8th Sharjah Masters 2025 - C

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107 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 in Sharjah, UAE. 5 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1858, and top seed was Mohammed Buirzayqah (🇱🇾 LBA, 1889).

Shubham Shukla (🇮🇳 IND, 1823) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Kilichbek Naziraliev (7.5) and Emad Al Balushi (6.5). Shukla won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Sultan Ahmed AlMheiri (1553) beat Kaled Abokrais (1875), a +322-point gap.

Location

🇦🇪Sharjah, UAE

Dates

16 May 2025 → 26 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇱🇾Mohammed Buirzayqah1889

Avg top 10

1,858

Participants

107

Titled players · 5

CM×3

WCM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×42

🇮🇳India×25

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×6

🇶🇦Qatar×4

🇸🇦Saudi Arabia×3

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×3

🇴🇲Oman×3

🇱🇾Libya×2

Top 3

🥇
Shubham Shukla
🇮🇳IND·1823
8.5pts·2178perf+59.2
🥈
Kilichbek Naziraliev
🇺🇿UZB·1731
7.5pts·2092perf+146.8
🥉
Emad Al Balushi
🇴🇲OMA·1792
6.5pts·1889perf+23.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Shubham Shukla led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Shukla8.5Naziraliev7.5Mammadzada6.5Hamdan Edrees6.5Al Namas6.5ALAJAJI6.5

