1st Nova-X Classic Chess Tournament 2026

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93 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Giza, Egypt. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1771, and top seed was Ahmed Fatehy Morsy (🇪🇬 EGY, 1793).

Mohamed Aymen Elkhudari (🇪🇬 EGY, 1749) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Osama Abdelhamid Mohamed (5.5) and Youssef Sayed Afify (5.0). Aymen Elkhudari won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Marina Ehab Kamel (1425) beat Khaled Tawfiq Elsirsi (1779), a +354-point gap.

Location

🇪🇬Giza, Egypt

Dates

23 May 2026 → 24 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇬Ahmed Fatehy Morsy1793

Avg top 10

1,771

Participants

Federations · 6 represented

🇪🇬Egypt×83

🇮🇩Indonesia×1

🇸🇩Sudan×1

🇸🇾Syria×1

🇮🇳India×1

🇬🇧England×1

Top 3

🥇
Mohamed Aymen Elkhudari
🇪🇬EGY·1749
6.0pts·2440perf+71.6
🥈
Osama Abdelhamid Mohamed
🇪🇬EGY·1761
5.5pts·2068perf+70.0
🥉
Youssef Sayed Afify
🇪🇬EGY·1723
5.0pts·2344perf+32.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Mohamed Aymen Elkhudari led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Aymen Elkhudari6Abdelhamid Mohamed5.5Magdy Nafei5Sayed Afify5Sharqawy4.5Nasry Kamel4.5

