Al Araimi Boulevard Summer Classic Tournment
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66 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in Muscat, Oman. 1 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1876, and top seed was Velavaa Ragavesh (🇮🇳 IND, CM, 2199).
Velavaa Ragavesh (🇮🇳 IND, CM, 2199) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Khalfan Al Hosni (6.0) and Farhoud Fathi Tavani (6.0). Ragavesh won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Khalfan Al Hosni (1758) beat Velavaa Ragavesh (CM, 2199), a +441-point gap.
Location
🇴🇲Muscat, Oman
Dates
17 Jul 2025 → 20 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇴🇲Oman×28
🇮🇳India×18
🇪🇬Egypt×3
FIDE (no federation)×2
🇯🇴Jordan×1
🇾🇪Yemen×1
🇮🇷Iran×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
31
16
8
4
1
1
3
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 6.0/7. Ragavesh takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.0).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Farhoud Fathi Tavani beat Khalfan Al Hosni (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Farhoud Fathi Tavani 4 wins (R4–R7)Khalfan Al Hosni 6 wins (R1–R6)CM Velavaa Ragavesh 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Farhoud Fathi Tavani | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Khalfan Al Hosni | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3CMVelavaa Ragavesh | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Said Ahmed Al Mamari | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Velavaa RagaveshCM | 2199 | IND | +19N | +8B | +10N | −2B | +15B | +4N | +6N | 6.0 | 30.0 | 34.0 | 28.00 | 2142 | -6.4 |
| 2 | Al Hosni, Khalfan | 1758 | OMA | +40B | +50N | +29B | +1N | +6N | +5B | −3N | 6.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 25.00 | 2073 | +50.8 |
| 3 | Fathi Tavani, Farhoud | 1896 | IRI | +42N | +27B | −4N | +20B | +33B | +13N | +2B | 6.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 23.50 | 1958 | +8.8 |
| 4 | Hassan, Aly | 1706 | EGY | +55B | +57N | +3B | +7B | =5N | −1B | +16N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 19.25 | 2043 | +42.8 |
| 5 | Al Mamari, Said Ahmed | 1784 | OMA | +43B | +17N | +11B | +33N | =4B | −2N | +26B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 20.75 | 1853 | +11.6 |
| 6 | Atharv Bansal | 2036 | IND | +23B | +24N | +12B | +13N | −2B | +32N | −1B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 19.00 | 1944 | -18.8 |
| 7 | Al Hinai, Qusay | 1812 | OMA | +31B | +30N | +14B | −4N | +11B | +16N | F | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 19.50 | 1918 | +15.4 |
| 8 | Al Sabti, Abdul Malik | 1632 | OMA | +35B | −1N | +38B | −21N | +54B | +19N | +32B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 14.00 | 1725 | +19.2 |
| 9 | Al Sabti, Wadhah | 1584 | OMA | +48B | −52N | +57B | +37N | −13B | +34N | +15B | 5.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 12.50 | 1638 | +7.6 |
| 10 | Mohamed Fadil Syed Ibrahim | 1739 | IND | +38B | +21N | −1B | =17N | =14B | +20N | =11B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 17.25 | 1736 | -0.4 |
| 11 | Marksim Karki Abirami, Sriiyukthaa | 1588 | IND | +53N | +16B | −5N | +18B | −7N | +36B | =10N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 14.25 | 1751 | +40.4 |
| 12 | Al Darwashi, Usama | 1719 | OMA | +39N | +36B | −6N | =28B | +17N | +14B | F | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 15.75 | 1817 | +14.8 |
| 13 | Al Rahbi, Ahmed Badar | 1756 | OMA | +41N | +20B | +45N | −6B | +9N | −3B | −21B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 14.50 | 1693 | -18.4 |
| 14 | Al Aisaee, Anat | 1662 | OMA | +18N | +28B | −7N | +45B | =10N | −12N | =22B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 14.25 | 1624 | -5.6 |
| 15 | Al Hasani, Thabit | 1684 | OMA | F | +37N | +31B | +29B | −1N | +18B | −9N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 14.00 | 1660 | -4.6 |
| 16 | Al-qudaimi abdullah | 1873 | YEM | +64B | −11N | +25N | +36B | +27N | −7B | −4B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 10.00 | 1652 | -66.8 |
| 17 | Mahmoud Abdou Hassan, Hossameldin | 1554 | EGY | +46N | −5B | +39N | =10B | −12B | =35N | +34B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 11.75 | 1576 | +2.4 |
| 18 | Murali Krishna R | 0 | IND | −14B | +40N | +43B | −11N | +23B | −15N | +42B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 13.00 | 1566 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Al Balushi, Mohammed Ahmed | 1499 | OMA | −1B | +34N | F | +59B | +53N | −8B | +41N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.00 | 1534 | +0.8 |
| 20 | Al Jabri, Ahmed Badar | 1573 | OMA | +60B | −13N | +59B | −3N | +38B | −10B | +25N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1579 | -1.6 |
| 21 | Harshavardhan V | 1516 | IND | +63N | −10B | F | +8B | −32N | +33B | +13N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 12.00 | 1792 | +71.6 |
| 22 | Al Sawafi, Abdulrhman | 1481 | OMA | −52B | +60N | =24B | +50N | −26B | +30N | =14N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.25 | 1639 | +47.6 |
| 23 | Marwa Fakkih | 1489 | IND | −6N | +53B | −46N | +47B | −18N | +55B | +39N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1650 | +12.4 |
| 24 | Al Mandhari, Mohammed | 1602 | OMA | +47N | −6B | =22N | +25B | −28N | +45B | F | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.00 | 1587 | -8.4 |
| 25 | Tiana Zandrea Tino | 1474 | IND | +32B | =26N | −16B | −24N | +49B | +29N | −20B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 10.25 | 1605 | +36.8 |
| 26 | Anush Bansal | 1635 | IND | F | =25B | −33N | +46B | +22N | +28B | −5N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 11.25 | 1585 | -13.6 |
| 27 | Al Sabti, Ahmed | 1597 | OMA | +34B | −3N | +55B | +54N | −16B | =31N | F | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1474 | -19.6 |
| 28 | Al Bakri, Ziyad Saleh | 1534 | OMA | +51B | −14N | +58B | =12N | +24B | −26N | F | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 8.25 | 1567 | +5.6 |
| 29 | Al Riyami, Majd | 1500 | OMA | +65B | +47B | −2N | −15N | =35B | −25B | +45N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1396 | -22.4 |
| 30 | Stuthi Nayak | 1580 | IND | +58N | −7B | +41N | −32B | =45N | −22B | +35B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 7.75 | 1449 | -33.2 |
| 31 | Christopher M Anish | 1474 | IND | −7N | +56B | −15N | +58B | +46N | =27B | F | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 5.25 | 1425 | -7.2 |
| 32 | Sinan Shafeek | 1800 | IND | −25N | F | +42B | +30N | +21B | −6B | −8N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 10.50 | 1618 | -52.0 |
| 33 | Yasser Hamdan | 1664 | JOR | +54B | +59N | +26B | −5B | −3N | −21N | F | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 4.50 | 1515 | -15.8 |
| 34 | Al Sabagh, Mohamed | 0 | OMA | −27N | −19B | +61N | +39B | +44N | −9B | −17N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 1402 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Al Manwari, Abdulhadi Saleem | 0 | OMA | −8N | +44B | −36N | +41B | =29N | =17B | −30N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 9.75 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Aswanthram Sankar Ganesh Kannan | 1556 | IND | +49B | −12N | +35B | −16N | +37B | −11N | F | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 8.00 | 927 | -33.6 |
| 37 | Nitin Bajaj | 0 | IND | +44N | −15B | F | −9B | −36N | +57N | +43B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 6.50 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Atharv Parsekar | 1411 | IND | −10N | +61B | −8N | +56B | −20N | +44B | F | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1425 | +2.0 |
| 39 | Al Shukaili, Reem | 1408 | OMA | −12B | +62N | −17B | −34N | +51B | +50N | −23B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1378 | -7.6 |
| 40 | Al Jabri, Shihab | 1453 | OMA | −2N | −18B | −49N | +48N | +57B | +46B | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 4.50 | 955 | -6.0 |
| 41 | Al Jabri, Abdul Rahman | 1437 | OMA | −13B | +51N | −30B | −35N | +48B | +49N | −19B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 807 | -34.8 |
| 42 | Al Shukaili, Hoor | 1487 | OMA | −3B | +48N | −32N | −53B | +47N | +54B | −18N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1045 | -8.8 |
| 43 | Al Shukaili, Abdulaziz | 1460 | OMA | −5N | −46B | −18N | +61B | +58N | +53B | −37N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.50 | 984 | -5.2 |
| 44 | Al Jabri, Sultan Ahmed | 1518 | OMA | −37B | −35N | +60B | +57N | −34B | −38N | +48B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 607 | -26.4 |
| 45 | Al Riyami, Mohammed | 1457 | OMA | +66B | +49N | −13B | −14N | =30B | −24N | −29B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.75 | 1251 | -39.6 |
| 46 | Mohammed Helal Uddin, Hossam | 0 | FID | −17B | +43N | +23B | −26N | −31B | −40N | F | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 1386 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 9406786 | 0 | — | −24B | −29N | +51B | −23N | −42B | +56N | F | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 719 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 22029567 | 0 | — | −9N | −42B | +63N | −40B | −41N | +58B | −44N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.50 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Helal, Yuasuf Md | 0 | FID | −36N | −45B | +40B | +55N | −25N | −41B | F | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1232 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Aniketh Sailesh | 1523 | IND | +61N | −2B | −54N | −22B | +59N | −39B | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 749 | -56.8 |
| 51 | Muhammed Salah Fakkih | 0 | IND | −28N | −41B | −47N | +62B | −39N | +59B | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Medhat, Magdy | 1848 | EGY | +22N | +9B | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2332 | +5.6 |
| 53 | Al Shukaili, Zakariya | 0 | OMA | −11B | −23N | F | +42N | −19B | −43N | F | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.00 | 1264 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Al Hadabi, Osama Sulaiman | 0 | OMA | −33N | F | +50B | −27B | −8N | −42N | F | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 1342 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Aarav Bajaj | 0 | IND | −4N | +63B | −27N | −49B | F | −23N | F | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 8134774 | 0 | — | +62B | −31N | F | −38N | F | −47B | −59N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 22031855 | 0 | — | F | −4B | −9N | −44B | −40N | −37B | =58N | 0.5 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 0.25 | 767 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 22029559 | 0 | — | −30B | F | −28N | −31N | −43B | −48N | =57B | 0.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.25 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 22031502 | 0 | — | F | −33B | −20N | −19N | −50B | −51N | −56B | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 8132070 | 0 | — | −20N | −22B | −44N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 8132488 | 0 | — | −50B | −38N | −34B | −43N | F | F | −62N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 22031910 | 0 | — | −56N | −39B | F | −51N | F | F | −61B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 611 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 8132062 | 0 | — | −21B | −55N | −48B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Al Kasbi, Hamid | 1486 | OMA | −16N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1073 | -3.6 |
| 65 | FIDE 22031898 | 0 | — | −29N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 22031901 | 0 | — | −45N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Harshavardhan VIND+71.64.0 pts · #16
- 2Al Hosni, KhalfanOMA+50.86.0 pts · #2
- 3Al Sawafi, AbdulrhmanOMA+47.64.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Al-qudaimi abdullahYEM-66.84.0 pts · #11
- 2Aniketh SaileshIND-56.82.0 pts · #49
- 3Sinan ShafeekIND-52.03.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R4+441 Elo gap
- R1+326 Elo gap
- R2+285 Elo gap