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Championnat National des Categories U16 Open

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19 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 May 2026 to 08 May 2026 in Agadir, Morocco. Top 10 Elo average was 1713, and top seed was FAYCAL BENJELLOUN (πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ MAR, 1878).

Saad Bennis (πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ MAR, 1834) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Mohamed Ali Kasri (5.5) and FAYCAL BENJELLOUN (5.5). Bennis shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Hachimi Jad Arrahmane (1593) beat Youssef Kozizi (1753), a +160-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦Agadir, Morocco
Dates
03 May 2026 β†’ 08 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦FAYCAL BENJELLOUN1878
Avg top 10
1,713
Participants
19
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦MoroccoΓ—15
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders
10
4
2
2
1
2
3
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
BENJELLOUN5.5Kasri5.5Bennis5.5Naimi5Ait Bentaleb4.5Sibai4
R7 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 5.5/7. Bennis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.5).

R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

FAYCAL BENJELLOUN lost to Mohamed Ali Kasri (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

FAYCAL BENJELLOUN 3 wins (R4–R6)Mohamed Ali Kasri 3 wins (R1–R3)Saad Bennis 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FAYCAL BENJELLOUN*
0
Β½
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2Mohamed Ali Kasri
1
*
0
β€”
3Saad Bennis
Β½
1
*β€”
4Taha Naimiβ€”β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Bennis, Saad1834MAR+14B+6Nβˆ’5B+18N+2N+7B=3N5.526.528.521.251938+28.8
2Kasri, Mohamed Ali1794MAR+16N+9B+3N=5Nβˆ’1B+12B+6N5.526.029.021.251912+31.6
3BENJELLOUN, FAYCAL1878MAR+13B+10Nβˆ’2B+7B+12N+5N=1B5.526.029.020.751964+32.0
4Naimi, Taha0MARβˆ’6B+14N+13Bβˆ’12B+9N+8B+5N5.022.025.018.0016340.0
5Ait Bentaleb, Anas1872MAR+17N+12B+1N=2B+6Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’4B4.528.531.017.751894+8.4
6Jad Arrahmane, Hachimi1593MAR+4Nβˆ’1B+17N+8Bβˆ’5B+10Nβˆ’2B4.028.030.515.001626+5.2
7Sibai,Kacem1782MAR+18B=15N+10Bβˆ’3N+13Bβˆ’1N=11B4.024.026.011.751733-8.0
8FIDE 90734930β€”βˆ’9B+16B+?Nβˆ’6N+14Bβˆ’4N+15B4.021.521.59.0014420.0
9Chama, Adam1553MAR+8Nβˆ’2Nβˆ’18B+15Nβˆ’4B+14N=10B3.524.026.011.751593+4.8
10Kozizi,Youssef1753MAR+11Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’7N+17B+18Nβˆ’6B=9N3.523.025.09.751374-71.2
11lakhal,saad0MARβˆ’10Bβˆ’13Nβˆ’14B+19N+16N+17B=7N3.519.019.07.5013950.0
12Echcharbiny, Oussama1604MAR+19Bβˆ’5N+15B+4Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’2NF3.026.526.58.001056-22.8
13Elmrabti, Hamza1468MARβˆ’3N+11Bβˆ’4N+16Bβˆ’7N+19BF3.024.024.06.501025-8.8
14FIDE 90625130β€”βˆ’1Nβˆ’4B+11N+?Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’9B+19N3.021.521.53.5015220.0
15FIDE 90762390β€”+?N=7Bβˆ’12Nβˆ’9B=17N+18Bβˆ’8N3.019.019.05.2515370.0
16Elfassi, Mohamed Taha0MARβˆ’2Bβˆ’8N+19Bβˆ’13Nβˆ’11B+?B+18N3.018.018.02.0014960.0
17FIDE 90514060β€”βˆ’5B+19Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’10N=15Bβˆ’11N+?B2.518.518.51.5015060.0
18ELMARZOUKI,OSSAMA0MARβˆ’7N+?B+9Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’10Bβˆ’15Nβˆ’16B2.022.522.53.5016230.0
19Marsli Ahmed0MARβˆ’12Nβˆ’17Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’13Nβˆ’14B0.018.018.00.007500.0

Key insights

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