Egyptian National Chess Cup Champship May 2026
SwissStandard
107 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 May 2026 to 12 May 2026 in Giza, Egypt. 28 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2413, and top seed was Bassem Amin (🇪🇬 EGY, GM, 2627).
Eyad Elhusseiny (🇪🇬 EGY, FM, 2140) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Adham Fawzy (5.0) and Marko Fadi (5.0). Elhusseiny clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Baraa Sayed Hassanien (1918) beat Abdalrahman Sameh Mohamed (IM, 2342), a +424-point gap.
Location
🇪🇬Giza, Egypt
Dates
07 May 2026 → 12 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 28
GM×4
IM×11
FM×9
CM×3
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇬Egypt×105
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Eyad Elhusseiny led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
FM Eyad Elhusseiny held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FM Eyad Elhusseiny 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Marko Fadi 5 wins (R2–R6)GM Adham Fawzy 5 wins (R2–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMEyad Elhusseiny | * | — | — | — |
| 2FMMarko Fadi | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3GMAdham Fawzy | — | — | * | — |
| 4IMAbdalrahman Sameh Mohamed | — | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elhusseiny, EyadFM | 2140 | EGY | +79N | +80B | +65N | +48B | F | =11B | +16B | 5.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 2521 | +97.2 |
| 2 | Fawzy, AdhamGM | 2467 | EGY | F | +16B | +77N | +45B | +17N | +9B | −5N | 5.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 2393 | -2.8 |
| 3 | Fadi, MarkoFM | 2285 | EGY | F | +51B | +44B | +78B | +67N | +21B | −4N | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 2285 | +4.4 |
| 4 | Sameh Mohamed, AbdalrahmanIM | 2342 | EGY | F | +21N | −6B | +76N | +37N | =22B | +3B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 2210 | -12.2 |
| 5 | Ezat, MohamedIM | 2281 | EGY | F | =40N | =9N | F | +84N | +16N | +2B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.75 | 2366 | +6.0 |
| 6 | Sayed Hassanien, Baraa | 1918 | EGY | +66B | =37N | +4N | +38N | F | F | F | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.25 | 2301 | +33.0 |
| 7 | Hassan, Sayed BarakatIM | 2251 | EGY | F | +52N | =22N | F | +83B | +10N | F | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.00 | 2342 | +3.4 |
| 8 | Saber, Ibrahim | 2086 | EGY | =37B | F | F | =18N | +76B | =47N | +44N | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 2080 | +1.8 |
| 9 | Morad, Ahmed | 2136 | EGY | +54B | +82N | =5B | =68N | F | −2N | −49N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 2172 | +5.4 |
| 10 | Himdan, MaherIM | 2151 | EGY | +46N | −27N | F | +25B | +91N | −7B | −13B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1965 | -23.0 |
| 11 | Kandil, AdhamGM | 2369 | EGY | F | +38N | F | F | +39B | =1N | =65B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 2343 | -0.4 |
| 12 | Abdel Razik, KhaledIM | 2348 | EGY | F | =19N | F | F | +88B | =53N | +23B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 2243 | -3.0 |
| 13 | Ali Sayed, Ali | 1814 | EGY | +78N | F | F | +55N | F | F | +10N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2765 | +40.2 |
| 14 | Abdin, MahmoudCM | 2199 | EGY | F | +92N | F | +66B | F | +50N | F | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2599 | +9.6 |
| 15 | Tamer, AhmedFM | 2217 | EGY | F | F | +93B | +81N | +46B | F | F | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2617 | +3.2 |
| 16 | Ahmed, Moustafa Elsayed | 2103 | EGY | =17B | −2N | F | +28N | +45N | −5B | −1N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.25 | 1999 | -16.8 |
| 17 | Khaled, Seif Eldin | 1880 | EGY | =16N | +77B | +45N | F | −2B | F | F | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 2093 | +39.6 |
| 18 | Abalsalam Tawfeek, Tawfeek | 1838 | EGY | +81N | +46B | −23B | =8B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1962 | +8.0 |
