Open Mars 2026
38 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Top 10 Elo average was 1722, and top seed was Mohamed El Moctar sidaty (🇲🇷 MTN, 1972).
Mohamed El Moctar sidaty (🇲🇷 MTN, 1972) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Ahmed cherif Khaled Abdellahi (6.0) and Abderrahmane Tolba (5.0). sidaty won solo starting round 5.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMohamed El Moctar sidaty led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Mohamed El Moctar sidaty never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Mohamed El Moctar sidaty beat Ahmed cherif Khaled Abdellahi (Black).
Mohamed El Moctar sidaty 7 wins (R1–R7)Ahmed cherif Khaled Abdellahi 4 wins (R1–R4)Mohamed Lemine Eleye 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed El Moctar sidaty | 1972 | MTN | +30N | +15B | +19N | +17B | +2N | +14B | +3N | 7.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 25.00 | 2506 | +23.6 |
| 2 | Ahmed cherif Khaled Abdellahi | 1947 | MTN | +27B | +16N | +7B | +3N | −1B | +15N | +4B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 23.00 | 1916 | -0.4 |
| 3 | Abderrahmane Tolba | 1676 | MTN | +31N | +32B | +4N | −2B | +9N | +8B | −1B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 15.00 | 1703 | +0.4 |
| 4 | Mohamed Lemine Eleye | 0 | MTN | +8B | +?N | −3B | +34N | +7B | +5N | −2N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 13.00 | 1696 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 19611935 | 0 | — | +?N | =14B | +?N | +19B | +11N | −4B | −8N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.75 | 1653 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 19611811 | 0 | — | =23B | −26N | +?B | +32N | +16N | +12B | −14N | 4.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.75 | 1659 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mohamed Abdel Hay Baba | 1614 | MTN | +36N | +11B | −2N | +13B | −4N | +24B | −9N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 11.00 | 1149 | -2.4 |
| 8 | Khaled Sbai | 1561 | MTN | −4N | +35B | +21N | +20B | F | −3N | +5B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 11.00 | 876 | -13.6 |
| 9 | Cheikhani Mokhtar El Gayed | 0 | MTN | −14N | +?B | F | +18N | −3B | +19N | +7B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 10.00 | 1672 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 19611382 | 0 | — | −15N | +28B | −16B | +?N | F | +11B | +34B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 736 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Babah Mohamed El Housseine | 0 | MTN | +?B | −7N | +33B | +27N | −5B | −10N | +?N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 815 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Fatma Vall Abdel Malick | 1447 | MTN | =35N | +29B | −23B | +26N | =18B | −6N | +31B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 6.25 | 1516 | +4.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 19610068 | 0 | — | +?B | −18N | +?B | −7N | +25B | +17N | −?B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1419 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Taher El Moustapha | 1776 | MTN | +9B | =5N | +26B | F | F | −1N | +6B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 12.75 | 1174 | -5.0 |
| 15 | Ahmedou Moutaly | 1568 | MTN | +10B | −1N | =25B | +29N | F | −2B | +16N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 10.25 | 1682 | +9.6 |
| 16 | Sidi Elemine Tourad El Anany | 1503 | MTN | +20B | −2B | +10N | =24N | −6B | +28N | −15B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 10.25 | 936 | -19.6 |
| 17 | Cheikh Meleinine Cheikh Melainine | 1655 | MTN | +38B | +24N | +18B | −1N | F | −13B | F | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 5.50 | 1782 | +11.2 |
| 18 | Nevissa Dahi | 1588 | MTN | +21N | +13B | −17N | −9B | =12N | =26B | −20N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1359 | -24.0 |
| 19 | Oumar Taleb Abeidi | 1601 | MTN | +25B | +33N | −1B | −5N | F | −9B | +26N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1174 | -4.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 19608985 | 0 | — | −16N | +30B | F | −8N | +28B | −?N | +18B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1368 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 19611889 | 0 | — | −18B | +?N | −8B | −28N | +37B | +?N | F | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 776 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 19612591 | 0 | — | +?B | −23N | −27B | −31N | F | +30B | +37N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1028 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Mohamed El Habibe El Hadi | 1827 | MTN | =6N | +22B | +12N | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 9.25 | 2247 | +3.6 |
| 24 | Cheikh Brahim Mohamed El Moctar | 0 | MTN | +?N | −17B | +?N | =16B | F | −7N | −?B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.75 | 1318 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 19611692 | 0 | — | −19N | +?B | =15N | =?B | −13N | =?B | F | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.75 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Mohamed Adnane Abdel Wedoud | 0 | MTN | =?N | +6B | −14N | −12B | F | =18N | −19B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1361 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Cheikh Seyid | 0 | MTN | −2N | +37B | +22N | −11B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1149 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 19612494 | 0 | — | −33B | −10N | F | +21B | −20N | −16B | +?N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 19612583 | 0 | — | =34B | −12N | +36N | −15B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 708 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 19609434 | 0 | — | −1B | −20N | +?N | −?B | F | −22N | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 1174 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 19612575 | 0 | — | −3B | −?N | F | +22B | F | F | −12N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 19612630 | 0 | — | +?B | −3N | F | −6B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 876 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 196111423 | 0 | — | +28N | −19B | −11N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 19611625 | 0 | — | =29N | −?B | F | −4B | F | F | −10N | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.75 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 19606885 | 0 | — | =12B | −8N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1312 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 19612567 | 0 | — | −7B | =?N | −29B | −?N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 815 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 19608470 | 0 | — | −?B | −27N | −?B | F | −21N | F | −22B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 19612613 | 0 | — | −17N | −?B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 856 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mohamed El Moctar sidatyMTN+23.67.0 pts · #1
- 2Cheikh Meleinine Cheikh MelainineMTN+11.23.0 pts · #10
- 3Ahmedou MoutalyMTN+9.63.5 pts · #9
- 1Nevissa DahiMTN-24.03.0 pts · #18
- 2Sidi Elemine Tourad El AnanyMTN-19.63.5 pts · #27
- 3Khaled SbaiMTN-13.64.0 pts · #34