8th Oman Club Chess Championship 2025

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99 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Jul 2025 to 31 Jul 2025 in Muscat, Oman. 9 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1978, and top seed was Velavaa Ragavesh (🇮🇳 IND, CM, 2199).

Emerson Napone (🇵🇭 PHI, 2002) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Salim Al Amri Salim Mohammed (8.0) and Shybi Binoj (8.0). Napone shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Usama Al Darwashi (1719) beat Velavaa Ragavesh (CM, 2199), a +480-point gap.

Location

🇴🇲Muscat, Oman

Dates

24 Jul 2025 → 31 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳CMVelavaa Ragavesh2199

Avg top 10

1,978

Participants

Titled players · 9

FM×3

CM×4

WCM×2

Federations · 7 represented

🇴🇲Oman×82

🇮🇳India×7

🇪🇬Egypt×3

🇸🇩Sudan×2

🇾🇪Yemen×1

🇯🇴Jordan×1

🇵🇭Philippines×1

Top 3

🥇
Emerson Napone
🇵🇭PHI·2002
8.0pts·2184perf+34.4
🥈
FMSalim Al Amri Salim Mohammed
🇴🇲OMA·1976
8.0pts·2523perf+31.6
🥉
Shybi Binoj
🇮🇳IND·1758
8.0pts·1911perf+46.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 4 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Salim Mohammed8Napone8Binoj8Shafeek8Karthikeyan7Ragavesh7

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 8.0/9. Napone takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (37.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Salim Al Amri Salim Mohammed 8 wins (R2–R9)Emerson Napone 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)Shybi Binoj 8 wins (R2–R9)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Napone, Emerson	2002	PHI	+83B	+23N	+7B	−5N	+61B	+8N	+52B	+92N	+29B	8.0	37.0	37.5	30.50	2184	+34.4
2	Salim Mohammed, Salim Al AmriFM	1976	OMA	F	+28B	+50B	+13N	+70N	+14N	+77B	+37N	+47B	8.0	30.5	30.5	30.50	2523	+31.6
3	Shybi Binoj	1758	IND	−42N	+84B	+86N	+18B	+83N	+32B	+51B	+60N	+25N	8.0	26.5	27.5	24.00	1911	+46.8
4	Sinan Shafeek	1800	IND	+88N	+34B	+58N	+57N	+87N	+53B	F	+76N	+62N	8.0	19.0	19.0	19.00	2308	+44.8
5	Velavaa RagaveshCM	2199	IND	+15N	+22N	+8N	+1B	+12B	F	+29N	+54B	−7N	7.0	47.5	50.5	39.50	2197	+2.0
6	Srivatsan KarthikeyanCM	1905	IND	+32B	=21N	−12N	=24B	+46N	+10B	+64N	+68B	+20B	7.0	39.0	41.0	29.50	1948	+24.0
7	Al Darwashi, Usama	1719	OMA	+89N	+93B	−1N	+29B	−21N	+54B	+44B	+53N	+5B	7.0	35.5	36.0	22.50	1921	+40.4
8	Atharv Bansal	2036	IND	+65N	+61B	−5B	+15N	=92N	−1B	+12B	+21N	+32N	6.5	41.5	42.0	26.75	1997	-4.4
9	Al-qudaimi abdullah	1873	YEM	+90B	+41B	+79B	=28B	+50N	F	−17B	+33N	+31B	6.5	32.5	33.5	19.25	1968	+34.0
10	Mohamed Fadil Syed Ibrahim	1739	IND	+51B	+18N	−35B	+68B	+32N	−6N	+86B	+84N	=60B	6.5	29.5	30.5	18.25	1759	+10.4
11	Al Aisaee, Anat	1662	OMA	−19N	+81B	=47N	+77B	=66B	+31N	=48B	+43N	+30N	6.5	29.0	30.5	19.75	1829	+40.2
12	Medhat, Magdy	1848	EGY	+96B	+20N	+6B	−21N	−5N	+22B	−8N	+99B	+49B	6.0	40.0	40.0	21.00	1950	+25.0
13	Al Kathiri, ManaCM	1869	OMA	+85N	+31N	=14N	−2B	+28B	F	+72N	+30B	=82N	6.0	37.0	38.0	19.75	1860	+2.8
14	Al Mamari, Ali Abdullah	1760	OMA	+55B	+30B	=13B	F	+37N	−2B	+28B	=77N	+38N	6.0	35.5	35.5	23.75	1882	+20.4
15	Dahveed Sibi Kurisinkal	1684	IND	−5B	+44N	+80B	−8B	=45B	+68N	+69B	=28N	+55N	6.0	32.0	33.5	16.00	1801	+31.3
16	Al Mashikhi, Salim AliyanFM	1951	OMA	+43B	=69B	+33B	+17N	−23N	F	=41B	+61N	+50B	6.0	31.0	33.0	21.75	1945	+1.2
17	Al Maashani, AmerFM	1977	OMA	+53N	F	+34N	−16B	F	+33B	+9N	+31B	+41N	6.0	31.0	31.0	25.00	2052	+11.6
18	Al Mandhari, Mohammed	1602	OMA	+24N	−10B	+49B	−3N	+99N	F	+32N	+86N	+83B	6.0	29.0	29.0	14.50	1828	+92.8
19	Al Handhali, Mazin	1563	OMA	+11B	+40N	−31B	+78N	+36B	+85B	F	−41N	+98N	6.0	24.5	24.5	17.00	1775	+34.0
20	Al Maashani, Abdullah	1893	OMA	+91N	−12B	+24N	=64B	+49N	+42B	+21N	−22B	−6N	5.5	38.5	39.5	19.75	1851	-7.0
21	Said Ahmed Ali Jidal Fadhil	1818	OMA	+46B	=6B	+73B	+12B	+7B	F	−20B	−8B	+92B	5.5	38.0	38.0	22.50	1941	+27.2
22	Al Jabri, Rashid	1781	OMA	+60N	−5B	+68N	+49B	=42N	−12N	+25B	+20N	−35B	5.5	37.0	39.0	20.25	1853	+15.8
23	Al Hinai, Qusay	1812	OMA	+68N	−1B	−29N	+52B	+16B	+92N	−33B	=25N	+54N	5.5	36.0	36.5	17.25	1867	+14.2
24	Aly, Talal	1836	EGY	−18B	+51N	−20B	=6N	+35B	−49N	+60N	+83B	+64N	5.5	33.5	34.5	16.50	1769	-11.4
25	Al Sawafi, Abdul malik	1666	OMA	F	+60B	+84N	+42N	+89N	+96B	−22N	=23B	−3B	5.5	27.0	27.0	10.75	1754	+30.8
26	Al Rawahy, Abdul Malik	1480	OMA	−30N	+63B	+85N	+97B	+98N	=67N	−27N	+88B	F	5.5	16.5	16.5	5.75	1534	+14.8
27	Al Harrasi, Osama Muntaser	1594	OMA	−81N	F	+38B	+36N	+55B	+95B	+26B	−34N	−45N	5.0	25.5	25.5	16.50	1565	-9.2
28	Al Balushi, Emad	1816	OMA	+62B	−2N	+41B	=9N	−13N	+69B	−14N	=15B	=61B	4.5	41.0	43.0	15.50	1767	-11.2
29	Al Sabti, Abdul Malik	1632	OMA	+76N	=52B	+23B	−7N	F	+73N	−5B	+62N	−1N	4.5	38.0	39.5	13.00	1783	+45.2
30	Al Maqbali, Saif	1470	OMA	+26B	−14N	+56B	−37B	=81N	+50N	+74B	−13N	−11B	4.5	36.0	37.5	14.25	1634	+58.8
31	Al Dhiyabi, Mohammed	1692	OMA	+58N	−13B	+19N	+61B	−33N	−11B	+43B	−17N	−9N	4.0	41.5	44.0	15.00	1674	-3.8
32	Al Hajri, Mohammed Badar	1525	OMA	−6N	+86B	+91N	+84B	−10B	−3N	−18B	+51N	−8B	4.0	39.0	40.0	6.00	1593	+16.4
33	Al Mamari, Said Ahmed	1784	OMA	F	+70N	−16N	+43B	+31B	−17N	+23N	−9B	F	4.0	35.0	35.0	15.00	1833	+10.0
34	Al Balushi, Salim	1617	OMA	+45B	−4N	−17B	+41N	F	−70N	+36N	+27B	F	4.0	32.0	32.0	16.00	1721	+18.4
35	Shamas Salim Ahmed	1729	OMA	+86N	F	+10N	F	−24N	F	F	+42N	+22N	4.0	29.0	29.0	16.50	1962	+29.6
36	Al Balushi, Mohammed Ahmed	1499	OMA	F	=43N	+95N	−27B	−19N	+39N	−34B	=63N	+79B	4.0	26.5	26.5	8.50	1509	+3.2
37	Yasser Hamdan	1664	JOR	+71B	−66N	+74B	+30N	−14B	F	+85N	−2B	F	4.0	26.0	26.0	9.50	1688	+2.6
38	Al Hajri, Yousuf	0	OMA	−41N	+90B	−27N	+87B	+78B	F	−39B	+95N	−14B	4.0	22.0	22.0	3.50	1621	0.0
39	Al Sabagh, Mohamed	0	OMA	+50B	+79N	−61B	+55N	F	−36B	+38N	−90N	F	4.0	19.0	19.0	11.50	1603	+18.8
40	Hassan, Aly	1706	EGY	F	−19B	+97N	−71B	+63N	F	+94N	−82B	+56B	4.0	15.5	15.5	6.00	1384	-33.6
41	Al Hosni, Al Yaqdhan	1709	OMA	+38B	−9N	−28N	−34B	+90N	F	=16N	+19B	−17B	3.5	38.0	38.0	14.00	1606	-33.6
42	Al Hosni, Khalfan	1758	OMA	+3B	+49N	+64N	−25B	=22B	−20N	F	−35B	F	3.5	34.0	34.0	16.25	1762	+1.2
43	Al Wahaibi, Salah	1563	OMA	−16N	=36B	+87N	−33N	+56N	+62B	−31N	−11B	F	3.5	31.0	31.0	8.50	1563	-3.6
44	Al Riyami, Mohammed	1457	OMA	=69N	−15B	+93N	+91B	F	+45B	−7N	−55N	F	3.5	24.5	24.5	6.00	1678	+69.6
45	Sara Mohamed	1503	SUD	−34N	+88B	−54N	F	=15N	−44N	+76B	F	+27B	3.5	24.0	24.0	10.50	1540	+4.8
46	Al Mamary, Kothar	1583	OMA	−21N	F	F	+51N	−6B	+80B	+78B	=89N	F	3.5	19.5	19.5	6.50	1749	+21.0
47	Al Sabti, Ahmed	1597	OMA	+97N	+77B	=11B	F	F	+78B	F	F	−2N	3.5	17.5	17.5	6.25	1850	+50.0
48	Al Hasani, Thabit	1684	OMA	+63N	F	F	+85N	F	F	=11N	F	+75B	3.5	12.0	12.0	8.75	1812	+6.4
49	Al Kharusi, Mohammed	1748	OMA	+84N	−42B	−18N	−22N	−20B	+24B	+96N	−64B	−12N	3.0	35.5	35.5	6.50	1552	-40.0
50	Al Balushi, Said	1713	OMA	−39N	+95B	−2N	+72B	−9B	−30B	+71B	F	−16N	3.0	33.0	33.0	4.00	1642	-14.0
