UAE INDV. Chess Championship-Open
Open SwissStandard
39 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Jul 2025 to 09 Jul 2025 in Sharjah, UAE. 9 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2027, and top seed was Sedrani Ammar (🇦🇪 UAE, FM, 2215).
Sedrani Ammar (🇦🇪 UAE, FM, 2215) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Fareed Ahmed (8.0) and Yahya Shuaib Al Kaff (6.5). Ammar shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: HAMAD MOHAMED ALMARASHDA (1480) beat Soltan Dhaheri (1860), a +380-point gap.
Location
🇦🇪Sharjah, UAE
Dates
04 Jul 2025 → 09 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 9
IM×1
FM×2
CM×6
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×39
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
FM Fareed Ahmed held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 8.0/9. Ammar takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Fareed Ahmed lost to FM Sedrani Ammar (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMFareed Ahmed | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2FMSedrani Ammar | 1 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Yahya Shuaib Al Kaff | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Alhamed Hamdan Edrees | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ammar, SedraniFM | 2215 | UAE | =8B | +7N | =12N | +13B | +3N | +2B | +11N | +5N | +6B | 8.0 | 46.5 | 51.5 | 46.25 | 2313 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Ahmed, FareedFM | 2103 | UAE | +21B | +18N | +16B | +3N | +11B | −1N | +5B | +7N | +13B | 8.0 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 41.50 | 2323 | +40.4 |
| 3 | Yahya Shuaib Al Kaff | 1890 | UAE | +32B | +5N | +15N | −2B | −1B | +10N | +4B | =6B | +12N | 6.5 | 48.5 | 52.0 | 33.25 | 2120 | +78.0 |
| 4 | Hamdan Edrees, Alhamed | 1855 | UAE | +38B | =19N | +9B | =12B | +6N | −5B | −3N | +16N | +14B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 26.25 | 2027 | +81.3 |
| 5 | Sultan, IbrahimIM | 2153 | UAE | +31N | −3B | +29N | +18B | +14B | +4N | −2N | −1B | =9B | 5.5 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 25.25 | 2019 | -25.2 |
| 6 | Hamad Essam | 1966 | UAE | +22N | −12B | +20N | +31B | −4B | +16N | +8B | =3N | −1N | 5.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 26.25 | 1951 | -2.2 |
| 7 | Rashed Abubaker, AlhemeiriCM | 1953 | UAE | =20N | −1B | =25B | +34N | +31N | +22B | +9N | −2B | =10B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 23.00 | 1942 | +1.6 |
| 8 | Rashid Husain AlhammadiCM | 1824 | UAE | =1N | =20B | +38N | −9B | +25N | +15B | −6N | +17B | =11N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 23.25 | 1945 | +43.5 |
| 9 | Mohamed Saeed LailyCM | 2031 | UAE | +29N | =14B | −4N | +8N | =10B | +23N | −7B | +11B | =5N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 26.00 | 1979 | -10.6 |
| 10 | Ghaith Saeed Alnuaimi | 1878 | UAE | +30N | −11B | +28N | =15B | =9N | −3B | +20N | +24B | =7N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 23.50 | 1873 | +4.6 |
| 11 | Khalifa Essa, Albalooshi | 2020 | UAE | +23B | +10N | +13B | =14N | −2N | +12B | −1B | −9N | =8B | 5.0 | 47.5 | 51.5 | 24.75 | 1981 | -8.8 |
| 12 | Humaidan Mohamed, Alzaabi | 1865 | UAE | +37B | +6N | =1B | =4N | =16B | −11N | +19B | =14N | −3B | 5.0 | 45.5 | 47.5 | 24.00 | 1962 | +34.8 |
| 13 | Abdulrahim, Salem | 1892 | UAE | +24N | +28B | −11N | −1N | =21B | +29B | =15N | +34B | −2N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 18.25 | 1889 | +1.0 |
| 14 | Al-Blooshi, Hamad EssaCM | 1884 | UAE | +35B | =9N | +19B | =11B | −5N | +18N | =16B | =12B | −4N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 21.25 | 1956 | +34.2 |
| 15 | Mohammad Abdulrahman, Alawadhi | 1957 | UAE | +27B | +25N | −3B | =10N | =23B | −8N | =13B | +28N | =19B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 21.00 | 1827 | -27.4 |
| 16 | Soud, Jaber | 1948 | UAE | +36B | +39N | −2N | +30B | =12N | −6B | =14N | −4B | +23N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 15.00 | 1830 | -33.6 |
| 17 | Dhaheri, Soltan | 1860 | UAE | −28N | +34B | −30N | +33B | −22N | +32B | +35B | −8N | +24N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 15.00 | 1658 | -42.4 |
