Eliminatoires regionales de Laayoune Oued dahab Standard section open
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12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Jun 2026 to 13 Jun 2026 in Laayoune, Morocco. Top 10 Elo average was 1219, and top seed was El Mahjoub Ghailani (🇲🇦 MAR, 1904).
Mohamed Karoum (🇲🇦 MAR, 1567) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Mohamed Boutyebi (3.5) and El Mahjoub Ghailani (3.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mohamed Karoum (1567) beat El Mahjoub Ghailani (1904), a +337-point gap.
Location
🇲🇦Laayoune, Morocco
Dates
11 Jun 2026 → 13 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇦Morocco×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMohamed Karoum led from R2; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Mohamed Karoum never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mohamed Karoum beat Mohamed Boutyebi (White).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Mohamed Karoum won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mohamed Karoum | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Mohamed Boutyebi | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3El Mahjoub Ghailani | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 9068864 | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karoum,Mohamed | 1567 | MAR | +3N | +2B | +4N | +5B | +7B | 5.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 2571 | +120.0 |
| 2 | Boutyebi, Mohamed | 1781 | MAR | +12B | −1N | =6B | +10N | +4B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 1793 | +2.8 |
| 3 | Ghailani, El Mahjoub | 1904 | MAR | −1B | +12N | +10B | −7N | +5N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1523 | -56.8 |
| 4 | Lagrir, Boubker | 1680 | MAR | +8B | =11N | −1B | +6N | −2N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1619 | -10.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 9068864 | 0 | — | +7B | =10N | +11B | −1N | −3B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Onde, Islam Mohamed | 1883 | MAR | −11N | +8B | =2N | −4B | +9N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1538 | -36.0 |
| 7 | Ndour, Elouali | 1718 | MAR | −5N | +9B | F | +3B | −1N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1736 | +1.6 |
| 8 | FIDE 9020713 | 0 | — | −4N | −6N | F | +12B | +11B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 982 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 9079602 | 0 | — | −10B | −7N | +12B | +11N | −6B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 954 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ahssain, Brahim | 1660 | MAR | +9N | =5B | −3N | −2B | F | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1043 | -21.6 |
| 11 | FIDE 9046585 | 0 | — | +6B | =4B | −5N | −9B | −8N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1802 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 9061827 | 0 | — | −2N | −3B | −9N | −8N | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1043 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Karoum,MohamedMAR+120.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Boutyebi, MohamedMAR+2.83.5 pts · #2
- 3Ndour, EloualiMAR+1.62.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Ghailani, El MahjoubMAR-56.83.0 pts · #7
- 2Onde, Islam MohamedMAR-36.02.5 pts · #8
- 3Ahssain, BrahimMAR-21.61.5 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R1+337 Elo gap
- R2+214 Elo gap
- R4+203 Elo gap