51	Al Rasbi, Said Nasser	1547	OMA	−10N	−24B	−60N	−46B	+84N	+91B	−3N	−32B	+96N	3.0	32.0	32.0	2.00	1430	-50.4
52	Mohammed Al Ryami	1826	OMA	+57N	=29N	+88N	−23N	F	F	−1N	F	=69N	3.0	30.0	30.0	7.25	1701	-36.0
53	Al Yahmadi, Idris	1408	OMA	−17B	−62N	+76N	F	−65N	−4N	+87N	−7B	+89B	3.0	29.5	29.5	3.50	1374	-14.4
54	Hussein Siddig Mohamed	1741	SUD	+80B	F	+45B	+69B	F	−7N	−68B	−5N	−23B	3.0	28.5	28.5	7.00	1654	-18.0
55	Al Wahaibi, Khalid Said	0	OMA	−14N	=87B	+90N	−39B	−27N	−76N	=93N	+44B	−15B	3.0	28.0	28.5	5.25	1478	0.0
56	Al Mamari, Marwan	0	OMA	F	F	−30N	+63B	−43B	+71N	+75B	−59B	−40N	3.0	21.5	21.5	6.50	1438	0.0
57	Al Maqbali, Doaa	1542	OMA	−52B	+76B	−65N	−4B	F	+87N	+88N	F	F	3.0	21.5	21.5	3.50	1545	-3.2
58	Al Bulushi, Omar	1437	OMA	−31B	F	−4B	+83N	+68B	F	F	F	+88N	3.0	16.0	16.0	4.00	1663	+58.4
59	Al Bulushi, RawanWCM	1559	OMA	F	+97B	−63N	+98B	−72N	F	F	+56N	F	3.0	7.5	7.5	3.00	757	-20.0
60	Al Sabti, Wadhah	1584	OMA	−22B	−25N	+51B	F	F	+89N	−24B	−3B	=10N	2.5	35.0	35.0	7.25	1528	-17.2
61	Al Jahwari, Adnan Mohammed	1740	OMA	+87N	−8N	+39N	−31N	−1N	F	F	−16B	=28N	2.5	34.0	34.0	7.25	1639	-16.8
62	Al Hadabi, Saddam	1580	OMA	−28N	+53B	=69N	+73B	F	−43N	−70B	−29B	−4B	2.5	29.5	29.5	6.00	1492	-38.8
63	Al Riyami, Saif	1577	OMA	−48B	−26N	+59B	−56N	−40B	−75N	+95N	=36B	−85B	2.5	26.0	26.0	5.00	1521	-20.0
64	Al Rahbi, Ahmed Badar	1756	OMA	+99B	F	−42B	=20N	F	F	−6B	+49N	−24B	2.5	24.5	24.5	5.75	1725	-11.2
65	Al Yahmedi, Abdul Rahman	1480	OMA	−8B	−80N	+57B	=89N	+53B	F	F	F	F	2.5	15.0	15.0	6.50	1577	+16.4
66	Al Mashikhi, Mohammed AlyanCM	1924	OMA	F	+37B	F	F	=11N	+77B	F	F	F	2.5	12.0	12.0	8.75	1964	+3.8
67	Al Mughaizwi, Muna	1556	OMA	F	F	F	+95N	F	=26B	+79B	F	F	2.5	7.0	7.0	4.25	1766	+31.6
68	Al Shereiqi, Nasir	1554	OMA	−23B	+83N	−22B	−10N	−58N	−15B	+54N	−6N	F	2.0	37.5	38.0	4.00	1495	-14.0
69	Al Jabri, salam humaid	1719	OMA	=44B	=16N	=62B	−54N	F	−28N	−15N	F	=52B	2.0	28.5	28.5	7.50	1564	-29.2
70	Al Saadi, Mazin	1616	OMA	F	−33B	F	F	−2B	+34B	+62N	F	F	2.0	18.5	18.5	6.50	1739	+11.4
71	Al Riyami, Majd	1500	OMA	−37N	+85B	F	+40N	−74B	−56B	−50N	F	F	2.0	17.0	17.0	5.00	1459	-8.8
72	Al Bakri, Ziyad Saleh	1534	OMA	F	F	F	−50N	+59B	F	−13B	+74N	F	2.0	15.0	15.0	5.00	1666	+24.8
73	Al Khadouri, Sultan	1503	OMA	F	+89B	−21N	−62N	+76B	−29B	F	F	F	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.50	880	-16.6
74	Al abri. Hamood	1521	OMA	F	F	−37N	+79B	+71N	F	−30N	−72B	F	2.0	14.0	14.0	3.50	1454	-19.2
75	Al Hajri, Hamed	0	OMA	F	F	F	F	F	+63B	−56N	+98B	−48N	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.50	1631	0.0
76	FIDE 22022651	0	—	−29B	−57N	−53B	=80N	−73N	+55B	−45N	−4B	F	1.5	31.0	32.5	3.75	1132	0.0
77	Qatan, Said Mahad	1747	OMA	F	−47N	F	−11N	+82B	−66N	−2N	=14B	F	1.5	28.0	28.0	4.50	1568	-28.2
78	Al Saidi, Abdullah Harib	1635	OMA	+93N	F	F	−19B	−38N	−47N	−46N	=87B	F	1.5	22.0	22.0	1.00	1424	-56.4
