FCCC - Grand Opening Blitz Championship

SwissBlitz

127 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held on 31 Oct 2025 in Fujairah, UAE. 23 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2423, and top seed was Vladimir Akopian (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2641).

Alexander Zubarev (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2310) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Viorel Iordachescu (6.0) and Vladimir Akopian (6.0). Zubarev shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Mohamed Yousuf Al-Ali (1880) beat Alexei Barsov (GM, 2320), a +440-point gap.

Location

🇦🇪Fujairah, UAE

Dates

31 Oct 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇸GMVladimir Akopian2641

Avg top 10

2,423

Participants

127

Titled players · 23

GM×8

IM×4

FM×5

CM×2

WGM×1

WIM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×56

🇮🇳India×22

🇵🇭Philippines×7

🇪🇬Egypt×5

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×3

🇮🇷Iran×3

🇺🇸United States of America×3

FIDE (no federation)×2

Top 3

🥇
GMAlexander Zubarev
🇺🇦UKR·2310
6.5pts·2566perf+16.9
🥈
GMViorel Iordachescu
🇲🇩MDA·2471
6.0pts·2568perf+9.0
🥉
GMVladimir Akopian
🇺🇸USA·2641
6.0pts·2611perf-0.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

GM Alexander Zubarev led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Zubarev6.5Pimentel6Barsov6Iordachescu6Ammar6Salcedo6— ex-leaders:Zubarevled R6–R7, #8