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

Shubham Shukla never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Shubham Shukla beat Kilichbek Naziraliev (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Shubham Shukla 8 wins (R1–R8)Kilichbek Naziraliev 4 wins (R3–R6)Mammad Mammadzada 3 wins (R6–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Shubham Shukla	*	1	—	—
2Kilichbek Naziraliev	0	*	—	—
3Mammad Mammadzada	—	—	*	½
4Alhamed Hamdan Edrees	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Shubham Shukla	1823	IND	+62N	+57B	+21N	+14B	+3N	+8B	+2N	+5B	=4N	8.5	49.0	53.0	49.75	2178	+59.2
2	Naziraliev, Kilichbek	1731	UZB	+101N	=5B	+25N	+12B	+55B	+13N	−1B	+6N	+3B	7.5	49.5	50.5	38.75	2092	+146.8
3	Al Balushi, Emad	1792	OMA	+34B	+48N	+30B	+26N	−1B	+29N	+8N	=7B	−2N	6.5	49.0	53.5	34.25	1889	+23.4
4	Obado, Sean Adrich	1674	PHI	+95N	+15B	−14N	=5B	=25N	+31B	+56B	+16N	=1B	6.5	47.0	49.0	33.00	1940	+114.8
5	Muhammad Shayan Noushad Ibrahim	1860	IND	+72B	=2N	=71B	=4N	+48B	+24N	+18B	−1N	+40B	6.5	46.0	49.5	32.25	1879	+11.4
6	Kirthika BWCM	1860	IND	+52N	+39B	−22N	+57B	+21N	=15B	+40N	−2B	+20N	6.5	44.0	48.0	32.00	1871	+7.6
7	Nookala, Nikhil Sriram	1737	IND	+86B	+36N	=44N	=16B	+31N	=10B	+55B	=3N	=23B	6.5	43.0	46.0	31.50	1918	+44.6
8	Abdalla Mansoor Abdalla	1756	SUD	+94N	+80B	+45N	+31B	+44N	−1N	−3B	+25B	=13N	6.5	43.0	45.0	27.00	1907	+37.4
9	Mammadzada, Mammad	1856	AZE	+33B	−43N	+47B	=72N	=19B	+28N	+26B	+10N	=11B	6.5	42.5	46.0	33.75	1867	+8.7
10	Al Namas, Kanan	1841	JOR	=53N	+51B	+49N	=40B	+39N	=7N	+41B	−9B	+22N	6.5	41.5	46.0	31.75	1863	+6.8
11	Hamdan Edrees, Alhamed	1807	UAE	+35N	−45B	+68N	+42B	=41N	+32B	=27N	+15B	=9N	6.5	41.0	45.0	32.50	1868	+30.8
12	ALAJAJI,MSHARI FAHAD	1788	KSA	+81B	+28N	=64B	−2N	+72B	=55N	+19B	=13N	+42B	6.5	40.0	43.0	28.50	1879	+44.8
13	Buirzayqah, Mohammed	1889	LBA	−20N	+103B	+62N	+28B	+22N	−2B	+14N	=12B	=8B	6.0	46.5	47.5	28.00	1807	-16.2
14	Siddharth Sanjoy	1773	IND	+67B	+19N	+4B	−1N	−29B	+61N	−13B	+47N	+30B	6.0	45.0	49.0	29.50	1817	+14.3
15	Abdulazizov, Asilbek	1759	UZB	+82B	−4N	+34B	+33N	+59B	=6N	=16B	−11N	+29B	6.0	44.5	47.5	28.25	1786	+12.6
16	Javakhishvili, Mariam	1789	GEO	+69N	+38B	=40N	=7N	+43B	=27B	=15N	−4B	+28N	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.50	1810	+5.6
17	Ahmed Younes Alkhemeiri	1588	UAE	−46B	+102N	+91B	+56N	−18B	=43N	=30B	+26N	+60B	6.0	35.0	36.0	21.25	1815	+84.4
18	Vaibhav Krishnan K P	1785	IND	+73N	=42B	=27N	+20B	+17N	=40B	−5N	+41B	F	5.5	41.5	45.0	26.50	1796	+6.6
