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UAE National Day Rapid Chess Tournament 2025

SwissRapid

159 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Dec 2025 to 03 Dec 2025 in Dubai, UAE. 26 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2495, and top seed was Vladimir Akopian (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2619).

Eduard Hakobyan (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2173) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Vladimir Akopian (7.5) and Oliver Dimakiling (7.0). Hakobyan shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Aaron Joseph Jenny (1526) beat Vidur Rajagopal (1911), a +385-point gap.

Location
🇦🇪Dubai, UAE
Dates
02 Dec 2025 → 03 Dec 2025
Time control
Rapid: 10 minutes for game with 3 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇸GMVladimir Akopian2619
Avg top 10
2,495
Participants
159
Titled players · 26
GM×7
IM×8
FM×5
CM×3
WFM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×58
🇮🇳India×33
🇮🇷Iran×6
🇵🇭Philippines×5
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×4
🇪🇬Egypt×3
🇷🇺Russia×3
🇺🇸United States of America×3
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
67
36
14
4
6
1
6
2
2
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Hakobyan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Eduard Hakobyan drew with GM Vladimir Akopian (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Eduard Hakobyan 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Oliver Dimakiling 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMEduard Hakobyan*
½
½
2GMVladimir Akopian
½
*
3IMOliver Dimakiling
½
*
4FMAl Taher Abdulrahman Mohammad*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Hakobyan, EduardFM2173USA+92N+67B+55N=3B+11N=2B+18N+12B=10B7.550.054.043.502521+76.6
2Akopian, VladimirGM2619USA+96B+50N=16B+32N+46B=1N+20B+10N=14B7.548.552.542.252570-1.2
3Dimakiling, OliverIM2392PHI+109B+43N+31B=1N+16B=4N+21B14N+26B7.050.554.040.252369+2.1
4Darini, PouriaGM2558IRI+100N+72B+48N+19B=6N=3B=13N+7B=8N7.050.054.040.252439-8.3
5Pimentel, JoelIM2348PHI+87N+38B+24N=11B=21N+47B7N+13B+22N7.048.552.539.252288-5.0
6Sibashvili, GiorgiIM2395GEO+64N+70B+73N+7B=4B+8N10B=46N+19N7.048.052.540.002435+7.4
7Abdulrahman Mohammad, Al TaherFM2109UAE+90B+93N+27B6N+50B+42N+5B4N+46B7.046.550.536.502245+36.0
8Shirliyev, AllayarCM2143TKM+91N+143B=69N+53B+9N6B+34N+11B=4B7.046.548.535.752310+36.4
9Ameir, MohebIM2343EGY+145B+37N+36B10N8B+58N+50B+51N+21B7.045.547.534.002269-3.2
10Adly, AhmedGM2590EGYF+42B+22N+9B+15N+18B+6N2B=1N6.553.056.541.752611+4.1
11Magerramov, ElmarGM2516AZE+81B+39N+71B=5N1B+41N+16B8N+24N6.549.554.036.002317-15.2
12Salcedo, Richilieu IIIIM2315PHI+98B+29N+40B+14N18B+31N+49B1N=15B6.548.552.535.752316+10.0
13Sharon, RafaelIM2169ZAM+95B+75N+23B18N+51B+36N=4B5N+31B6.546.550.534.002200+29.2
14Naiditsch, ArkadijGM2574BUL+102BF+49N12B+55N+48B+19N+3B=2N6.546.046.035.752532-0.7
15Golizadeh, AsgharGM2440IRI+62B+26N+33B+20N10BF+69N+53B=12N6.545.550.035.252419+1.7
