Arab Clubs Chess Championship 2026
SwissStandard
49 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Jan 2026 to 13 Jan 2026 in Suhar, Oman. 30 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2428, and top seed was Bardiya Daneshvar (🇮🇷 IRI, GM, 2598).
Ibrahim Hasan Labib (🇪🇬 EGY, IM, 2409) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Basheer Al Qudaimi (5.5) and Sedrani Ammar (5.5). Labib won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Mana Al Kathiri (CM, 1871) beat Ali Ehsan Aryan (CM, 2145), a +274-point gap.
Location
🇴🇲Suhar, Oman
Dates
06 Jan 2026 → 13 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 30
GM×5
IM×8
FM×11
CM×6
Federations · 8 represented
🇴🇲Oman×12
🇪🇬Egypt×7
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×7
🇸🇾Syria×6
🇮🇶Iraq×4
🇾🇪Yemen×4
🇵🇸Palestine×4
🇮🇳India×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Ibrahim Hasan Labib led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
18
11
6
3
3
1
1
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
IM Ibrahim Hasan Labib never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Ibrahim Hasan Labib 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Basheer Al Qudaimi 3 wins (R5–R7)
R4 · LATE SURGE
IM Basheer Al Qudaimi was #12 at R4, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labib, Ibrahim HasanIM | 2409 | EGY | +45N | +15N | +25B | +29B | =27N | +36B | +46N | 6.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.00 | 2566 | +8.9 |
| 2 | Al Qudaimi, BasheerIM | 2370 | YEM | +28B | +33N | −12B | =42N | +16B | +13N | +21B | 5.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 16.25 | 2342 | -1.0 |
| 3 | Ammar, SedraniFM | 2197 | UAE | +25B | =27B | +43N | =9N | +46B | +19B | =10N | 5.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 12.25 | 2431 | +42.0 |
| 4 | Fandi,Mazen.FM | 2304 | SYR | +37N | +7B | +47N | +18B | =10B | F | +19B | 5.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 15.25 | 2621 | +40.6 |
| 5 | Daneshvar, BardiyaGM | 2598 | IRI | +47N | +6B | =10N | +37B | −18N | +49B | +45B | 5.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.75 | 2551 | -1.1 |
| 6 | Akopian, VladimirGM | 2553 | USA | =7N | −5N | +45B | +47B | +37N | +38N | +34B | 5.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 2491 | -1.6 |
| 7 | Fawzy, AdhamGM | 2462 | EGY | =6B | −4N | +18B | =10N | +38B | +27B | +47B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 11.50 | 2475 | +3.6 |
| 8 | Khaled waleed Abdullah | 2124 | YEM | +35N | +20B | −31N | +14B | −26N | +23B | +22N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 16.50 | 2118 | +2.4 |
| 9 | Kandil, AdhamGM | 2343 | EGY | +27N | +38N | +29N | =3B | F | +18B | =25B | 5.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 12.50 | 2492 | +22.0 |
| 10 | Gagunashvili, MerabGM | 2537 | GEO | +19N | =18N | =5B | =7B | =4N | +46N | =3B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 16.00 | 2418 | -7.5 |
| 11 | Velavaa RagaveshCM | 2076 | IND | +17B | +45B | =16N | =13N | =28B | −15N | +12N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 13.75 | 2174 | +43.2 |
| 12 | Yousry, SalahFM | 2242 | EGY | +43B | +42B | +2N | +17N | −13B | =21N | −11B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 12.25 | 2238 | +3.0 |
| 13 | Abdulrahman Mohammad, Al TaherFM | 2218 | UAE | +36N | +28B | +42N | =11B | +12N | −2B | F | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 10.75 | 2298 | +14.6 |
| 14 | Aryan, Ali EhsanCM | 2145 | IRQ | +26N | +31B | +39N | −8N | =20B | −24N | +35B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 8.75 | 2056 | -11.6 |
| 15 | Zozek Salah MohammedFM | 2203 | IRQ | =16B | −1B | +27N | =25N | −29B | +11B | +28N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 11.75 | 2216 | +4.4 |
| 16 | Altell, Majed | 2033 | PLE | =15N | −21B | =11B | +48B | −2N | +28B | +29B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.25 | 2094 | +13.0 |
| 17 | Eiti, BashirIM | 2267 | SYR | −11N | F | +22B | −12B | +42B | +48N | +26B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 2177 | -9.8 |
| 18 | Abdelnabbi, ImedIM | 2363 | EGY | +40B | =10B | −7N | −4N | +5B | −9N | +37B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 9.75 | 2310 | -2.9 |
| 19 | Seder, MohammedFM | 2148 | PLE | −10B | +36N | +46N | +43N | =25B | −3N | −4N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.25 | 2130 | -4.8 |
| 20 | Alzaim, TalalIM | 2109 | SYR | +24B | −8N | F | +31N | =14N | =30B | =32N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.25 | 1975 | -16.2 |
| 21 | Al Maashani, AmerFM | 1989 | OMA | +39N | +16N | −33B | F | +48N | =12B | −2N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 2128 | +23.0 |