19	Eisa Mohmood, AlkhooriCM	1694	UAE	+85N	−14B	+94N	=32B	=9N	+46B	−12N	=31B	+44N	5.5	41.0	43.0	22.25	1819	+56.8
20	Ahmed Ali Bamatraf	1616	UAE	+13B	−26N	+66B	−18N	+58B	=30N	+64B	+56N	−6B	5.5	40.0	44.0	24.50	1801	+76.7
21	Kaushika Sridharan	1734	IND	+102B	+65N	−1B	+71N	−6B	=59N	+63B	F	+49N	5.5	39.5	40.5	19.00	1764	+11.6
22	Kuzma, Ostap	1751	UKR	+66B	+106N	+6B	−55N	−13B	=71N	+59B	+43N	−10B	5.5	39.0	40.0	21.75	1791	+25.2
23	Yeshwant Saravanan	1812	IND	+68N	−41B	+80N	+45B	F	F	+60N	+27B	=7N	5.5	38.0	41.0	23.75	1893	+23.8
24	Al Ali, Aisha Saif	1763	UAE	=58B	−71N	+84N	+74B	+37N	−5B	−42N	+52B	+27N	5.5	36.5	39.5	23.00	1691	-13.6
25	Dy, Benjamin	1844	USA	=71B	+61N	−2B	+36N	=4B	+33N	+29B	−8N	F	5.0	45.0	48.5	24.00	1757	-17.2
26	Hamad Shuaib Al Kaff	1764	UAE	+59N	+20B	+41N	−3B	−27N	+45B	−9N	−17B	+69N	5.0	42.5	46.5	22.50	1700	-30.4
27	Aditi Arun	1632	IND	+99B	=56N	=18B	+60N	+26B	=16N	=11B	−23N	−24B	5.0	42.0	43.5	21.50	1779	+39.8
28	Tayyeb Usman	1706	PAK	+98N	−12B	+63N	−13N	+47B	−9B	+68N	+55N	−16B	5.0	41.5	43.5	18.50	1735	+6.0
29	Gurubaran Raghuraman	1713	IND	+100N	−44B	+69N	+54B	+14N	−3B	−25N	+35B	−15N	5.0	41.5	43.0	21.00	1677	-11.5
30	Akramov, Khusan	1735	UZB	+76N	+50B	−3N	−59B	+68N	=20B	=17N	+45B	−14N	5.0	41.0	44.5	22.25	1660	-34.0
31	Al Hosni, Khalfan	1776	OMA	+75B	+105N	+43B	−8N	−7B	−4N	+71B	=19N	=63B	5.0	40.5	41.5	17.25	1699	-17.2
32	Abdul Kareem, Mamdooh	1878	YEM	=61B	+47N	=56B	=19N	+64B	−11N	−43B	+72N	=33B	5.0	38.0	41.5	21.25	1722	-68.8
33	Muhammad Saifan Noushad Ibrahim	1589	IND	−9N	+97B	+92N	−15B	+76N	−25B	+54N	=46B	=32N	5.0	37.5	39.5	17.25	1688	+30.0
34	Nishita Karthick	1551	IND	−3N	+87B	−15N	+85B	−57N	+91B	+38N	F	+56B	5.0	35.5	38.0	17.50	1668	+32.0
35	Sultan Ahmed AlMheiri	1553	UAE	−11B	+77N	−60B	+99N	=65B	=48N	+61B	−29N	+55B	5.0	35.5	37.0	17.25	1676	+35.3
36	Abdurasulov, Muzaffarjon	1641	UZB	+84N	−7B	=50N	−25B	=73B	=58N	+77B	=67N	+83N	5.0	34.0	37.0	17.50	1453	-54.4
37	Shaker, MusabCM	1759	BRN	=51N	+74B	−55B	+73N	−24B	=72N	−47B	+59N	+70B	5.0	33.5	37.0	19.00	1646	-24.4
38	Almutairy, Turki Mohammed	1669	KSA	+83B	−16N	−58B	+94N	−75B	+82N	−34B	+66N	+67B	5.0	32.5	34.5	16.00	1531	-57.6
39	Sampreet Sudheer	1711	IND	+107B	−6N	+81B	+58N	−10B	F	F	+82N	+80B	5.0	31.5	31.5	13.00	1752	+14.8
40	Daiwik Jain	1733	IND	+96B	+91N	=16B	=10N	F	=18N	−6B	+44B	−5N	4.5	43.5	45.5	18.00	1770	+9.6
41	Alotaibi, Dayfullah M	1702	KSA	+78B	+23N	−26B	+46N	=11B	+44B	−10N	−18N	F	4.5	42.5	46.0	21.25	1812	+41.6