| 19 | Atef Shawky, Mina | 2008 | EGY | +95N | =12B | F | F | +26B | F | F | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 2274 | +25.2 |
| 20 | Amin, BassemGM | 2627 | EGY | F | +42B | F | F | F | +49B | =70N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.75 | 2618 | +0.9 |
| 21 | Amr Abdel Tawab, Ahmed | 1908 | EGY | F | −4B | F | +24N | +96B | −3N | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1989 | +5.2 |
| 22 | Ahmed, Fahmi Ahmed | 2049 | EGY | +90B | F | =7B | −40N | F | =4N | −38N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 2053 | -0.6 |
| 23 | Ahmed, Ahmed AlaaFM | 2307 | EGY | F | F | +18N | F | F | +44N | −12N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 2185 | -5.4 |
| 24 | Mohamed Adel, Adam | 1704 | EGY | +43N | +86B | −32N | −21B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1804 | +19.2 |
| 25 | Hafez, Mahmoud | 1840 | EGY | +85B | +87N | −33B | −10N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1928 | +7.0 |
| 26 | Ahmed Osama, Omar | 1814 | EGY | +98B | F | +97N | F | −19N | F | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1973 | +25.2 |
| 27 | Wafa, HamedIM | 2382 | EGY | F | +10B | F | F | F | F | +47N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 3052 | +13.4 |
| 28 | Younes, Mahmoud | 1824 | EGY | +76N | +39B | F | −16B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 2031 | +31.6 |
| 29 | Asham, Mohamed | 1940 | EGY | −48B | +44B | +41B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 2158 | +17.2 |
| 30 | Kandil, AhmedFM | 2294 | EGY | F | +31B | F | F | F | +69B | F | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2694 | +3.2 |
| 31 | Geourge Youssef, Mario | 1859 | EGY | +89N | −30N | F | F | +66N | F | F | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1933 | +12.0 |
| 32 | Ahmed Mustafa, Faris | 2037 | EGY | F | F | +24B | F | +86B | F | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2471 | +8.0 |
| 33 | Amin, Khaled Mohamed | 2202 | EGY | F | F | +25N | F | +100N | F | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2621 | +3.6 |
| 34 | Khalil, Ahmed SalemCM | 2103 | EGY | F | F | +94N | F | +99N | F | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2578 | +2.6 |
| 35 | Elhamady, Ahmed | 1959 | EGY | =71B | =47N | F | F | +79N | F | F | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2078 | +7.8 |
| 36 | Amin, AshrafFM | 2075 | EGY | F | F | +50B | +101N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2487 | +3.4 |
| 37 | Walid Ahmed, Ahmed | 1699 | EGY | =8N | =6B | =66N | F | −4B | F | F | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1866 | +24.8 |
| 38 | Abdel Ghany, Adel | 2135 | EGY | =39N | −11B | F | −6B | F | F | +22B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1941 | -20.2 |
| 39 | Dwidar, Youssef | 1774 | EGY | =38B | −28N | +76B | F | −11N | F | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1907 | +19.2 |
| 40 | Mena, MartinFM | 2043 | EGY | F | =5B | F | +22B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 2358 | +32.4 |
| 41 | Sameeh, HanyFM | 2014 | EGY | F | F | −29N | +65B | =42N | F | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 2160 | +10.2 |
| 42 | Tamer Waguih, FaridFM | 2185 | EGY | +82B | −20N | F | F | =41B | F | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 2140 | -4.2 |
| 43 | Moheb, Yaser | 1801 | EGY | −24B | F | +87B | =72B | −56N | F | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1651 | -16.6 |
| 44 | Abbas, Ahmed | 1926 | EGY | F | −29N | −3N | +59B | F | −23B | −8B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 1890 | -6.2 |
| 45 | Hassan, Waleid Ahmed | 1745 | EGY | +77N | F | −17B | −2N | −16B | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1805 | +3.2 |
| 46 | Hany Labib, Rojeeh | 1563 | EGY | −10B | −18N | +85B | F | −15N | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1690 | +17.2 |
| 47 | Wageih, KareimIM | 2353 | EGY | F | =35B | F | F | F | =8B | −27B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 2017 | -12.0 |
| 48 | Tahan, SabryIM | 2159 | EGY | +29N | F | F | −1N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 2040 | -6.2 |