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

GM Alexander Zubarev held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Alexander Zubarev 6 wins (R1–R6)IM Joel Pimentel 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)GM Alexei Barsov 4 wins (R4–R7)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Zubarev, AlexanderGM	2310	UKR	+79B	+94N	+20B	+14N	+10B	+8N	=11B	6.5	28.5	30.5	28.00	2566	+16.9
2	Iordachescu, ViorelGM	2471	MDA	+46B	+24N	+18B	+7N	+5B	=11N	=3N	6.0	33.0	37.0	31.50	2568	+9.0
3	Akopian, VladimirGM	2641	USA	+66B	+65N	+16B	+6N	=8B	+12N	=2B	6.0	30.5	33.5	27.75	2611	-0.4
4	Barsov, AlexeiGM	2320	UZB	+38B	+27N	−14B	+31N	+20B	+22N	+17B	6.0	29.0	33.0	28.00	2272	-2.3
5	Salcedo, Richilieu IIIIM	2320	PHI	+73N	+37B	+41N	+35B	−2N	+15B	+48N	6.0	27.0	30.0	24.00	2308	+3.6
6	Pimentel, JoelIM	2255	PHI	+63B	+88N	+29B	−3B	+35N	+43N	+10B	6.0	26.5	29.0	23.00	2364	+21.2
7	Ammar, SedraniFM	2162	UAE	+68B	+45N	+34B	−2B	+42N	+64N	+13B	6.0	26.0	29.0	23.00	2291	+23.8
8	Shkapenko, PavelIM	2375	FID	+49N	+33B	+64N	+15B	=3N	−1B	+26N	5.5	30.0	33.0	23.50	2379	+3.1
9	Ameir, MohebIM	2270	EGY	+81N	+23B	−15N	=12B	+37N	+32B	+28N	5.5	28.0	31.0	23.50	2220	-1.8
10	Golizadeh, AsgharGM	2410	IRI	+53N	+25B	+19N	+17B	−1N	+16B	−6N	5.0	32.5	36.5	24.00	2261	-8.8
11	Miladinovic, IgorGM	2474	SRB	F	+36B	+39N	+26B	+13N	=2B	=1N	5.0	30.0	34.0	23.75	2527	+4.9
12	Mchedlishvili, MikheilGM	2515	GEO	+108B	+40N	=31B	=9N	+14B	−3B	+35N	5.0	29.0	30.5	19.50	2370	-7.3
13	Gadimbayli, AbdullaGM	2397	AZE	+110B	+44N	+43B	+21N	−11B	+19N	−7N	5.0	29.0	30.5	19.50	2240	-16.4
14	Mohamed Yousuf Al-Ali	1880	UAE	+105N	+78B	+4N	−1B	−12N	+74B	+47N	5.0	27.5	29.5	18.00	2059	+40.4
15	Al Maamari, Wafia DarwishWIM	1882	UAE	+89B	+87N	+9B	−8N	+38B	−5N	+65B	5.0	26.5	29.0	17.50	2017	+25.8
16	Othman, A. MoussaFM	2055	UAE	+77B	+80N	−3N	+23B	+65B	−10N	+34B	5.0	26.0	29.0	18.00	2062	+6.6
17	Fernandez, Dandel	2069	PHI	+54B	+67N	+62B	−10N	+34B	+41N	−4N	5.0	26.0	29.0	18.00	2076	+7.4
18	Geldiyeva, MahriWGM	1967	TKM	+75N	+50B	−2N	+47B	−48N	+67B	+36N	5.0	25.0	28.0	18.00	1884	-7.0
19	Cayaba, John Vincent	1980	PHI	+59B	+61N	−10B	+88N	+40B	−13B	+42N	5.0	25.0	27.5	17.50	2015	+10.0
20	Muhammad Saifan Noushad Ibrahim	1833	IND	+111N	+99B	−1N	+74B	−4N	+50B	+62B	5.0	24.5	26.0	13.50	1883	+10.8
21	Yasser, MarkFM	2064	EGY	+71N	+60B	+42N	−13B	+36N	−48B	+58N	5.0	24.0	27.0	18.00	1979	-7.8
22	Mohamed Saeed LailyCM	1958	UAE	+86B	−62N	+63B	+69N	+24B	−4B	+33N	5.0	24.0	26.5	17.50	1865	-8.2
23	Mohamed Farag, Ahmed	1640	EGY	+102B	−9N	+75B	−16N	+71B	+63N	+41B	5.0	23.5	25.5	15.00	1849	+58.4
24	Sevastsyanchuk, Anastasiya	1671	FID	+83N	−2B	+109N	+56B	−22N	+86B	+64B	5.0	23.0	24.5	13.50	1843	+36.0
