Smouha International Ramadan Championship U1600
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 13 Mar 2026 in Alex, Egypt. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Nader Abdel Razak Mostafa (🇪🇬 EGY, 1573).
Abdel Rahman Abdel Razik Morsy (🇪🇬 EGY, 0) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Yousef Ismail Sallam (5.5) and Ziad Amr Hashad (5.0).
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
Avg top 10
0
Participants
16
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇬Egypt×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE11 Mar
Yousef Ismail Sallam takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Abdel Razik Morsy takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Abdel Rahman Abdel Razik Morsy 3 wins (R5–R7)Yousef Ismail Sallam 4 wins (R3–R6)Ziad Amr Hashad 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Abdel Rahman Abdel Razik Morsy | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Yousef Ismail Sallam | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Ziad Amr Hashad | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 555021310 | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdel Razik Morsy, Abdel Rahman | 0 | EGY | +?B | +16N | −?B | =?N | +?B | +3N | +4B | 5.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Ismail Sallam, Yousef | 0 | EGY | +?N | =4B | +?N | +8B | +?N | +7B | −?N | 5.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.25 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Amr Hashad, Ziad | 0 | EGY | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +13N | −1B | +?N | 5.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 555021310 | 0 | — | +10B | =2N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +6N | −1N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.75 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 555021379 | 0 | — | −7N | +?B | =11N | −?B | −10N | +15B | +?N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 772 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Hany, Tia | 0 | EGY | −?N | F | +?B | +?N | =?B | −4B | +?N | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1375 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 555021255 | 0 | — | +5B | F | +?N | +13B | F | −2N | −?N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Islam Mahmoud, Youssef | 0 | EGY | =?N | F | +12B | −2N | =?B | +?B | −?N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 10686274 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −?B | F | +?N | +?B | −?N | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ramy Mohamed, Adham | 0 | EGY | −4N | F | =?B | −?N | +5B | −12N | +11N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 555021387 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | =5B | +?B | +15N | −?N | −10B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 10616772 | 0 | — | F | =?B | −8N | +?B | −?N | +10B | −?B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1260 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 555021344 | 0 | — | F | +?N | +?B | −7N | −3B | −?N | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 54264464 | 0 | — | −?B | F | −?N | +?B | +?N | −?N | −15B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 555010105 | 0 | — | F | F | =?N | −?B | −11B | −5N | +14N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 555021395 | 0 | — | F | −1B | F | +?N | F | −?B | −?N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 772 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1FIDE 106862740.03.0 pts · #9
- 2Hany, TiaEGY0.03.5 pts · #8
- 3FIDE 106167720.02.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1FIDE 106862740.03.0 pts · #9
- 2Hany, TiaEGY0.03.5 pts · #8
- 3FIDE 106167720.02.5 pts · #7