79	Al Shukaili, Abdulaziz	1460	OMA	+95N	−39B	−9N	−74N	F	F	−67N	=94B	−36N	1.5	19.5	19.5	0.25	1352	-28.0
80	Al Hadhrami, Hassain	1479	OMA	−54N	+65B	−15N	=76B	F	−46N	F	F	F	1.5	17.0	17.0	3.25	1429	-11.2
81	Al Amri, Mahad	1747	OMA	+27B	−11N	F	F	=30B	F	F	F	F	1.5	16.0	16.0	7.25	1575	-13.2
82	Al Mamari, Mohammed	1667	OMA	F	F	F	F	−77N	F	F	+40N	=13B	1.5	11.5	11.5	7.00	1774	+8.6
83	Al Busaidi, Anwar Ali	1420	OMA	−1N	−68B	F	−58B	−3B	+93B	F	−24N	−18N	1.0	33.0	33.0	0.50	1350	-11.6
84	Al Hadhrami, Aiman	0	OMA	−49B	−3N	−25B	−32N	−51B	−86B	+91N	−10B	F	1.0	32.0	32.0	1.00	1297	0.0
85	Al Zeidi, Ismail Ibrahim	0	OMA	−13B	−71N	−26B	−48B	F	−19N	−37B	F	+63N	1.0	29.5	29.5	2.50	1310	0.0
86	Al Ghafri, AlanoudWCM	1498	OMA	−35B	−32N	−3B	F	F	+84N	−10N	−18B	F	1.0	29.5	29.5	1.00	870	-28.2
87	Al Harrasi, Taher	1488	OMA	−61B	=55N	−43B	−38N	−4B	−57B	−53B	=78N	F	1.0	28.5	28.5	2.25	1214	-63.2
88	Al Bulushi, Ali	1488	OMA	−4B	−45N	−52B	F	+97B	F	−57B	−26N	−58B	1.0	28.0	28.0	0.00	797	-90.0
89	Al Qassabi, Al Maqdad	0	OMA	−7B	−73N	F	=65B	−25B	−60B	F	=46B	−53N	1.0	26.0	26.0	3.00	1254	0.0
90	Al Bulushi, Reem	0	OMA	−9N	−38N	−55B	F	−41B	F	F	+39B	F	1.0	21.0	21.0	4.00	991	0.0
91	Al Qutaiti, Aiman	1470	OMA	−20B	+96N	−32B	−44N	F	−51N	−84B	F	F	1.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	1338	-35.2
92	Al Saidi, Mohammed Khalfan	1915	OMA	F	F	F	F	=8B	−23B	F	−1B	−21N	0.5	25.5	25.5	3.25	1596	-29.6
93	Al Hashmi, Ahmed Ramadhan	1633	OMA	−78B	−7N	−44B	F	F	−83N	=55B	F	F	0.5	19.5	19.5	1.50	758	-95.2
94	Al Kindi, Al Qasim Khalid	0	OMA	F	F	F	F	F	F	−40B	=79N	F	0.5	5.5	5.5	0.75	1389	0.0
95	Al Rasbi, Muammar	1541	OMA	−79B	−50N	−36B	−67B	F	−27N	−63B	−38B	F	0.0	22.5	22.5	0.00	764	-112.8
96	Balfora, Khalid	1490	OMA	−12N	−91B	F	F	F	−25N	−49B	F	−51B	0.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	856	-60.0
97	FIDE 22031936	0	—	−47B	−59N	−40B	−26N	−88N	F	F	F	F	0.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	766	0.0
98	Al Rasbi, Tamem Rashid	0	OMA	F	F	F	−59N	−26B	F	F	−75N	−19B	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	734	0.0
99	Al Hadidi, Ahmed Khalid	1553	OMA	−64N	F	F	F	−18B	F	F	−12N	F	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	936	-16.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Al Mandhari, MohammedOMA
+92.8
6.0 pts · #12
2Al Riyami, MohammedOMA
+69.6
3.5 pts · #34
3Al Maqbali, SaifOMA
+58.8
4.5 pts · #33

Top rating losers

1Al Rasbi, MuammarOMA
-112.8
0.0 pts · #90
2Al Hashmi, Ahmed RamadhanOMA
-95.2
0.5 pts · #91
3Al Bulushi, AliOMA
-90.0
1.0 pts · #99

Biggest upsets

R9+480 Elo gap
Al Darwashi, Usama1719 beat CMVelavaa Ragavesh2199
R6+243 Elo gap
Al Maqbali, Saif1470 beat Al Balushi, Said1713
R1+234 Elo gap
Al Mandhari, Mohammed1602 beat Aly, Talal1836