Championnat du Senefal 2026-Final
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Dakar, Senegal. Top 10 Elo average was 1807, and top seed was Hadji Saidou Nourou BA El (🇸🇳 SEN, 1993).
Thomas Bodin-Hullin (🇸🇳 SEN, 1901) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Aidan Krishna Benoit Sarkar (5.5) and Hadji Saidou Nourou BA El (5.0). Bodin-Hullin shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Wara Diop (1728) beat Hadji Saidou Nourou BA El (1993), a +265-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsThomas Bodin-Hullin led from R7 onwards, the title was decided early.
Thomas Bodin-Hullin takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
Thomas Bodin-Hullin opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Aidan Krishna Benoit Sarkar); the title is out of reach before R9.
Thomas Bodin-Hullin beat Aidan Krishna Benoit Sarkar (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇸🇳Bodin-Hullin, Thomas | 1901 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 31.00 | 36.0 | +45.4 | 2147 |
| 2 | 🇸🇳Sarkar, Aidan Krishna Benoit | 1810 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 21.25 | 38.5 | +37.6 | 1886 |
| 3 | 🇸🇳El, Hadji Saidou Nourou BA | 1993 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 23.50 | 39.0 | -36.4 | 1829 |
| 4 | 🇸🇳Dieng, Moustapha | 1778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4.5 | 17.00 | 39.5 | +32.8 | 1851 |
| 6 | 🇸🇳Kone Sidy | 1792 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 16.00 | 40.0 | -12.0 | 1765 |
| 5 | 🇸🇳Dioum, Mouhamadou Falilou | 1790 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.50 | 40.0 | -11.6 | 1765 |
| 7 | 🇸🇳Diop, Wara | 1728 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.50 | 40.0 | +10.8 | 1772 |
| 9 | 🇸🇳Diop Mamadou Lamine Dame | 1837 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 13.50 | 40.5 | -56.0 | 1723 |
| 8 | 🇸🇳Abdoulaye Niasse | 1608 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 3.5 | 12.25 | 40.5 | +58.0 | 1749 |
| 10 | 🇸🇳Badiane, Mansour | 1828 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 9.00 | 42.0 | -88.4 | 1615 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Abdoulaye NiasseSEN+58.03.5 pts · #8
- 2Bodin-Hullin, ThomasSEN+45.48.0 pts · #1
- 3Sarkar, Aidan Krishna BenoitSEN+37.65.5 pts · #2
- 1Badiane, MansourSEN-88.42.0 pts · #10
- 2Diop Mamadou Lamine DameSEN-56.03.5 pts · #9
- 3El, Hadji Saidou Nourou BASEN-36.45.0 pts · #3
- R9+265 Elo gap
- R1+229 Elo gap
- R3+220 Elo gap