42	Guliyev, Rza	1661	AZE	+104B	=18N	=46B	−11N	=63B	+53N	+24B	F	−12N	4.5	42.5	43.5	18.00	1727	+26.0
43	Sultan Jabir, Alzarooni	1715	UAE	+79N	+9B	−31N	+76B	−16N	=17B	+32N	−22B	−51B	4.5	42.0	45.5	21.50	1666	-18.7
44	Tom Mathew	1826	IND	+70B	+29N	=7B	+64N	−8B	−41N	+65B	−40N	−19B	4.5	40.5	44.5	20.25	1697	-47.7
45	Al-Kuwari, HamadCM	1689	QAT	+88B	+11N	−8B	−23N	+81B	−26N	+75B	−30N	=47B	4.5	39.5	42.5	18.25	1646	-19.2
46	Hammam Ismail	1846	JOR	+17N	=49B	=42N	−41B	+50B	−19N	+70B	=33N	F	4.5	38.5	42.0	21.50	1664	-34.2
47	Sashin, Ivan	1566	RUS	+92N	−32B	−9N	+87B	−28N	+90B	+37N	−14B	=45N	4.5	38.0	40.5	15.75	1583	-3.6
48	Rustamov, Firdavs	1709	TJK	+97N	−3B	=73N	+51B	−5N	=35B	=62N	+74B	F	4.5	38.0	40.0	16.25	1635	-25.6
49	Abdulla Ateeq Alremaeithi	1707	UAE	+77B	=46N	−10B	−50N	+66B	−63N	+58B	+71N	−21B	4.5	36.5	40.0	17.25	1575	-57.6
50	Mamarasulova, Yasmina	1454	UZB	+60B	−30N	=36B	+49B	−46N	−65N	=80B	+61N	=53B	4.5	35.5	38.5	18.75	1670	+95.2
51	Advik Mundhada	1487	IND	=37B	−10N	+67B	−48N	=70B	=80N	+81B	F	+43N	4.5	35.5	38.5	17.50	1691	+84.0
52	Nimai Kataria	1595	IND	−6B	=58N	=61B	−66N	=77B	+99N	+78B	−24N	+75B	4.5	34.5	36.0	14.25	1491	-35.2
53	Kadhim Dhahir, Ali	1584	IRQ	=10B	−55N	−74N	+95B	+93N	−42B	=69N	+76B	=50N	4.5	33.0	35.0	15.50	1544	-19.2
54	Sheikha Abdulla Almeraikhi	0	UAE	−106B	+67N	+70B	−29N	−71B	+81N	−33B	=75N	+72B	4.5	31.5	32.5	16.25	1588	0.0
55	Abokrais, Kaled	1875	LBA	=74N	+53B	+37N	+22B	−2N	=12B	−7N	−28B	−35N	4.0	45.5	49.0	20.00	1647	-51.8
56	Mokhtar,Omar.	1774	SYR	+63N	=27B	=32N	−17B	+62N	+57B	−4N	−20B	−34N	4.0	41.0	45.0	17.00	1593	-41.8
57	Sushrutha, Reddy	1704	IND	+93B	−1N	+75B	−6N	+34B	−56N	=67B	−63N	=59B	4.0	39.5	42.0	15.00	1541	-36.4
58	Abdulazizov, Asadbek	1487	UZB	=24N	=52B	+38N	−39B	−20N	=36B	−49N	+78B	=65N	4.0	39.0	42.5	18.00	1577	+33.6
59	Ahmad, Saif	1499	QAT	−26B	+83N	+105B	+30N	−15N	=21B	−22N	−37B	=57N	4.0	39.0	40.0	13.75	1652	+55.6
60	Shimas, Said Issa	1738	OMA	−50N	+79B	+35N	−27B	+80B	+75N	−23B	F	−17N	4.0	38.0	41.0	15.00	1539	-36.6
61	Al-Janahi, Ibrahim	1611	QAT	=32N	−25B	=52N	+97B	+69N	−14B	−35N	−50B	+87N	4.0	37.0	39.0	13.75	1546	-33.2
62	Kathiravan Nagarajan	1578	IND	−1B	+96N	−13B	+90N	−56B	+66N	=48B	F	=64N	4.0	36.0	36.0	13.25	1606	+5.2
63	Abdulla Younes Alkhemeiri	1514	UAE	−56B	+88N	−28B	F	=42N	+49B	−21N	+57B	=31N	4.0	35.5	36.5	16.25	1674	+55.2
64	Saqar Essa Khamis	1734	UAE	+103N	+90B	=12N	−44B	−32N	+74B	−20N	F	=62B	4.0	35.5	36.5	12.75	1589	-43.7
65	Ahoud Eisa Mohamed	1629	UAE	+89N	−21B	−76N	+79B	=35N	+50B	−44N	F	=58B	4.0	35.0	38.0	15.50	1480	-47.2