25	Aditi Arun	1742	IND	+116B	−10N	+118B	−62N	+109N	+52B	+39N	5.0	18.5	19.5	11.50	1805	+19.2
26	Hakobyan, EduardFM	2195	USA	+57B	+69N	+58B	−11N	=29B	+31N	−8B	4.5	26.5	29.5	16.75	2110	-6.4
27	Aamer Saeed, Alyileili	1638	UAE	+76N	−4B	+72N	=28B	−30B	+57N	+87B	4.5	24.5	27.0	14.25	1793	+39.6
28	Ahmed, FareedFM	1989	UAE	F	+93N	+32B	=27N	+57B	+29N	−9B	4.5	24.5	26.5	16.75	1995	+5.6
29	Vaibhav Krishnan K P	1794	IND	+106N	+127B	−6N	+50B	=26N	−28B	+59N	4.5	24.5	24.5	11.75	1869	+15.2
30	Muhammad Shayan Noushad Ibrahim	2087	IND	+82N	+47B	−35N	=37B	+27N	−58B	+38B	4.5	24.0	27.0	17.50	1820	-71.6
31	Vivaan Rana	2032	IND	+72N	+98B	=12N	−4B	+108N	−26B	+60N	4.5	24.0	25.5	12.50	2026	+12.0
32	Isaev, Magomed	1932	RUS	+95N	=91B	−28N	+124B	+87B	−9N	+56B	4.5	20.5	21.0	9.75	1771	-16.0
33	Ivaan Mathew Elias	1698	IND	+51B	−8N	+70B	−38N	+54B	+46N	−22B	4.0	26.5	29.5	15.00	1660	-16.8
34	Nowroozian, Nader	1774	IRI	+97N	+117B	−7N	+52B	−17N	+53B	−16N	4.0	26.0	27.0	11.00	1790	-0.8
35	Cabungcag, Manilyn	1812	PHI	+119B	+115N	+30B	−5N	−6B	+80N	−12B	4.0	25.5	26.5	9.50	1946	+33.6
36	Ghaith Saeed Alnuaimi	1769	UAE	+96B	−11N	+68B	+61N	−21B	+66N	−18B	4.0	24.5	26.5	11.50	1786	+1.2
37	Yashvir Mohammad	1665	IND	+120B	−5N	+92B	=30N	−9B	=56N	+81B	4.0	24.5	25.5	10.00	1818	+28.4
38	HAMAD MOHAMED ALMARASHDA	1492	UAE	−4N	+114B	+117N	+33B	−15N	+44B	−30N	4.0	24.5	25.5	10.00	1730	+48.4
39	Sameir, Ramez	1995	EGY	+70B	+74N	−11B	−44N	+73B	+45N	−25B	4.0	24.0	27.0	13.00	1787	-29.2
40	Rustamov, Firdavs	1696	TJK	+100N	−12B	+73N	+49B	−19N	+75B	−43B	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.00	1733	+8.0
41	Naghiyev, Ali	1909	AZE	+93B	+92N	−5B	+67N	+62B	−17B	−23N	4.0	24.0	26.0	10.00	1779	-34.0
42	Alkhour, Ezzedin	1792	SYR	+126B	+113N	−21B	+80N	−7B	+61N	−19B	4.0	23.5	23.5	7.50	1783	-3.0
43	Khalifah, KhaledCM	1912	UAE	F	+109B	−13N	+98B	+44N	−6B	+40N	4.0	23.0	24.5	11.50	1949	+7.2
44	Ahmed Younes Alkhemeiri	1645	UAE	+114N	−13B	+71N	+39B	−43B	−38N	+63B	4.0	23.0	24.0	11.00	1728	+20.0
45	Gade, Kaustubh	1548	IND	+56N	−7B	+78N	−64B	+101N	−39B	+72N	4.0	22.5	24.5	11.50	1659	+18.8
46	Abdulla Adel, Alsheaili	1509	UAE	−2N	+100B	−56N	+78B	+84N	−33B	+76N	4.0	22.5	24.5	11.00	1008	-13.2
47	Anas Ali, Al-Mansoori	1572	UAE	+112B	−30N	+95B	−18N	+77B	+70N	−14B	4.0	22.5	24.0	9.50	1688	+13.0
48	Abdulrahman Shehab Khanji	1678	UAE	F	F	+81N	+86B	+18B	+21N	−5B	4.0	22.0	22.0	15.50	2039	+41.6
49	Mansoor Khaled Saqr	1495	UAE	−8B	+51N	+122B	−40N	−56B	+93N	+94B	4.0	21.0	22.0	9.00	1658	+30.0
50	Jadoun Ivaan	1526	IND	+124B	−18N	+115B	−29N	+93B	−20N	+70B	4.0	20.5	21.0	6.50	1637	+23.6
51	Ayaan Haseeb	0	IND	−33N	−49B	+103N	+72B	−53N	+82B	+108N	4.0	20.0	21.5	9.50	1525	+19.6
