35th Abu Dhabi Amateur Chess Tournament

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86 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Sept 2025 to 30 Sept 2025 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1799, and top seed was Ahmad Ateeq Al Remeithi (🇦🇪 UAE, 1892).

Sean Adrich Obado (🇵🇭 PHI, 1783) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ostap Kuzma (5.5) and Alzaabi Humaidan Mohamed (5.5). Obado clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Faizan Farooque (1636) beat Ahmad Ateeq Al Remeithi (1892), a +256-point gap.

Location

🇦🇪Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dates

28 Sept 2025 → 30 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇪Ahmad Ateeq Al Remeithi1892

Avg top 10

1,799

Participants

Federations · 8 represented

🇮🇳India×34

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×27

🇵🇭Philippines×6

🇹🇯Tajikistan×3

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×2

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇵🇰Pakistan×1

🇱🇧Lebanon×1

Top 3

🥇
Sean Adrich Obado
🇵🇭PHI·1783
6.0pts·1957perf+57.2
🥈
Ostap Kuzma
🇺🇦UKR·1830
5.5pts·1807perf-3.6
🥉
Alzaabi Humaidan Mohamed
🇦🇪UAE·1860
5.5pts·1821perf-5.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Sean Adrich Obado led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Obado6Kuzma5.5Sharifi5.5Humaidan Mohamed5.5Cristobal5.5Pazukhin5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE28 Sept

