Egyptian League 2026 (A) Group B Round 6-7
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57 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 14 Jun 2026 to 27 Jun 2026 in Many Cities, Egypt. Top 10 Elo average was 2054, and top seed was Refaat Raslan (🇪🇬 EGY, 2101).
Ahmed Mohamed Ghoneim (🇪🇬 EGY, 2057) won with 3.0/8, ahead of Mohamed Farag (3.0) and Elsayed Morsy (3.0). Ghoneim won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Ramzy Yusef (1697) beat Mohamed Elbolok (2079), a +382-point gap.
Location
🇪🇬Many Cities, Egypt
Dates
14 Jun 2026 → 27 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
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Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 10 players tied at 3.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 95 co-leaders at R4 to 11 at the finish.
Co-leaders
95
95
95
95
16
4
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11
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
10 players finish on 3.0/8. Ghoneim takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.0).
R5 · LATE SURGE
Moamen Essam Eldin was #17 at R5, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghoneim, Ahmed Mohamed | 2057 | EGY | F | F | F | F | +12B | +9N | −15B | +35N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.50 | 2011 | -2.0 |
| 2 | Farag, Mohamed | 1949 | EGY | F | F | F | F | =34B | +18B | +17N | =3B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.00 | 2100 | +12.0 |
| 3 | Morsy, Elsayed | 1991 | EGY | F | F | F | F | +19N | =17B | +40N | =2N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 1949 | -1.2 |
| 4 | Alaa Eldin Mahmoud, Hazem | 1591 | EGY | F | F | F | F | =26N | +27N | =29N | +28B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 2244 | +12.0 |
| 5 | Essam Eldin, Moamen | 2059 | EGY | F | F | F | F | =14B | +41B | +25N | =30B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 2091 | +3.6 |
| 6 | Gaafar, Mahmoud | 1971 | EGY | F | F | F | F | =11B | +40N | +41N | =20B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.25 | 2085 | +6.0 |
| 7 | Sobhy, Tamer | 1961 | EGY | F | F | F | F | +41B | =13N | +47B | =11B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 2117 | +16.0 |
| 8 | Elgezawy, Moamen | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −25N | +?B | +42N | +21B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1864 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Madyan, Yehya | 2063 | EGY | F | F | F | F | +48B | −1B | +33B | +50N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 2157 | +14.8 |
| 10 | Elbaz, Ahmed | 2040 | EGY | F | F | F | F | +49N | +33N | F | +51N | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2702 | +12.6 |
| 11 | Hussein, Akram | 1975 | EGY | F | F | F | F | =6N | +19N | =13B | =7N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 1984 | +0.6 |
| 12 | Ahmed Mahmoud, Mahmoud | 1898 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −1N | =15B | +43B | +16N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1905 | +1.6 |
| 13 | Elahl, Mohamed | 2019 | EGY | F | F | F | F | +45N | =7B | =11N | =46N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1968 | -2.8 |
| 14 | Negm, Ahmed | 1922 | EGY | F | F | F | F | =5N | +47B | =31B | =17N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 2126 | +16.4 |
| 15 | Yusef, Ramzy | 1697 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | =12N | +1N | +48B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 2284 | +82.8 |
| 16 | FIDE 555022308 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | =43N | +?N | +18N | −12B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1898 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 555022316 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +47B | =3N | −2B | =14B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1938 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Khamis Ahmed, Mohamed | 1834 | EGY | F | F | F | F | +53N | −2N | −16B | +22B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1928 | +10.4 |
| 19 | Shawer Radwan, Naji Ahmed | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −3B | −11B | +49N | +40N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1829 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Saeed Hekmat, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | =40N | +44B | −?N | =6N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.25 | 1946 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Osama Kamal, Kareem | 1762 | EGY | F | F | F | F | +42N | F | +52B | −8N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 2718 | +28.2 |
| 22 | Saber Shaban, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | =36N | =?N | +?N | −18N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1879 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Michael Gamil, Peter | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | +37B | −?N | −32B | +?N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Elsayed, Moustafa | 2053 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | +50B | +44B | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2686 | +11.4 |
| 25 | Nasser Helmy, Ahmed | 1839 | EGY | F | F | F | F | +8B | =42N | −5B | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1802 | -4.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 555022332 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | =4B | −28N | F | +29B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1325 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Malak Mouneir, Kerlos | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | +29N | −4B | =28N | −?B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1216 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Mahmoud Fayed, Mohamed | 1444 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | +26B | =27B | −4N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 791 | -12.0 |
