.0	20.0	13.50	2035	+9.2
6	Sayed, Hany	2088	EGY	+24B	F	+12N	+31B	+15N	=1N	F	4.5	19.5	19.5	16.50	2317	+20.0
7	Sharl, Shady	1885	EGY	+42N	F	=5B	+26N	−13B	+28N	+25B	4.5	19.0	19.0	12.75	1975	+16.2
8	Sobhy, Raafat	2121	EGY	F	+46N	=26B	=9B	+33N	+27B	=11B	4.5	17.0	17.0	11.50	2116	0.0
9	Saad, Ahmed Mohamed	1897	EGY	+36B	+47N	=1B	=8N	=5B	−11N	=16B	4.0	25.0	26.0	12.50	1910	+3.6
10	Atea, Khaled	1943	EGY	−16N	F	+3B	+17N	+25B	−2N	+15B	4.0	25.0	25.0	16.00	1974	+6.6
11	Abdou, Mohamed Hamdy	2073	EGY	+51N	F	+40B	=2N	−1B	+9B	=8N	4.0	23.5	24.0	11.25	2131	+10.4
12	Mohamed, Abd Allah	0	EGY	+?B	+13N	−6B	F	+32N	+20B	−1N	4.0	22.0	22.0	9.50	2008	0.0
13	Nassif Emad, Mark	1895	EGY	F	−12B	+36N	+43B	+7N	+4B	−2B	4.0	21.0	21.0	12.00	2126	+58.0
14	Yousry Mohamed, Mohamed	1770	EGY	−1B	+50N	+53N	+33B	−4N	−15B	+23N	4.0	20.0	20.0	5.50	1935	+23.4
15	Raslan, Moustafa	2121	EGY	+28B	−40N	+39B	+37N	−6B	+14N	−10N	4.0	19.5	21.5	11.00	1909	-32.4
16	Elmasry Shady, Hamza	1637	EGY	+10B	−20N	−33N	+54B	=23N	+44B	=9N	4.0	17.5	17.5	8.50	1846	+58.4
17	Hassan Elashry, Moataz	1806	EGY	+53B	+55N	−4N	−10B	+35N	+45B	−3N	4.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	1785	-4.4
18	Mahmoud Hassan Azab, Eyad	1430	EGY	−19N	−25B	=51N	+50B	+21N	=23B	+35N	4.0	15.5	16.0	7.75	1727	+100.4
19	Mohamed Aly, Karim	1842	EGY	+18B	−1N	+45B	=30N	+38B	−5N	F	3.5	21.0	22.0	8.25	1843	+4.0
20	Mohamed Zaki, JanaWIM	1962	EGY	F	+16B	F	+27N	=2B	−12N	+24N	3.5	19.0	19.0	12.50	2226	+45.6
21	Islam Maged, Yehia	1547	EGY	=26B	−31N	+46B	−22N	−18B	+49N	+42B	3.5	15.5	16.0	4.50	1683	+29.2
22	Kamel, Shereif	1901	EGY	=29B	−43N	F	+21B	−24N	+36B	+45N	3.5	13.5	13.5	8.00	1663	-30.2
23	Soliman, Ahmed Saiid	1891	EGY	+41B	−2N	+35B	−25N	=16B	=18N	−14B	3.0	22.0	24.0	8.00	1650	-41.2
24	Abouzied, Aly Hassan	1760	EGY	−6N	F	+41B	−5N	+22B	+26N	−20B	3.0	21.0	21.0	8.50	1881	+37.2
25	Islam Elsayed, Yehia	1652	EGY	F	+18N	F	+23B	−10N	+32B	−7N	3.0	17.5	17.5	9.00	1890	+60.0
26	Elfaham, Mahmoud	1900	EGY	=21N	+49B	=8N	−7B	+43N	−24B	F	3.0	17.0	17.0	5.50	1731	-21.4
27	Adel, SaraWFM	1904	EGY	+35N	+34B	F	−20B	F	−8N	+38B	3.0	15.0	15.0	6.00	1870	-2.8
28	Abdel Aziz, Mohamed	1774	EGY	−15N	+42B	+54N	−32B	+36N	−7B	F	3.0	14.0	14.0	3.50	1714	-8.2
29	Hisham Mazen, Yassin	1590	EGY	=22N	−33B	+49N	−47B	=42N	−34B	+44N	3.0	11.0	11.5	4.00	1680	+14.0
30	Abdel Fatah, Khaled	1894	EGY	+50B	F	−31N	=19B	+39N	−3B	F	2.5	15.5	15.5	4.25	1717	-20.6
31	Darwish, Amro	1937	EGY	=52N	+21B	+30B	−6N	F	F	F	2.5	11.0	11.0	6.25	1884	-2.6
32	Shehab Elsayed , Mohamed	1941	EGY	F	+3N	−2B	+28N	−12B	−25N	F	2.0	23.5	23.5	8.00	1826	-11.2
33	Ibrahim, Mohamed Ahmed	1932	EGY	−3B	+29N	+16B	−14N	−8B	F	F	2.0	20.5	20.5	7.00	1675	-31.0
34	Elsayedahmed Hassan, Hazem	0	EGY	F	−27N	−37B	−3N	+41B	+29N	F	2.0	17.5	17.5	5.00	1606	0.0
35	Ahmed Samir, Fadi	1602	EGY	−27B	F	−23N	+41N	−17B	+48N	−18B	2.0	17.0	17.0	3.00	1536	-26.0
