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Casa-Settat Regional Open Classical Championship 2026

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31 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Casablanca, Morocco. Top 10 Elo average was 1911, and top seed was Yasser Zarhloul (πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ MAR, 2018).

Wadie Mguil (πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ MAR, 1991) won with 5.0/7, ahead of FAYCAL BENJELLOUN (5.0) and Abdelali Kouyach (5.0). Mguil won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Omar Eljaafari (1743) beat EL AADLI MUSTAPHA (1974), a +231-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦Casablanca, Morocco
Dates
20 Jun 2026 β†’ 28 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦Yasser Zarhloul2018
Avg top 10
1,911
Participants
31
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦MoroccoΓ—26
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Wadie Mguil
    πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦MARΒ·1991
    5.0ptsΒ·2122perf+38.8
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    FAYCAL BENJELLOUN
    πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦MARΒ·1936
    5.0ptsΒ·2142perf+52.4
  • πŸ₯‰
    Abdelali Kouyach
    πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦MARΒ·1924
    5.0ptsΒ·1902perf-2.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 4 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders
14
5
1
7
2
2
4
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Mguil5BENJELLOUN5AFYF5Kouyach5Zarhloul4.5Amri4.5β€” ex-leaders:Kouyachled R3, #8
R7 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 5.0/7. Mguil takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (25.0).

R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Wadie Mguil drew with FAYCAL BENJELLOUN (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Wadie Mguil 3 wins (R1–R4)BADR AFYF 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Wadie Mguil*
Β½
β€”
1
2FAYCAL BENJELLOUN
Β½
*β€”β€”
3BADR AFYFβ€”β€”*β€”
4Abdelali Kouyach
0
β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Mguil, Wadie1991MAR+30B+19NF+3N=2B=5B+6N5.025.026.017.252122+38.8
2BENJELLOUN, FAYCAL1936MAR+29NF=13B+11N=1N+10B+5B5.020.521.516.502142+52.4
3Kouyach, Abdelali1924MAR+24B+26N+10Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’6N+9B+18B5.020.021.011.501902-2.4
4AFYF,BADR0MAR=?N=20B+25Nβˆ’10B+31N+7B+8N5.014.514.510.0019620.0
5Zarhloul, Yasser2018MAR=11B+22N+8B=13N+7B=1Nβˆ’2N4.524.526.015.251952-17.6
6Amri,Mohamed1839MARβˆ’26B+24N+14B+18N+3B=11Nβˆ’1B4.519.520.512.751866+2.2
7Serhani Mohamed yassine1834MAR+28N+18BF+20Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’4N+12B4.022.023.08.501881+4.8
8EL AADLI MUSTAPHA1974MAR+17Nβˆ’21Bβˆ’5N+25B+14N+12Nβˆ’4B4.021.022.010.501710-40.8
9Sibai,Kacem1774MARβˆ’18B+28N+26B+29Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’3N+15B4.015.516.56.001658-18.8
10Roudi, Adnan2005MAR+15NFβˆ’3B+4N+13Bβˆ’2N=11B3.524.524.512.751807-48.0
11Kozizi,Youssef1682MAR=5NF+21Bβˆ’2B+16N=6B=10N3.522.522.511.251933+76.0
12Zaamoun,Idriss1743MAR+16Nβˆ’13B=15N+22B+9Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’7N3.521.022.510.001787+15.6
13Chaoui, Rayane1812MAR+14B+12N=2N=5Bβˆ’10NFF3.021.521.511.251926+11.6
14HRAICH, MOHAMMED0MARβˆ’13N+16Bβˆ’6N+15Bβˆ’8B+23Nβˆ’17B3.020.522.07.5017320.0
15Sebbar, Mahjoub1681MARβˆ’10B=23N=12Bβˆ’14N+24B+31Bβˆ’9N3.016.516.53.501568-16.4
16Lameti, Mohamed1716MARβˆ’12Bβˆ’14N+24B+27Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’17N+25N3.015.016.03.00913-20.2
17FIDE 90741200β€”βˆ’8BFFβˆ’19N+28B+16B+14N3.013.013.07.0016880.0
18Jadyani, Mohammed Amine0MAR+9Nβˆ’7NFβˆ’6B+19BFβˆ’3N2.022.524.56.0017520.0
19Samir Sifeddine1750MAR+25Nβˆ’1BF+17Bβˆ’18NFF2.014.014.04.001191-8.0
20Nadli, Hamid0MAR=22B=4N+27Bβˆ’7NFFF2.011.511.54.2515830.0
21Eljaafari, Omar1743MAR+31B+8Nβˆ’11NFFFF2.07.57.54.001828+8.4
22Bahhar, Anis1718MAR=20Nβˆ’5B+23Bβˆ’12NFFF1.512.512.52.501081-24.8
23ISMAILI, MOHAMED REDA0MARβˆ’?B=15Bβˆ’22Nβˆ’24N+25Bβˆ’14BF1.59.59.52.5014580.0
24FIDE 90725430β€”βˆ’3Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’16N+23Bβˆ’15NFF1.018.018.01.509900.0
25Moussa, Yahya0MARβˆ’19B+30Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’23NFβˆ’16B1.016.516.51.0015740.0
26FIDE 90790330β€”+6Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’9NFFFF1.013.513.54.5017210.0
27Chtioui, Mehdi0MAR+?BFβˆ’20Nβˆ’16BFFF1.013.513.50.0017810.0
28FIDE 90720800β€”βˆ’7Bβˆ’9Bβˆ’30NFβˆ’17NF+31B1.013.013.00.009450.0
29Benjaira, Ghassan0MARβˆ’2BF+31Nβˆ’9BFFF1.09.09.00.0010550.0
30Cheqrouni,Kinan1627MARβˆ’1Nβˆ’25B+28BFFFF1.07.07.01.001191-4.0
31FIDE 90638200β€”βˆ’21NFβˆ’29BFβˆ’4Bβˆ’15Nβˆ’28N0.015.016.00.009120.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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