Sean Adrich Obado takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Sean Adrich Obado beat Ostap Kuzma (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Sean Adrich Obado 3 wins (R1–R3)Ostap Kuzma 3 wins (R1–R3)Khusrav Sharifi 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Sean Adrich Obado	*	1	½	—
2Ostap Kuzma	0	*	—	—
3Khusrav Sharifi	½	—	*	½
4Alzaabi Humaidan Mohamed	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Obado, Sean Adrich	1783	PHI	+27B	+10N	+23B	=18N	+2B	=4B	+8N	6.0	29.5	33.5	28.50	1957	+57.2
2	Kuzma, Ostap	1830	UKR	+33N	+13B	+39N	=6B	−1N	+17B	+7N	5.5	29.5	33.0	24.50	1807	-3.6
3	Humaidan Mohamed, Alzaabi	1860	UAE	+20N	+7B	=17N	+19B	=4N	=6B	+16B	5.5	29.0	33.5	26.00	1821	-5.2
4	Sharifi, Khusrav	1840	TJK	+48B	+55N	+11B	+24N	=3B	=1N	=5B	5.5	29.0	32.0	23.50	1906	+13.0
5	Cristobal, Rhen Rhizzimhel	1786	PHI	+86N	=26B	+40N	+17B	=6N	+23B	=4N	5.5	26.5	26.5	19.25	1780	+2.8
6	Yeshwant Saravanan	1661	IND	+43B	+30N	+46B	=2N	=5B	=3N	=24B	5.0	28.0	31.0	20.75	1813	+40.8
7	Sadek, Mohamed	1525	FID	+67B	−3N	+43B	+14N	+36B	+9N	−2B	5.0	28.0	30.0	19.00	1745	+53.6
8	Pazukhin, Vladimir	1798	RUS	+31B	=16N	+37B	+65N	=18B	+25N	−1B	5.0	26.5	29.0	18.50	1695	-24.8
9	Felix, Winnie	1751	PHI	+41N	−23B	+31N	+22B	+16N	−7B	+26N	5.0	26.0	29.5	20.50	1656	-12.8
10	Rivera, Ariel	1506	PHI	+76N	−1B	+58N	+46B	=28B	=11N	+29B	5.0	25.0	26.5	16.00	1626	+12.2
11	Rishan Sai	1603	IND	+58N	+63B	−4N	+45B	=26N	=10B	+23N	5.0	24.5	27.0	17.00	1670	+19.6
12	Nishita Karthick	1637	IND	+53N	+45B	=65N	−16B	+38N	=26B	+18N	5.0	22.5	25.0	17.25	1578	-15.2
13	Bushkar Chembatheyil Muhammad	1521	IND	+52B	−2N	+61B	+71N	−25B	+36N	+27B	5.0	22.5	24.5	15.00	1550	+1.8
14	Kavya Vijay Khachane	1443	IND	+85N	−17B	+42N	−7B	+84N	+45B	+28N	5.0	20.0	20.0	10.50	1524	+18.0
15	Bhaavesh Satish	1562	IND	F	+72N	+69B	−36N	+48B	+54N	+30B	5.0	17.5	17.5	14.00	1701	+32.8
16	Sarvesh Raveender	1510	IND	+50N	=8B	+44N	+12N	−9B	+19B	−3N	4.5	28.5	31.5	18.50	1743	+70.0
17	Shivam Arora	1563	IND	+62B	+14N	=3B	−5N	+37B	−2N	+41B	4.5	28.5	31.0	17.25	1694	+43.6
18	Faizan Farooque	1636	IND	+61B	+36N	+74N	=1B	=8N	=24B	−12B	4.5	26.0	28.0	15.50	1781	+48.4
19	Laguador, Marlon	1594	PHI	+83B	=37N	+77B	−3N	+21B	−16N	+25B	4.5	23.5	24.5	12.75	1607	+4.8
20	Hasan Esam Alblooshi	1455	UAE	−3B	=38N	=32B	+34N	=61B	+47N	+60N	4.5	22.5	25.0	14.50	1708	+24.4
21	Khalid, Habib	1538	PAK	+79N	−40B	=27N	+56B	−19N	+62B	+38N	4.5	21.0	22.0	12.00	1378	-17.6
22	Astillero, Jake	1502	PHI	+51N	−24B	+83N	−9N	+69B	=41B	+40N	4.5	21.0	22.0	11.25	1566	+14.8
23	Jadoun Ivaan	1505	IND	+81B	+9N	−1N	+60B	+29B	−5N	−11B	4.0	28.0	29.0	12.50	1671	+42.4
24	Rishabh Adityan	1742	IND	+71B	+22N	+25B	−4B	F	=18N	=6N	4.0	26.5	28.5	15.25	1695	-10.0
25	Sultan Khaled Alhosani	1470	UAE	+64B	+28N	−24N	+39B	+13N	−8B	−19N	4.0	26.0	28.5	15.00	1627	+44.0
26	Nikhilesh Karthick	1507	IND	+70B	=5N	=60B	+47N	=11B	=12N	−9B	4.0	26.0	28.0	14.00	1600	+23.6
27	Vedhika Vipin	1400	IND	−1N	+50B	=21B	=49N	+39N	+37B	−13N	4.0	25.5	28.5	13.75	1561	+48.0
