1er open national standard 2026
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67 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 Apr 2026 to 25 Apr 2026 in Tlemcen, Algeria. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1742, and top seed was Abderrahim Bouhadi (🇩🇿 ALG, FM, 1975).
Abdelbassat Belacel (🇩🇿 ALG, 1798) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Othmane Oueld Mohamed (5.0) and Lyes Yala (5.0).
The biggest upset came in round 4: Belhadj Ilias (1635) beat Mohammed Berrached (1971), a +336-point gap.
Location
🇩🇿Tlemcen, Algeria
Dates
23 Apr 2026 → 25 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 40 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
1,742
Participants
67
Federations · 3 represented
🇩🇿Algeria×47
🇺🇬Uganda×1
🇵🇸Palestine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTitle race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
39
19
9
3
4
2
3
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Abdelbassat Belacel 4 wins (R1–R4)Mohamed Rayane Mesmoudi 3 wins (R3–R5)
R4 · LATE SURGE
Lyes Yala was #23 at R4, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belacel, Abdelbassat | 1798 | ALG | +38B | +28N | +?B | +?N | =?B | −?N | +?B | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2399 | +9.6 |
| 2 | Oueld Mohamed, Othmane | 1752 | ALG | +47N | +27B | −?B | +28N | +11B | −9N | +10B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 17.50 | 1732 | -1.4 |
| 3 | Yala,Lyes | 1763 | ALG | +55N | +16B | −?N | =30B | =12N | +26B | +22N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 17.75 | 1819 | +6.4 |
| 4 | Mostaine Boucetta,Brahim | 1698 | ALG | +33N | +15B | −?N | −18B | +52N | +23B | +13N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 17.00 | 1761 | +6.2 |
| 5 | Mesmoudi, Mohamed Rayane | 1757 | ALG | +53B | −11N | +63B | +6N | +10B | −?N | +12B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 16.00 | 1713 | -6.4 |
| 6 | Sid Lakhdar, Mehdi | 1617 | ALG | +58N | −?B | +47N | −5B | +32N | +?N | +17B | 5.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 11.50 | 1769 | +8.2 |
| 7 | Younsi, Miloud | 1677 | ALG | +51B | −?N | +57B | +50N | −?N | +18B | +34N | 5.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.00 | 2398 | +48.4 |
| 8 | Khilouf, Salim | 1642 | ALG | +43B | −?B | +46N | −10N | +50B | =11N | +29B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 13.50 | 1729 | +11.2 |
| 9 | Benseddik, Abdelmajid | 1681 | ALG | +65B | +49N | −?B | +37N | =29B | +2B | −?N | 4.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 12.75 | 2393 | +31.6 |
| 10 | Kherrachi, Abdelhakim | 0 | ALG | −23N | +66B | +13N | +8B | −5N | +30B | −2N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 13.00 | 1655 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Zenati, Dayaa Eldine | 1540 | ALG | +35N | +5B | −?N | +14B | −2N | =8B | =15N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 16.25 | 1816 | +57.6 |
| 12 | Hamdi, Yacine | 1514 | ALG | −?N | +36B | =15N | +31N | =3B | +14B | −5N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 14.50 | 1751 | +35.6 |
| 13 | Hadjadj, Sebti | 1555 | ALG | +48B | −17N | −10B | +49N | +31B | +20N | −4B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 11.50 | 1587 | +4.8 |
| 14 | Aissat, Wail | 1735 | ALG | +56B | +21N | −?B | −11N | +37B | −12N | +27N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 12.50 | 1501 | -23.2 |
| 15 | Mwanda Godfrey | 0 | UGA | +19B | −4N | =12B | +?N | −?B | +28N | =11B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 11.50 | 1630 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Boughanmi, Imed Eddine | 1531 | ALG | +54B | −3N | −31B | +53N | +36B | −24N | +39B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 10.00 | 899 | -22.8 |
| 17 | Mahfouf,El Hachemi | 1781 | ALG | +44N | +13B | −?N | +22B | +18N | −?B | −6N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 15.00 | 1788 | +1.2 |
| 18 | Boukhelef, Mohamed Lotfi | 1597 | ALG | +62B | −?N | +51B | +4N | −17B | −7N | +36B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 1594 | -0.4 |