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Mohamed Aymen Elkhudari held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Mohamed Aymen Elkhudari 6 wins (R1–R6)Osama Abdelhamid Mohamed 3 wins (R4–R6)Jovany Magdy Nafei 3 wins (R1–R3)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Aymen Elkhudari, Mohamed	1749	EGY	+81N	+49B	+7N	+15B	+34B	+5N	6.0	18.5	19.5	19.50	2440	+71.6
2	Abdelhamid Mohamed, Osama	1761	EGY	+65B	+27N	=24B	+58N	+25B	+16N	5.5	17.0	19.0	17.25	2068	+70.0
3	Sayed Afify, Youssef	1723	EGY	+47B	+60N	+35B	−34N	+27B	+39N	5.0	15.5	17.5	14.50	2344	+32.8
4	Magdy Nafei, Jovany	1727	EGY	+80B	+51N	+66B	−5N	+49B	+34N	5.0	14.5	15.5	11.00	1822	+23.6
5	Magdy Momtaz, Mathio	1689	EGY	+63N	+39B	+73N	+4B	=10N	−1B	4.5	20.5	22.5	14.25	1853	+34.8
6	Tamer, Eyad	1685	EGY	+59B	+12N	−8B	+43N	=9B	+25N	4.5	20.0	22.5	15.75	1760	+15.2
7	Oun, Moaz	1673	EGY	+33B	+54N	−1B	+37N	+36B	=11N	4.5	20.0	22.5	14.25	1740	+10.8
8	Sharqawy, Saif El Din	1791	EGY	+41N	+13B	+6N	=25B	−24N	+26B	4.5	19.0	22.0	16.75	1851	+18.0
9	Tarek Elhusseiny, Nour Eldin	1576	EGY	+61N	=16B	=17N	+30B	=6N	+36B	4.5	19.0	21.0	14.75	1848	+72.4
10	Mohamed Abdel Hakeim, Youssef	1761	EGY	+45B	+62N	+14B	+28N	=5B	F	4.5	18.5	20.5	14.75	2033	+46.0
11	Ahmed Mohamed, Mohab	1698	EGY	=53N	+88B	+50N	=16B	+19N	=7B	4.5	17.5	18.0	12.50	1839	+29.6
12	Nasry Kamel, Medhat	0	EGY	+?N	−6B	+?N	=26B	+64N	+13B	4.5	14.0	14.0	7.75	1716	0.0
13	Hassan, Yassin	1655	EGY	+56B	−8N	+60B	+40N	+21B	−12N	4.0	18.5	20.5	11.50	1760	+11.2
14	Eyad Yousry, Aser	1703	EGY	F	+31B	−10N	+52B	+20N	+15B	4.0	18.5	19.5	14.00	1864	+39.2
15	Aayush M Shah	1690	IND	+79N	+38B	+72B	−1N	+35B	−14N	4.0	18.0	19.0	9.00	1738	+14.4
16	Haggag Farag, Omar	1743	EGY	+76B	=9N	+86B	=11N	+66B	−2B	4.0	18.0	18.5	8.50	1769	+4.8
17	Andrew Emeel, Evan	1613	EGY	+37B	=28N	=9B	−36N	+78B	+40N	4.0	17.0	18.0	11.00	1623	+2.4
18	Adel Abdel Hameid, Mohamed	1673	EGY	+19N	−34B	+74N	+29B	−39B	+35N	4.0	16.5	18.0	12.00	2314	+11.8
19	Farid Shawky, Tony	0	EGY	−18B	+89N	+62B	+69N	−11B	+44N	4.0	15.5	15.5	7.00	1715	0.0
20	Shady Medhat, Chris	1606	EGY	−60B	+48N	+85B	+44N	−14B	+37N	4.0	15.0	15.5	9.50	1723	+12.4
21	Sadek, Taha	1728	EGY	−50N	+79B	+38N	+41B	−13N	+60B	4.0	14.5	15.5	9.00	1541	-18.8
22	Nazar Salih Mohammed	1741	SUD	−51B	+59N	+76B	−35N	+42B	+38N	4.0	14.0	15.5	10.00	1585	-36.4
23	Mahmoud Elkhamisy, Mostafa	1760	EGY	−31N	+67B	−52N	+53B	+65N	+41B	4.0	13.5	15.5	9.50	1584	-41.2
24	Ayman Hosny, Hassan	1682	EGY	+68N	+29B	=2N	F	+8B	F	3.5	20.0	22.0	12.75	1969	+30.4
25	Abdelaziz Ahmed, Ahmed	1715	EGY	+67B	+85N	+40B	=8N	−2N	−6B	3.5	19.5	20.0	7.75	1576	-29.2
26	Hosny Abdel Samei, Mohamed	1660	EGY	+90B	−72N	+33B	=12N	+28B	−8N	3.5	18.0	18.0	9.25	1644	-1.0
27	Mohamed Ahmed, Yehya	1606	EGY	+93N	−2B	+57N	+64B	−3N	=54B	3.5	17.5	17.5	5.75	1629	+4.0
28	Helal, Mohamed	1723	EGY	+74N	=17B	+55N	−10B	−26N	+50B	3.5	17.0	18.5	8.50	1645	-10.6
29	Osama Sayed, Ali	0	EGY	+43B	−24N	+77B	−18N	+62B	=32N	3.5	16.0	17.5	8.25	1648	0.0
30	Esam Nashat, David	1681	EGY	+48B	−40N	+51B	−9N	=50B	+77N	3.5	15.5	17.0	8.25	1508	-26.8
31	Maged Girgis, Marise	1530	EGY	+23B	−14N	−36B	=75N	+85N	+53B	3.5	15.0	15.5	7.75	1620	+12.8
