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Algerian Chess Championship 2026 Women - Semi Final

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13 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Mar 2026 to 27 Mar 2026 in Alger, Algeria. Top 10 Elo average was 1585, and top seed was Nihad Zidane (🇩🇿 ALG, 1683).

Nihad Zidane (🇩🇿 ALG, 1683) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Aya Keddah (6.5) and Lilia Assia Allalou (5.5). Zidane shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Saoussane Aissani (1502) beat Rima Khilouf (1622), a +120-point gap.

Location
🇩🇿Alger, Algeria
Dates
24 Mar 2026 → 27 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇿Nihad Zidane1683
Avg top 10
1,585
Participants
13
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇿Algeria×13
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Nihad Zidane led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Zidane takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE26 Mar

Nihad Zidane takes the sole lead (5.5/7).

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nihad Zidane drew with Aya Keddah (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Nihad Zidane 5 wins (R5–R9)Aya Keddah 5 wins (R5–R9)Lilia Assia Allalou 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Zidane, Nihad1683ALG=2B+4N+5B6B+7N+8N+3B+9N+12B7.541.541.533.251844+67.6
2Keddah, Aya1560ALG=1N+12B3N8N+9B+10B+6N+5N+4B6.539.539.525.251743+76.4
3Allalou, Lilia Assia1592ALG+9B11N+2B+7N+8B=5N1N=4B=6B5.543.545.528.001730+29.4
4Khilouf, Rima1622ALG7N1B+12N+10B+11N+6B+5B=3N2N5.539.039.017.251622-1.6
5Touati, Ania1635ALG+12N+7B1N+11B+6N=3B4N2B+10N5.539.039.016.751620-8.8
6Habes, Meriem Batoul1628ALG+10B+8N+11B+1N5B4N2B=7B=3N5.042.544.521.751588-17.2
7Aissani, Saoussane1502ALG+4B5N+9N3B1B+12N=8B=6N+11B5.039.539.516.001590+33.6
8Khelfallah , Ikhlas1570ALG+13N6B+10N+2B3N1B=7N+12N=9B5.035.035.012.751555-12.8
9Kashi, Sarah1454ALG3NF7B+12B2N+11B+10N1B=8N3.535.535.56.501462+2.4
10Zidane, Anais1513ALG6NF8B4N+12B2N9B+11N5B2.036.536.52.001267-63.2
11Taraft, Sihem0ALGF+3B6N5N4B9N+12B10B7N2.032.032.05.5013620.0
12Daoudi, Chaima1544ALG5B2N4B9N10N7B11N8B1N0.040.542.50.00770-135.2
13Benzaouche, Nour El Houda0ALG8BFFFFFFFF0.05.05.00.007840.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets