Chess Masters Academy Classic Chess Championship
Open SwissStandard
66 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 May 2025 to 10 May 2025 in Muscat, Oman. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1707, and top seed was Emerson Napone (🇵🇭 PHI, 2002).
Said Ahmed Al Mamari (🇴🇲 OMA, 1753) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sultan Mohamed Al Habsi (6.5) and Gismalla Elwali (6.0).
The biggest upset came in round 6: Harshavardhan V (1541) beat Abdalla Atea (1884), a +343-point gap.
Location
🇴🇲Muscat, Oman
Dates
08 May 2025 → 10 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Avg top 10
1,707
Participants
66
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇳India×32
🇴🇲Oman×14
🇪🇬Egypt×2
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×2
🇾🇪Yemen×1
🇵🇰Pakistan×1
🇩🇿Algeria×1
🇸🇩Sudan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCo-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE09 May
Sinan Shafeek takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Said Ahmed Al Mamari 3 wins (R4–R6)Gismalla Elwali 3 wins (R6–R8)
R5 · LATE SURGE
Gismalla Elwali was #15 at R5, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Mamari, Said Ahmed | 1753 | OMA | +38N | +13B | −?B | +12N | +6B | +8N | =?B | +11N | +21B | 7.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 36.00 | 2323 | +31.2 |
| 2 | Al Habsi, Sultan Mohamed | 1633 | OMA | +60N | +54B | −?N | −19B | +32N | +13B | =12N | +20B | +11N | 6.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 25.00 | 1706 | +11.2 |
| 3 | Elwali, Gismalla | 1773 | SUD | +51N | +19B | −9N | +13B | −8N | +16B | +18N | +22B | −?N | 6.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 27.00 | 1689 | -12.8 |
| 4 | Ilaan Shafeek | 1444 | IND | −?N | +35B | +43N | +22B | =26B | =20N | −21B | +17N | +23B | 6.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 26.25 | 1694 | +80.8 |
| 5 | Mahmoud Mohamed, Ramez | 1788 | EGY | +37N | +18B | =26B | +?N | −?B | +19N | −7N | =12B | +15N | 6.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 23.25 | 1692 | -22.8 |
| 6 | Dahveed Sibi Kurisinkal | 1535 | IND | +35N | −?B | +58N | +10B | −1N | −?B | +16N | +24B | +22N | 6.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 25.00 | 1874 | +87.6 |
| 7 | Izaan Shafeek | 1755 | IND | +57B | +12N | +14B | +28N | =?B | −11N | +5B | =9N | −?B | 6.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 24.00 | 1809 | +20.8 |
| 8 | Rilwin S Rajesh | 1435 | IND | F | +55N | +53B | +14N | +3B | −1B | +24N | −?B | +18N | 6.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 24.50 | 1901 | +115.6 |
| 9 | Nachiketha Krishnendra Mulgund | 1557 | IND | +30B | +?N | +3B | −?B | +?N | +21N | =11B | =7B | −?N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 20.75 | 1910 | +73.6 |
| 10 | Al Yahyai, Abudl Rahman Hamood | 1781 | OMA | +33B | −28N | +57B | −6N | +37B | −12N | =25B | +41N | +39N | 5.5 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 17.75 | 1579 | -70.8 |
| 11 | Akshobhya Damodar KattiCM | 1715 | IND | +15B | +64N | +?B | +?N | −?N | +7B | =9N | −1B | −2B | 5.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 14.00 | 1622 | -23.6 |
| 12 | Aswanthram Sankar Ganesh Kannan | 1460 | IND | +45N | −7B | +50N | −1B | +35N | +10B | =2B | =5N | −?B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 20.75 | 1670 | +46.8 |
| 13 | Priyesh Valoorakayil Sankaran | 1482 | IND | +66B | −1N | +25B | −3N | +63B | −2N | +37B | =26N | =14B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 12.75 | 1512 | +6.8 |
| 14 | Keith Mathew | 1613 | IND | +36N | +43B | −7N | −8B | −16N | =48B | +27N | +29B | =13N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 18.75 | 1380 | -62.8 |
| 15 | Marwa Fakkih | 1413 | IND | −11N | −44B | +45N | +50B | =17B | +49N | +40B | =23N | −5B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 16.50 | 1618 | +60.4 |
| 16 | Stativkin, Artur | 1437 | KAZ | −?B | +30N | +64B | −21N | +14B | −3N | −6B | +34N | +41B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 16.50 | 1600 | +48.4 |
| 17 | Sai Prasath Karthikeyan | 1551 | IND | +42N | −?B | +36N | −44B | =15N | =29B | +31N | −4B | +32N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 19.00 | 1534 | -4.4 |
| 18 | Harshavardhan V | 1541 | IND | +48B | −5N | +47B | −?N | +54B | +?N | −3B | +28N | −8B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 11.50 | 1425 | -26.0 |
