Grand Mall Open Classical Chess Championship 2026

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43 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 03 Jan 2026 in Muscat, Oman. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1665, and top seed was Farhoud Fathi Tavani (🇮🇷 IRI, 1921).

Anas Al Yahmadi (🇴🇲 OMA, 1629) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Gismalla Elwali (4.5) and Yadhav Krishna S (4.5). Al Yahmadi won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Hossameldin Mahmoud Abdou Hassan (1463) beat Anas Al Yahmadi (1629), a +166-point gap.

Location

🇴🇲Muscat, Oman

Dates

02 Jan 2026 → 03 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Avg top 10

1,665

Participants

Federations · 6 represented

🇮🇳India×27

🇴🇲Oman×3

🇸🇩Sudan×1

🇮🇷Iran×1

🇪🇬Egypt×1

🇵🇰Pakistan×1

Top 3

🥇
Anas Al Yahmadi
🇴🇲OMA·1629
5.0pts·1726perf+10.0
🥈
Gismalla Elwali
🇸🇩SUD·1750
4.5pts·1725perf-1.8
🥉
Yadhav Krishna S
🇮🇳IND·1796
4.5pts·1897perf+19.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Al Yahmadi5Yadhav Krishna4.5Elwali4.5Kurisinkal4.5Ibrahim4.5Al Habsi4

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Anas Al Yahmadi 4 wins (R3–R6)Yadhav Krishna S 3 wins (R1–R3)