28	Amirgali, Nurali	1590	KAZ	+32N	−25B	+48N	+30B	=10N	=60N	−14B	4.0	25.0	27.5	14.75	1490	-32.0
29	Sinno , Abdul Salam	1528	LBN	+38N	−74B	+35N	+54B	−23N	+33B	−10N	4.0	23.5	25.5	14.50	1498	-12.8
30	Saeed Sami Al-Ali	1484	UAE	+78N	−6B	+79N	−28N	+43B	+31B	−15N	4.0	23.0	24.0	10.00	1372	-23.2
31	Sarfudeen Parapurayil	1437	IND	−8N	+66B	−9B	+67N	+49B	−30N	+52B	4.0	22.5	24.5	10.50	1456	-2.0
32	Aliya Fahed Alharazi	0	UAE	−28B	−47N	=20N	+78B	+63N	=56B	+45N	4.0	20.0	21.5	10.75	1489	0.0
33	Pranav Mahesh	1481	IND	−2B	−77N	+50B	+79N	+53B	−29N	+59B	4.0	20.0	21.0	10.00	1366	-26.0
34	Aryaveer Lodha	0	IND	−49B	+80N	−36B	−20B	+68N	+48N	+54B	4.0	19.0	20.0	9.00	1404	0.0
35	Abdulla Aref Albusaeedi	0	UAE	−60B	+73N	−29B	+51N	−45N	+50B	+49B	4.0	18.5	20.5	11.00	1332	0.0
36	Saif Ghalib Alafeefi	1472	UAE	+82N	−18B	+34N	+15B	−7N	−13B	=42N	3.5	27.0	28.0	11.75	1368	-24.8
37	Reyansh Amit Bodkhe	1465	IND	+42N	=19B	−8N	+44B	−17N	−27N	+61B	3.5	25.0	27.5	11.75	1415	-11.6
38	HADI BANDA	0	IND	−29B	=20B	+57N	+77N	−12B	+44N	−21B	3.5	24.5	26.0	10.25	1507	+36.4
39	Nilesh Karthick	1540	IND	+59B	+69N	−2B	−25N	−27B	+46N	=43B	3.5	23.0	25.0	9.75	1440	-24.4
40	Sharifi, Mansur	1443	TJK	+80B	+21N	−5B	−55N	=47B	+61N	−22B	3.5	23.0	24.0	9.50	1391	-12.8
41	Navadeep Saki Saravanan	1453	IND	−9B	+67N	−47B	+52N	+71B	=22N	−17N	3.5	22.0	24.0	9.25	1327	-19.2
42	Sarah Abdulaziz AlAli	0	UAE	−37B	+59N	−14B	−43N	+51B	+53N	=36B	3.5	21.5	24.5	10.75	1360	0.0
43	Abdulla Mohamed Alzaabi	0	UAE	−6N	+86B	−7N	+42B	−30N	+84B	=39N	3.5	21.0	21.0	5.25	1226	0.0
44	Amit Bodkhe	1504	IND	+73B	=60N	−16B	−37N	+46N	−38B	+62N	3.5	19.5	21.5	8.75	1239	-35.2
45	Suhas Thouta	1486	IND	+68B	−12N	+52B	−11N	+35B	−14N	−32B	3.0	26.0	28.0	9.00	763	-39.2
46	Sashneetha Raveender	0	IND	+54N	+57B	−6N	−10N	−44B	−39B	+67N	3.0	23.0	25.0	8.00	1387	0.0
47	Mohammad Ali Almannaee	0	UAE	−63N	+32B	+41N	−26B	=40N	−20B	=57N	3.0	22.5	25.0	10.75	1336	0.0
48	Dhriti Kaintura	1426	IND	−4N	+76B	−28B	+73N	−15N	−34B	+68N	3.0	22.5	24.0	5.50	863	-29.6
49	Sejal Mahesh	1566	IND	+34N	−65B	=56N	=27B	−31N	+67B	−35N	3.0	21.5	23.5	9.50	1241	-68.0
50	Khalifa Khaled Al Kaabi	0	UAE	−16B	−27N	−33N	+85B	+79B	−35N	+75B	3.0	19.5	19.5	3.00	664	0.0
51	HAMI ILAN	0	IND	−22B	−56N	+80B	−35B	−42N	+70N	+72B	3.0	19.0	20.0	5.00	666	0.0
52	Darsh Vijay Khachane	0	IND	−13N	+85B	−45N	−41B	+82N	+63B	−31N	3.0	19.0	19.0	3.50	1225	0.0
53	Abdulrahman Mohamed Alzaabi	0	UAE	−12B	+81N	−55B	+64N	−33N	−42B	+84N	3.0	19.0	19.0	3.50	743	0.0
54	Skander Ali Alblooshi	1452	UAE	−46B	+70N	+84B	−29N	+81N	−15B	−34N	3.0	19.0	19.0	3.00	745	-28.8
55	Latifah, Darmaki	1512	UAE	+66N	−4B	+53N	+40B	F	F	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	9.00	1642	+5.8
56	Parth Pranil Tari	1424	IND	−74N	+51B	=49B	−21N	F	=32N	+81B	3.0	18.0	19.0	7.50	1369	-10.0
57	Thani Faisal Alkhoori	1462	UAE	=77B	−46N	−38B	+70N	−62B	+64N	=47B	3.0	16.5	18.0	6.75	1468	+0.4
58	Alghafli, Khalifa Ali	0	UAE	−11B	+68N	−10B	F	F	+76B	+80N	3.0	15.5	15.5	4.50	756	0.0
59	Amirgali, Zhanali	0	KAZ	−39N	−42B	+86N	−82B	+78N	+80B	−33N	3.0	14.5	14.5	2.50	699	-30.4
