East Nile Grand Championship(Atif Mahjoub)
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56 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in khartum, Sudan. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1907, and top seed was Mohamed Abdalla Abdelazeez (🇸🇩 SUD, FM, 2174).
Motawkel ELtaib (🇸🇩 SUD, 1920) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Mohamed Abdalla Abdelazeez (6.0) and Abusam Mohame Ali Abusam (6.0). ELtaib shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Mujahed Sulaiman (1864) beat Mohamed Abdalla Abdelazeez (FM, 2174), a +310-point gap.
Location
🇸🇩khartum, Sudan
Dates
09 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 120 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇩Sudan×38
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
27
13
6
2
1
1
3
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Motawkel ELtaib held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 6.0/7. ELtaib takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Motawkel ELtaib lost to FM Mohamed Abdalla Abdelazeez (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Motawkel ELtaib | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2FMMohamed Abdalla Abdelazeez | 1 | * | — | — |
| 3Abusam Mohame Ali Abusam | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Musa Mohamed Rahmat alla | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motawkel ELtaib | 1920 | SUD | +44B | +27N | +9B | +3N | +6B | +13N | −2B | 6.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 24.00 | 2151 | +66.0 |
| 2 | Abdelazeez, Mohamed AbdallaFM | 2174 | SUD | +10N | +51B | +15N | −6B | +11N | +18B | +1N | 6.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 24.00 | 2118 | -4.6 |
| 3 | Abusam Mohame Ali Abusam | 1858 | SUD | +45N | +30B | +16N | −1B | +10N | +14B | +6N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 21.50 | 1963 | +8.6 |
| 4 | Musa AbdaallhAbdulla | 1880 | SUD | +39N | +47B | +7N | =11B | −5N | +24B | +9N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 18.25 | 1953 | +19.6 |
| 5 | Musa Mohamed Rahmat alla | 1857 | SUD | +50B | =43N | +35B | =13N | +4B | =9N | +18B | 5.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 18.50 | 2004 | +23.8 |
| 6 | Mujahed Sulaiman | 1864 | SUD | +22B | +41N | +21B | +2N | −1N | +15B | −3B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 20.00 | 1970 | +16.8 |
| 7 | Muaz Alagib Khojaly | 1762 | SUD | +42N | +33B | −4B | +20N | −13B | +11N | +17B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 17.50 | 1757 | -0.4 |
| 8 | Haidar ELFadol | 1830 | SUD | −30N | +52B | +36N | +24B | −14N | +29B | +31N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 12.50 | 2569 | +8.4 |
| 9 | Mahmoud Jaber | 1782 | SUD | +36N | +14B | −1N | +29B | +16N | =5B | −4B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 16.75 | 1760 | -6.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 12218049 | 0 | — | −2B | +23N | +48B | +17N | −3B | =12N | +28N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 14.75 | 1216 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Mogeeb Alrahman Sedeeg | 1848 | SUD | +52N | +46B | +29N | =4N | −2B | −7B | +25N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 10.25 | 1666 | -28.4 |
| 12 | Ghareeb, Abdelsalam | 0 | SUD | −15N | =28B | +39N | =26B | +44N | =10B | +24N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 12.25 | 1796 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ahmad Mohamed Kabalo | 1917 | SUD | +40N | +19B | =24N | =5B | +7N | −1B | F | 4.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 15.50 | 1863 | -6.4 |
| 14 | Mohammed kamalAldeen mostafa | 0 | SUD | +32B | −9N | +41B | +25N | +8B | −3N | −21B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 13.50 | 1721 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Husham Ahmed Yousif | 1822 | SUD | +12B | +37N | −2B | +30N | +32B | −6N | −22N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 13.50 | 1742 | -14.8 |
| 16 | sabri mustafa | 1731 | SUD | +26N | +17B | −3B | +37N | −9B | +40N | F | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 12.50 | 1020 | -30.4 |
| 17 | Yaser Tarig | 0 | SUD | +25B | −16N | +44N | −10B | +38N | +19B | −7N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 11.50 | 1589 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Amro Mohamed Yousif | 1843 | SUD | +38B | −29N | +43B | +40N | +21B | −2N | −5N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1828 | -2.0 |
| 19 | Omer Marof Mohamed | 1648 | SUD | +55B | −13N | −20B | +23N | +30B | −17N | +45B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.00 | 1117 | -6.8 |
| 20 | MOHAMED JAMAL ABDALLA | 0 | SUD | −51N | +39B | +19N | −7B | −29N | +49B | +34N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 1718 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kidir AL Khair | 1741 | SUD | +56B | F | −6N | +22B | −18N | +45B | +14N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1054 | -27.6 |
| 22 | FIDE 12218600 | 0 | — | −6N | F | +?B | −21N | +46B | +32N | +15B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1748 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Hashim Saleem | 0 | SUD | −24N | −10B | +52N | −19B | +43B | +47N | +40B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Khalid Mohamed Ahmed | 1769 | SUD | +23B | +48N | =13B | −8N | +27B | −4N | −12B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 10.50 | 1739 | -8.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 12218421 | 0 | — | −17N | +54B | +33N | −14B | =26N | +27N | −11B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.25 | 1762 | 0.0 |
