8th Sharjah Masters 2025 - A

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82 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 in Sharjah, UAE. 81 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2679, and top seed was Nodirbek Abdusattorov (🇺🇿 UZB, GM, 2771).

Anish Giri (🇳🇱 NED, GM, 2738) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Aleksandar Indjic (6.5) and Nodirbek Abdusattorov (6.5). Giri broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Faustino Oro (IM, 2454) beat Mahammad Muradli (GM, 2603), a +149-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

🇺🇿GMNodirbek Abdusattorov2771

Avg top 10

2,679

Participants

Titled players · 81

GM×74

IM×7

Federations · 8 represented

🇮🇳India×16

🇨🇳China×7

FIDE (no federation)×6

🇮🇷Iran×5

🇹🇷Turkiye×4

🇦🇲Armenia×4

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×4

🇷🇸Serbia×4

Top 3

🥇
GMAnish Giri
🇳🇱NED·2738
7.0pts·2834perf+10.3
🥈
GMAleksandar Indjic
🇷🇸SRB·2637
6.5pts·2756perf+14.3
🥉
GMNodirbek Abdusattorov
🇺🇿UZB·2771
6.5pts·2754perf-0.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Anish Giri led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Giri7Indjic6.5Abdusattorov6.5Amar6Muradli6Theodorou6

R7–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Anish Giri held the sole lead from R7 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Anish Giri drew with GM Aleksandar Indjic (White).