32	Ahmed Abdelsalam, Abdelsalam	1636	EGY	−39N	+63B	−37N	+67B	+61N	=29B	3.5	13.5	15.5	7.75	2213	+8.8
33	Fattoh Ghareeb, Mohammed	0	EGY	−7N	+?B	−26N	+89B	+55N	=49B	3.5	13.0	13.0	3.75	1638	0.0
34	Shady Rafik, Moustafa	0	EGY	F	+18N	+69B	+3B	−1N	−4B	3.0	22.0	22.0	11.00	1736	0.0
35	Elhoseiny, Shereif	1600	EGY	+57N	+46B	−3N	+22B	−15N	−18B	3.0	20.0	22.5	9.50	1644	+5.6
36	Elia Samir, Kevin	1772	EGY	−52N	+78B	+31N	+17B	−7N	−9N	3.0	19.0	20.0	8.50	1558	-63.6
37	Mohamed Atef, Youssef	0	EGY	−17N	+42N	+32B	−7B	+?N	−20B	3.0	19.0	19.0	6.50	1604	0.0
38	Ahmed Mohamed, Mostafa	1485	EGY	+44B	−15N	−21B	+45N	+46N	−22B	3.0	18.0	21.0	9.00	1659	+40.4
39	Langguly, Muhammad Said	0	INA	+32B	−5N	+83B	F	+18N	−3B	3.0	18.0	18.5	8.50	1696	0.0
40	Ramy Wagih, Philopater	0	EGY	+?N	+30B	−25N	−13B	+52N	−17B	3.0	17.5	17.5	6.00	1629	0.0
41	Milik Sedeak, Safwat	1550	EGY	−8B	+75N	+54B	−21N	+71B	−23N	3.0	17.0	18.5	6.00	960	-14.0
42	Abdel-Rehim Ahmed, Retal	1517	EGY	−46N	−37B	+68N	+57B	−22N	+61B	3.0	14.5	16.5	6.50	947	-17.2
43	Marwan Elsayed, Adham	1577	EGY	−29N	+68B	+61N	−6B	−54N	+63B	3.0	14.5	16.5	6.00	885	-14.0
44	Mahrous, Selim	1743	EGY	−38N	+92B	+81N	−20B	+56N	−19B	3.0	14.5	14.5	3.50	1405	-26.0
45	Rabie Gomaa, Rami	0	EGY	−10N	−74B	+63N	−38B	+67N	+76B	3.0	13.0	14.5	5.50	1443	0.0
46	Ehab Fekry, Ahmed	1752	EGY	+42B	−35N	+70B	−66N	−38B	+78N	3.0	13.0	14.0	6.00	1537	-63.6
47	Ehab Kamel, Marina	1425	EGY	−3N	−61B	+82N	−62N	+87B	+64B	3.0	12.0	12.5	3.50	1600	+22.0
48	Eleraqi, Mahmoud	0	EGY	−30N	−20B	−78N	+79B	+74N	+?B	3.0	11.0	11.0	2.50	1470	0.0
49	Hossam Mostafa, Abdallah	1648	EGY	+75B	−1N	+56B	F	−4N	=33N	2.5	19.0	20.5	5.75	938	-30.0
50	Ahmed Assem, Mohab	1474	EGY	+21B	=86N	−11B	=55B	=30N	−28N	2.5	18.0	18.5	7.25	1628	+44.0
51	Osama Abdel Hafiz, Obaida	1475	EGY	+22N	−4B	−30N	−61B	=57N	+85B	2.5	17.0	17.5	5.75	1591	+15.6
52	Mohamed Abbas, Mohsen	1534	EGY	+36B	−69N	+23B	−14N	−40B	=56N	2.5	16.5	18.5	8.25	1736	+41.6
53	Ahmed Mahmoud, Ayman	0	EGY	=11B	+77N	−58B	−23N	+75B	−31N	2.5	16.0	17.5	5.25	1356	0.0
54	Ashraf Abdel Gelel, Ahmed	0	EGY	F	−7B	−41N	+80N	+43B	=27N	2.5	15.0	15.0	5.75	1571	0.0
55	Ayman, Solaiman	1591	EGY	+71B	=58N	−28B	=50N	−33B	=59N	2.5	14.5	16.5	5.75	1515	-6.0
56	Hossam Metwaly, Ahmed	0	EGY	−13N	+91B	−49N	+70N	−44B	=52B	2.5	14.0	14.0	3.25	1559	0.0
57	Mohamed Kamal, Layan	0	EGY	−35B	+80N	−27B	−42N	=51B	+75N	2.5	13.5	14.5	3.75	1380	0.0
58	Ibrahem Hamed, Moustafa	1722	EGY	+78N	=55B	+53N	−2B	F	F	2.5	11.5	11.5	4.75	1590	-19.6
59	Amin, Mohamed	0	ENG	−6N	−22B	+91N	−?B	+89N	=55B	2.5	11.0	11.0	1.25	1562	0.0
60	Mohamed Azzam, Tamer	0	EGY	+20N	−3B	−13N	F	+69B	−21N	2.0	19.0	20.0	6.00	1612	0.0
61	Samir Hassanein, Mohamed	0	EGY	−9B	+47N	−43B	+51N	−32B	−42N	2.0	17.0	19.5	5.50	1409	0.0
62	Ecladuos Samaan, Beshoy	1672	EGY	+87N	−10B	−19N	+47B	−29N	F	2.0	17.0	17.5	3.50	1593	-7.6
63	FIDE 555024840	0	—	−5B	−32N	−45B	+90N	+70B	−43N	2.0	16.0	16.0	2.00	1420	0.0
64	Tawfiq Elsirsi, Khaled	1779	EGY	+70B	−66N	+65B	−27N	−12B	−47N	2.0	15.0	17.0	4.00	1480	-75.6
65	Fady, Manuel	1531	EGY	−2N	+82B	−64N	F	−23B	+71N	2.0	14.5	14.5	3.00	967	-24.4
66	Saad Elsayed, Marwan	1652	EGY	F	+64B	−4N	+46B	−16N	F	2.0	14.0	14.0	5.00	1750	+21.2
67	Mahmoud Shabana, Malek	1413	EGY	−25N	−23N	+90B	−32N	−45B	+89B	2.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	1473	+8.4