| 19 | Hamdouni, Kouider | 1578 | ALG | −15N | +32B | −27N | +47B | +35N | −34B | +40N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 11.50 | 973 | -10.0 |
| 20 | Bachir Bouyadjera, Younes | 1656 | ALG | −27N | −33B | +40N | +55B | +46N | −13B | +44N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 11.00 | 1480 | -18.0 |
| 21 | Khernane, Abdelmoughith | 1515 | ALG | +39N | −14B | −29N | +33B | −34B | +51N | +31B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 11.00 | 954 | -16.0 |
| 22 | Bouchlile, Ilyes | 1611 | ALG | +64B | −?N | +49B | −17N | +42B | +25N | −3B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 1616 | +0.8 |
| 23 | Terlebas, Ibrahim | 1619 | ALG | +10B | −?N | +38B | −?N | +41B | −4N | +32B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 13.00 | 899 | -15.6 |
| 24 | Bakhlouf, Boudjellal | 1635 | ALG | +36N | −?B | +61N | −29B | +45N | +16B | −?B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 12.00 | 2331 | +7.2 |
| 25 | Attaoui, Mohamed Riad | 1680 | ALG | +32N | +?B | −?N | +27B | −?N | −22B | +45N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 811 | -12.0 |
| 26 | Ilias, Belhadj | 1635 | ALG | +67B | −?N | +42B | +?N | −?B | −3N | +41B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 963 | -6.6 |
| 27 | Es-Saadi, Noureddine Achraf | 0 | ALG | +20B | −2N | +19B | −25N | =28B | +?N | −14B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 9.75 | 1659 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Ferahi, Tarik | 1599 | ALG | +60N | −1B | +33N | −2B | =27N | −15B | +52N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 8.75 | 1559 | -3.4 |
| 29 | Maati, Mohammed | 0 | ALG | −?B | +41N | +21B | +24N | =9N | −?B | −8N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 13.25 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Ziddour, Khaled | 1604 | ALG | +31B | −?N | +53B | =3N | −?B | −10N | +48B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 10.00 | 1763 | +8.4 |
| 31 | Meghelli, Mohammed Yassine | 0 | ALG | −30N | +45B | +16N | −12B | −13N | +61B | −21N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 9.00 | 1304 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Chammouma, Oussama | 0 | ALG | −25B | −19N | +54B | +63N | −6B | +50N | −23N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1430 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Bouzbiba, Charaf Eddine Wassim | 0 | ALG | −4B | +20N | −28B | −21N | +63B | +37N | −?N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Aissa Mamoune, Mohamed | 1773 | ALG | F | F | F | +44B | +21N | +19N | −7B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 11.00 | 1715 | -8.0 |
| 35 | Terlebas, Abdelkader | 0 | ALG | −11B | −42N | +56B | +38N | −19B | −41N | +53B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 7.00 | 759 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Gadiri, Anes | 0 | ALG | −24B | −12N | +?N | +66B | −16N | +52B | −18N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 1316 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Titah, Atef | 1434 | ALG | −?N | +40B | +59N | −9B | −14N | −33B | +56N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.00 | 908 | -13.6 |
| 38 | FIDE 7977425 | 0 | — | −1N | +39B | −23N | −35B | −62N | +?B | +54N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 909 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 7981597 | 0 | — | −21B | −38N | −43B | +65N | +49B | +56N | −16N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 7981546 | 0 | — | −?B | −37N | −20B | +54N | +57B | +42N | −19B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Abdalaziz, Mohammed Ibraheem | 0 | PLE | −?N | −29B | +58N | +62B | −23N | +35B | −26N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 827 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Balbouzi, Rim | 0 | ALG | −?N | +35B | −26N | +59B | −22N | −40B | +62B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 823 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Fekhar, Salah Eddine | 0 | ALG | −8N | −50B | +39N | −52B | +65N | −46B | +61N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 7972164 | 0 | — | −17B | +62N | −?B | −34N | +60B | +59N | −20B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 909 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Belarbi, Abderrahman | 0 | ALG | −?B | −31N | +64B | +48N | −24B | +62N | −25B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Mesmoudi, Wassim | 1405 | ALG | −?B | +67N | −8B | +51N | −20B | +43N | −?B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 849 | -15.6 |
