Palestine Elite Championship 2026

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50 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Jun 2026 to 14 Jun 2026 in Nablus, Palestine. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1994, and top seed was Mohammed Seder (🇵🇸 PLE, FM, 2146).

Mohammed Seder (🇵🇸 PLE, FM, 2146) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Ahmad Abdel Wahab (7.5) and Mohammed Damaj (6.5). Seder won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Omar.R Abo Snober (1515) beat Rafat Snoper (1913), a +398-point gap.

Location

🇵🇸Nablus, Palestine

Dates

10 Jun 2026 → 14 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇸FMMohammed Seder2146

Avg top 10

1,994

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×2

CM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇵🇸Palestine×48

Top 3

🥇
FMMohammed Seder
🇵🇸PLE·2146
9.0pts·2728perf+86.8
🥈
Ahmad Abdel Wahab
🇵🇸PLE·2029
7.5pts·2199perf+37.0
🥉
CMMohammed Damaj
🇵🇸PLE·2119
6.5pts·2057perf-6.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Mohammed Seder led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Seder9Abdel Wahab7.5Damaj6.5Awad6Salameh6Altell6

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Mohammed Seder never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Mohammed Seder beat Ahmad Abdel Wahab (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Mohammed Seder 9 wins (R1–R9)Ahmad Abdel Wahab 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)CM Mohammed Damaj 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMMohammed Seder	*	1	1	1
2Ahmad Abdel Wahab	0	*	1	—
3CMMohammed Damaj	0	0	*	½
4Ahmad Awad	0	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Seder, MohammedFM	2146	PLE	+39B	+6N	+11B	+2N	+3B	+4N	+9B	+8N	+5B	9.0	49.5	53.0	53.00	2728	+86.8
2	Abdel Wahab, Ahmad	2029	PLE	+46N	+16B	+28N	−1B	+5N	+7B	+3B	+11N	=6B	7.5	48.0	50.0	38.00	2199	+37.0
3	Damaj, MohammedCM	2119	PLE	+41N	+22B	+18N	+7B	−1N	+5B	−2N	=4B	+14N	6.5	49.5	52.5	33.00	2057	-6.8
4	Awad, Ahmad	1673	PLE	+13N	+31B	+14N	−5B	+25N	−1B	+7N	=3N	=9B	6.0	49.0	53.0	31.75	2052	+164.0
5	Altell, Majed	2046	PLE	+44B	+19N	+24B	+4N	−2B	−3N	+17B	+13N	−1N	6.0	49.0	52.0	29.00	2020	-1.8
6	Shbaita, Uqba	1861	PLE	+49N	−1B	+32N	+20B	−7N	=16B	+25N	+12B	=2N	6.0	46.5	47.5	26.25	1960	+20.8
7	Salameh, Samer	1932	PLE	+42B	+17N	+20B	−3N	+6B	−2N	−4B	+30N	+11B	6.0	45.5	48.5	28.50	1955	+6.8
