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Two tournaments kicked off in Casablanca

Casablanca, Morocco

Casablanca, Morocco

The 2nd edition International Prize from His Majesty King Mohammed VI is in progress at the Sacré coeur Cathedral, in the splendid city of Casablanca, situated on the western part of Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean.

The event is organized under the auspices of the Council of the Greater Casablanca Region, the Council of the City of Casablanca and the potential of Casablanca.

It’s split into two main tournaments – International Open Tournament, open to international and domestic players with a federal license or ID FIDE, and Open Youth Tournament (U20) with a valid federal license for the 2014 season.

The International Open tournament gathers 106 players from 22 different countries, including 13 GMs, 4 IMs, 5 FMs, 5 WGMs and 2 WIMs, while the Youth tournament consists of 106 young players.

Top seed in the Master tournament is GM Sergey Tiviakov (2669).

Official website/ More information here

International Open tournament list of participants:

1 GM Sergy Tiviakov NED 2669
2 GM Korneev Oleg ESP 2591
3 GM Kuljasevic Davorin CRO 2558
4 GM Chatalbashev Boris BUL 2552
5 GM Le Roux Jean-pierre FRA 2539
6 GM Strikovic Aleksa SRB 2529
7 GM Malakhatko Vadym BEL 2520
8 GM Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy VIE 2493
9 GM Kasparov Sergey BLR 2477
10 GM El Gindy Essam EGY 2475
11 GM Larino David ESP 2442
12 GM Djuric Stephan SRB 2400
13 IM Farahat Ali EGY 2392
14 WGM Milliet Sophie FRA 2390
15 WGM Daulyte Deimante LTU 2389
16 WGM Videnova Iva BUL 2386
17 IM Onkoud Abdelaziz MAR 2368
18 IM Tissir Mohamed MAR 2368
19 FM Amdouni Zoubaier TUN 2365
20 WGM Zozulia Anna BEL 2358
21 IM Touzane Olivier FRA 2337
22 WGM Karina Ambartsumova RUS 2325
23 GM Bouaziz Slim TUN 2306
24 FM Bouhaddoune Oussama MAR 2247
25 FM Farhan Mohannad JOR 2244
26 Dubreuil Nicolas FRA 2227
27 Bouflija hedi TUN 2220
28 Choukri Adel MAR 2211
29 Nafri Khalil MAR 2192
30 CM Ouakhir Mehdi MAR 2174
31 Boughaleb Mouniem FRA 2147
32 WIM kasparova Tatiana BLR 2137
33 Daoudi Kamal MAR 2135
34 Benaino Samir MAR 2131
35 FM Tagelsir Abubaker SUD 2125
36 FM Boydia Sidi MTN 2097
37 Benaddi Mouhssine MAR 2094
38 Zouizine Rachid MAR 2092
39 Tamra Attallah PLE 2090
40 Ammar Rami Adel Taher LBA 2083
41 WIM Mezioud Amina ALG 2072
42 Becham Khalid MAR 2059
43 CM Hemam Moulaye Brahim MTN 2041
44 Zelmate Adnane MAR 2036
45 Rian Saad MAR 2022
46 Matoussi Wael TUN 1926
47 Znaidi Kaiss TUN 1887
48 Mrabti Yahya FRA 1783
49 Al-Burshaid Ebrahim BRN 1726
50 Hammou Hicham MAR 1504
51 Aarab Ilyas MAR 0
52 Aassim Abdelhadi MAR 0
53 Abbazi Yassine MAR 0
54 Ait zirri Aissam MAR 0
55 Ait zirri Rachid MAR 0
56 Akhrof Lissandine MAR 0
57 Amri Mohamed MAR 0
58 Anwar Tarik MAR 0
59 Baichouti Mohamed MAR 0
60 Belmokadem Abdelmoutaleb MAR 0
61 Ben sghir Imade MAR 0
62 Bensaad Mohamed MAR 0
63 Bouassria Mohamed MAR 0
64 Boubagra Mohamed MAR 0
65 Boulaatoub Mahjoub MAR 0
66 Bouzaidi ezzantar Mohammed MAR 0
67 Chellaf Abdesslam MAR 0
68 Chouli Safia MAR 0
69 Drissi El bouzaidi Aziz MAR 0
70 Echajari Khalid MAR 0
71 El Aadli Mustapha MAR 0
72 El Abbadi Mounir MAR 0
73 El Mjihed Abdessalam MAR 0
74 El Yazidi Mustapha MAR 0
75 El asri Zouhair MAR 0
76 El ghesasi Abdehakim MAR 0
77 El hamri Ahmed MAR 0
78 El ibrahimi Hicham MAR 0
79 El kholti Achraf MAR 0
80 El mokhtari Mohammed MAR 0
81 Elmarkhi Hicham MAR 0
82 En-nibras Said MAR 0
83 Felloussi Abdelaziz MAR 0
84 Guessouss Ahmed MAR 0
85 Hassnaoui Hicham MAR 0
86 Herrandou Hassan MAR 0
87 Houd Al Houti OMA 0
88 Janati idrissi Abdelkhalid MAR 0
89 Khamlach Abdelhak MAR 0
90 Lamrabet Mohammed MAR 0
91 Maaloum Said MAR 0
92 Makhlouf Ali MAR 0
93 Mayar el idrissi Firdaous MAR 0
94 Mesbah ahmed MAR 0
95 Mounib Abdelaziz MAR 0
96 Moussaoui Taoufiq MAR 0
97 Ouahabi adil MAR 0
98 Ramsis Youssef MAR 0
99 Saber Anass MAR 0
100 Sahbaoui Abdelhai MAR 0
101 Saidi Younes MAR 0
102 Tachafine Anouar MAR 0
103 Tair Abdelghani MAR 0
104 Zarkik Abdeslam MAR 0
105 Zekraoui Houssine MAR 0
106 Zidi Abdullah TUN 0

