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
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇿Algeria×13
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsNihad Zidane led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nihad Zidane | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Aya Keddah | ½ | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Lilia Assia Allalou | 0 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Rima Khilouf | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zidane, Nihad | 1683 | ALG | =2B | +4N | +5B | −6B | +7N | +8N | +3B | +9N | +12B | 7.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 33.25 | 1844 | +67.6 |
| 2 | Keddah, Aya | 1560 | ALG | =1N | +12B | −3N | −8N | +9B | +10B | +6N | +5N | +4B | 6.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 25.25 | 1743 | +76.4 |
| 3 | Allalou, Lilia Assia | 1592 | ALG | +9B | −11N | +2B | +7N | +8B | =5N | −1N | =4B | =6B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 28.00 | 1730 | +29.4 |
| 4 | Khilouf, Rima | 1622 | ALG | −7N | −1B | +12N | +10B | +11N | +6B | +5B | =3N | −2N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 17.25 | 1622 | -1.6 |
| 5 | Touati, Ania | 1635 | ALG | +12N | +7B | −1N | +11B | +6N | =3B | −4N | −2B | +10N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 16.75 | 1620 | -8.8 |
| 6 | Habes, Meriem Batoul | 1628 | ALG | +10B | +8N | +11B | +1N | −5B | −4N | −2B | =7B | =3N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 21.75 | 1588 | -17.2 |
| 7 | Aissani, Saoussane | 1502 | ALG | +4B | −5N | +9N | −3B | −1B | +12N | =8B | =6N | +11B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 16.00 | 1590 | +33.6 |
| 8 | Khelfallah , Ikhlas | 1570 | ALG | +13N | −6B | +10N | +2B | −3N | −1B | =7N | +12N | =9B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 12.75 | 1555 | -12.8 |
| 9 | Kashi, Sarah | 1454 | ALG | −3N | F | −7B | +12B | −2N | +11B | +10N | −1B | =8N | 3.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 6.50 | 1462 | +2.4 |
| 10 | Zidane, Anais | 1513 | ALG | −6N | F | −8B | −4N | +12B | −2N | −9B | +11N | −5B | 2.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 2.00 | 1267 | -63.2 |
| 11 | Taraft, Sihem | 0 | ALG | F | +3B | −6N | −5N | −4B | −9N | +12B | −10B | −7N | 2.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 5.50 | 1362 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Daoudi, Chaima | 1544 | ALG | −5B | −2N | −4B | −9N | −10N | −7B | −11N | −8B | −1N | 0.0 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 0.00 | 770 | -135.2 |
| 13 | Benzaouche, Nour El Houda | 0 | ALG | −8B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 784 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Keddah, AyaALG+76.46.5 pts · #2
- 2Zidane, NihadALG+67.67.5 pts · #1
- 3Aissani, SaoussaneALG+33.65.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Daoudi, ChaimaALG-135.20.0 pts · #13
- 2Zidane, AnaisALG-63.22.0 pts · #11
- 3Habes, Meriem BatoulALG-17.25.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R1+120 Elo gap