16Abuazizah, RajiFM2025PLE+117N+85B=2N+22B3N+70B11N+69B+34N6.545.548.531.252135+27.0
17Kavyansh Srivastava1746IND+121B+116N32B+58N20B+65N=31B+73N+33B6.540.043.028.751965+86.4
18Miladinovic, IgorGM2513SRBF+52B+47N+13B+12N10N1B+36N+20B6.048.548.534.502421-5.1
19Arellano, Bryle2225PHI+78B+61N+51B4N+40B+25N14B+23N6B6.048.052.532.002188+0.6
20Ammar, SedraniFM2237UAE+134N+77B+34N15B+17N+24B2N+55B18N6.047.550.030.0021950.0
21Fernandez, Dandel2046PHI=86B+41N+35B+82N=5B+52N3N+39B9N6.046.550.531.002058+7.6
22Kushnerev, Oleg1982RUS+89B+58N10B16N+78B+133N+52B+27N5B6.044.547.027.001964+1.8
23Abdulla Ateeq Alremaeithi1762UAE+140N+56B13N28B+60N+57B+77N19B+54N6.043.045.026.501793+6.8
24Humaidan Mohamed, Alzaabi1873UAE+120B+115N5B+106N+28B20N+82B+37N11B6.041.544.525.001928+25.2
25Vidur Rajagopal1911IND+79N57B+76N+44B+77N19B39N+59B+52N6.041.045.529.001791-38.8
26Rashed Abubaker, AlhemeiriCM1691UAE+131N15B+117N+63B47N+84B+48N+49B3N6.040.543.525.001894+72.6
27Yashvir Mohammad1747IND+156N+118B7N+96B49N+100B+61N22B+58N6.039.040.022.001801+16.4
28Amna Saqer Almarri1520UAE+128B36N+141B+23N24N55B+115N+47B+69N6.038.040.023.501825+102.0
29Hamad Shuaib Al Kaff1646UAE+122N12B+120N47B+117N+157B33N+60B+48N6.036.036.019.001798+48.8
30Rithik Heman Odhrani1623IND+110B32N+123B33N+95BF+84N+114B+53N6.035.038.022.501831+57.6
31Muhammad Shayan Noushad Ibrahim1951IND+80N+59B3N+85B+54N12B=17N+42B13N5.546.550.527.2519340.0
32Isaev, Magomed2092RUS+84N+30B+17N2B42NF+74B+83N=37B5.543.547.527.751946-19.0
33Mohamed Saeed LailyCM1996UAE+66N+83B15N+30B=70N69B+29B+72N17N5.543.547.527.751832-30.4
34Zayed, Sultan Al Taher1802UAE+103B+158N20B=75N+74B+43N8B+70N16B5.542.542.520.751829+5.2
35Ferrer Naranjo, LiennysWFM1810CUB=76N+60B21N+118B=38N=44B+43N+45B71N5.542.045.026.751745-20.8
36Mohamed Yousuf Al-Ali1865UAE+148N+28B9N+83B+157N13B+38N18B=39N5.542.042.019.751874+2.8
37Aamer Saeed, Alyileili1677UAE+105N9B+80N49B+134N+79B+47N24B=32N5.541.544.023.251818+53.2
38Deshmukh, Omm1691IND+138B5N+116B=81N=35B+62N36B+96N=40B5.540.042.021.751730+15.2
39Sultan Jabir, Alzarooni1705UAE+149N11B+84N+145B48N+63B+25B21N=36B5.540.041.521.251831+48.4
40Albekova, Dilyara1784KAZ+88N+152B12N+59B19NF+92B+57B=38N5.540.041.021.751827+5.0
41Anoud Eisa MohamedWFM1768UAE=82N21B+94N+76B+87N11B+44N71B+80N5.539.543.524.501767+1.6
42Elnemr, Mohamed1740EGY+142B10N+134B+133N+32B7B=71N31N+75B5.538.540.519.251907+30.4
43Ammar Simab1679IND+136N3B+114N+56B=73N34B35B+78N+134B5.537.539.519.251711+9.2
44Jadoun Ivaan1563IND+159B71N+148B25N+90B=35N41B+86N+72B5.535.535.516.751733+64.8
45Saud Bader Huwair Alzarooni1723UAEF+132N+92B=87B107N+86N+75B35N+74B5.533.034.022.001652-20.0
46Sharif, MehrshadIM2321FRA+63N+54B=53N+69B2NF+73B=6B7N5.045.550.025.002186-9.2
47Sabirova, Shakhnoza1903UZB+97B+65N18B+29N+26B5N37B28N+95B5.045.549.525.001782-24.2
48Ahmad Ateeq Al Remeithi1938UAE+119B+74N4B+67N+39B14N26B+99N29B5.044.547.522.001807-25.8
49Alahakoon, IsuruFM1955SRI+114B+133N14B+37N+27BF12N26N+82B5.044.046.521.001915-5.4
50Muhammad Saifan Noushad Ibrahim1741INDF2B+60N+100B7N+96B9N+64B+88N5.043.543.522.001838+26.4