68	Ayman Abdelsamad, Elhassan	0	EGY	−24B	−43N	−42B	+82N	+80B	F	2.0	12.5	13.5	2.00	1363	0.0
69	Romany, Abanob	1710	EGY	+92N	+52B	−34N	−19B	−60N	F	2.0	11.5	11.5	2.50	2334	+10.8
70	Abdelrahman, Gihan	1548	EGY	−64N	+87B	−46N	−56B	−63N	+84B	2.0	10.5	11.0	1.50	966	-18.0
71	Mohamed Naguib, Ahmed	0	EGY	−55N	−81B	+79N	+74B	−41N	−65B	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.50	1280	0.0
72	Mohsen Hussien, Hussien	1793	EGY	+91N	+26B	−15N	F	F	F	2.0	10.0	10.0	3.50	1764	-2.0
73	Morsy, Ahmed Fatehy	1793	EGY	+89B	+83N	−5B	F	F	F	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	1758	-4.8
74	Mohamed Saad, Omar	1427	EGY	−28B	+45N	−18B	−71N	−48B	=87N	1.5	15.5	16.0	3.25	898	-13.6
75	Kafal, Abd Alrahman	0	EGY	−49N	−41B	+92N	=31B	−53N	−57B	1.5	14.0	14.0	1.75	1303	0.0
76	Mohamed Bahaa Eldin, Timur	1490	EGY	−16N	+93B	−22N	=85B	−77N	−45N	1.5	13.0	13.0	0.25	942	-15.2
77	Ahmed Mohamed, Zain	0	EGY	=88N	−53B	−29N	F	+76B	−30B	1.5	11.5	11.5	1.75	1621	0.0
78	Tamer, Anas	1419	EGY	−58B	−36N	+48B	F	−17N	−46B	1.0	15.5	16.5	3.00	915	-24.8
79	FIDE 555023371	0	—	−15B	−21N	−71B	−48N	−82B	+90N	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	909	0.0
80	Albabbili,Aghiad.	1448	SYR	−4N	−57B	+87N	−54B	−68N	F	1.0	13.0	13.5	0.50	927	-3.2
81	Safwat Nissan, Jonathan	1499	EGY	−1B	+71N	−44B	F	F	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	2.00	946	-15.6
82	Hossam Farouk, Yassmein	0	EGY	−83B	−65N	−47B	−68B	+79N	F	1.0	9.0	10.0	1.00	738	0.0
83	Salah Hendy, Ahmed	1658	EGY	+82N	−73B	−39N	F	F	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	1.00	993	-12.8
84	Adel Mohamed, Mohamed	0	EGY	F	F	F	F	+90B	−70N	1.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	748	0.0
85	Mustafa Elkhedr, Muhammad	0	EGY	F	−25B	−20N	=76N	−31B	−51N	0.5	15.0	15.0	0.75	1197	0.0
86	Ibrahim Mostafa, Mohamed	1689	EGY	F	=50B	−16N	F	F	F	0.5	9.5	9.5	1.25	1416	-13.8
87	Hossam Arafa, Amr	0	EGY	−62B	−70N	−80B	F	−47N	=74B	0.5	9.5	9.5	0.75	1138	0.0
88	Essam Ahmed, Omar	1693	EGY	=77B	−11N	F	F	F	F	0.5	6.0	6.0	0.75	898	-9.8
89	Aly, Hala	1553	EGY	−73N	−19B	F	−33N	−59B	−67N	0.0	14.0	14.5	0.00	803	-35.6
90	FIDE 555009310	0	—	−26N	−?B	−67N	−63B	−84N	−79B	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	750	0.0
91	Mohamed Hassan, Salah	1568	EGY	−72B	−56N	−59B	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	993	-8.8
92	FIDE 555024823	0	—	−69B	−44N	−75B	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	927	0.0
93	FIDE 555024858	0	—	−27B	−76N	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	748	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tarek Elhusseiny, Nour EldinEGY
+72.4
4.5 pts · #11
2Aymen Elkhudari, MohamedEGY
+71.6
6.0 pts · #2
3Abdelhamid Mohamed, OsamaEGY
+70.0
5.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Tawfiq Elsirsi, KhaledEGY
-75.6
2.0 pts · #44
2Elia Samir, KevinEGY
-63.6
3.0 pts · #18
3Ehab Fekry, AhmedEGY
-63.6
3.0 pts · #20

Biggest upsets

R6+354 Elo gap
Ehab Kamel, Marina1425 beat Tawfiq Elsirsi, Khaled1779
R5+267 Elo gap
Ahmed Mohamed, Mostafa1485 beat Ehab Fekry, Ahmed1752
R1+266 Elo gap
Osama Abdel Hafiz, Obaida1475 beat Nazar Salih Mohammed1741