7ht chess academy of libya open 2026
28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2026 in Bengahzi, Libya. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1854, and top seed was Mahmod Alrifie (🇱🇾 LBA, 1967).
Ali A. Elmejbri (🇱🇾 LBA, FM, 1901) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Fouzi Ahmed Abdullah (6.0) and Ahmed ezzeddin T. Kweiri (5.5). Elmejbri shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Abdulwahab Ezalldin Buwujawuri (1619) beat Ali A. Elmejbri (FM, 1901), a +282-point gap.
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Ali A. Elmejbri led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
FM Ali A. Elmejbri takes the sole lead (6.0/8).
FM Ali A. Elmejbri beat Fouzi Ahmed Abdullah (White).
FM Ali A. Elmejbri 5 wins (R3–R8)Ahmed ezzeddin T. Kweiri 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAli A. Elmejbri | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Fouzi Ahmed Abdullah | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Ahmed ezzeddin T. Kweiri | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Iyman Faraj Sultan | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elmejbri, Ali A.FM | 1901 | LBA | +12B | −9N | +21B | +8N | +16B | F | +3N | +2B | =5N | 6.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 27.50 | 1969 | +10.6 |
| 2 | Abdullah, Fouzi Ahmed | 1808 | LBA | F | +17N | +9B | =4N | +25B | =3B | +13N | −1N | +8B | 6.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 21.75 | 1976 | +63.6 |
| 3 | Kweiri, Ahmed ezzeddin T. | 1802 | LBA | F | F | +10B | +16N | +4B | =2N | −1B | +24N | +9B | 5.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 21.00 | 1964 | +44.0 |
| 4 | Alzilitini, Luwi abdulsalam | 1796 | LBA | +24N | F | +8B | =2B | −3N | −13B | =6N | +15B | +17N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 18.00 | 1731 | -9.0 |
| 5 | Sultan ,Iyman Faraj | 1869 | LBA | +18B | −16N | =17B | −14N | +21B | F | +9B | +8N | =1B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 18.25 | 2105 | +19.8 |
| 6 | Battal, Saad | 1765 | LBA | +26B | −8N | +14B | =22N | −13N | +20B | =4B | +19N | F | 5.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 14.75 | 1603 | -16.6 |
| 7 | FIDE 9227300 | 0 | — | F | −18N | F | F | =15B | +?N | +21B | +22N | +13N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.25 | 1803 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Hassan, Ibrahim Khalifa | 1857 | LBA | F | +6B | −4N | −1B | +18N | +14N | +11B | −5B | −2N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 15.50 | 1695 | -52.0 |
| 9 | Buwujawuri, Abdulwahab Ezalldin | 1619 | LBA | F | +1B | −2N | +11B | −10N | +19B | −5N | +14B | −3N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 17.00 | 1728 | +14.8 |
| 10 | Arafa, Hosam Sayed | 1953 | EGY | +27N | +11B | −3N | +20B | +9B | F | F | F | F | 4.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 12.50 | 1860 | -6.0 |
| 11 | Alagouri, Hamdi Gaith | 1783 | LBA | +14B | −10N | +18B | −9N | +28B | F | −8N | +13B | F | 4.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 11.00 | 1610 | -18.0 |
| 12 | AL JAHAWI, TARIQ AHMED | 0 | LBA | −1N | F | +28B | −25N | −14B | −21N | +?B | +18N | +19B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 1056 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Khaleel, Mare Faraj | 1781 | LBA | −19N | F | =24B | +17N | +6B | +4N | −2B | −11N | −7B | 3.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 14.00 | 1788 | +1.6 |
| 14 | Eweis Gaballa, Abdelnasser | 1801 | EGY | −11N | +27B | −6N | +5B | +12N | −8B | F | −9N | =20B | 3.5 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 12.00 | 1539 | -66.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 9227296 | 0 | — | F | F | −25B | F | =7N | +26B | +27N | −4N | +21B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.75 | 1696 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 9227040 | 0 | — | +25N | +5B | +19N | −3B | −1N | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 10.00 | 1885 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Albadri, Raouf Mohammed Saed | 0 | LBA | F | −2B | =5N | −13B | +26N | =27B | +25N | F | −4B | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 6.75 | 1695 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Almughrabi, Muath Walid | 0 | LBA | −5N | +7B | −11N | F | −8B | F | +20N | −12B | +26N | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 9.00 | 1036 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Eweis Gaballa, Islam | 1634 | EGY | +13B | =20N | −16B | +21N | =24B | −9N | F | −6B | −12N | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 8.50 | 1716 | +18.0 |
| 20 | Mohammed, Khalid A? | 1641 | LBA | =21N | =19B | F | −10N | =22B | −6N | −18B | +23N | =14N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 8.25 | 1598 | -9.6 |
| 21 | Naem, Jabril Abdullah S | 1699 | LBA | =20B | F | −1N | −19B | −5N | +12B | −7N | +27B | −15N | 2.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 7.00 | 1085 | -20.8 |
| 22 | Bushaala, Maryam Mohamed | 1748 | LBA | F | F | =26N | =6B | =20N | F | +28N | −7B | −23B | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 5.75 | 1765 | +0.4 |
| 23 | FIDE 9226389 | 0 | — | F | F | F | =?B | −27N | F | +26N | −20B | +22N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 4.00 | 1768 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 555021972 | 0 | — | −4B | F | =13N | +26B | =19N | F | F | −3B | F | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 4.75 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Alrifie, Mahmod | 1967 | LBA | −16B | F | +15N | +12B | −2N | F | −17B | F | F | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.50 | 1008 | -14.2 |
| 26 | FIDE 9227199 | 0 | — | −6N | F | =22B | −24N | −17B | −15N | −23B | +?N | −18B | 1.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 1.25 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 27 | AL JAHAWI, SUHAYB AHMED | 0 | LBA | −10B | −14N | F | −28N | +23B | =17N | −15B | −21N | −?B | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 1026 | -24.8 |
| 28 | Mohammed, Ahmad Mohammed Abdulhad | 1711 | LBA | F | F | −12N | +27B | −11N | F | −22B | F | F | 1.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 1.50 | 966 | -34.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Abdullah, Fouzi AhmedLBA+63.66.0 pts · #1
- 2Kweiri, Ahmed ezzeddin T.LBA+44.05.5 pts · #4
- 3Sultan ,Iyman FarajLBA+19.85.0 pts · #3
- 1Eweis Gaballa, AbdelnasserEGY-66.03.5 pts · #19
- 2Hassan, Ibrahim KhalifaLBA-52.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Mohammed, Ahmad Mohammed AbdulhadLBA-34.01.0 pts · #25
- R2+282 Elo gap
- R8+182 Elo gap
- R4+164 Elo gap