51Nowroozian, Nader1768IRI+141N+127B19N+57B13N+59B+54N9B61N5.042.544.520.001793-2.2
52Mammadov, Tamraz1716AZE+147B18N+91B+99N+71B21B22N+65N25B5.041.543.519.501800+8.4
53Vaibhav Krishnan K P1841IND+157B+113N=46B8N=82B+99N+85B15N30B5.039.539.515.501797-22.8
54Almaamari , Zainab DarwishWCM1680UAE+129B46N+66B+98N31B+109N51B+62N23B5.039.042.020.501679-1.8
55Bask, Kristoffer1800SWEF+150N1B+93N14B+28N+83B20N+85B5.039.039.019.001881+11.0
56Starck, Kristofer J0SCO+68B23N+102B43N62B+90N+106B58N+98B5.038.542.020.5015750.0
57Aaron Joseph Jenny1526IND+154B+25N82B51N+97B23N+91B40N+89B5.038.539.519.001629+30.8
58Prashant S1563IND+155N22B+139N17B+120N9B+119N+56B27B5.038.539.514.001589-2.0
59Karageziyan, Paul1545USA+124B31N+88B40N+89B51N+95B25N+116B5.037.040.018.001630+16.0
60Mohamed Sultan Al Taher1477UAE+106B35N50B+141N23B+135N+122B29N+101B5.035.537.515.001478-1.2
61Ahmed Ali Bamatraf1632UAE+112N19B+103N73B+114NF27B+116N+51B5.035.038.018.501728+32.4
62Shamma Khalfan Alsuwaidi1497UAE15N+131B118N+88B+56N38B+157N54B+113N5.035.035.015.001476-8.4
63Shayegan, Arshan1478IRI46B+108N+144B26N+135B39N+89B82N+97B5.034.536.516.001511+0.4
64Shvets, Andrey1496FID6B138N126B+124N+129B+97N+66B50N+94B5.034.036.019.001638+16.4
65Meera Saqr Almarri1518UAE+111N47B+127N70B+108N17B+148N52B+114N5.034.035.514.501525+4.8
66Kathiravan Nagarajan1448IND33B+124N54N+151B83N+104B64N+136B+99B5.032.533.514.00856-40.8
67Guliyev, Israfil1646AZE+151B1N+119N48B84N+123B114N+137B+91N5.031.532.513.001425-59.6
68Aljaffan,Hadi.1564SYR56N+140B135N107B+139N113B+105N+123B+90N5.027.029.015.001345-35.6
69Saqar Essa Khamis1750UAE+130B+144N=8B46N+75B+33N15B16N28B4.544.046.018.501837+15.6
70Benedict Tojan1693IND+139B6N+90B+65N=33B16NF34B+79N4.541.543.518.251758+18.0
71Sultan, IbrahimIM2003UAEF+44B11N+143B52NF=42B+41N+35B4.541.541.521.251914-12.0
72Golizadeh, Asena1723UAE+94B4N+78B=74N+81BF+76N33B44N4.541.045.019.751659-26.0
73Aryan Goyal1889IND+137B+123N6B+61N=43BF46N17B+77N4.540.042.017.251831-29.6
74Kalia, Rahul1549IND+104N48B+136N=72B34N+87B32N+76B45N4.538.540.516.751620+6.2
75Sultan Ahmed AlMheiri1587UAE+125N13B+121N=34B69N+115B45N+87B42N4.537.540.515.751606-0.4
76Obaid Omar Alshamsi1411UAE=35B+86N25B41N+126B+81N72B74N+133B4.537.540.016.751600+58.4
77Qiao, Haobo1677CHN+108B20N+89B+135N25B+92N23B=134N73B4.536.539.015.251617-28.4
78Yousuf Mohammad Shukri1475UAE19N+112B72N+121B22N=108B+120N43B+106B4.535.538.514.751575+21.6
79Salem Ahmed AlMheiri1432UAE25B106N+110B+101N+93B37N=133B+81N70B4.535.538.017.251531+35.2
80Alia Saud Nasser Marzooq1433UAE31B+128N37B+138N+106B82N=93B+133N41B4.533.535.513.001573+41.6
81Kalifa Obaid Almheiri1500UAE11N+149B+146N=38B72N76B+108N79B+148N4.532.534.011.251397-28.8
82Ahoud Eisa Mohamed1664UAE=41BF+57N21B=53N+80B24N+63B49N4.042.042.019.751741+26.4
83Advik Mundhada1557IND+146B33N+113B36N+66BF55N32B+84N4.039.041.014.001651+21.2
84Mohamed AlMaeeni1459UAE32B+101N39B+158N+67B26N30B+126N83B4.039.039.012.001409-17.6
85Sinno , Abdul Salam1574LBN+101B16N+115B31N+91BF53N+113B55N4.038.541.514.001615+2.0
