1er Tournoi International d'Echecs de l'AES
Team SwissStandard
24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 May 2026 to 04 Jun 2026 in Bamako, Mali. 3 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1905, and top seed was Alexander Tumanov (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2415).
Mikhail Korovin (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2335) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Ekaterina Smirnova (5.0) and Bakary Traore (4.5). Korovin shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇲🇱Bamako, Mali
Dates
29 May 2026 → 04 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Team · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
1,905
Participants
24
Titled players · 3
FM×2
WIM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇲🇱Mali×7
🇧🇫Burkina Faso×3
Guinea×2
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FMKorovin, Mikhail | 🇷🇺RUS | 2335 | 5.0 | 1937 | 2737 | +4.8 |
| 11 | WIMSmirnova, Ekaterina | FID | 2078 | 5.0 | 1857 | 2657 | +4.4 |
| 3 | FMTraore, Bakary | 🇲🇱MLI | 2144 | 4.5 | 1756 | 2556 | +3.4 |
| 2 | Keita, Oumar | 🇲🇱MLI | 1942 | 4.0 | 1891 | 2016 | +10.8 |
| 18 | FIDE 19801688 | — | 0 | 4.0 | 1802 | 1002 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Maiga,Baba Moulaye Abdalla | 🇲🇱MLI | 1857 | 3.5 | 2078 | 1278 | -4.4 |
| 7 | Kadouno, Drissa | 🇲🇱MLI | 0 | 3.0 | 1893 | 1768 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 22021060 | — | 0 | 3.0 | 1802 | 1002 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 19800347 | — | 0 | 2.5 | 1893 | 1893 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Fofana, Ibrahima Sory | GUI | 0 | 2.5 | 1833 | 1833 | +26.0 |
| 8 | Ibrahim MAIGA | 🇲🇱MLI | 1685 | 2.0 | 1979 | 1854 | +18.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 29400562 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1957 | 1832 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 19801700 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1802 | 1002 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Carbonell, Nicolas | 🇧🇫BUR | 1758 | 2.0 | 1742 | 942 | -10.4 |
| 5 | FIDE 29400619 | — | 0 | 1.5 | 1866 | 1866 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Koita, Saidou | 🇧🇫BUR | 1743 | 1.0 | 2043 | 1243 | -12.8 |
| 9 | Sougoule, Bansoumane | GUI | 0 | 1.0 | 1850 | 1657 | -14.4 |
| 14 | FIDE 29400040 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1780 | 980 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Djiby SISSOKO | 🇲🇱MLI | 1742 | 1.0 | 1758 | 2558 | +20.8 |
| 20 | FIDE 29400147 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1893 | 1093 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 22036202 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1968 | 1168 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Koita Idrissa | 🇧🇫BUR | 1768 | 0.0 | 1915 | 1115 | -14.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 570034818 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1802 | 1002 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Bintou Diallo | 🇲🇱MLI | 1595 | 0.0 | 1942 | 1142 | -4.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Fofana, Ibrahima SoryGUI+26.02.5 pts · #4
- 2Djiby SISSOKOMLI+20.81.0 pts · #10
- 3Ibrahim MAIGAMLI+18.02.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Sougoule, BansoumaneGUI-14.41.0 pts · #9
- 2Koita IdrissaBUR-14.00.0 pts · #23
- 3Koita, SaidouBUR-12.81.0 pts · #19