| 26 | MOHAMED AWADALLA Ahmed | 0 | SUD | −16B | +31N | =27B | =12N | =25B | −28B | +44N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.75 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Shihab Faisal | 1675 | SUD | +54N | −1B | =26N | +34B | −24N | −25B | +49N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.75 | 1767 | +18.8 |
| 28 | FIDE 12218057 | 0 | — | −48B | =12N | +49B | +43N | −31B | +26N | −10B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 8.25 | 1659 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Ashraf Elzain | 0 | SUD | +35N | +18B | −11B | −9N | +20B | −8N | F | 3.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 11.00 | 1770 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Gamal tarmay agree adin | 0 | SUD | +8B | −3N | +34N | −15B | −19N | −35B | +46B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 9.00 | 1666 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 12218618 | 0 | — | −33N | −26B | +42N | +53B | +28N | F | −8B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 1030 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Omer Mohamed Ali | 1563 | SUD | −14N | +42B | +46N | +45B | −15N | −22B | −38N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1022 | -7.2 |
| 33 | FIDE 12218650 | 0 | — | +31B | −7N | −25B | +41N | −40B | −39N | +47B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1658 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Omer Abdelrahman | 1682 | SUD | −37B | +38N | −30B | −27N | +48B | +46N | −20B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 875 | -20.4 |
| 35 | Elfatih Adam | 1905 | SUD | −29B | +50N | −5N | −36B | F | +30N | +39B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1057 | -22.8 |
| 36 | FIDE 12218561 | 0 | — | −9B | +49N | −8B | +35N | +47B | F | F | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1804 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Mohammed Elsiddig Eltahir | 0 | SUD | +34N | −15B | +47N | −16B | −45N | +44B | F | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Fatima Mohammed Abdaljabar | 0 | SUD | −18N | −34B | F | +?N | −17B | +41N | +32B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1660 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 12218391 | 0 | — | −4B | −20N | −12B | +50N | F | +33B | −35N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.00 | 1093 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Ammar Bashier | 0 | SUD | −13B | F | +53N | −18B | +33N | −16B | −23N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 1030 | 0.0 |
| 41 | AL Rasheed Abdella | 1553 | SUD | F | −6B | −14N | −33B | +53N | −38B | +48N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 1064 | -5.6 |
| 42 | FIDE 12218405 | 0 | — | −7B | −32N | −31B | F | −49N | +53B | +50N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 874 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Moawia Elamin Amir | 1539 | SUD | F | =5B | −18N | −28B | −23N | −50B | +53N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.75 | 1657 | +9.2 |
| 44 | FIDE 12218570 | 0 | — | −1N | F | −17B | +48N | −12B | −37N | −26B | 1.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 1.00 | 1120 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 12218685 | 0 | — | −3B | F | F | −32N | +37B | −21N | −19N | 1.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.00 | 903 | 0.0 |
| 46 | MOHAMED KHALIFA ALI ABDALMOULA | 0 | SUD | +49B | −11N | −32B | F | −22N | −34B | −30N | 1.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 1.00 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Adam Gazim | 0 | SUD | +53B | −4N | −37B | F | −36N | −23B | −33N | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 1080 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 12218448 | 0 | — | +28N | −24B | −10N | −44B | −34N | F | −41B | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 868 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Saif Elddin Ibrahim | 1698 | SUD | −46N | −36B | −28N | F | +42B | −20N | −27B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.00 | 875 | -21.2 |
| 50 | FIDE 12218626 | 0 | — | −5N | −35B | F | −39B | F | +43N | −42B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 1642 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Samawal Omer Yousef | 1701 | SUD | +20B | −2N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1301 | -3.2 |
| 52 | FIDE 12218430 | 0 | — | −11B | −8N | −23B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 1039 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 12218669 | 0 | — | −47N | F | −40B | −31N | −41B | −42N | −43B | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 12218596 | 0 | — | −27B | −25N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 12218634 | 0 | — | −19N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 12218588 | 0 | — | −21N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 941 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Motawkel ELtaibSUD+66.06.0 pts · #1
- 2Musa Mohamed Rahmat allaSUD+23.85.5 pts · #3
- 3Musa AbdaallhAbdullaSUD+19.65.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1sabri mustafaSUD-30.44.0 pts · #56
- 2Mogeeb Alrahman SedeegSUD-28.44.5 pts · #31
- 3Kidir AL KhairSUD-27.64.0 pts · #41
Biggest upsets
- R4+310 Elo gap