52	Saoud Ahmed AlKaabi	1513	UAE	F	+96N	+106B	−34N	+111B	−25N	+92B	4.0	20.0	21.5	7.50	1525	0.0
53	Nowroozian Arayesh, Sahand	1508	IRI	−10B	+116N	+113B	−65N	+51B	−34N	+95B	4.0	19.0	20.0	8.00	1513	-4.4
54	Abdulla Ali Almansoori	1453	UAE	−17N	−56B	+114N	+113B	−33N	+97B	+69B	4.0	18.5	19.5	7.00	1580	+14.8
55	Ahlam RashedWIM	1767	UAE	F	+126N	+77B	−66N	+68B	−62N	+73B	4.0	16.0	16.0	9.00	1562	-23.2
56	Ramesh, Hugh Raj	0	PHI	−45B	+54N	+46B	−24N	+49N	=37B	−32N	3.5	25.5	29.5	14.00	1612	-10.8
57	AHMED KHAMIS ALMAZROUEI	1467	UAE	−26N	=125B	+90N	+60B	−28N	−27B	+109N	3.5	21.0	21.5	7.75	1611	+27.6
58	Salim Jasim, Alblooshi	1781	UAE	F	+123B	−26N	=108B	+59N	+30N	−21B	3.5	19.5	19.5	9.25	1862	+17.2
59	Brannen, Josiah Thomas	1432	USA	−19N	=90B	+112B	+110N	−58B	+94N	−29B	3.5	19.0	20.5	6.25	1566	+18.8
60	Shaikha Salim Al Mazrouei	1553	UAE	+121B	−21N	=87B	−57N	+124N	+91B	−31B	3.5	19.0	19.5	5.25	1514	-25.2
61	Ammar Abdalla	1524	UAE	+90N	−19B	+123N	−36B	+119N	−42B	=86N	3.5	19.0	19.5	5.25	1406	-24.0
62	Ahmed Khaleifa AlBedwawi	1523	UAE	F	+22B	−17N	+25B	−41N	+55B	−20N	3.0	28.0	28.0	14.00	1849	+87.6
63	Ahmad Abushpap	1476	JOR	−6N	+107B	−22N	+119B	+83N	−23B	−44N	3.0	25.0	26.0	6.00	957	-29.6
64	Golizadeh, Asena	1912	UAE	F	+118N	−8B	+45N	+66B	−7B	−24N	3.0	24.5	24.5	8.00	1791	-31.6
65	Mohammed Saeed Alshamsi	1722	UAE	F	−3B	+91N	+53B	−16N	+118B	−15N	3.0	23.5	23.5	7.50	1744	+3.4
66	Geldiyev, Geldimyrat	1524	TKM	−3N	+97B	+76N	+55B	−64N	−36B	−78N	3.0	23.0	25.0	9.00	1692	+10.2
67	Aadarsh Ramakrishnan Nair	1545	IND	F	−17B	+99N	−41B	+89N	−18N	+71B	3.0	22.5	24.5	7.50	1660	+17.2
68	Abdalla Rashid Alnaqbi	1464	UAE	−7N	+85B	−36N	+97B	−55N	−76B	+113N	3.0	22.0	23.0	6.00	1000	-14.8
69	Sinno , Abdul Salam	1556	LBN	+85N	−26B	+89N	−22B	−86N	+101B	−54N	3.0	21.5	23.5	7.50	1478	-17.0
70	AHLAM SALIM ALMAZROUEI	1439	UAE	−39N	+103B	−33N	+76B	+98N	−47B	−50N	3.0	21.0	23.0	7.00	1397	-12.4
71	Ali Rashed Alqemzi	1452	UAE	−21B	+121N	−44B	+96N	−23N	+107B	−67N	3.0	21.0	22.0	5.00	868	-38.8
72	Khalifa Abdalla	1449	UAE	−31B	+104N	−27B	−51N	+120B	+103N	−45B	3.0	21.0	22.0	5.00	874	-28.4
73	Muhammad Saleem, Hamad	1487	PAK	−5B	+120N	−40B	+115N	−39N	+105B	−55N	3.0	21.0	22.0	4.00	1487	-7.2
74	Khalifa Talal Al Belushi	1527	UAE	+103N	−39B	F	−20N	+92B	−14N	+77B	3.0	21.0	21.0	7.00	1632	+17.2
75	Hamad Adel Rashed	1429	UAE	−18B	F	−23N	+112N	+88B	−40N	+80B	3.0	21.0	21.0	7.00	1587	+34.4
76	Hazaa Muhannad Alhosani	0	UAE	−27B	+79N	−66B	−70N	+115B	+68N	−46B	3.0	20.5	21.5	7.00	1372	0.0
77	Khalfan Ali, Almansoori	1449	UAE	−16N	+84B	−55N	+123B	−47N	+117B	−74N	3.0	20.0	20.5	4.50	879	-37.2
78	HAMDAN MOHAMED ALMARASHDA	1408	UAE	F	−14N	−45B	−46N	+122B	+79N	+66B	3.0	20.0	20.0	7.00	1420	0.0
79	Ali Tariq Almarashda	1481	UAE	−1N	−76B	+83N	−99B	+100N	−78B	+97N	3.0	19.5	21.5	7.00	1510	0.0