| 29 | Mohamed Shawky, Mohamed | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −27B | +?N | =4B | −26N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Moatamid, Yasser | 2020 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −31N | F | +54N | =5N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1863 | -8.0 |
| 31 | Mohamed, Abd Allah | 2053 | EGY | F | F | F | F | +30B | F | =14N | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 2164 | +10.8 |
| 32 | Atef Saeed, Mohamed | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −?B | F | +23N | =?B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Abdel Gawad, Rabea Khaled | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | =44B | −10B | −9N | =?N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 1698 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Raslan, Refaat | 2101 | EGY | F | F | F | F | =2N | F | F | =36N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1949 | -8.0 |
| 35 | Abdel Gawad, Haasn Ibrahdm | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | +43N | F | −1B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 2009 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Muhamed Ahmed Yousef, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | =22B | −?N | F | =34B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1791 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 555022251 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −23N | −?B | +?N | −38B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 555022375 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?N | −?B | −?B | +37N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Ahmad Mousaa, Youseif | 1574 | EGY | F | F | F | F | +55B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2464 | +24.8 |
| 40 | Salah Elnabrawy, Rafaat | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | =20B | −6B | −3B | −19B | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1181 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Abdel Gawad Atea, Mohamed | 1809 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −7N | −5N | −6B | =45B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.25 | 1197 | -31.2 |
| 42 | Khater, Hamdy | 1930 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −21B | =25B | −8B | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1608 | -16.8 |
| 43 | Salama, Samir | 1961 | EGY | F | F | F | F | =16B | −35B | −12N | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1098 | -11.8 |
| 44 | Mahmoud Elsayed, Bahaa | 1811 | EGY | F | F | F | F | =33N | −20N | F | −24N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1253 | -4.0 |
| 45 | Mohamed Shehata, Moustafa | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −13B | F | F | =41N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1721 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Ghareeb, Waleed | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =13B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 2019 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Salah Elbaba, Youssef | 1891 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −17N | −14N | −7N | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1142 | -34.4 |
| 48 | Elbolok, Mohamed | 2079 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −9N | F | F | −15N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1080 | -28.6 |
| 49 | Elawamy, Wael | 1897 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −10B | F | −19B | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1240 | -12.4 |
| 50 | Saeed Elshaer, Mostafa | 1960 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | −24N | −9B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1258 | -29.2 |
| 51 | Khairy Mahmoud, Saeed | 1907 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −10B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1240 | -12.8 |
| 52 | Metawee, Ashraf | 1905 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | −21N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 962 | -27.6 |
| 53 | Abdel Fatah Elsayed, Ahmed | 1906 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −18B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1034 | -12.0 |
| 54 | Mohamed Elgendy, Mahmoud | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | F | −30B | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1220 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Ehab, Abdel Rahman | 1664 | EGY | F | F | F | F | −39N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 774 | -24.8 |
| 56 | Abbasy, Shahata Mohamed | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1104 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 555022324 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 633 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yusef, RamzyEGY+82.82.5 pts · #3
- 2Osama Kamal, KareemEGY+28.22.0 pts · #11
- 3Ahmad Mousaa, YouseifEGY+24.81.0 pts · #23
Top rating losers
- 1Salah Elbaba, YoussefEGY-34.40.0 pts · #50
- 2Abdel Gawad Atea, MohamedEGY-31.20.5 pts · #52
- 3Saeed Elshaer, MostafaEGY-29.20.0 pts · #55
Biggest upsets
- R8+382 Elo gap
- R7+360 Elo gap
- R5+168 Elo gap