Open Youth tournament list of participants:

1 Aatar Ikram MAR
2 Aatar Yassine MAR
3 Abahchouch Younes MAR
4 Akhdaich Marwa MAR
5 Akhdaich Rayan MAR
6 Akil Taha MAR
7 Alaoui Belghiti Aya MAR
8 Alaoui Belghiti Chaimaa MAR
9 Alaoui Belghiti Yassine MAR
10 Atmani Yousra MAR
11 Balhati Samah MAR
12 Beggar Oumaima MAR
13 Belouadif Zakaria MAR
14 Bennani Mamoun MAR
15 Benyahya El mehdi MAR
16 Bouanani Siham MAR
17 Boudrar Amer MAR
18 Bouhili Houssine MAR
19 Bouhili Mohamed amine MAR
20 Bouhili Mouhsine MAR
21 Bouhrara Yassine MAR
22 Boukamh Marouane MAR
23 Boukraa Basma MAR
24 Boukraa Salma MAR
25 Boumehdi Imane MAR
26 Boutarbouch Ghita MAR
27 Bouzidi tayali aymane MAR
28 Chakraoui Achraf MAR
29 Chayab Siham MAR
30 Chidi Aya MAR
31 Choukri Ayoub MAR
32 Dakir allah Hany MAR
33 Douar Saad MAR
34 Drais Ali MAR
35 Echcharif Mehdi MAR
36 El Akhdar Mohamed MAR
37 El Aloini Taha MAR
38 El Gouach Maryam MAR
39 El Gouach Nassim MAR
40 El Harrak Ahmed MAR
41 El Harrak Yassir MAR
42 El Harrak Youssef MAR
43 El Mtabii Yasmine MAR
44 El fezari Mohamed amine MAR
45 El fezari Walid MAR
46 El ghezouani Ilias MAR
47 El hadiri Youssef MAR
48 El haimer Salma MAR
49 El maskaoui Nisrine MAR
50 El maskaoui Oussama MAR
51 Ennaib Younes MAR
52 Fahli Safae MAR
53 Freme Hajar MAR
54 Ghanui Nidal MAR
55 Guemmah Nasser MAR
56 Hadj Kholti Yasser MAR
57 Hajboune Doha MAR
58 Hanafi Omar MAR
59 Houcine Houssam MAR
60 Houmine Badr MAR
61 Ibnotalib Omar MAR
62 Ibrahimi Fatima Zohra MAR
63 Ibrahimi Khadija MAR
64 Jamari Ismail MAR
65 Jamari Mehdi MAR
66 Jdiyou Adam MAR
67 Jdiyou Mohammed MAR
68 Kabbaj Ilias MAR
69 Kanas oumaima MAR
70 Kaoudir Mohamed sami MAR
71 Karam Sanaa MAR
72 Katane Ayoub MAR
73 Katane Sohaib MAR
74 Khamli Rajae MAR
75 Khamli Yassine MAR
76 Labyad Rania MAR
77 Lahchir Karima MAR
78 Lechhab Mohamed MAR
79 Loirdighi Aymane MAR
80 Loirdighi Oumayma MAR
81 Makhlouf Ahlam MAR
82 Makhlouf Rabie MAR
83 Makhlouf Youssef MAR
84 Malloul Bachar MAR
85 Malloul Douaa MAR
86 Margoum Niâma MAR
87 Margoum Yassine MAR
88 Miftah Salma MAR
89 Najih Mohamed MAR
90 Najih Nadir MAR
91 Nouabi Ilias MAR
92 Ouazri Anass MAR
93 Raji Aymane MAR
94 Ramli Amina MAR
95 Sahbahoui Imane MAR
96 Sahbaoui Ahmed MAR
97 Sidah Mazin MAR
98 Sidah Mohamed MAR
99 Sohane Mounib MAR
100 Tair Yasmine MAR
101 Tair Zaid MAR
102 Talaa Ayoub MAR
103 Tamer Houida MAR
104 Tanji Haitam MAR
105 Timezguid Salma MAR
106 Zrikem Nassim MAR

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