2nd Egy Chess Championship for People with Disabilities 2026
26 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 May 2026 to 16 May 2026 in Giza, Egypt. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1781, and top seed was Mohamed Zabeib (🇪🇬 EGY, 2003).
Mohamed Zabeib (🇪🇬 EGY, 2003) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Mohamed Yousry Mohamed (5.5) and Selim Mahrous (4.5). Zabeib won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Jonathan Safwat Nissan (1499) beat Tarek Sobhy (1720), a +221-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMohamed Zabeib led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Mohamed Zabeib held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
Mohamed Zabeib drew with Mohamed Yousry Mohamed (Black).
Mohamed Zabeib 3 wins (R1–R3)Mohamed Yousry Mohamed 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mohamed Zabeib | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Mohamed Yousry Mohamed | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Selim Mahrous | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Mohamed Helmy Masoud | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zabeib, Mohamed | 2003 | EGY | +18N | +13B | +5N | =3B | +8B | =2N | +4B | 6.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 21.50 | 2052 | +6.8 |
| 2 | Yousry Mohamed, Mohamed | 1793 | EGY | F | +12B | +7N | +4B | +3N | =1B | +5N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 23.00 | 2174 | +41.8 |
| 3 | Mahrous, Selim | 1743 | EGY | F | +11N | +8B | =1N | −2B | +10N | +6B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 17.50 | 1914 | +23.0 |
| 4 | Masoud, Mohamed Helmy | 1876 | EGY | +23B | +19N | =10B | −2N | +12B | +5B | −1N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.75 | 1828 | -6.6 |
| 5 | Hamdy, Galal | 1768 | EGY | +25B | +15N | −1B | +10N | +6B | −4N | −2B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 9.50 | 1707 | -16.8 |
| 6 | Safwat Nissan, Jonathan | 1499 | EGY | −7N | +20B | +14N | +16B | −5N | +11B | −3N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1619 | +16.4 |
| 7 | FIDE 555006647 | 0 | — | +6B | +16N | −2B | −9N | −15B | +21N | +23N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1669 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Amin, Lila MohamedWCM | 1807 | EGY | F | +24B | −3N | +22B | −1N | +15B | +9N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1769 | -4.4 |
| 9 | Ahmed Abdel Ghafar, Moustafa | 1665 | EGY | −11B | +21N | F | +7B | +22N | +20N | −8B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1007 | -12.4 |
| 10 | Hamdy, Mohamed | 1725 | EGY | +21B | F | =4N | −5B | +13N | −3B | +15N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.25 | 1682 | -10.4 |
| 11 | Osama Elwy, Youssef | 0 | EGY | +9N | −3B | −13N | +21B | F | −6N | +12B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1577 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Bahaa Sameir, David | 1650 | EGY | +17B | −2N | F | +14B | −4N | +18B | −11N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1035 | -20.8 |
| 13 | Magdy Momtaz, Mathio | 1689 | EGY | +20B | −1N | +11B | +17N | −10B | F | F | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1064 | -23.6 |
| 14 | FIDE 54242509 | 0 | — | −19B | +23N | −6B | −12N | F | +22B | +20N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 812 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Atef Sadiq, Gerges | 0 | EGY | F | −5B | −16N | +?B | +7N | −8N | −10B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 955 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Sobhy, Tarek | 1720 | EGY | +26N | −7B | +15B | −6N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 699 | -31.2 |
| 17 | Sawah, Mohamed | 0 | EGY | −12N | +18B | +25N | −13B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 870 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 555006477 | 0 | — | −1B | −17N | F | F | +25B | −12N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1027 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Saad Taher, Emad | 1686 | EGY | +14N | −4B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1076 | -10.0 |
| 20 | Mohamed Abdel Halim, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | −13N | −6N | F | F | F | −9B | −14B | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 818 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 555024602 | 0 | — | −10N | −9B | F | −11N | F | −7B | F | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 895 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 54264359 | 0 | — | −?B | F | F | −8N | −9B | −14N | F | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 936 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 555024572 | 0 | — | −4N | −14B | −?N | F | F | F | −7B | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1076 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Osama Elwy, Mohamed | 1664 | EGY | F | −8N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1007 | -12.4 |
| 25 | FIDE 555024599 | 0 | — | −5N | F | −17B | F | −18N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 968 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 555024610 | 0 | — | −16B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 920 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yousry Mohamed, MohamedEGY+41.85.5 pts · #2
- 2Mahrous, SelimEGY+23.04.5 pts · #3
- 3Safwat Nissan, JonathanEGY+16.44.0 pts · #10
- 1Sobhy, TarekEGY-31.22.0 pts · #14
- 2Magdy Momtaz, MathioEGY-23.63.0 pts · #25
- 3Bahaa Sameir, DavidEGY-20.83.0 pts · #23
- R4+221 Elo gap