| 49 | Elhares, AlaaCM | 2161 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | −20N | +9B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 2349 | +7.8 |
| 50 | Ahmed Mohamed, Mohab | 1698 | EGY | F | +103B | −36N | F | F | −14B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1801 | +8.0 |
| 51 | Mansour, Salah | 2125 | EGY | F | −3N | F | F | +78N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 2005 | -4.2 |
| 52 | Rahman, YehyaIM | 1972 | EGY | F | −7B | F | +69N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 2057 | +3.8 |
| 53 | Nashaat, Esam | 2039 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | =12B | =73N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 2090 | +1.8 |
| 54 | Ragheb, Malak | 2138 | EGY | −9N | F | +80B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 2066 | -3.8 |
| 55 | Magdy, Morad | 2057 | EGY | +83N | F | F | −13B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1736 | -14.4 |
| 56 | Maher Elkhodery, Mohamed | 1782 | EGY | F | F | F | F | +43B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2601 | +21.2 |
| 57 | Zayan, Osama | 2114 | EGY | F | F | F | F | +106B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2514 | +1.6 |
| 58 | Khalifa, Zeyad | 1931 | EGY | +94N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2578 | +6.0 |
| 59 | M.amer, Hossam | 2033 | EGY | +102B | F | F | −44N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1126 | -13.0 |
| 60 | Hanna, Bibawi John | 1517 | EGY | F | F | +89N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2239 | +15.6 |
| 61 | Fatehy, Tarek | 2147 | EGY | F | F | F | +77B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2662 | +3.2 |
| 62 | Roshdy, Mahmoud | 2159 | EGY | F | F | F | +85B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2568 | +1.8 |
| 63 | Tamer Sayed, Ahmed | 1638 | EGY | F | +104N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2560 | +26.8 |
| 64 | Elazzawy, Walid | 2002 | EGY | F | F | +105B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2603 | +4.8 |
| 65 | Abdelnabbi, ImedIM | 2354 | EGY | F | F | −1B | −41N | F | F | =11N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1901 | -16.3 |
| 66 | Fahmy, Rafik | 1707 | EGY | −6N | F | =37B | −14N | −31B | F | F | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1574 | -12.4 |
| 67 | Ayman Hosny, Hassan | 1682 | EGY | F | F | =75B | F | −3B | F | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 1725 | +0.8 |
| 68 | El Ghazali, Youssef M.IM | 2166 | EGY | F | F | F | =9B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 2136 | -0.8 |
| 69 | Alaa, DemaWCM | 1862 | EGY | F | =74N | F | −52B | F | −30N | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1689 | -28.0 |
| 70 | Adly, AhmedGM | 2580 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | =20B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 2627 | +0.7 |
| 71 | Remon, David | 1768 | EGY | =35N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1959 | +10.0 |
| 72 | Ahmed Salah, Ali | 1875 | EGY | F | F | F | =43N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1801 | -4.0 |
| 73 | Hassan, Hala | 1832 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | =53B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2039 | +5.4 |
| 74 | Hany Shaker, Youssef | 1653 | EGY | F | =69B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1862 | +10.8 |
| 75 | Elgazar, Saeed | 1753 | EGY | F | F | =67N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1682 | -2.0 |
| 76 | El Ashry, Khaled | 1841 | EGY | −28B | F | −39N | −4B | −8N | F | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1181 | -27.8 |
| 77 | Mohamed, Tamer | 1862 | EGY | −45B | −17N | −2B | −61N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1209 | -27.4 |
| 78 | Ibrahem Saeed, Hossam | 1688 | EGY | −13B | F | F | −3N | −51B | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1197 | -9.8 |
| 79 | Elgazar, Moataz | 1737 | EGY | −1B | F | F | F | −35B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1248 | -6.0 |
