1st Crystal Chess 2026
24 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 08 May 2026 in Hurghada, Egypt. Top 10 Elo average was 1129, and top seed was Ramadan Abdeen Alabd (🇪🇬 EGY, 1845).
Alaa Hassan Metwally (🇪🇬 EGY, 1646) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Ahmed El Sayed Mahfouz (6.0) and Ebrahiem Mohamed Hamouda (6.0).
The biggest upset came in round 9: Motazbell Mahmoud Mohamed Hassan (1558) beat Amr Ahmed Zahran (1705), a +147-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 3 players tied at 6.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Gomaa Said Mohamed takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
3 players finish on 6.0/9. Hassan Metwally takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (31.5).
Alaa Hassan Metwally 4 wins (R2–R5)Ahmed El Sayed Mahfouz 3 wins (R7–R9)Ebrahiem Mohamed Hamouda 4 wins (R6–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alaa Hassan Metwally | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Ahmed El Sayed Mahfouz | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Ebrahiem Mohamed Hamouda | — | — | * | — |
| 4Gomaa Said Mohamed | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hassan Metwally, Alaa | 1646 | EGY | F | +16N | +9B | +8N | +4B | −14N | +7B | −?N | +6N | 6.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 28.50 | 1725 | +12.8 |
| 2 | El Sayed Mahfouz, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | F | =20N | +7B | −13B | +22N | =10B | +18N | +5B | +4N | 6.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 22.00 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Mohamed Hamouda, Ebrahiem | 0 | EGY | −5N | −10B | +24N | +?B | −6N | +17B | +13N | +23B | +14B | 6.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 9.50 | 1558 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Mohamed, Gomaa Said | 0 | EGY | +14B | +?N | =11N | +6B | −1N | +5B | +9B | −7N | −2B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 20.25 | 1622 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Romany Rames, Kerolos | 1578 | EGY | +3B | =7N | −?B | +23N | +20B | −4N | +8B | −2N | +10B | 5.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 20.00 | 2451 | +48.0 |
| 6 | Abdelhamid Mohamed, Islam | 0 | EGY | F | +?N | −8B | −4N | +3B | +13B | +11N | +14N | −1B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 15.50 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Moustafa Fahmy, Sabry | 0 | EGY | +10N | =5B | −2N | F | +15B | +11B | −1N | +4B | =?B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 19.25 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ahmed Zahran, Amr | 1705 | EGY | +24N | +18B | +6N | −1B | +11N | −?B | −5N | +10B | −9N | 5.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 15.00 | 1400 | -63.6 |
| 9 | Mahmoud Mohamed Hassan, Motazbell | 1558 | EGY | +12N | +22B | −1N | −11B | F | +19B | −4N | +15N | +8B | 5.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 14.00 | 1522 | -5.6 |
| 10 | FIDE 555024254 | 0 | — | −7B | +3N | +12B | +19N | −?B | =2N | +23B | −8N | −5N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 14.50 | 840 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Mohamed Hammed, Hammed | 1593 | EGY | +15B | +19N | =4B | +9N | −8B | −7N | −6B | F | F | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 12.25 | 1631 | +4.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 555024335 | 0 | — | −9B | F | −10N | −16B | +17N | −18B | =20N | +24B | +23N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.25 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Wissa Semaan, Emad | 0 | EGY | −16B | F | F | +2N | −14B | −6N | −3B | +18N | +15B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 11.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Abdel Ellah Sayed, Sayed | 1589 | EGY | −4N | +23B | F | F | +13N | +1B | −?N | −6B | −3N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 9.50 | 2446 | +25.6 |
| 15 | FIDE 555024327 | 0 | — | −11N | F | F | +18B | −7N | +22B | +19N | −9B | −13N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 4.50 | 775 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Haitham Elaraby, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | +13N | −1B | F | +12N | F | F | +21B | F | −?B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 555024343 | 0 | — | F | +24B | F | +20N | −12B | −3N | −?N | +?B | F | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 555024297 | 0 | — | F | −8N | −19B | −15N | +24B | +12N | −2B | −13B | F | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 3.50 | 903 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mohamed Wagih, Hamza | 0 | EGY | F | −11B | +18N | −10B | F | −9N | −15B | −?N | =21B | 1.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2.75 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Elsaid Elaraby, Hitham | 1622 | EGY | =23N | =2B | −22N | −17B | −5N | F | =12B | −21N | F | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 776 | -21.2 |
| 21 | Ibrahim Ali, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | −16N | +20B | =19N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1618 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 555013040 | 0 | — | F | −9N | +20B | −?N | −2B | −15N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 1.50 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 555005438 | 0 | — | =20B | −14N | F | −5B | F | F | −10N | −3N | −12B | 0.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 0.75 | 1298 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 555024300 | 0 | — | −8B | −17N | −3B | F | −18N | −?B | F | −12N | F | 0.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0.00 | 794 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Romany Rames, KerolosEGY+48.05.5 pts · #3
- 2Abdel Ellah Sayed, SayedEGY+25.63.0 pts · #8
- 3Hassan Metwally, AlaaEGY+12.86.0 pts · #4
- 1Ahmed Zahran, AmrEGY-63.65.0 pts · #9
- 2Elsaid Elaraby, HithamEGY-21.21.5 pts · #21
- 3Mahmoud Mohamed Hassan, MotazbellEGY-5.65.0 pts · #13
- R9+147 Elo gap
- R7+127 Elo gap