1er Tournoi Individuel d'Echecs de l'AES

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24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Jun 2026 to 04 Jun 2026 in Bamako, Mali. 3 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1911, and top seed was Mikhail Korovin (🇷🇺 RUS, FM, 2335).

Drissa Kadouno (🇲🇱 MLI, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Mikhail Korovin (4.0) and Ekaterina Smirnova (4.0). Kadouno won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

Location

🇲🇱Bamako, Mali

Dates

02 Jun 2026 → 04 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1 Fast Standard

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺FMMikhail Korovin2335

Avg top 10

1,911

Participants

Titled players · 3

FM×2

WIM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇲🇱Mali×8

🇧🇫Burkina Faso×3

Guinea×2

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
Drissa Kadouno
🇲🇱MLI
4.0pts·1868perf0.0
🥈
FMMikhail Korovin
🇷🇺RUS·2335
4.0pts·2789perf+9.8
🥉
WIMEkaterina Smirnova
FID·2086
4.0pts·2740perf+20.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R4; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Korovin4Kadouno4Smirnova4MAIGA3.5Traore33

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

FM Mikhail Korovin held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 4.0/5. Kadouno takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Mikhail Korovin 4 wins (R1–R4)WIM Ekaterina Smirnova 4 wins (R1–R5)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kadouno, Drissa	0	MLI	+18B	+19N	−5B	+13N	+7B	4.0	9.0	10.0	7.00	1868	0.0
2	Korovin, MikhailFM	2335	RUS	+19B	+13N	+6B	+5N	F	4.0	9.0	9.0	9.00	2789	+9.8
3	Smirnova, EkaterinaWIM	2086	FID	+17B	+23N	F	+6N	+5B	4.0	9.0	9.0	9.00	2740	+20.0
4	Ibrahim MAIGA	1685	MLI	F	+16N	=10B	+18N	+11N	3.5	8.0	8.0	6.75	2524	+44.4
5	Traore, BakaryFM	2144	MLI	+14N	+15B	+1N	−2B	−3N	3.0	14.0	16.0	8.00	1977	-13.4
6	Keita, Oumar	1942	MLI	+10N	+11B	−2N	−3B	+20N	3.0	13.0	14.0	6.00	1917	-7.6
7	FIDE 22036202	0	—	−13B	+18N	+16B	+15B	−1N	3.0	10.0	11.0	5.00	1771	0.0
8	FIDE 22021060	0	—	−12N	−14B	+21N	+17N	+13B	3.0	8.5	9.5	5.00	1599	0.0
9	Maiga,Baba Moulaye Abdalla	1857	MLI	+16B	+20N	−13B	F	+14B	3.0	7.0	7.0	5.00	1707	-7.8
10	FIDE 29400619	0	—	−6B	+22N	=4N	−12B	+19B	2.5	10.0	11.0	3.75	1673	0.0
11	Sougoule, Bansoumane	1706	GUI	+21B	−6N	+20B	=14N	−4B	2.5	9.5	10.5	3.00	1484	-32.4
12	Carbonell, Nicolas	1758	BUR	+8B	F	=14B	+10N	F	2.5	9.5	9.5	6.50	1645	-3.0
13	Koita Idrissa	1768	BUR	+7N	−2B	+9N	−1B	−8N	2.0	14.0	17.0	6.00	2013	+10.8
14	Fofana, Ibrahima Sory	1645	GUI	−5B	+8N	=12N	=11B	−9N	2.0	11.5	14.0	5.50	1648	-3.2
15	Djiby SISSOKO	1742	MLI	+22B	−5N	+17B	−7N	F	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.00	1342	-3.2
16	FIDE 29400147	0	—	−9N	−4B	−7N	+24B	+18B	2.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	1637	0.0
17	FIDE 29400562	0	—	−3N	+24B	−15N	−8B	+21B	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	1114	0.0
18	Koita, Saidou	1743	BUR	−1N	−7B	+22N	−4B	−16N	1.0	12.5	13.5	1.00	885	-23.2
19	Diakite,Adama	1655	MLI	−2N	−1B	+24N	−20B	−10N	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	1255	-3.2
20	FIDE 19800347	0	—	F	−9B	−11N	+19N	−6B	1.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	1597	0.0
21	FIDE 19801700	0	—	−11N	−?N	−8B	+22B	−17N	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	842	0.0
22	FIDE 29400040	0	—	−15N	−10B	−18B	−21N	+24N	1.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	943	0.0
23	Youssouf NIARE	1733	MLI	+24N	−3B	F	F	F	1.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1286	-4.4
24	FIDE 19801696	0	—	−23B	−17N	−19B	−16N	−22B	0.0	6.0	7.0	0.00	894	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ibrahim MAIGAMLI
+44.4
3.5 pts · #5
2Smirnova, EkaterinaWIMFID
+20.0
4.0 pts · #3
3Koita IdrissaBUR
+10.8
2.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Sougoule, BansoumaneGUI
-32.4
2.5 pts · #15
2Koita, SaidouBUR
-23.2
1.0 pts · #20
3Traore, BakaryFMMLI
-13.4
3.0 pts · #4