| 18 | Saud Bader Huwair Alzarooni | 1887 | UAE | +33N | −2B | +22N | −5N | +20B | −14B | −24N | =32B | +29N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 17.25 | 1790 | -30.0 |
| 19 | Ali, Abdulaziz | 1928 | UAE | +34N | =4B | −14N | =25B | =29N | +21B | −12N | =23B | =15N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 18.25 | 1797 | -30.0 |
| 20 | Mohamed Yousuf Al-Ali | 1682 | UAE | =7B | =8N | −6B | +39N | −18N | +33B | −10B | =26N | +31B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 14.50 | 1808 | +48.8 |
| 21 | Aamer Saeed, Alyileili | 1796 | UAE | −2N | =24B | =33N | +28B | =13N | −19N | =26B | +35B | =22N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 15.75 | 1756 | -16.3 |
| 22 | Ahmed Ali Bamatraf | 1746 | UAE | −6B | +37N | −18B | +38N | +17B | −7N | −34B | +27N | =21B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 13.75 | 1752 | +5.6 |
| 23 | Eisa Mohmood, AlkhooriCM | 1761 | UAE | −11N | =33B | +26N | +24B | =15N | −9B | =28N | =19N | −16B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 16.00 | 1787 | +12.4 |
| 24 | Mohammed Saeed Alshamsi | 1609 | UAE | −13B | =21N | +36B | −23N | +30N | =26B | +18B | −10N | −17B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 14.25 | 1751 | +30.8 |
| 25 | Abdulla Ateeq Alremaeithi | 1634 | UAE | +26N | −15B | =7N | =19N | −8B | −28B | +37N | −29B | +30N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 14.50 | 1725 | +35.2 |
| 26 | Khalifah, KhaledCM | 1917 | UAE | −25B | =36N | −23B | =27N | +37B | =24N | =21N | =20B | =34N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 12.75 | 1630 | -63.4 |
| 27 | Saqar Essa Khamis | 1696 | UAE | −15N | −30B | =32N | =26B | −35N | +38B | +33N | −22B | +37N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 9.25 | 1602 | -32.7 |
| 28 | HAMAD MOHAMED ALMARASHDA | 1480 | UAE | +17B | −13N | −10B | −21N | +36B | +25N | =23B | −15B | −32N | 3.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 13.00 | 1695 | +74.8 |
| 29 | Sultan Jabir, Alzarooni | 1769 | UAE | −9B | +35N | −5B | +37N | =19B | −13N | −31B | +25N | −18B | 3.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 10.25 | 1748 | -12.7 |
| 30 | Abdulla Musabbeh Alkaabi | 1506 | UAE | −10B | +27N | +17B | −16N | −24B | F | +36N | =31N | −25B | 3.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 12.75 | 1715 | +37.0 |
| 31 | Mosallam, Mohammad | 1819 | UAE | −5B | +32N | +39B | −6N | −7B | −35N | +29N | =30B | −20N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 9.25 | 1630 | -39.4 |
| 32 | Sultan Ahmed AlMheiri | 1606 | UAE | −3N | −31B | =27B | =36N | +38B | −17N | F | =18N | +28B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 9.25 | 1670 | +21.7 |
| 33 | Abdulla Younes Alkhemeiri | 1569 | UAE | −18B | =23N | =21B | −17N | +39B | −20N | −27B | F | +36N | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 6.75 | 1604 | +8.0 |
| 34 | Ahmed Younes Alkhemeiri | 1649 | UAE | −19B | −17N | +35B | −7B | F | F | +22N | −13N | =26B | 2.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 8.50 | 1732 | +22.0 |
| 35 | Fahad Abdulaziz Al-Ali | 1542 | UAE | −14N | −29B | −34N | F | +27B | +31B | −17N | −21N | F | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 7.50 | 1624 | +21.2 |
| 36 | Hamad Shuaib Al Kaff | 1670 | UAE | −16N | =26B | −24N | =32B | −28N | F | −30B | +39N | −33B | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 4.25 | 1354 | -90.0 |
| 37 | Sultan Khaled Alhosani | 1490 | UAE | −12N | −22B | F | −29B | −26N | +39N | −25B | +38N | −27B | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.00 | 1410 | -48.4 |
| 38 | Khalfan Ali, Almansoori | 1405 | UAE | −4N | F | −8B | −22B | −32N | −27N | =39B | −37B | F | 0.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 0.25 | 903 | -39.2 |
| 39 | Hamad Adel Rashed | 0 | UAE | F | −16B | −31N | −20B | −33N | −37B | =38N | −36B | F | 0.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 0.25 | 1242 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hamdan Edrees, AlhamedUAE+81.36.0 pts · #4
- 2Yahya Shuaib Al KaffUAE+78.06.5 pts · #3
- 3HAMAD MOHAMED ALMARASHDAUAE+74.83.5 pts · #31
Top rating losers
- 1Hamad Shuaib Al KaffUAE-90.02.0 pts · #36
- 2Khalifah, KhaledCMUAE-63.44.0 pts · #26
- 3Sultan Khaled AlhosaniUAE-48.42.0 pts · #37
Biggest upsets
- R1+380 Elo gap
- R3+354 Elo gap
- R1+283 Elo gap