| 22 | Salim Mohammed, Salim Al AmriFM | 2023 | OMA | F | =32B | −17N | +35B | +30B | +44N | −8B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1940 | -8.6 |
| 23 | Zayed, Sultan Al Taher | 1941 | UAE | F | +35N | F | +24N | =44B | −8N | +30N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 1966 | +5.4 |
| 24 | Al Kathiri, ManaCM | 1871 | OMA | −20N | =43N | =26B | −23B | F | +14B | +44B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1938 | +10.0 |
| 25 | Al-Zendani, ZendanIM | 2266 | YEM | −3N | +29B | −1N | =15B | =19N | F | =9N | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 8.25 | 2189 | -6.8 |
| 26 | Radwan, Mahmoud J | 1913 | PLE | −14B | F | =24N | F | +8B | +35N | −17N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 2014 | +11.6 |
| 27 | Al Hosani, OmranIM | 2340 | UAE | −9B | =3N | −15B | +46N | =1B | −7N | F | 2.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 6.00 | 2140 | -30.0 |
| 28 | Aamer Saeed, Alyileili | 1867 | UAE | −2N | −13N | +48B | =36B | =11N | −16N | −15B | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 3.00 | 1880 | -5.2 |
| 29 | Rami,TalabFM | 2173 | SYR | +46B | −25N | −9B | −1N | +15N | F | −16N | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 4.00 | 2080 | -30.4 |
| 30 | Ilaan Shafeek | 1605 | IND | −31B | −41N | =35B | +32B | −22N | =20N | −23B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 1703 | +22.4 |
| 31 | Medhat, Magdy | 1867 | EGY | +30N | −14N | +8B | −20B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1995 | +12.6 |
| 32 | Ahmed, Nidal | 1795 | PLE | F | =22N | +41B | −30N | F | F | =20B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1873 | +7.0 |
| 33 | Chekh Adm Khedr,AramFM | 2139 | SYR | F | −2B | +21N | F | F | +45B | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 2158 | +3.4 |
| 34 | Ahmed, Jaza JamalIM | 2104 | IRQ | +38B | F | F | F | F | +37B | −6N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 2254 | +9.8 |
| 35 | Abdulla Ali Almansoori | 1660 | UAE | −8B | −23B | =30N | −22N | +41B | −26B | −14N | 1.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 2.00 | 1680 | -3.2 |
| 36 | Al Maashani, Abdullah | 1886 | OMA | −13B | −19B | F | =28N | +45B | −1N | F | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 1885 | -4.2 |
| 37 | Al Mashikhi, Mohammed AlyanCM | 1908 | OMA | −4B | +40N | F | −5N | −6B | −34N | −18N | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 1.00 | 1916 | -4.4 |
| 38 | Mero,Aghiad. | 1973 | SYR | −34N | −9B | F | +45B | −7N | −6B | F | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 1929 | -9.0 |
| 39 | Rashid Husain AlhammadiCM | 2050 | UAE | −21B | F | −14B | F | F | F | +48B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1803 | -35.2 |
| 40 | Al Jabri, Rashid | 1801 | OMA | −18N | −37B | F | F | +47B | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1814 | -1.2 |
| 41 | Shamas Salim Ahmed | 1761 | OMA | F | +30B | −32N | F | −35N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1562 | -15.8 |
| 42 | Salih, Akar Ali SalihFM | 2191 | IRQ | F | −12N | −13B | =2B | −17N | F | F | 0.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.75 | 1952 | -21.2 |
| 43 | Al Aisaee, Anat | 1699 | OMA | −12N | =24B | −3B | −19B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.50 | 1719 | -0.2 |
| 44 | Aly, Talal | 1826 | EGY | F | F | F | F | =23N | −22B | −24N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1672 | -10.4 |
| 45 | Al Sabti, Wadhah | 1648 | OMA | −1B | −11N | −6N | −38N | −36N | −33N | −5N | 0.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 0.00 | 1215 | -29.2 |
| 46 | Al Busaidi, HamoodCM | 1975 | OMA | −29N | F | −19B | −27B | −3N | −10B | −1B | 0.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 0.00 | 1468 | -19.8 |
| 47 | Al Amri, Mahad | 1707 | OMA | −5B | F | −4B | −6N | −40N | F | −7N | 0.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 0.00 | 1246 | -13.8 |
| 48 | Al Rawahy, Abdul Malik | 1583 | OMA | F | F | −28N | −16N | −21B | −17B | −39N | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1161 | -19.2 |
| 49 | Al-qudaimi abdullah | 1894 | YEM | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1494 | -3.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Velavaa RagaveshCMIND+43.24.5 pts · #12
- 2Ammar, SedraniFMUAE+42.05.5 pts · #3
- 3Fandi,Mazen.FMSYR+40.65.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Rashid Husain AlhammadiCMUAE-35.21.0 pts · #41
- 2Rami,TalabFMSYR-30.42.0 pts · #33
- 3Al Hosani, OmranIMUAE-30.02.0 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R6+274 Elo gap
- R3+257 Elo gap
- R5+235 Elo gap