3rd Nova x Classic Fistival U1800
Open SwissStandard
45 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Giza, Egypt. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1712, and top seed was Moustafa Shady Rafik (🇪🇬 EGY, 1790).
Bishoy Hani William (🇪🇬 EGY, 1669) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ahmed Abdelaziz Ahmed (5.5) and Karim Tamer Bassuni (5.5). Hani William shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Samy Osama Saad (1413) beat Mostafa Mahmoud Elkhamisy (1692), a +279-point gap.
Location
🇪🇬Giza, Egypt
Dates
20 Jun 2026 → 28 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇪🇬Egypt×38
🇸🇩Sudan×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsBishoy Hani William led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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Hani William6Abdelaziz Ahmed5.5Tamer Bassuni5.5Ahmed Assem5Malak Fouad5Ibrahem Barakat5— ex-leaders:Hani Williamled R7, #8
R7 · LEADER CHANGE25 Jun
Bishoy Hani William takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Ahmed Abdelaziz Ahmed won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bishoy Hani William | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Ahmed Abdelaziz Ahmed | — | * | — | — |
| 3Karim Tamer Bassuni | — | — | * | — |
| 4Mohab Ahmed Assem | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hani William, Bishoy | 1669 | EGY | +20N | +42B | =10N | +4B | =6N | +9B | +13N | 6.0 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 21.50 | 1934 | +44.8 |
| 2 | Abdelaziz Ahmed, Ahmed | 1686 | EGY | +30N | +31B | +9N | +11B | =8N | −13B | +36N | 5.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 16.25 | 1854 | +57.6 |
| 3 | Tamer Bassuni, Karim | 1642 | EGY | +35N | +16B | =11N | =18B | +19N | =8B | +28N | 5.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 15.75 | 1877 | +37.0 |
| 4 | Ahmed Assem, Mohab | 1518 | EGY | +7B | +5N | =17B | −1N | +34B | =18N | +15B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 18.25 | 1846 | +102.8 |
| 5 | Shady Henry, David | 1682 | EGY | +12N | −4B | +20N | +30B | +16N | +6B | F | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 17.50 | 1683 | +1.2 |
| 6 | Malak Fouad, Joseph | 0 | EGY | +28N | +39B | =8N | +10B | =1B | −5N | +18B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 15.25 | 1690 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ibrahem Barakat, Ahmed | 1734 | EGY | −4N | −12B | +35N | +39B | +26N | +27B | +11N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 10.50 | 1791 | +5.6 |
| 8 | Gasser, Rana | 1660 | EGY | +21B | +15N | =6B | +34N | =2B | =3N | F | 4.5 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 16.00 | 1809 | +30.8 |
| 9 | Salah, Yassin | 1627 | EGY | +37B | +40N | −2B | =36N | +17B | −1N | +34B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 8.25 | 1681 | +14.8 |
| 10 | Mohamed Ali, Yassin | 1548 | EGY | +14B | +29N | =1B | −6N | F | =32B | +21N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 13.00 | 1988 | +65.6 |
| 11 | Ehab Fekry, Ahmed | 1688 | EGY | +25B | +26N | =3B | −2N | =33B | +29N | −7B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.25 | 1668 | -5.2 |
| 12 | Adel Mohamed, Mohamed | 0 | EGY | −5B | +7N | +29B | +44N | −13B | F | +27N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 9.50 | 1717 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Tamer, Eyad | 1700 | EGY | F | F | +31N | +27B | +12N | +2N | −1B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 13.50 | 1827 | +25.6 |
| 14 | Shady Rafik, Moustafa | 1790 | EGY | −10N | +45B | −27N | =32B | =15B | +23N | +33B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.75 | 1531 | -63.2 |
| 15 | Mahmoud Badr, Mohamed | 1487 | EGY | +18N | −8B | −19N | +42B | =14N | +16B | −4N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1623 | +19.0 |
| 16 | Eyad Yousry, Aser | 1742 | EGY | +22B | −3N | +26B | =17N | −5B | −15N | +39B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 7.75 | 1512 | -60.8 |
| 17 | Ahmed Moustafa Adel, Moustafa | 0 | EGY | +19N | =34B | =4N | =16B | −9N | +26B | F | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 1652 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Ahmed Mostafa, Mostafa | 1695 | EGY | −15B | +32N | +43B | =3N | F | =4B | −6N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 7.75 | 1424 | -21.4 |
| 19 | Ibrahim Mostafa, Mohamed | 1675 | EGY | −17B | +21N | +15B | +28N | −3B | F | F | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 8.50 | 1716 | +3.4 |