R1–R9 · UNBEATEN

GM Anish Giri went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMAnish Giri	*	½	½	—
2GMAleksandar Indjic	½	*	—	—
3GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	½	—	*	—
4GMElham Amar	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Giri, AnishGM	2738	NED	+33B	=36N	+17B	+23N	=2B	+48N	=3B	=4N	+10B	7.0	44.5	48.5	36.75	2834	+10.3
2	Indjic, AleksandarGM	2637	SRB	+81B	+27N	=12B	+61N	=1N	+11B	−16N	=5B	+15N	6.5	43.5	45.0	30.25	2756	+14.3
3	Abdusattorov, NodirbekGM	2771	UZB	=41N	=10B	+59N	+34B	=22N	+51B	=1N	+16B	=6N	6.5	42.0	46.0	32.00	2754	-0.9
4	Ivic, VelimirGM	2630	SRB	+43N	=14B	=35N	=10B	+68N	=23B	+11N	=1B	=5N	6.0	43.5	46.5	29.75	2703	+8.6
5	Sargsyan, ShantGM	2666	ARM	+40B	=58N	=13B	=14N	+61B	=8B	+23N	=2N	=4B	6.0	43.0	46.5	29.75	2695	+3.3
6	Tabatabaei, M. AminGM	2670	IRI	+59N	=23B	=14N	+35B	−11N	+69B	=22N	+12B	=3B	6.0	41.5	44.5	28.00	2694	+2.6
7	Theodorou, NikolasGM	2611	GRE	=68N	+64B	+38N	=11B	=12N	=10B	=8N	=14B	+23N	6.0	41.0	44.0	28.50	2666	+6.3
8	Amar, ElhamGM	2569	NOR	=62N	=49B	+25N	+29B	=48B	=5N	=7B	=19N	+24B	6.0	40.5	44.0	29.50	2683	+13.6
9	Muradli, MahammadGM	2603	AZE	−61B	−50N	+73B	=53N	+43B	+56N	+13B	=24N	+22B	6.0	35.5	38.5	26.50	2638	+4.0
10	Aditya MittalGM	2547	IND	=48B	=3N	+44B	=4N	+31B	=7N	=15B	+20B	−1N	5.5	46.0	50.0	29.00	2736	+23.1
11	Dai, ChangrenGM	2531	CHN	+16B	+19N	=48B	=7N	+6B	−2N	−4B	=46N	+39B	5.5	44.5	48.5	28.75	2699	+20.8
12	Visakh N RGM	2507	IND	+20N	+51B	=2N	=22B	=7B	=15N	=19B	−6N	+36B	5.5	44.5	48.5	28.25	2684	+22.0
13	Woodward, AndyGM	2547	USA	=18N	+45B	=5N	+26B	=15N	=22B	−9N	+30B	=16N	5.5	43.5	48.0	28.25	2708	+20.0
14	Vetokhin, SavvaGM	2558	FID	+71B	=4N	=6B	=5B	=16N	=50N	+48B	=7N	=19B	5.5	43.0	46.0	26.50	2684	+15.6
15	Daneshvar, BardiyaGM	2621	IRI	=28B	=53N	+66B	+52N	=13B	=12B	=10N	+17N	−2B	5.5	41.5	45.0	25.75	2620	0.0
16	Salem, A.R. SalehGM	2631	UAE	−11N	+69B	=55N	+64B	=14B	+35N	+2B	−3N	=13B	5.5	41.5	44.5	25.00	2655	+3.1
17	Pranav AnandGM	2555	IND	=34N	+72B	−1N	=20B	=18N	+62B	+26N	−15B	+37N	5.5	41.0	44.0	23.75	2663	+13.2
18	Sevian, SamuelGM	2694	USA	=13B	=24N	=27B	=57N	=17B	+38N	+36B	=22N	=21B	5.5	40.5	44.5	26.75	2631	-7.3
19	Paravyan, DavidGM	2596	FID	+69N	−11B	=62N	=49B	+55N	+34B	=12N	=8B	=14N	5.5	38.5	41.5	23.75	2598	+0.3
20	Pichot, AlanGM	2587	ESP	−12B	=70N	+79B	=17N	+52B	=24N	+49B	−10N	+25N	5.5	37.5	39.5	21.75	2593	+0.8
21	Gavrilescu, DavidGM	2554	ROU	=72N	=25B	−26N	=63B	=75N	+73B	+54N	+34B	=18N	5.5	33.5	36.0	21.25	2604	+6.3
22	Kozak, AdamGM	2578	HUN	=52B	+28N	+24B	=12N	=3B	=13N	=6B	=18B	−9N	5.0	45.0	49.0	26.50	2632	+6.3
23	Zemlyanskii, IvanGM	2563	RUS	+82B	=6N	+42B	−1B	+76N	=4N	−5B	+50N	−7B	5.0	42.0	42.0	17.00	2641	+9.3
24	Mamedov, EdgarGM	2492	KAZ	+37N	=18B	−22N	=54B	+65N	=20B	+51N	=9B	−8N	5.0	40.5	44.0	22.50	2633	+16.9
25	Siddharth, JagadeeshGM	2472	SGP	=57B	=21N	−8B	+81N	+27B	=36N	=47B	+58N	−20B	5.0	39.0	40.5	19.75	2606	+16.4
26	Mendonca, Leon LukeGM	2630	IND	=53B	=66N	+21B	−13N	=40B	+61N	−17B	=38N	+50B	5.0	37.0	40.5	21.25	2573	-7.1
27	Bharath Subramaniyam HGM	2556	IND	+75N	−2B	=18N	=74B	−25N	+72B	=32N	=42B	+49N	5.0	36.5	39.0	18.50	2595	+4.3
28	Movahed, SinaGM	2518	IRI	=15N	−22B	=45N	−37B	+59N	=41B	=74N	+54B	+51N	5.0	36.0	39.0	20.75	2629	+13.4