80	Kathiravan Nagarajan	1544	IND	+122N	−16B	+119N	−42B	+99N	−35B	−75N	3.0	19.0	20.0	4.00	945	-43.6
81	Mohamed Said, Omar	1477	EGY	−9B	+102N	−48B	−111N	+123N	+99B	−37N	3.0	19.0	19.5	4.50	935	-21.6
82	Inniyan Rajasekaran	1460	IND	−30B	−112N	−120B	+90B	+114N	−51N	+96B	3.0	15.5	16.5	5.50	1052	-3.2
83	Faraz Mohamed Iliyas	0	IND	−24B	−110N	−79B	+121N	−63B	+104N	+118N	3.0	15.5	16.5	4.00	1413	0.0
84	Saeed, Omer	0	UAE	F	−77N	+116B	+95N	−46B	−92N	+115B	3.0	15.0	16.0	4.00	1371	0.0
85	FIDE 9334173	0	—	−69B	−68N	−96B	−100B	+116N	+126N	+93B	3.0	13.0	13.0	3.00	1354	0.0
86	Yogendra Sai Kondragunta	1424	IND	−22N	F	+94B	−48N	+69B	−24N	=61B	2.5	22.5	22.5	6.75	1594	+46.0
87	Mohammed Fizan Liyagathali	1411	IND	F	−15B	=60N	+91B	−32N	+108B	−27N	2.5	21.5	21.5	5.75	1591	+40.4
88	Bashaer, KhalilWCM	1593	UAE	F	−6B	+101N	−19B	−75N	=89B	+90N	2.5	21.0	21.5	5.75	1498	-17.0
89	Guliyev, Yunis	1411	AZE	−15N	F	−69B	+104N	−67B	=88N	+98B	2.5	17.5	17.5	5.25	1458	+7.6
90	Trivika Vinod Kumar	0	IND	−61B	=59N	−57B	−82N	+126B	+110N	−88B	2.5	17.5	17.5	3.25	1128	0.0
91	Humaid Abdulla, Alzahmi	1470	UAE	F	=32N	−65B	−87N	+110B	−60N	+111B	2.5	16.5	16.5	5.25	1327	-27.2
92	SULTAN JASIM ALBLOOSHI	1434	UAE	F	−41B	−37N	+107B	−74N	+84B	−52N	2.0	22.5	24.5	5.00	835	-42.0
93	Mohamed Rashid Alyamahi	1413	UAE	−41N	−28B	+102N	+117B	−50N	−49B	−85N	2.0	21.5	22.5	3.00	866	-35.2
94	Sara Susan Elias	1637	IND	F	−1B	−86N	+105B	+118N	−59B	−49N	2.0	20.5	21.5	3.00	1325	-81.2
95	Arthur Aaron Saldana	1420	IND	−32B	F	−47N	−84B	+102N	+98B	−53N	2.0	19.5	19.5	4.00	1415	-4.4
96	FIDE 22031421	0	—	−36N	−52B	+85N	−71B	−117N	+102B	−82N	2.0	19.0	20.0	5.00	747	0.0
97	Ahyan Haseeb	0	IND	−34B	−66N	+121B	−68N	+104B	−54N	−79B	2.0	19.0	20.0	3.00	754	0.0
98	Aishah Mohamed Almarashda	1531	UAE	+104B	−31N	+105B	−43N	−70B	−95N	−89N	2.0	18.0	20.0	4.00	823	-84.4
99	Nouf Saif Ahmed	1408	UAE	F	−20N	−67B	+79N	−80B	−81N	+122B	2.0	18.0	18.0	4.00	795	0.0
100	Fajr Saif Ahmed	0	UAE	−40B	−46N	−104B	+85N	−79B	−121N	+110B	2.0	17.5	18.5	4.50	802	0.0
101	Jawaher, Khalil	1420	UAE	F	F	−88B	+122N	−45B	−69N	+107N	2.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	762	-18.6
102	Hamad Mohamed Al Saadi	0	UAE	−23N	−81B	−93B	+116N	−95B	−96N	+120B	2.0	15.0	16.0	2.00	684	-64.0
103	FIDE 429091381	0	—	−74B	−70N	−51B	F	+113N	−72B	+119N	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.00	672	0.0
104	FIDE 9335900	0	—	−98N	−72B	+100N	−89B	−97N	−83B	+114N	2.0	14.5	15.5	3.00	664	0.0
105	Ahmed Abdulla Alzahmi	1410	UAE	−14B	F	−98N	−94N	+112B	−73N	+121B	2.0	14.5	14.5	2.50	832	0.0
106	FIDE 429091365	0	—	−29B	F	−52N	−109B	−107N	+114B	+117N	2.0	14.0	14.0	2.00	790	0.0