| 19 | Stuthi Nayak | 1532 | IND | +25B | −3N | +52B | +2N | +?B | −5B | −?N | −?N | +33B | 5.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 17.00 | 1656 | +26.0 |
| 20 | Christopher M Anish | 1451 | IND | −?N | +42B | +63N | =23B | +29N | =4B | +26B | −2N | −?N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 17.00 | 1572 | +25.6 |
| 21 | Djelmami , Said | 1626 | ALG | F | +58B | −?N | +16B | +44N | −9B | +4N | +?B | −1N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 15.00 | 1548 | -16.4 |
| 22 | Al Bakri, Ziyad Saleh | 1564 | OMA | +47B | −?N | +60B | −4N | +51B | +28N | +?B | −3N | −6B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 10.00 | 1455 | -31.6 |
| 23 | Hamid Gulzar | 1600 | PAK | +61B | −?N | +38B | =20N | +49B | −?N | +36B | =15B | −4N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 15.50 | 1524 | -18.8 |
| 24 | Al Raisi, Yasser Mansoor | 1624 | OMA | +29N | +52B | +?B | −?N | +28B | −?N | −8B | −6N | +31N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 14.00 | 1473 | -16.2 |
| 25 | Mahmoud Abdou Hassan, Hossameldin | 0 | EGY | −19N | +51B | −13N | +?B | −39N | +32B | =10N | +36B | −26B | 4.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 12.25 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Muhammad Zaahir Naduvilaparambil | 1619 | IND | F | +62B | =5N | −?B | =4N | +44B | −20N | =13B | +25N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 17.00 | 1453 | -36.0 |
| 27 | Al Balushi, Ahmed Mohamed | 1536 | OMA | F | F | F | +59N | =30B | +38N | −14B | +51N | +40B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 12.00 | 1683 | +15.0 |
| 28 | Aadam Sibi Kurisinkal | 1477 | IND | +50N | +10B | +31N | −7B | −24N | −22B | F | −18B | +29N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 16.00 | 1496 | +2.8 |
| 29 | Al Balushi, Hadhifa Mahmood | 0 | OMA | −24B | =49N | +39B | +54N | −20B | =17N | +34B | −14N | −28B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 13.25 | 1455 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Al Qudaimi M Abdallah | 0 | YEM | −9N | −16B | −?N | +45B | =27N | =46B | +35N | −32B | +42N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 13.25 | 1122 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Shashini S | 1458 | IND | =46B | +39N | −28B | =40N | −?B | +51N | −17B | +37N | −24B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 12.25 | 1511 | +20.4 |
| 32 | Al Sabagh, Mohamed | 1447 | OMA | −?B | −47N | +55B | +52N | −2B | −25N | +63B | +30N | −17B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 7.50 | 792 | -24.8 |
| 33 | Avantika Priyesh | 1426 | IND | −10N | −50B | −35N | +65B | −48N | +59B | +42N | +43B | −19N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 7.00 | 851 | -19.2 |
| 34 | Aswathi Unnikrishnan | 1514 | IND | F | F | F | +42B | +43N | +35B | −29N | −16B | +46N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 12.50 | 642 | -24.0 |
| 35 | Farhan Fakkih | 0 | IND | −6B | −4N | +33B | +38N | −12B | −34N | −30B | +55N | =37B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 10.75 | 1357 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Al Jabri, Moath Sulaiman | 0 | OMA | −14B | +40N | −17B | F | =41N | +39B | −23N | −25N | +38B | 3.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 12.25 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Murali Krishna R | 1433 | IND | −5B | +48N | −44N | +43B | −10N | +56B | −13N | −31B | =35N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 8.75 | 827 | -44.8 |
| 38 | Sreenand Arun | 1417 | IND | −1B | +66N | −23N | −35B | =50N | −27B | +46N | +48B | −36N | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 6.75 | 830 | -28.8 |
| 39 | Stativkin, Yernat | 1559 | KAZ | =56N | −31B | −29N | +46B | +25B | −36N | F | +40N | −10B | 3.5 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 11.75 | 1458 | -17.2 |
| 40 | Yadhukrishna V | 1509 | IND | −52N | −36B | +42N | =31B | +56N | +41B | −15N | −39B | −27N | 3.5 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 10.00 | 1354 | -41.2 |
| 41 | Aeden Subi Kurisinkal | 1548 | IND | +55B | −?N | −54B | +53N | =36B | −40N | +48N | −10B | −16N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 7.75 | 777 | -56.8 |