29	Assaubayeva, BibisaraGM	2494	KAZ	=77B	+78N	=36B	−8N	=46B	=31N	+57B	=47N	=33B	5.0	36.0	38.0	19.00	2621	+15.3
30	Azarov, SergeiGM	2596	FID	+70B	=61N	=52B	=39N	=50B	=49N	=33B	−13N	+53B	5.0	34.5	37.5	19.50	2551	-5.8
31	Tin, JingyaoGM	2601	SGP	+67N	=35B	=76N	=68B	−10N	=29B	=40N	=41B	+55N	5.0	34.5	37.0	19.50	2573	-3.9
32	Pang, TaoGM	2485	CHN	=65N	−38B	=60N	+59B	=54N	=37B	=27B	=57N	+58B	5.0	34.0	37.5	20.50	2601	+14.1
33	Jumabayev, RinatGM	2551	KAZ	−1N	=80B	=63N	=75B	+64N	+74B	=30N	=37B	=29N	5.0	34.0	35.5	17.50	2597	+5.2
34	Nigmatov, OrtikGM	2457	UZB	=17B	+57N	+58B	−3N	=36B	−19N	+35B	−21N	=38B	4.5	40.5	44.5	19.75	2586	+15.2
35	Grebnev, AlekseyGM	2556	FID	+39B	=31N	=4B	−6N	+71B	−16B	−34N	=52N	+61B	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.50	2550	-0.9
36	Karthik VenkataramanGM	2565	IND	+80N	=1B	=29N	=76B	=34N	=25B	−18N	+62B	−12N	4.5	38.5	40.0	17.00	2538	-3.6
37	Samunenkov, IhorGM	2572	UKR	−24B	+73N	−39B	+28N	=56B	=32N	+52B	=33N	−17B	4.5	38.0	41.0	19.00	2506	-8.2
38	Sanal, VahapGM	2555	TUR	=50B	+32N	−7B	=42N	=74N	−18B	+76N	=26B	=34N	4.5	37.5	40.0	18.00	2566	+1.4
39	Ilamparthi A RGM	2469	IND	−35N	+67B	+37N	=30B	−51N	=54B	=44N	+65B	−11N	4.5	35.5	39.0	18.25	2568	+12.2
40	Raja Rithvik RGM	2545	IND	−5N	=63B	=75N	+72B	=26N	=46N	=31B	=51B	=42N	4.5	35.5	38.0	17.50	2570	+3.1
41	Sethuraman, S.P.GM	2552	IND	=3B	−48N	−56B	=70N	+79B	=28N	+71B	=31N	=44B	4.5	35.0	37.0	17.00	2583	+3.6
42	Nguyen, Ngoc Truong SonGM	2632	VIE	=55N	+60B	−23N	=38B	−69N	+67B	=50B	=27N	=40B	4.5	34.5	37.5	18.50	2531	-12.2
43	Petkov, MomchilGM	2524	BUL	−4B	=71N	=78B	=47N	−9N	=60B	+72N	+63B	=45N	4.5	34.5	36.5	15.50	2552	+3.5
44	Sargissian, GabrielGM	2641	ARM	=60N	=55B	−10N	=56N	=66B	=53N	=39B	+68B	=41N	4.5	34.0	37.0	17.25	2523	-14.5
45	Predke, AlexandrGM	2631	SRB	=79B	−13N	=28B	=66N	=53B	−52N	+56B	+70N	=43B	4.5	33.5	35.5	16.50	2520	-13.6
46	Xu, XiangyuGM	2623	CHN	=64N	=68B	=49N	=55B	=29N	=40B	+69N	=11B	F	4.5	32.5	32.5	17.75	2562	-6.4
47	Bai, JinshiGM	2572	CHN	=49N	=62B	−68N	=43B	+63N	+76B	=25N	=29B	F	4.5	31.0	31.0	17.00	2540	-3.4
48	Maghsoodloo, ParhamGM	2706	IRI	=10N	+41B	=11N	+65B	=8N	−1B	−14N	=49B	F	4.0	41.5	41.5	18.50	2569	-14.5
49	Xiao, Tong(QD)GM	2493	CHN	=47B	=8N	=46B	=19N	+58B	=30B	−20N	=48N	−27B	4.0	40.0	44.0	18.75	2554	+7.6
50	Oro, FaustinoIM	2454	ARG	=38N	+9B	=65N	=51B	=30N	=14B	=42N	−23B	−26N	4.0	39.5	43.0	19.50	2543	+10.9
51	Iniyan, PaGM	2573	IND	+73B	−12N	+53B	=50N	+39B	−3N	−24B	=40N	−28B	4.0	39.0	42.0	15.75	2487	-10.4
52	Klimkowski, JanGM	2503	POL	=22N	+54B	=30N	−15B	−20N	+45B	−37N	=35B	=60N	4.0	38.5	42.5	17.75	2540	+4.9
53	Samadov, ReadIM	2521	AZE	=26N	=15B	−51N	=9B	=45N	=44B	=63N	+69B	−30N	4.0	38.0	41.0	17.50	2545	+3.2
54	Can, EmreGM	2568	TUR	=56B	−52N	+70B	=24N	=32B	=39N	−21B	−28N	+62N	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.75	2459	-13.3
55	Zhu, JinerGM	2541	CHN	=42B	=44N	=16B	=46N	−19B	=71N	=70B	+73N	−31B	4.0	35.5	38.5	15.50	2535	-0.6
56	Rohith Krishna SGM	2490	IND	=54N	−65B	+41N	=44B	=37N	−9B	−45N	+77N	=57B	4.0	35.5	38.0	15.50	2542	+6.7
57	Sankalp GuptaGM	2559	IND	=25N	−34B	+80N	=18B	=62N	=68B	−29N	=32B	=56N	4.0	35.5	37.0	14.50	2466	-11.2