| 20 | Ahmed Eltayeb | 0 | SUD | −1B | +22N | −5B | −29N | +40B | +43N | F | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Ayman Fares, Mohamed | 0 | EGY | −8N | −19B | +22B | −26N | +35N | +31B | −10B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Mahmoud, Yassein | 1531 | EGY | −16N | −20B | −21N | +38B | +42N | +30B | −25N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 1418 | -18.8 |
| 23 | Elizabeth Tanyous | 1481 | SUD | −40B | =37N | =39N | +45B | −27N | −14B | +26N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1474 | -1.4 |
| 24 | Adel Mohamed, Mohamed | 1599 | EGY | F | −41N | +37B | +40N | −36B | +33N | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1769 | +13.8 |
| 25 | Ehab Magdy, George | 1474 | EGY | −11N | =35B | F | −33B | +37N | −34N | +22B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1407 | -13.6 |
| 26 | Mosaad Abdelsamee, Amr | 1577 | EGY | +43N | −11B | −16N | +21B | −7B | −17N | −23B | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 3.50 | 861 | -62.0 |
| 27 | Ashraf, Hafsa | 1607 | EGY | F | F | +14B | −13N | +23B | −7N | −12B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 1676 | +14.8 |
| 28 | Mohamed Goda, Zyad | 1645 | EGY | −6B | F | +42N | −19B | +30N | F | −3B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.50 | 1452 | -15.0 |
| 29 | Adel Abdel Hameid, Mohamed | 1685 | EGY | F | −10B | −12N | +20B | +31N | −11B | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 1478 | -16.6 |
| 30 | Osama Saad, Samy | 1413 | EGY | −2B | +38N | +40B | −5N | −28B | −22N | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 2.50 | 1407 | -2.0 |
| 31 | Magdy Ibrahim, Amr | 1572 | EGY | +38B | −2N | −13B | +43N | −29B | −21N | F | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 890 | -40.8 |
| 32 | Abdel Rahman Mohammed, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | F | −18B | F | =14N | +44B | =10N | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 1672 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Milik Sedeak, Safwat | 1531 | EGY | F | F | =44B | +25N | =11N | −24B | −14N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 1569 | +4.2 |
| 34 | Saeed Ahmed Elsayed, Mahmoud | 1650 | EGY | F | =17N | F | −8B | −4N | +25B | −9N | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.25 | 1377 | -57.2 |
| 35 | FIDE 555024955 | 0 | — | −3B | =25N | −7B | −37N | −21B | F | +38N | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.75 | 1344 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Sadek, Taha | 1709 | EGY | F | F | F | =9B | +24N | F | −2B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.25 | 1637 | -5.8 |
| 37 | Mohamed Alaa El Din, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | −9N | =23B | −24N | +35B | −25B | F | F | 1.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1223 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 555027024 | 0 | — | −31N | −30B | F | −22N | +45N | =42B | −35B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.25 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 555027008 | 0 | — | F | −6N | =23B | −7N | =43B | F | −16N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.75 | 1379 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Mahmoud Elkhamisy, Mostafa | 1692 | EGY | +23N | −9B | −30N | −24B | −20N | F | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 1337 | -73.2 |
| 41 | Nabil, Khaled | 0 | EGY | F | +24B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.00 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 555027032 | 0 | — | F | −1N | −28B | −15N | −22B | =38N | F | 0.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.75 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Mohamed Fatouh, Zyad | 0 | EGY | −26B | F | −18N | −31B | =39N | −20B | F | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.50 | 815 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Hosny Abdel Samei, Mohamed | 1655 | EGY | F | F | =33N | −12B | −32N | F | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1531 | -3.4 |
| 45 | FIDE 555027016 | 0 | — | F | −14N | F | −23N | −38B | F | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 836 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ahmed Assem, MohabEGY+102.85.0 pts · #3
- 2Mohamed Ali, YassinEGY+65.64.0 pts · #15
- 3Abdelaziz Ahmed, AhmedEGY+57.65.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Mahmoud Elkhamisy, MostafaEGY-73.21.0 pts · #30
- 2Shady Rafik, MoustafaEGY-63.24.0 pts · #13
- 3Mosaad Abdelsamee, AmrEGY-62.02.0 pts · #41
Biggest upsets
- R3+279 Elo gap
- R6+255 Elo gap
- R1+242 Elo gap