66	Abdulla Ali Almansoori	1461	UAE	−22N	+89B	−20N	+52B	−49N	−62B	+95N	−38B	+84N	4.0	35.0	37.0	12.50	1380	-21.2
67	Ammar Abdalla	1501	UAE	−14N	−54B	−51N	+96B	+98N	+85B	=57N	=36B	−38N	4.0	34.0	36.0	11.50	1411	-21.2
68	Andria Bhattacharya	1568	IND	−23B	+101N	−11B	+91N	−30B	+86N	−28B	F	+85N	4.0	33.5	34.5	9.50	1459	-29.6
69	Nikhilesh Karthick	1550	IND	−16B	+93N	−29B	+77N	−61B	=92N	=53B	+91N	−26B	4.0	33.0	35.5	12.00	1327	-40.0
70	Afandi, Sadagul	1579	AZE	−44N	+98B	−54N	=93B	=51N	+76B	−46N	+87B	−37N	4.0	32.0	34.0	12.00	1547	-10.4
71	Rithik Heman Odhrani	1585	IND	=25N	+24B	=5N	−21B	+54N	=22B	−31N	−49B	F	3.5	42.0	45.5	18.50	1675	+25.2
72	Al-Kuwari, Turki	1600	QAT	−5N	+100B	+90N	=9B	−12N	=37B	=73N	−32B	−54N	3.5	40.5	42.0	12.00	1571	-12.0
73	Nilesh Karthick	1526	IND	−18B	+78N	=48B	−37B	=36N	+83N	=72B	F	F	3.5	35.5	38.5	13.00	1545	+20.0
74	Golizadeh, Asena	1610	UAE	=55B	−37N	+53B	−24N	+78B	−64N	+92B	−48N	F	3.5	34.5	37.0	12.50	1544	-17.2
75	Abdulla Musabbeh Alkaabi	1519	UAE	−31N	+95B	−57N	+84B	+38N	−60B	−45N	=54B	−52N	3.5	34.5	36.5	12.25	1422	-12.6
76	HAMDAN MOHAMED ALMARASHDA	1436	UAE	−30B	+99N	+65B	−43N	−33B	−70N	+88B	−53N	=91B	3.5	32.5	34.0	9.75	1364	-55.6
77	Mohamed Abdalla Alzarooni	0	UAE	−49N	−35B	+89N	−69B	=52N	+93B	−36N	+99B	F	3.5	32.0	33.5	9.25	1239	0.0
78	Nassir Abdalla Alzarooni	0	UAE	−41N	−73B	=103N	+100B	−74N	+94B	−52N	−58N	+88B	3.5	26.5	27.5	7.00	1277	0.0
79	Hamdan Jabir Al Ali	0	UAE	−43B	−60N	+88B	−65N	−83B	+104N	=99B	+92N	F	3.5	26.0	27.0	7.25	893	0.0
80	Prakash, Sadhana	1571	SGP	F	−8N	−23B	+98B	−60N	=51B	=50N	+84B	−39N	3.0	35.0	35.0	9.50	1386	-49.2
81	HAMAD MOHAMED ALMARASHDA	1529	UAE	−12N	+85B	−39N	+92B	−45N	−54B	−51N	F	+97B	3.0	32.5	32.5	7.50	1378	-37.6
82	Honcharova, Anisiia	1484	UKR	−15N	−84B	−98N	+101B	+87N	−38B	+85N	−39B	−89N	3.0	30.0	31.0	7.00	913	-25.6
83	Salem Ahmed AlMheiri	0	UAE	−38N	−59B	=100N	=103B	+79N	−73B	+90N	F	−36B	3.0	29.5	30.5	7.75	759	0.0
84	Vasilkov, Ivan	0	RUS	−36B	+82N	−24B	−75N	−91B	+97B	+93N	−80N	−66B	3.0	29.0	31.0	7.50	1388	0.0
85	Omar Ali Bamatraf	0	UAE	−19B	−81N	+96B	−34N	+94B	−67N	−82B	+97N	−68B	3.0	28.5	30.5	6.00	1334	0.0
86	Hafsa Eisa Mohamed	1440	UAE	−7N	−92B	−93N	+88B	+95N	−68B	−87B	F	+101N	3.0	26.5	27.5	6.00	860	-18.4
87	Mohamed Sultan Al Taher	0	UAE	−105B	−34N	+102B	−47N	−82B	+103B	+86N	−70N	−61B	3.0	25.5	26.5	5.00	1253	0.0
88	Saif Abdulwahhab AlAbdouli	0	UAE	−45N	−63B	−79N	−86N	+102B	+101B	−76N	+94B	−78N	3.0	25.0	26.0	4.00	1295	0.0
89	Zayed Mohammed Al Ali	0	UAE	−65B	−66N	−77B	+102N	−96N	+98B	−91N	F	+82B	3.0	24.0	25.0	6.00	1398	0.0