86Essa Yousuf Bukhashem1457UAE=21N76B107N+149B+94N45B+112N44B=87N4.036.538.014.001317-36.8
87Nutter, James Jack1480RUS5B+129N+138B=45N41B74N+149B75N=86B4.036.037.511.251385-30.0
88ABDULRAHMAN SAYED ALHASHIMI0UAE40BF59N62N+110B+102N+98B+93N50B4.036.036.015.5015320.0
89Hassan Ahmed Alhmoudi1443UAE22N+155B77N+125B59N+111B63N+127B57N4.035.036.010.50818-56.4
90Sarah Abdulla Hamed1462UAE7N+153B70N+136B44N56B+125N+122B68B4.035.036.09.00878-44.8
91Arthur Aaron Saldana1462IND8B+110N52N+152B85N+127B57N+139B67B4.034.535.59.509200.0
92Mohamed Abdalla Alzarooni1474UAE1B+126N45N+142B+143N77B40N103B+136N4.034.036.09.001411-21.2
93Rashid Amer AlTamimi1575UAE+153N7B+142N55B79N+103B=80N88B=120N4.034.035.010.751452-50.8
94Khalid Waleed Almaeeni0UAE72N=107B41B+128N86B=124N+111N+100B64N4.033.036.013.7513850.0
95Krish Omkar Munj1466IND13N125B+122N+139B30N+151B59N+135B47N4.033.034.08.50928-32.8
96Jamil Abduljalil1517JOR2NF+158B27N+123B50N+117B38B+119N4.033.033.09.001543+2.4
97Khalifa Sultan Tahir1426UAE47N+104B143N+127B57N64B+146N+124B63N4.032.034.012.00805-57.2
98Anay Kale1477IND12N+122B+111N54B118N+142B88N+157B56N4.032.032.08.50968-12.0
99Khaled Mohammad Ghazizadeh1527UAE118N+156B+125N52B+113N53B+137N48B66N4.031.032.09.0014310.0
100Guliyeva, Leyla Israfil1500AZE4B+147N+150B50N+137B27N116B94N+139N4.031.032.07.00911-41.6
101Shivin Sampath Shetty0IND85N84B+140N79B+130N119B+121N+117B60N4.029.531.511.0011960.0
102Harini Ramesh1502IND14N+135B56N113B+152N88B+151N+115B103N4.029.030.07.501338-25.2
103Harshini Ramesh1408IND34NF61B+144N133B93N+153B+92N+102B4.028.028.011.001458+12.4
104FIDE 558035079074B97N+129B115N+147B66N+130N119B+142N4.027.529.510.006670.0
105Nowroozian Arayesh, Sepehr0IRI37B145N109B+159N148B+150N68B+128N+137N4.023.523.56.007220.0
106Theyab Slayem Harmoudi1631UAE60N+79B+130N24B80N=120B56N+112B78N3.536.039.012.501321-97.6
107Venkadesh T1509INDF=94N+86B+68N+45BFFFF3.534.034.016.502374+70.0
108Nawfal , Georges0LBN77N63BF+116N65B=78N81B+141N+109B3.532.032.010.7514030.0
109Mansoor Khalfan1481UAE3N136B+105N+130B+111N54B113N=148B108N3.531.032.511.251273-39.6
110Saif Hamad Abdulrazzaq0UAE30N91B79N+131B88N121B=140B+158N+149B3.528.028.05.507170.0
111Zayn Basil0IND65B+137N98B+148N109B89N94B+152N=135N3.526.527.55.7512140.0
112Saif Ahmed Al-Ali0UAE61B78N137B=140B+154N+132N86B106N+138B3.526.027.07.007440.0
113Abdulla Talib Alzarooni1401UAEF53B83N+102N99B+68N+109B85N62B3.034.534.512.501509+31.6
114Maya Narula1442IND49NF43B+147N61B+153N+67B30N65B3.034.534.58.001379-18.4
115ABD-AL-QADER AMRO1422JORF24B85N+104B+145N75N28B102N+122N3.033.533.59.001305-49.6
116Hafsa Eisa Mohamed1452UAEF17B38N108B+136N+146B+100N61B59N3.033.533.58.001386-15.6
117Ghaith Ahmed Al-Ali1454UAE16B+159N26B+150N29BF96N101N+131B3.033.533.54.00878-38.4
118Ydyrysov, Alikhan0KGZ+99B27N+62B35N+98BFFFF3.032.032.013.0016290.0
119Pranav Harlalka1433IND48NF67B126N+138B+101N58B+104N96B3.032.032.010.00840-40.8
120Nowroozian Arayesh, Sahand1417IRI24NF29B+154N58B=106N78B+149N=93B3.031.531.56.251349-19.6