| 42 | FIDE 9406786 | 0 | — | −17B | −20N | −40B | −34N | +45B | +53N | −33B | +63N | −30B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 5.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 22029567 | 0 | — | +53B | −14N | −4B | −37N | −34B | +52N | +51B | −33N | −45B | 3.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 6.00 | 1202 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Hafnaoui Hamdi | 0 | TUN | F | +15N | +37B | +17N | −21B | −26N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 13.50 | 1548 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Vihaan Praveen | 0 | IND | −12B | −57N | −15B | −30N | −42N | F | +53B | +47B | +43N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 8.00 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Yashkrishna V | 0 | IND | =31N | −56B | −49B | −39N | +55B | =30N | −38B | +52N | −34B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 7.50 | 1132 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Al Mughaizwi, Muna | 0 | OMA | −22N | +32B | −18N | F | F | F | +65B | −45N | +59B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1394 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Arulamuthan Anbazhagan | 0 | IND | −18N | −37B | −51N | F | +33B | =14N | −41B | −38N | +53B | 2.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 8.50 | 1257 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Al Riyami, Majd | 1544 | OMA | −58N | =29B | +46N | +56B | −23N | −15B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 6.50 | 706 | -44.0 |
| 50 | Sidharth Arun | 0 | IND | −28B | +33N | −12B | −15N | =38B | +?N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.75 | 1405 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Eshal Shafeek | 1422 | IND | −3B | −25N | +48B | F | −22N | −31B | −43N | −27B | +63N | 2.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 2.50 | 784 | -48.0 |
| 52 | Muhammed Salah Fakkih | 0 | IND | +40B | −24N | −19N | −32B | −?N | −43B | +59N | −46B | F | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 4.50 | 1295 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 22029559 | 0 | — | −43N | +63B | −8N | −41B | −?N | −42B | −45N | +65B | −48N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Al Manwari, Abdulhadi Saleem | 0 | OMA | +?B | −2N | +41N | −29B | −18N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1576 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 22030662 | 0 | — | −41N | −8B | −32N | =?B | −46N | F | F | −35B | +65N | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 1180 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 22023690 | 0 | — | =39B | +46N | −?B | −49N | −40B | −37N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.75 | 1189 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Nibodh Poovanna Subbaiah Kannambira | 1421 | IND | −7N | +45B | −10N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 967 | -10.4 |
| 58 | Antony Sheen | 0 | IND | +49B | −21N | −6B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 1440 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 22031111 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −27B | +65N | −33N | −52B | F | −47N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 60 | ANTONY, MICHAEL VINISH | 0 | FID | −2B | +?N | −22N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Al Khayari, Abdul Aziz | 0 | OMA | −23N | +?B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Al Abri, Zeyad | 0 | OMA | +?N | −26N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 817 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 537030736 | 0 | — | F | −53N | −20B | F | −13N | −?B | −32N | −42B | −51B | 0.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 0.00 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 547048247 | 0 | — | F | −11B | −16N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 65 | FIDE 547022434 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −33N | −59B | F | −47N | −53N | −55B | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 88195090 | 0 | — | −13N | −38B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rilwin S RajeshIND+115.66.0 pts · #7
- 2Dahveed Sibi KurisinkalIND+87.66.0 pts · #8
- 3Ilaan ShafeekIND+80.86.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Al Yahyai, Abudl Rahman HamoodOMA-70.85.5 pts · #4
- 2Keith MathewIND-62.85.0 pts · #34
- 3Aeden Subi KurisinkalIND-56.83.5 pts · #55
Biggest upsets
- R6+343 Elo gap
- R5+338 Elo gap
- R6+321 Elo gap