Championnat National des Categories U18 Open
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 May 2026 to 08 May 2026 in Agadir, Morocco. Top 10 Elo average was 922, and top seed was Fahd El Amrani (🇲🇦 MAR, 1928).
Fahd El Amrani (🇲🇦 MAR, 1928) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Youssef EL khatib (5.5) and Serhani Mohamed yassine (5.0). El Amrani won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇲🇦Agadir, Morocco
Dates
03 May 2026 → 08 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇦Morocco×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE06 May
Youssef EL khatib takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. El Amrani takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (24.5).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Fahd El Amrani drew with Youssef EL khatib (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fahd El Amrani | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Youssef EL khatib | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Achraf El Hmaidi | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Serhani Mohamed yassine | 0 | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Amrani, Fahd | 1928 | MAR | =2N | +13B | +11N | +3B | −5N | +7B | +9N | 5.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 19.25 | 2016 | +24.0 |
| 2 | EL khatib,Youssef | 0 | MAR | =1B | +?N | +12B | =5N | +7B | +13N | =3B | 5.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 15.50 | 1853 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Serhani Mohamed yassine | 1832 | MAR | +10B | +12N | =9B | −1N | +4N | +5B | =2N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 19.00 | 1844 | +2.0 |
| 4 | El Hmaidi, Achraf | 0 | MAR | −7N | +14B | +6N | +9N | −3B | +11B | +5N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 16.50 | 1863 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Hanif, Ilias | 1831 | MAR | +14N | +6B | +8N | =2B | +1B | −3N | −4B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 18.75 | 1864 | +3.6 |
| 6 | FIDE 9076212 | 0 | — | +13N | −5N | −4B | =15B | +?N | +8B | +11N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 9.00 | 1827 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sajed El oumari | 0 | MAR | +4B | −9N | +?B | +8B | −2N | −1N | +13B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 11.00 | 1051 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 9069747 | 0 | — | +?N | +11B | −5B | −7N | +9B | −6N | +12N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1840 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Benrajjala, Youssef | 1806 | MAR | +15N | +7B | =3N | −4B | −8N | +14B | −1B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 10.50 | 1671 | -13.6 |
| 10 | FIDE 9067353 | 0 | — | −3N | =15B | +14N | =?B | −11N | −12B | +?B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1028 | 0.0 |
| 11 | El khchine, Sami | 1823 | MAR | F | −8N | −1B | +12N | +10B | −4N | −6B | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.00 | 1095 | -16.0 |
| 12 | Abdessamad, Koutar | 0 | MAR | +?N | −3B | −2N | −11B | F | +10N | −8B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 1028 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 9074120 | 0 | — | −6B | −1N | F | +?B | +?N | −2B | −7N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 1095 | 0.0 |
| 14 | IHIZI,AMINE | 0 | MAR | −5B | −4N | −10B | F | +15N | −9N | +?B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 1019 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 9073140 | 0 | — | −9B | =10N | −?B | =6N | −14B | +?N | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1006 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1El Amrani, FahdMAR+24.05.5 pts · #1
- 2Hanif, IliasMAR+3.64.5 pts · #6
- 3Serhani Mohamed yassineMAR+2.05.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1El khchine, SamiMAR-16.02.0 pts · #11
- 2Benrajjala, YoussefMAR-13.63.5 pts · #8
- 3Sajed El oumariMAR0.04.0 pts · #10