Grand Mall Classical Chess Tournamuent Above 1600
Open SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Nov 2025 to 15 Nov 2025 in Muscat, Oman. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1871, and top seed was Behrooz Moradi (🇮🇷 IRI, FM, 2125).
Behrooz Moradi (🇮🇷 IRI, FM, 2125) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Farhoud Fathi Tavani (5.0) and Al-qudaimi abdullah (5.0). Moradi won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Keith Mathew (1485) beat Abdalla Atea (1884), a +399-point gap.
Location
🇴🇲Muscat, Oman
Dates
13 Nov 2025 → 15 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇳India×13
🇴🇲Oman×8
🇮🇷Iran×3
🇸🇩Sudan×2
🇪🇬Egypt×2
🇯🇴Jordan×1
🇩🇿Algeria×1
🇾🇪Yemen×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Behrooz Moradi led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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7
1
1
1
1
1
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
FM Behrooz Moradi never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Behrooz Moradi beat Al-qudaimi abdullah (White).
R1–R7 · WIN STREAK
FM Behrooz Moradi won 7 in a row (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMBehrooz Moradi | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Al-qudaimi abdullah | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Yadhav Krishna S | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Farhoud Fathi Tavani | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moradi, BehroozFM | 2125 | IRI | +11B | +13N | +21B | +2N | +3B | +4N | +14B | 7.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 27.00 | 2610 | +19.8 |
| 2 | Fathi Tavani, Farhoud | 1905 | IRI | +10N | +8B | =7N | −1B | +6N | +5B | =3N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 33.0 | 21.50 | 1971 | +15.4 |
| 3 | Al-qudaimi abdullah | 1840 | YEM | +9N | +28B | =5N | +7B | −1N | +10B | =2B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 17.75 | 1982 | +53.6 |
| 4 | Yadhav Krishna S | 1688 | IND | =6N | +16B | +23N | =5B | +13N | −1B | +9N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 16.50 | 1872 | +66.8 |
| 5 | Bagheri, Majid | 1894 | IRI | +26B | +14N | =3B | =4N | =15B | −2N | +18N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 13.50 | 1831 | -9.0 |
| 6 | Christopher M Anish | 1466 | IND | =4B | −20N | +18B | +12N | −2B | +19N | +13N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 14.50 | 1773 | +108.0 |
| 7 | Medhat, Magdy | 1880 | EGY | +18B | +15N | =2B | −3N | =8B | =14N | =10B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 13.50 | 1795 | -14.0 |
| 8 | Dahveed Sibi Kurisinkal | 1775 | IND | +12B | −2N | +11B | =15N | =7N | −9B | +22N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 13.50 | 1719 | -17.6 |
| 9 | Nair, Aayush | 1613 | IND | −3B | +29N | −13B | +17N | +20B | +8N | −4B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 1730 | +42.0 |
| 10 | Nachiketha Krishnendra Mulgund | 1668 | IND | −2B | +19N | +27B | +21N | =14B | −3N | =7N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 9.00 | 1851 | +67.2 |
| 11 | Izaan Shafeek | 1676 | IND | −1N | +22B | −8N | +30B | +26N | +16B | −15B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1686 | -0.8 |
| 12 | Muhammad Zaahir Naduvilaparambil | 1486 | IND | −8N | +25B | =17N | −6B | =22N | +20N | +16B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 9.00 | 1636 | +58.0 |
| 13 | Ahmed, Ali | 1802 | SUD | +19B | −1B | +9N | +20N | −4B | −15N | −6B | 3.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 8.50 | 1622 | -33.0 |
| 14 | Mohammed Al Ryami | 1791 | OMA | F | −5B | +16N | +23B | =10N | =7B | −1N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 9.00 | 1783 | -2.8 |
| 15 | Harshavardhan V | 1592 | IND | F | −7B | F | =8B | =5N | +13B | +11N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 11.25 | 1878 | +74.0 |
| 16 | Keith Mathew | 1485 | IND | +20B | −4N | −14B | +27N | +21B | −11N | −12N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 1670 | +58.4 |
| 17 | Ilaan Shafeek | 1467 | IND | −24N | =18N | =12B | −9B | +30N | −22B | +29N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.25 | 1448 | -7.6 |
| 18 | Djelmami , Said | 1646 | ALG | −7N | =17B | −6N | +31B | +25N | F | −5B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 1583 | -23.2 |
| 19 | Al Yahmedi, Abdul Rahman | 1497 | OMA | −13N | −10B | +31N | =25B | +29N | −6B | F | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.75 | 1532 | +8.0 |
| 20 | Hussein Siddig Mohamed | 1723 | SUD | −16N | +6B | +30N | −13B | −9N | −12B | F | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1330 | -49.2 |
| 21 | Atea, Abdalla | 1884 | EGY | +25N | +24B | −1N | −10B | −16N | F | F | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.50 | 1651 | -57.6 |
| 22 | Niyola Pinto | 1536 | IND | −27B | −11N | F | =26N | =12B | +17N | −8B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1519 | -9.2 |
| 23 | Baoqbah, Ahmed Abdullah | 1648 | OMA | +30B | +27N | −4B | −14N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1637 | -1.6 |
| 24 | Al Aisaee, Anat | 1693 | OMA | +17B | −21N | +26B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 1793 | +8.2 |
| 25 | Murali Krishna R | 1646 | IND | −21B | −12N | +29B | =19N | −18B | F | F | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.25 | 1445 | -54.4 |
| 26 | Yasser Hamdan | 1651 | JOR | −5N | +31B | −24N | =22B | −11B | F | F | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1508 | -19.6 |
| 27 | Al Mamari, Said Ahmed | 1811 | OMA | +22N | −23B | −10N | −16B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1391 | -42.4 |
| 28 | Al Hosni, Al Yaqdhan | 1676 | OMA | +29B | −3N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1653 | -2.0 |
| 29 | Aniketh Sailesh | 1466 | IND | −28N | −9B | −25N | F | −19B | F | −17B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 782 | -69.2 |
| 30 | Al Mujaini, Mohammed Khalid | 0 | OMA | −23N | F | −20B | −11N | −17B | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Al Bulushi, Omar | 1492 | OMA | F | −26N | −19B | −18N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 798 | -42.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Christopher M AnishIND+108.04.5 pts · #6
- 2Harshavardhan VIND+74.03.0 pts · #16
- 3Nachiketha Krishnendra MulgundIND+67.24.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Aniketh SaileshIND-69.20.0 pts · #31
- 2Atea, AbdallaEGY-57.62.0 pts · #22
- 3Murali Krishna RIND-54.41.5 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R5+399 Elo gap
- R7+336 Elo gap
- R4+326 Elo gap