107	FIDE 521057710	0	—	F	−63N	+126B	−92N	+106B	−71N	−101B	2.0	14.0	14.0	2.00	645	0.0
108	Pascua, Aedan Matthew	1522	PHI	−12N	F	+111B	=58N	−31B	−87N	−51B	1.5	21.0	21.0	3.25	1453	-20.8
109	Khalid Ahmed AlNaqbi	1465	UAE	F	−43N	−24B	+106N	−25B	=111N	−57B	1.5	21.0	21.0	2.75	893	-38.0
110	Saif Khaled Hassan	1497	UAE	−13N	+83B	=124N	−59B	−91N	−90B	−100N	1.5	18.5	19.0	3.25	966	0.0
111	Aadinath Sumeesh	0	IND	−20B	F	−108N	+81B	−52N	=109B	−91N	1.5	17.5	17.5	3.75	1354	0.0
112	Mohamed Ahmed Alnaqbi	0	UAE	−47N	+82B	−59N	−75B	−105N	−113B	=123N	1.5	16.5	17.0	3.25	1279	0.0
113	Ali Muhannad AlHosani	0	UAE	F	−42B	−53N	−54N	−103B	+112N	−68B	1.0	21.0	22.5	1.50	755	0.0
114	FIDE 13481967	0	—	−44B	−38N	−54B	+126N	−82B	−106N	−104B	1.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	709	0.0
115	Mohammed Fizal Liyagathali	1403	IND	F	−35B	−50N	−73B	−76N	+124B	−84N	1.0	17.5	17.5	0.50	810	-31.2
116	Ali Rashid AlYamahi	0	UAE	−25N	−53B	−84N	−102B	−85B	F	+124N	1.0	17.5	17.5	0.50	826	0.0
117	Zayed Saif Al Mazrouei	0	UAE	F	−34N	−38B	−93N	+96B	−77N	−106B	1.0	17.0	17.0	2.00	733	0.0
118	Hamdan Abdalla Mohammed AlNaqbi	1443	UAE	F	−64B	−25N	+120N	−94B	−65N	−83B	1.0	17.0	17.0	1.00	935	-26.0
119	FIDE 547054360	0	—	−35N	F	−80B	−63N	−61B	+120N	−103B	1.0	16.5	16.5	1.00	789	0.0
120	Fares Mohamed Albalooshi	0	UAE	−37N	−73B	+82N	−118B	−72N	−119B	−102N	1.0	16.0	17.0	3.00	1259	0.0
121	FIDE 558016953	0	—	−60N	−71B	−97N	−83B	F	+100B	−105N	1.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	713	0.0
122	FIDE 9335811	0	—	−80B	F	−49N	−101B	−78N	+123B	−99N	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.50	685	0.0
123	FIDE 9331034	0	—	F	−58N	−61B	−77N	−81B	−122N	=112B	0.5	18.5	19.5	0.75	754	0.0
124	TAIF KHAMIS ALMAZROUEI	0	UAE	−50N	F	=110B	−32N	−60B	−115N	−116B	0.5	15.5	15.5	0.75	812	0.0
125	Mayed Ebraheim Alblooshi	0	UAE	F	=57N	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	6.0	6.0	1.75	1469	0.0
126	FIDE 537082620	0	—	−42N	−55B	−107N	−114B	−90N	−85B	F	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	980	0.0
127	FIDE 54293537	0	—	F	−29N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	992	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ahmed Khaleifa AlBedwawiUAE
+87.6
3.0 pts · #34
2Mohamed Farag, AhmedEGY
+58.4
5.0 pts · #25
3HAMAD MOHAMED ALMARASHDAUAE
+48.4
4.0 pts · #58

Top rating losers

1Aishah Mohamed AlmarashdaUAE
-84.4
2.0 pts · #104
2Sara Susan EliasIND
-81.2
2.0 pts · #76
3Muhammad Shayan Noushad IbrahimIND
-71.6
4.5 pts · #20

Biggest upsets

R3+440 Elo gap
Mohamed Yousuf Al-Ali1880 beat GMBarsov, Alexei2320
R2+435 Elo gap
Ahmed Khaleifa AlBedwawi1523 beat CMMohamed Saeed Laily1958
R3+388 Elo gap
WIMAl Maamari, Wafia Darwish1882 beat IMAmeir, Moheb2270