| 80 | Kamal Abdel Fadil, Wael | 1995 | EGY | F | −1N | −54N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1339 | -12.4 |
| 81 | Abdel Aleem, Mohamed | 0 | EGY | −18B | F | F | −15B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1228 | 0.0 |
| 82 | Ghareeb, Mohamed Reda | 1820 | EGY | −42N | −9B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1361 | -4.6 |
| 83 | Nabil Mohamed, Omar | 1573 | EGY | −55B | F | F | F | −7N | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1173 | -6.4 |
| 84 | Fathy Zakaria, Ahmed | 1725 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −5B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1325 | -3.2 |
| 85 | Marzouk, Sadek | 1768 | EGY | −25N | F | −46N | −62N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1054 | -25.0 |
| 86 | Moustafa Sheded, Hassan | 1470 | EGY | F | −24N | F | F | −32N | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 987 | -11.6 |
| 87 | Amr Mahmoud, Moustafa | 1589 | EGY | F | −25B | −43N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1021 | -16.8 |
| 88 | FIDE 54294703 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −12N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1548 | 0.0 |
| 89 | Anas Ahmed, Malek | 1439 | EGY | −31B | F | −60B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 878 | -18.8 |
| 90 | Aboud, Essam | 1855 | EGY | −22N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1249 | -5.0 |
| 91 | Milik Sedeak, Safwat | 1550 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −10B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1150 | -1.6 |
| 92 | Oun, Moaz | 1673 | EGY | F | −14B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1273 | -3.2 |
| 93 | Romany, Abanob | 1710 | EGY | F | F | −15N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1310 | -3.2 |
| 94 | Atef, Abdel Aziz | 1778 | EGY | −58B | F | −34B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1217 | -8.6 |
| 95 | FIDE 555023010 | 0 | — | −19B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1208 | 0.0 |
| 96 | Hosny Abdel Samei, Mohamed | 1660 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −21N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1108 | -3.8 |
| 97 | Magdy Fayez, Yossef | 1657 | EGY | F | F | −26B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1014 | -11.6 |
| 98 | Osman Ahmed, Ahmed | 1878 | EGY | −26N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1014 | -23.6 |
| 99 | Ahmed Talha, Fathy | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −34B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1303 | 0.0 |
| 100 | Tamer Refaat, Joury | 1667 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −33B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1267 | -3.2 |
| 101 | Haitham Mohamed, Yassein | 1519 | EGY | F | F | F | −36B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1119 | -3.2 |
| 102 | Adel Zaki, Mario | 0 | EGY | −59N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1233 | 0.0 |
| 103 | Shady Medhat, Chris | 1606 | EGY | F | −50N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 898 | -14.8 |
| 104 | Mahmoud Elkhamisy, Mostafa | 1760 | EGY | F | −63B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 838 | -26.8 |
| 105 | Mohamed Ashour, Mohamed | 1803 | EGY | F | F | −64N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1202 | -9.6 |
| 106 | Mohamed Abu Bakr, Omar | 1651 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −57N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1251 | -3.2 |
| 107 | Medhat Fahmy, Bassem | 0 | EGY | −?N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1348 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Elhusseiny, EyadFMEGY+97.25.5 pts · #1
- 2Ali Sayed, AliEGY+40.23.0 pts · #11
- 3Khaled, Seif EldinEGY+39.62.5 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Alaa, DemaWCMEGY-28.00.5 pts · #66
- 2El Ashry, KhaledEGY-27.80.0 pts · #99
- 3Mohamed, TamerEGY-27.40.0 pts · #86
Biggest upsets
- R3+424 Elo gap
- R4+340 Elo gap
- R7+337 Elo gap