| 47 | Bouhani Mohammed | 0 | ALG | −2B | +54N | −6B | −19N | =48B | +63N | −?B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.25 | 1353 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Nasri, Rokia Hanane | 0 | ALG | −13N | +55B | −52N | −45B | =47N | +57B | −30N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 5.25 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 7977433 | 0 | — | F | −9B | −22N | −13B | −39N | +64N | +59B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 3.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Saadi , Ahmed | 1423 | ALG | −?B | +43N | F | −7B | −8N | −32B | +51N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.00 | 860 | -16.4 |
| 51 | FIDE 7981511 | 0 | — | −7N | +52B | −18N | −46B | +55N | −21B | −50B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 4.00 | 1247 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Belarbi, Mhamed | 1502 | ALG | −?B | −51N | +48B | +43N | −4B | −36N | −28B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 849 | -24.8 |
| 53 | FIDE 7977476 | 0 | — | −5N | +?B | −30N | −16B | −59N | +66B | −35N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.00 | 830 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 7973942 | 0 | — | −16N | −47B | −32N | −40B | +58N | +55B | −38B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 731 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Bendada, Belkacem | 0 | ALG | −3B | −48N | +60B | −20N | −51B | −54N | +63B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 7978820 | 0 | — | −14N | −59B | −35N | +64B | +?N | −39B | −37B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 7977379 | 0 | — | −?N | −60B | −7N | +58B | −40N | −48N | +64B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 877 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 7981554 | 0 | — | −6B | −63N | −41B | −57N | −54B | +60N | +67B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 8587370 | 0 | — | F | +56N | −37B | −42N | +53B | −44B | −49N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 634 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 7977514 | 0 | — | −28B | +57N | −55N | −61B | −44N | −58B | +66N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Baghdad Doukara Youcef | 0 | ALG | −?B | +64N | −24B | +60N | −?B | −31N | −43B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 831 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 7971516 | 0 | — | −18N | −44B | F | −41N | +38B | −45B | −42N | 1.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Douissi, Rafik | 1409 | ALG | −?N | +58B | −5N | −32B | −33N | −47B | −55N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 956 | -4.4 |
| 64 | FIDE 7981562 | 0 | — | −22N | −61B | −45N | −56N | +67B | −49B | −57N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 0.50 | 811 | 0.0 |
| 65 | FIDE 7972229 | 0 | — | −9N | F | F | −39B | −43B | =67N | =?N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.25 | 881 | 0.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 7977360 | 0 | — | −?B | −10N | +67B | −36N | −?B | −53N | −60B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.50 | 810 | 0.0 |
| 67 | FIDE 7981538 | 0 | — | −26N | −46B | −66N | −?B | −64N | =65B | −58N | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.50 | 720 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zenati, Dayaa EldineALG+57.64.0 pts · #10
- 2Younsi, MiloudALG+48.45.0 pts · #8
- 3Hamdi, YacineALG+35.64.0 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Belarbi, MhamedALG-24.82.0 pts · #33
- 2Aissat, WailALG-23.24.0 pts · #17
- 3Boughanmi, Imed EddineALG-22.84.0 pts · #62
Biggest upsets
- R4+336 Elo gap
- R6+327 Elo gap
- R2+295 Elo gap