60	Sharif, Khaled Alawi	1708	UAE	+35N	=44B	=26N	−23N	F	=28B	−20B	2.5	24.0	26.5	9.75	1359	-59.6
61	Abdulrahman Sami Al-Ali	0	UAE	−18N	+82B	−13N	+86B	=20N	−40B	−37N	2.5	22.0	22.0	3.25	1130	0.0
62	Alvarado, Sebastian	0	USA	−17N	F	+68B	=63B	+57N	−21N	−44B	2.5	20.0	20.0	6.25	1350	0.0
63	Kapilashri Ramkumar	1485	IND	+47B	−11N	−71B	=62N	−32B	−52N	+83B	2.5	19.5	20.5	5.25	806	-12.4
64	FIDE 9336893	0	—	−25N	−79B	+66N	−53B	=76N	−57B	+78N	2.5	15.5	16.5	4.75	671	0.0
65	Shamsa, Amer	1458	UAE	+84N	+49N	=12B	−8B	F	F	F	2.5	15.5	15.5	5.50	1667	+30.4
66	Hamda Mohamed Alzaabi	0	UAE	−55B	−31N	−64B	−72N	=70B	+82B	+76N	2.5	15.0	16.0	3.50	680	0.0
67	Hamad Alfeeli	0	UAE	−7N	−41B	+82N	−31B	+72B	−49N	−46B	2.0	20.5	21.5	3.00	700	0.0
68	FIDE 9331662	0	—	−45N	−58B	−62N	+75B	−34B	+73N	−48B	2.0	17.5	19.5	4.00	639	0.0
69	Shlok Saraogi	1416	IND	+75N	−39B	−15N	+76B	−22N	F	F	2.0	17.5	17.5	3.50	728	-45.2
70	Hamdan Ahmed Al raeesi	0	UAE	−26N	−54B	=78N	−57B	=66N	−51B	+82N	2.0	17.0	18.0	3.00	667	0.0
71	Dhawan Viraj Muppalla	0	IND	−24N	+75B	+63N	−13B	−41N	F	F	2.0	17.0	17.0	4.50	1355	0.0
72	FIDE 429047803	0	—	F	−15B	−76N	+66B	−67N	+83B	−51N	2.0	15.0	15.0	3.50	761	0.0
73	Hamed Zaed Dimasi	0	UAE	−44N	−35B	+85N	−48B	−80N	−68B	+79N	2.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	665	0.0
74	Ahmad Ateeq Al Remeithi	1892	UAE	+56B	+29N	−18B	F	F	F	F	2.0	11.5	11.5	7.00	1676	-12.8
75	FIDE 9333622	0	—	−69B	−71N	−81B	−68N	+85N	+79B	−50N	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	639	0.0
76	Hamdan Mohamed Alzaabi	0	UAE	−10B	−48N	+72B	−69N	=64B	−58N	−66B	1.5	18.0	20.0	3.25	664	0.0
77	Pavan Muppalla	1469	IND	=57N	+33B	−19N	−38B	F	F	F	1.5	18.0	18.0	5.50	1510	+7.2
78	Mohammed Zaed Dimasi	0	UAE	−30B	−83N	=70B	−32N	−59B	+85N	−64B	1.5	16.5	16.5	1.00	649	0.0
79	Aminah Ali Al Mansoori	0	UAE	−21B	+64N	−30B	−33B	−50N	−75N	−73B	1.0	20.0	22.0	2.50	700	0.0
80	Sharifi, Shamigul	0	TJK	−40N	−34B	−51N	F	+73B	−59N	−58B	1.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	627	0.0
81	HAZI RUHAN	0	IND	−23N	−53B	+75N	F	−54B	F	−56N	1.0	18.0	20.0	2.00	666	0.0
82	FIDE 9336931	0	—	−36B	−61N	−67B	+59N	−52B	−66N	−70B	1.0	16.5	18.5	3.00	1451	0.0
83	FIDE 9331824	0	—	−19N	+78B	−22B	F	F	−72N	−63N	1.0	15.0	15.0	1.50	720	0.0
84	FIDE 9336885	0	—	−65B	F	−54N	F	−14B	−43N	−53B	0.0	19.5	20.5	0.00	647	0.0
85	FIDE 9336915	0	—	−14B	−52N	−73B	−50N	−75B	−78B	F	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	642	0.0
86	Kundan Viraj Muppalla	0	IND	−5B	−43N	−59B	−61N	F	F	F	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	799	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sarvesh RaveenderIND
+70.0
4.5 pts · #13
2Obado, Sean AdrichPHI
+57.2
6.0 pts · #1
3Sadek, MohamedFID
+53.6
5.0 pts · #20

Top rating losers

1Sejal MaheshIND
-68.0
3.0 pts · #49
2Sharif, Khaled AlawiUAE
-59.6
2.5 pts · #39
3Shlok SaraogiIND
-45.2
2.0 pts · #63

Biggest upsets

R3+256 Elo gap
Faizan Farooque1636 beat Ahmad Ateeq Al Remeithi1892
R7+253 Elo gap
Hasan Esam Alblooshi1455 beat Sharif, Khaled Alawi1708
R2+246 Elo gap
Jadoun Ivaan1505 beat Felix, Winnie1751