58	Akobian, VaruzhanGM	2564	USA	+63N	=5B	−34N	=62B	−49N	+75B	+68N	−25B	−32N	4.0	34.5	37.0	13.75	2460	-12.6
59	Vakhidov, JakhongirGM	2546	UZB	−6B	+82N	−3B	−32N	−28B	=77N	=64B	+78N	+69B	4.0	33.5	33.5	8.00	2525	-2.7
60	Kuybokarov, TemurGM	2542	AUS	=44B	−42N	=32B	−71N	=70B	=43N	=67B	+75N	=52B	4.0	32.0	34.5	14.75	2485	-6.8
61	Nikitenko, MihailGM	2516	BLR	+9N	=30B	+74N	−2B	−5N	−26B	−65N	+71B	−35N	3.5	39.5	42.5	14.50	2515	-0.2
62	Huang, Renjie	2491	CHN	=8B	=47N	=19B	=58N	=57B	−17N	+66B	−36N	−54B	3.5	38.0	41.5	15.50	2484	-1.0
63	Isik, AlparslanIM	2482	TUR	−58B	=40N	=33B	=21N	−47B	+81N	=53B	−43N	=64B	3.5	35.5	37.0	12.75	2464	-2.4
64	Madaminov, MukhiddinGM	2520	UZB	=46B	−7N	+77B	−16N	−33B	−70N	=59N	+72B	=63N	3.5	34.5	37.0	11.50	2474	-5.8
65	Ahmadzada, AhmadGM	2564	AZE	=32B	+56N	=50B	−48N	−24B	=66N	+61B	−39N	F	3.5	33.5	33.5	13.75	2474	-10.2
66	Lobanov, SergeiGM	2527	FID	=74N	=26B	−15N	=45B	=44N	=65B	−62N	F	+67B	3.5	33.0	35.5	13.75	2547	+1.9
67	Aswath, SIM	2515	IND	−31B	−39N	=71B	=77N	+78B	−42N	=60N	+79B	−66N	3.5	29.0	31.0	8.75	2469	-5.6
68	Kacharava, NikoloziGM	2516	GEO	=7B	=46N	+47B	=31N	−4B	=57N	−58B	−44N	−73B	3.0	38.5	41.5	14.25	2463	-5.9
69	Malek, JanGM	2511	POL	−19B	−16N	+82B	+78N	+42B	−6N	−46B	−53N	−59N	3.0	36.0	36.0	6.50	2461	-5.9
70	Aronyak GhoshIM	2514	IND	−30N	=20B	−54N	=41B	=60N	+64B	=55N	−45B	F	3.0	35.0	35.0	12.50	2480	-4.1
71	Tarhan, AdarIM	2472	TUR	−14N	=43B	=67N	+60B	−35N	=55B	−41N	−61N	=79B	3.0	34.0	36.0	11.00	2413	-6.7
72	Seemann, JakubGM	2453	POL	=21B	−17N	=81B	−40N	+77B	−27N	−43B	−64N	+78B	3.0	33.0	34.5	8.00	2426	-2.9
73	Royal, ShreyasGM	2493	ENG	−51N	−37B	−9N	+82B	F	−21N	+78B	−55B	+68N	3.0	29.0	29.0	5.00	2465	-3.6
74	Idani, PouyaGM	2630	IRI	=66B	+79N	−61B	=27N	=38B	−33N	=28B	F	F	3.0	28.5	28.5	11.00	2487	-13.9
75	Divya DeshmukhGM	2469	IND	−27B	=81N	=40B	=33N	=21B	−58N	=79N	−60B	F	2.5	31.5	33.0	9.25	2408	-6.3
76	Ohanyan, EminGM	2503	ARM	=78B	+77N	=31B	=36N	−23B	−47N	−38B	F	F	2.5	31.5	31.5	8.25	2472	-3.2
77	Gupta, AbhijeetGM	2577	IND	=29N	−76B	−64N	=67B	−72N	=59B	+80N	−56B	F	2.5	27.0	27.0	7.75	2360	-23.4
78	Vescovi, GiovanniGM	2584	BRA	=76N	−29B	=43N	−69B	−67N	+80B	−73N	−59B	−72N	2.0	28.5	30.0	5.00	2283	-35.0
79	Ferreira, Jorge ViterboGM	2537	POR	=45N	−74B	−20N	=80B	−41N	F	=75B	−67N	=71N	2.0	28.0	28.0	5.75	2350	-19.3
80	Davtyan, ArturGM	2485	ARM	−36B	=33N	−57B	=79N	=81B	−78N	−77B	F	F	1.5	24.0	24.0	4.25	2329	-12.8
81	Sychev, KlementyGM	2542	FID	−2N	=75B	=72N	−25B	=80N	−63B	F	F	F	1.5	22.0	22.0	3.50	2307	-18.5
82	Injac, TeodoraIM	2474	SRB	−23N	−59B	−69N	−73N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	1728	-17.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Aditya MittalGMIND
+23.1
5.5 pts · #21
2Visakh N RGMIND
+22.0
5.5 pts · #16
3Dai, ChangrenGMCHN
+20.8
5.5 pts · #18

Top rating losers

1Vescovi, GiovanniGMBRA
-35.0
2.0 pts · #78
2Gupta, AbhijeetGMIND
-23.4
2.5 pts · #75
3Ferreira, Jorge ViterboGMPOR
-19.3
2.0 pts · #79

Biggest upsets

R2+149 Elo gap
IMOro, Faustino2454 beat GMMuradli, Mahammad2603
R7+148 Elo gap
GMVetokhin, Savva2558 beat GMMaghsoodloo, Parham2706
R5+139 Elo gap
GMDai, Changren2531 beat GMTabatabaei, M. Amin2670