8	Alayyouby, Osaid	1939	PLE	−12N	+43B	+26N	+29B	=11N	=13B	+19N	−1B	+16N	6.0	44.0	47.0	27.00	1972	+8.8
9	Tamra, AttallahFM	1962	PLE	+47B	−24N	=42B	+23N	+18B	+12N	−1N	+22B	=4N	6.0	42.0	44.0	26.00	1905	-10.4
10	Radwan, Mahmoud J	1930	PLE	+37N	−18B	=12N	+14B	+22N	−11B	=16N	+23B	+17N	6.0	40.5	44.0	28.25	1863	-12.0
11	Shawabke, Ziyad	1895	PLE	+30N	+12B	−1N	+28B	=8B	+10N	+13N	−2B	−7N	5.5	49.5	53.5	28.00	1972	+19.6
12	Marzouq, Ahmad	1727	PLE	+8B	−11N	=10B	+34N	+36B	−9B	+29N	−6N	+25B	5.5	42.0	45.5	25.00	1951	+94.8
13	Alayyouby, Iyas	1914	PLE	−4B	+38N	+35B	+24N	+17B	=8N	−11B	−5B	+27N	5.5	41.5	45.0	24.50	1882	-5.2
14	Omar.R Abo Snober	1515	PLE	=29N	+40B	−4B	−10N	+42B	+24N	+36B	+18N	−3B	5.5	38.5	41.5	21.00	1867	+131.6
15	Abutair, Seddiq	0	PLE	−16N	+41B	−31N	−37B	=26N	+46B	+28N	+24N	+22B	5.5	33.0	35.0	20.25	1821	0.0
16	Salah, Jafar	1824	PLE	+15B	−2N	−23B	+38N	+21B	=6N	=10B	+33N	−8B	5.0	44.5	48.0	24.00	1805	-6.0
17	Alazzah, Ahmad	1784	PLE	+33N	−7B	+40N	+31B	−13N	+29B	−5N	+19B	−10B	5.0	40.5	43.5	20.00	1866	+14.6
18	Ahmed, Nidal	1802	PLE	+34B	+10N	−3B	=36N	−9N	=28B	+40N	−14B	+32B	5.0	39.5	42.5	20.75	1744	-9.6
19	Elias, Wael	1840	PLE	+32N	−5B	+49N	−25B	+37N	+23B	−8B	−17N	+30B	5.0	37.5	38.5	17.00	1753	-32.8
20	Hamdi Hassan	1759	PLE	+48N	+25B	−7N	−6N	+31B	−22B	−23N	+40B	+33N	5.0	36.5	38.5	17.50	1827	+17.6
21	Rashed, Basel	0	PLE	−28N	+37B	−29N	+26B	−16N	+35N	−30B	+41B	+36N	5.0	32.5	35.5	18.50	1769	0.0
22	Salama, Taher	1873	PLE	+38B	−3N	=34B	+42N	−10B	+20N	+27B	−9N	−15N	4.5	41.0	44.0	18.00	1895	+4.6
23	Helqawe Mountaser	0	PLE	=43N	=29B	+16N	−9B	+28N	−19N	+20B	−10N	=26B	4.5	39.5	42.5	19.75	1819	0.0
24	Salaymeh, Moutaz	1812	PLE	+50N	+9B	−5N	−13B	=30N	−14B	+37N	−15B	+39N	4.5	39.5	40.0	15.50	1792	-6.4
25	Abu Elwafa, Masoud	1920	PLE	+45B	−20N	+47B	+19N	−4B	=27N	−6B	+38N	−12N	4.5	38.5	40.5	15.75	1709	-88.8
26	Tamimi, Bashar	1643	PLE	−36B	+45N	−8B	−21N	=15B	+44N	=42B	+31B	=23N	4.5	34.5	37.5	16.50	1843	+49.2
27	Darwish, Mutaz	1802	PLE	−40N	−30B	+43N	+49B	+32N	=25B	−22N	+36N	−13B	4.5	32.0	33.0	13.75	1805	+2.0
28	Mustafa Mahmoud	1776	PLE	+21B	+36N	−2B	−11N	−23B	=18N	−15B	=34N	+40B	4.0	40.5	43.5	16.00	1823	+3.8
29	Dawabsha, Taha	1843	PLE	=14B	=23N	+21B	−8N	+35B	−17N	−12B	−32N	+44B	4.0	39.5	42.5	17.00	1668	-27.6
30	Alhmmouri, Fares	1635	PLE	−11B	+27N	−36B	+39N	=24B	=33N	+21N	−7B	−19N	4.0	38.0	41.5	17.25	1748	+35.2
31	Alhadad, MahmoudCM	1910	PLE	+35B	−4N	+15B	−17N	−20N	−32B	+47B	−26N	+38B	4.0	37.5	39.5	15.00	1643	-47.8