36	Emad Ahmed, Yehia	1539	EGY	−9N	F	−13B	+48N	−28B	−22N	+49B	2.0	16.0	16.0	1.50	1550	-4.0
37	Zaky, Mohamed	1828	EGY	+54B	F	+34N	−15B	−3N	F	F	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.00	1071	-18.4
38	Abourida, Amir	1794	EGY	+48N	−4B	F	+44B	−19N	F	−27N	2.0	14.0	14.0	2.00	1672	-14.4
39	Elsanhoury, Ali Mohamed	1665	EGY	−4N	+48B	−15N	+42B	−30B	F	F	2.0	13.5	13.5	2.50	1714	+4.0
40	Mohamed Mostafa, Omar	1892	EGY	+44N	+15B	−11N	F	F	F	F	2.0	13.0	13.0	5.00	2021	+12.2
41	Ahmed Gaber, Rawda	1447	EGY	−23N	+51B	−24N	−35B	−34N	F	+48B	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.50	1619	+36.0
42	Tamer Elsayed Amin, Omar	1446	EGY	−7B	−28N	+50B	−39N	=29B	F	−21N	1.5	16.5	16.5	2.00	1463	+1.2
43	Mahmoud Hussein, Omar	1705	EGY	F	+22B	F	−13N	−26B	F	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	3.50	1773	+10.0
44	Ahmed Gaber, Raghad	1463	EGY	−40B	F	F	−38N	+49B	−16N	−29B	1.0	12.0	12.0	0.50	916	-30.0
45	Mostafa Alkhalifa, Ahmed	1497	EGY	F	F	−19N	+53B	F	−17N	−22B	1.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	1048	-13.2
46	Yasser, Abdel Rahman	1832	EGY	=49N	−8B	−21N	F	F	F	=50N	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.50	1456	-27.2
47	Mahmoud Aboeldardaa, Mohamed	0	EGY	F	−9B	F	+29N	F	F	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	3.00	1743	0.0
48	Raafat Mohamed, Abdel Rahman	0	EGY	−38B	−39N	F	−36B	+54N	−35B	−41N	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	809	-68.4
49	Ahmed Fathy, Omar	0	EGY	=46B	−26N	−29B	F	−44N	−21B	−36N	0.5	13.5	14.0	0.50	1241	0.0
50	Islam, Eyad	1520	EGY	−30N	−14B	−42N	−18N	F	F	=46B	0.5	13.0	13.0	0.50	1308	-46.4
51	Bakheet, Mohamed Adel	1759	EGY	−11B	−41N	=18B	F	F	F	F	0.5	11.0	11.0	2.00	1377	-27.6
52	Saad Mohamed, Yahia	1629	EGY	=31B	−5N	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	8.5	8.5	1.25	1768	+10.0
53	Mohamed Mahdi, Omar	0	EGY	−17N	F	−14B	−45N	F	F	F	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	891	0.0
54	Ahmed Mustafa, Shady	0	EGY	−37N	F	−28B	−16N	−48B	F	F	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	881	0.0
55	Abd Ellatef, Hssan	2005	EGY	F	−17B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1005	-15.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mahmoud Hassan Azab, EyadEGY
+100.4
4.0 pts · #10
2Islam Elsayed, YehiaEGY
+60.0
3.0 pts · #18
3Mohamed Anwar, BadrEGY
+58.8
5.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Raafat Mohamed, Abdel RahmanEGY
-68.4
1.0 pts · #49
2Islam, EyadEGY
-46.4
0.5 pts · #46
3Soliman, Ahmed SaiidEGY
-41.2
3.0 pts · #22

Biggest upsets

R2+312 Elo gap
Ahmed Gaber, Rawda1447 beat Bakheet, Mohamed Adel1759
R1+311 Elo gap
Mohamed Anwar, Badr1621 beat Ibrahim, Mohamed Ahmed1932
R1+306 Elo gap
Elmasry Shady, Hamza1637 beat Atea, Khaled1943