121FIDE 13475037017NF75B78N144B+110N101B+125B+124N3.031.031.09.508030.0
122FIDE 9329749029B98N95B+132B+159B+147N60N90N115B3.031.031.05.007000.0
123Mariam Saud Nasser Marzooq1426UAEF73B30N+153B96N67N+138B68N+129B3.030.530.56.008490.0
124FIDE 558072853059N66B=149N64B+140N=94B+142N97N121B3.030.031.56.756930.0
125Sara Nasir Al Marzooqi0UAE75B+95N99B89N141B+140N90B121N+152B3.027.528.57.0013010.0
126Rudransh Singh0IND143N92B+64N+119B76NFF84B+157N3.027.527.58.0013730.0
127SHAHAD NASSER MANSOOR0UAEF51N65B97N+158B91N+141B89N+132B3.027.027.05.007300.0
128Yusuf Mohammed Shaban0IND28N80B+131N94B142N+152B139N105B+151B3.026.527.55.006760.0
129FIDE 558079203054N87B104N+155B64N130B+150B+154N123N3.026.027.03.007650.0
130FIDE 9335307069NF106B109N101B+129N104B+151N+144B3.025.525.56.008190.0
131Mira Ibrahim Alfahim0UAE26B62N128B110N149N+159B+155B+146N117N3.025.025.03.007480.0
132FIDE 5370344640F45B+153N122N151N112B+159N+150B127N3.018.018.02.009230.0
133Abdulrahman Saleh Al-Ali1552UAEF49B+152N42B+103N22B=79N80B76N2.535.035.07.251387-64.8
134Hamdan Hassan Mohammed Hassan1476UAE20B+151N42NF37B+141NF=77B43N2.533.034.05.251364-19.2
135FIDE 5290349490F102N+68B77B63N60B+144N95N=111B2.533.033.08.7512460.0
136FIDE 88170977043B+109N74B90N116B+158NF66N92B2.031.531.53.5012020.0
137Mohammed Abdulla Farid Ahli1423UAE73N111B+112N+146B100NF99B67N105B2.030.532.55.508810.0
138Mohamed Ahmed Alhmoudi0UAE38N+64B87N80B119N+154B123N144B112N2.030.531.56.0012740.0
139FIDE 9334009070NF58B95N68B+155N+128B91N100B2.030.530.54.007570.0
140FIDE 9328718023B68N101B=112N124B125B=110N+147N146B2.030.032.05.508630.0
141Agnes Maria Jenny0IND51BF28N60B+125N134B127N108B+155N2.029.029.04.007600.0
142Huda Salah Bilal Noobi0UAE42NF93B92N+128B98N124B+153N104B2.028.528.54.007670.0
143Sarish Rajesh Shetty1644IND+126B8N+97B71N92BFFFF2.026.526.57.001544-27.2
144Yousuf Ahmad BoodI0UAEF69B63N103B+121NF135B+138N130N2.025.525.55.007490.0
145Atharva Manoj1479IND9N+105B+154B39N115BFFFF2.025.025.05.00884-32.0
146FIDE 558091270083NF81B137N+150B116N97B131B+140N2.023.523.53.006770.0
147FIDE 9337440052N100B+155N114B104N122B154N140B+158B2.023.023.01.007530.0
148Shamma Obaid Almarri1415UAE36BF44N111B+105NF65B=109N81B1.533.533.55.751197-44.8
149FIDE 9334645039B81N=124B86N+131BF87N120B110N1.530.532.54.507020.0
150FIDE 93317190F55B100N117B146N105B129N132N+154B1.029.530.51.007860.0
151FIDE 558016953067N134BF66N+132B95N102B130B128N1.029.529.53.006950.0
152FIDE 93352850F40N133B91N102B128N+158B111B125N1.025.525.50.007920.0
153FIDE 9337067093B90N132B123NF114B103N142B+159B1.024.024.00.006840.0
154FIDE 9337091057NF145N120B112B138N+147B129B150N1.021.521.52.006730.0
155FIDE 9337075058B89N147B129NF139B131N+159N141B1.021.021.00.007000.0
156FIDE 522006672027B99N+159BFFFFFF1.013.513.50.009540.0
157Trivika Vinod Kumar1414IND53NFFF36B29N62B98N126B0.028.528.50.008620.0
158FIDE 5580973250F34B96N84B127N136B152N110B147N0.025.025.00.007950.0
159FIDE 9334815044N117B156N105B122N131N132B155B153N0.023.524.50.007110.0

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