90	Hamdan Ali Saleh Al-Ali	0	UAE	F	−64N	−72B	−62B	+104N	−47N	−83B	+96N	+95B	3.0	24.0	24.0	5.00	826	0.0
91	Hamdan Mohammed Al Ali	0	UAE	F	−40B	−17N	−68B	+84N	−34N	+89B	−69B	=76N	2.5	33.0	33.0	7.75	1189	0.0
92	Rashid,Arif	0	UAE	−47B	+86N	−33B	−81N	+103N	=69B	−74N	−79B	F	2.5	28.0	29.0	6.00	1354	0.0
93	Mohamed AlMaeeni	0	UAE	−57N	−69B	+86B	=70N	−53B	−77N	−84B	F	+103N	2.5	27.0	28.0	6.00	1419	0.0
94	Mansoor Marwan Al Marzooqi	1473	UAE	−8B	+104N	−19B	−38B	−85N	−78N	+101B	−88N	−100B	2.0	29.0	30.0	2.00	906	-25.2
95	Saif Ali Mahfoudh	0	UAE	−4B	−75N	+101B	−53N	−86B	+96N	−66B	F	−90N	2.0	28.0	29.0	3.00	735	0.0
96	Ebrahim Abdulwahhab AlAbdouli	0	UAE	−40N	−62B	−85N	−67N	+89B	−95B	+98N	−90B	F	2.0	25.5	26.5	5.00	805	0.0
97	Mariam Khalid Al Nuaimi	0	UAE	−48B	−33N	+104B	−61N	−99B	−84N	+102N	−85B	−81N	2.0	25.0	26.0	2.00	809	-41.6
98	Mohamed Ahmed Alhmoudi	0	UAE	−28B	−70N	+82B	−80N	−67B	−89N	−96B	F	+102N	2.0	25.0	25.0	4.00	1324	0.0
99	Zayed Jabir Al Ali	0	UAE	−27N	−76B	F	−35B	+97N	−52B	=79N	−77N	F	1.5	29.5	29.5	3.75	1315	0.0
100	Hassan Ahmed Alhmoudi	0	UAE	−29B	−72N	=83B	−78N	−101N	−102B	F	F	+94N	1.5	21.0	21.0	3.50	1471	0.0
101	FIDE 9335692	0	—	−2B	−68B	−95N	−82N	+100B	−88N	−94N	F	−86B	1.0	27.0	28.5	1.50	742	0.0
102	Abdulla Talib Alzarooni	0	UAE	−21N	−17B	−87N	−89B	−88N	+100N	−97B	F	−98B	1.0	26.0	27.0	1.50	783	0.0
103	Abdulrahman Saleh Al-Ali	0	UAE	−64B	−13N	=78B	=83N	−92B	−87N	−104B	F	−93B	1.0	25.5	26.5	3.25	1012	0.0
104	Trivika Vinod Kumar	0	IND	−42N	−94B	−97N	F	−90B	−79B	+103N	F	F	1.0	18.0	18.0	1.00	717	0.0
105	Akhil Vijayakumar	1702	IND	+87N	−31B	−59N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	16.0	16.0	3.00	836	-23.2
106	Almaamari , Zainab DarwishWCM	1664	UAE	+54N	−22B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	4.50	947	-7.8
107	FIDE 527059413	0	—	−39N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	911	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Naziraliev, KilichbekUZB
+146.8
7.5 pts · #7
2Obado, Sean AdrichPHI
+114.8
6.5 pts · #15
3Mamarasulova, YasminaUZB
+95.2
4.5 pts · #27

Top rating losers

1Abdul Kareem, MamdoohYEM
-68.8
5.0 pts · #20
2Abdulla Ateeq AlremaeithiUAE
-57.6
4.5 pts · #43
3Almutairy, Turki MohammedKSA
-57.6
5.0 pts · #41

Biggest upsets

R9+322 Elo gap
Sultan Ahmed AlMheiri1553 beat Abokrais, Kaled1875
R1+284 Elo gap
Mamarasulova, Yasmina1454 beat Shimas, Said Issa1738
R1+273 Elo gap
Ahmed Ali Bamatraf1616 beat Buirzayqah, Mohammed1889