32	Abdelrazeq, Jad	0	PLE	−19B	+44N	−6B	+47N	−27B	+31N	−33B	+29B	−18N	4.0	35.5	37.5	13.00	1816	0.0
33	Mohtaseb, Ahmad	0	PLE	−17B	−42N	=44B	+41N	+46N	=30B	+32N	−16B	−20B	4.0	32.0	34.0	12.50	1656	0.0
34	FIDE 11528940	0	—	−18N	+46B	=22N	−12B	−43N	−42N	+50B	=28B	+41N	4.0	30.0	30.5	9.75	1685	0.0
35	Yadak, Husam	1643	PLE	−31N	+48B	−13N	+40B	−29N	−21B	−41B	+47N	+43N	4.0	29.5	31.5	10.00	1698	+15.2
36	Snoper, Rafat	1913	PLE	+26N	−28B	+30N	=18B	−12N	+43B	−14N	−27B	−21B	3.5	38.0	41.0	14.00	1669	-49.2
37	Ibraheem, Mustafa	1710	PLE	−10B	−21N	+45B	+15N	−19B	=38N	−24B	−39N	+46B	3.5	36.0	38.0	12.25	1590	-36.8
38	Sbaih , Yaseen	1624	PLE	−22N	−13B	+41N	−16B	+45N	=37B	+43N	−25B	−31N	3.5	33.0	36.0	10.75	1696	+24.8
39	Samarah, Majed	1759	PLE	−1N	−49B	+50N	−30B	−40N	=45B	+46N	+37B	−24B	3.5	30.0	30.5	7.50	1646	-40.8
40	Hammoudeh, Sami	0	PLE	+27B	−14N	−17B	−35N	+39B	+47N	−18B	−20N	−28N	3.0	36.5	38.5	10.00	1605	0.0
41	Abdoh, Reda	1750	PLE	−3B	−15N	−38B	−33B	+50N	+48B	+35N	−21N	−34B	3.0	34.5	35.0	6.50	1670	-16.8
42	Alhaj, Mohammad	1716	PLE	−7N	+33B	=9N	−22B	−14N	+34B	=26N	F	F	3.0	34.5	34.5	13.25	1545	-42.4
43	Abedraboh, Saed	1795	PLE	=23B	−8N	−27B	+48N	+34B	−36N	−38B	=44N	−35B	3.0	33.0	35.0	9.75	1376	-106.0
44	Radad, Noureldin	1739	PLE	−5N	−32B	=33N	−46B	+48N	−26B	+45N	=43B	−29N	3.0	30.5	32.5	8.50	1446	-62.4
45	Shobitah, Akram	0	PLE	−25N	−26B	−37N	+50B	−38B	=39N	−44B	=48N	+47B	3.0	26.5	27.0	5.25	1502	0.0
46	Qawzah Mahmoud	1734	PLE	−2B	−34N	=48B	+44N	−33B	−15N	−39B	=50N	−37N	2.0	33.0	33.5	4.25	1616	-25.6
47	Bezor, Tarek	1727	PLE	−9N	+50B	−25N	−32B	+49N	−40B	−31N	−35B	−45N	2.0	29.5	30.0	1.50	1564	-41.2
48	Salman, Shareef	0	PLE	−20B	−35N	=46N	−43B	−44B	−41N	F	=45B	+50N	2.0	23.5	23.5	3.00	1336	0.0
49	Masalha, Mohammad	1586	PLE	−6B	+39N	−19B	−27N	−47B	F	F	F	F	1.0	21.0	21.0	3.50	1558	-6.4
50	FIDE 11529199	0	—	−24B	−47N	−39B	−45N	−41B	F	−34N	=46B	−48B	0.5	24.0	24.0	1.00	1390	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Awad, AhmadPLE
+164.0
6.0 pts · #4
2Omar.R Abo SnoberPLE
+131.6
5.5 pts · #15
3Marzouq, AhmadPLE
+94.8
5.5 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Abedraboh, SaedPLE
-106.0
3.0 pts · #47
2Abu Elwafa, MasoudPLE
-88.8
4.5 pts · #20
3Radad, NoureldinPLE
-62.4
3.0 pts · #49

Biggest upsets

R7+398 Elo gap
Omar.R Abo Snober1515 beat Snoper, Rafat1913
R6+297 Elo gap
Omar.R Abo Snober1515 beat Salaymeh, Moutaz1812
R8+287 Elo gap
Omar.R Abo Snober1515 beat Ahmed, Nidal1802