R4 · LATE SURGE

Gismalla Elwali was #11 at R4, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Anas Al Yahmadi	*	—	—	—
2Yadhav Krishna S	—	*	—	½
3Gismalla Elwali	—	—	*	0
4Dahveed Sibi Kurisinkal	—	½	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Al Yahmadi, Anas	1629	OMA	+38N	−27B	+33N	+7B	+6N	+10B	5.0	16.5	17.5	15.00	1726	+10.0
2	Elwali, Gismalla	1750	SUD	+37B	=12N	+13B	−4N	+8B	+11N	4.5	19.5	20.5	14.25	1725	-1.8
3	Yadhav Krishna S	1796	IND	+16B	+9N	+8B	−?N	=4B	+12N	4.5	19.0	19.0	16.75	1897	+19.6
4	Dahveed Sibi Kurisinkal	1755	IND	+39N	=26B	+27N	+2B	=3N	=?B	4.5	14.0	14.0	10.50	1814	+11.2
5	Mohamed Fadil Syed Ibrahim	1748	IND	+15N	+31B	+6N	−?B	+22B	=?N	4.5	12.0	12.0	12.00	2325	+17.6
6	Al Yousufi, Dawood	1576	OMA	+18B	+32N	−5B	+19N	−1B	+24N	4.0	18.5	20.5	11.00	1484	-7.4
7	Tejas Dinesh Kumar	1442	IND	+17B	−11N	+28B	−1N	+25B	+32N	4.0	17.5	19.5	10.50	802	-22.4
8	Hamid Gulzar	1558	PAK	+29N	+33B	−3N	+15B	−2N	+18B	4.0	17.5	19.5	10.50	971	-9.0
9	Sloka Sujith	1484	IND	+22N	−3B	+32N	−17B	+26N	+15B	4.0	16.0	18.0	10.50	1641	+15.6
10	Al Habsi, Sultan Mohamed	1666	OMA	+34B	+19N	−?B	+12N	+31B	−1N	4.0	15.5	15.5	10.50	1699	+3.6
11	Christopher M Anish	1585	IND	+40N	+7B	−?N	+27B	+17N	−2B	4.0	14.0	14.0	9.50	1672	+15.2
12	Yashkrishna V	1470	IND	+41N	=2B	+26N	−10B	+14N	−3B	3.5	19.0	19.0	8.25	1644	+42.8
13	Siddhanth Subramanian	1527	IND	=20N	+14B	−2N	−26B	+35N	+16N	3.5	16.5	18.0	9.50	1541	+2.8
14	Haran Vaibhav Senthilkumar	1532	IND	=28B	−13N	+35B	+34N	−12B	+26N	3.5	14.0	15.5	7.25	1368	-26.0
15	Aryan Barani	0	IND	−5B	+24N	+23B	−8N	+28B	−9N	3.0	18.5	21.0	8.50	792	0.0
16	Avantika Priyesh	1422	IND	−3N	+25B	−17N	+20B	+23N	−13B	3.0	17.0	20.0	9.00	859	-16.4
17	Yadhukrishna V	0	IND	−7N	F	+16B	+9N	−11B	+31N	3.0	17.0	17.0	9.00	1492	0.0
18	Makarandhan Jangiti	0	IND	−6N	+21B	−31N	+?B	+19B	−8N	3.0	16.0	16.0	6.00	1532	0.0
19	Aswathi Unnikrishnan	1455	IND	+43N	−10B	+20N	−6B	−18N	+38B	3.0	15.0	15.0	4.00	820	-22.4
20	Riddhish Kende	0	IND	=13B	=28N	−19B	−16N	+33N	+37B	3.0	14.0	15.0	6.00	1185	0.0
21	Murali Krishna R	1591	IND	−32B	−18N	+36N	+29B	+34B	−22N	3.0	12.5	14.0	6.00	2228	+11.2
22	Sibi Babu	0	IND	−9B	+37N	+?B	F	−5N	+21B	3.0	12.5	12.5	4.00	1562	0.0
23	FIDE 547004029	0	—	−26N	+39B	−15N	+38B	−16B	+34N	3.0	11.5	11.5	3.00	644	0.0
24	Thiyasika Kobiga	0	IND	−31N	−15B	+40N	+36B	+37N	−6B	3.0	11.5	11.5	2.50	1368	0.0
25	Ohmkar Sreejith Krishna	0	IND	−?B	−16N	+39N	+30B	−7N	+?B	3.0	9.5	9.5	2.50	1288	0.0
26	Priyesh Valoorakayil Sankaran	1487	IND	+23B	=4N	−12B	+13N	−9B	−14B	2.5	19.0	22.0	8.75	1401	-24.4
27	Mahmoud Abdou Hassan, Hossameldin	1463	EGY	+42B	+1N	−4B	−11N	−32B	=28N	2.5	18.0	18.0	6.25	1528	+9.6
28	Pranav Kruthik Vijayakumar	0	IND	=14N	=20B	−7N	+33B	−15N	=27B	2.5	16.0	18.0	6.50	1349	0.0
29	Meenakshi Madhu	0	IND	−8B	−?N	+42B	−21N	=30B	+36B	2.5	11.0	11.0	2.75	1309	0.0
30	Dakshita Bawal	0	IND	−?N	+41B	−?B	−25N	=29N	+35B	2.5	7.0	7.0	2.75	912	0.0
31	Stuthi Nayak	1479	IND	+24B	−5N	+18B	F	−10N	−17B	2.0	17.5	17.5	6.00	906	-16.8
32	Janaraksha Rajesh	0	IND	+21N	−6B	−9B	F	+27N	−7B	2.0	17.5	17.5	5.50	1435	0.0
33	Dishani Pai	0	IND	+?B	−8N	−1B	−28N	−20B	+40N	2.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	1502	0.0
34	Ebrahimi Asl, Vala	0	IRI	−10N	+43B	+?N	−14B	−21N	−23B	2.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	1389	0.0
35	FIDE 564014185	0	—	−?N	=36B	−14N	+39B	−13B	−30N	1.5	11.0	11.0	0.75	1184	0.0
36	Muhammed Iziyan	1429	IND	−?B	=35N	−21B	−24N	+39B	−29N	1.5	10.0	10.0	0.75	792	-11.2
37	FIDE 22033440	0	—	−2N	−22B	+41N	F	−24B	−20N	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	948	0.0
38	FIDE 564020061	0	—	−1B	+42N	−?B	−23N	F	−19N	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	740	0.0
39	FIDE 564020304	0	—	−4B	−23N	−25B	−35N	−36N	F	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	792	0.0
40	FIDE 564044220	0	—	−11B	−?N	−24B	F	−?N	−33B	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	806	0.0
41	FIDE 564040194	0	—	−12B	−30N	−37B	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	669	0.0
42	FIDE 564020100	0	—	−27N	−38B	−29N	F	F	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	656	0.0
43	FIDE 547048247	0	—	−19B	−34N	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	650	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Yashkrishna VIND
+42.8
3.5 pts · #8
2Yadhav Krishna SIND
+19.6
4.5 pts · #1
3Mohamed Fadil Syed IbrahimIND
+17.6
4.5 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Haran Vaibhav SenthilkumarIND
-26.0
3.5 pts · #18
2Priyesh Valoorakayil SankaranIND
-24.4
2.5 pts · #14
3Aswathi UnnikrishnanIND
-22.4
3.0 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R2+166 Elo gap
Mahmoud Abdou Hassan, Hossameldin1463 beat Al Yahmadi, Anas1629