DCCC January Blitz Tournament 2026

SwissBlitz

109 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 11 Jan 2026 in Dubai, UAE. 19 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2442, and top seed was Ahmed Adly (🇪🇬 EGY, GM, 2589).

Ahmed Adly (🇪🇬 EGY, GM, 2589) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Joel Pimentel (7.5) and Mikheil Mchedlishvili (7.0). Adly shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Advik Mundhada (1642) beat Hatim Ibrahim (IM, 2259), a +617-point gap.

Location

🇦🇪Dubai, UAE

Dates

11 Jan 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇬GMAhmed Adly2589

Avg top 10

2,442

Participants

109

Titled players · 19

GM×6

IM×5

FM×3

CM×2

WIM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇮🇳India×35

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×34

🇮🇷Iran×7

🇱🇧Lebanon×4

🇪🇬Egypt×4

🇵🇭Philippines×3

🇺🇸United States of America×2

🇹🇯Tajikistan×2

Top 3

🥇
GMAhmed Adly
🇪🇬EGY·2589
8.5pts·2788perf+14.4
🥈
IMJoel Pimentel
🇵🇭PHI·2419
7.5pts·2476perf+9.5
🥉
GMMikheil Mchedlishvili
🇬🇪GEO·2512
7.0pts·2509perf+3.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Ahmed Adly led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Adly8.5Pimentel7.5Mchedlishvili7Shirliyev7Amonatov7Hakobyan7

R8–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Ahmed Adly never relinquished the lead after R8; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Ahmed Adly 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)IM Joel Pimentel 3 wins (R4–R6)GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMAhmed Adly	*	—	1	1
2IMJoel Pimentel	—	*	—	—
3GMMikheil Mchedlishvili	0	—	*	1
4CMAllayar Shirliyev	0	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Adly, AhmedGM	2589	EGY	+29N	+56B	+73N	=6B	+88N	+48N	+3B	+4B	+7N	8.5	45.0	48.0	44.50	2788	+14.4
2	Pimentel, JoelIM	2419	PHI	+57N	+25B	=10N	+13B	+6N	+5B	−4N	+9B	+11N	7.5	52.0	56.0	45.75	2476	+9.5
3	Mchedlishvili, MikheilGM	2512	GEO	+38N	+42B	+11N	+7B	+9N	=4B	−1N	=5B	+18N	7.0	53.5	58.5	43.00	2509	+3.4
4	Miladinovic, IgorGM	2467	SRB	+37B	+33N	+16B	+12N	+14B	=3N	+2B	−1N	=6B	7.0	53.0	58.0	42.50	2470	+4.6
5	Amonatov, FarrukhGM	2583	TJK	+20B	+17N	+15B	+8N	=48B	−2N	+27B	=3N	+30B	7.0	50.0	54.5	41.25	2506	-4.6
6	Dimakiling, OliverIM	2397	PHI	+60B	+19N	+28B	=1N	−2B	+51N	+48B	+12N	=4N	7.0	49.5	53.5	38.25	2435	+8.4
7	Shirliyev, AllayarCM	2273	TKM	+49B	+81N	+32B	−3N	+33B	+16N	+12B	+8N	−1B	7.0	49.0	52.0	36.50	2318	+17.6
8	Hakobyan, EduardFM	2306	USA	+59N	+50B	+24N	−5B	+17N	+11B	+18N	−7B	+13N	7.0	48.5	52.5	38.50	2269	+0.2
9	Ameir, MohebIM	2238	EGY	+94B	+46N	+54B	+88N	−3B	+26B	+29N	−2N	+15B	7.0	43.5	46.0	31.50	2293	+20.0
10	Vidur Rajagopal	1867	IND	+84B	+82N	=2B	−14N	+49B	+31N	−30B	+27N	+16B	6.5	42.5	45.5	30.75	2053	+89.2
11	Ahmed, FareedFM	1989	UAE	+86B	+36N	−3B	+19N	+39B	−8N	+20B	+32N	−2B	6.0	48.5	51.5	30.00	2014	+9.6
12	Othman, A. MoussaFM	2047	UAE	+85N	+43B	+18N	−4B	+56N	+34B	−7N	−6B	+40N	6.0	46.0	49.0	28.00	2062	+5.0
13	Ferreira, Henrique Camara	2066	BRA	+83B	−22N	+35B	−2N	+78B	+39N	+33B	+19N	−8B	6.0	45.0	48.0	27.50	1955	-14.0
14	Fernandez, Dandel	2033	PHI	+53N	+71B	+22N	+10B	−4N	−29B	+56N	−18B	+25N	6.0	44.5	48.5	30.50	1918	-19.2
15	Al Maamari, Wafia DarwishWIM	2005	UAE	+62N	+40B	−5N	+50B	−34N	+23B	+45N	+29B	−9N	6.0	44.5	48.5	29.50	1933	-9.2
16	Khalifa Essa, Albalooshi	1936	UAE	+66N	+79B	−4N	+81B	+23N	−7B	+34N	+21B	−10N	6.0	44.5	47.5	27.00	1981	+13.2
17	Bask, Kristoffer	1784	SWE	+67N	−5B	+52N	+40B	−8B	+36N	+37B	−30N	+35B	6.0	43.5	47.5	28.50	1883	+17.2
18	Mohamed, Moussa	1789	UAE	+70B	+99N	−12B	+63N	+80B	+30N	−8B	+14N	−3B	6.0	42.0	44.0	24.00	1964	+34.4
19	Golizadeh, Asena	1697	UAE	+77N	−6B	+53N	−11B	+79N	+57B	+26N	−13B	+38N	6.0	41.5	44.5	25.50	1865	+60.4
20	Nikhil Saravanan	1590	IND	−5N	+67B	+75N	−34B	+64N	+42B	−11N	+45B	+32B	6.0	41.0	44.5	26.50	1821	+78.0
21	Kenjaev, Khasan	2105	UZB	F	+72B	+57N	−33N	+41B	+22N	+44B	−16N	+39B	6.0	39.5	42.5	28.50	1932	-22.6
22	Ramesh Nair, Advait	1656	IND	+61N	+13B	−14B	−32N	+84N	−21B	+85N	+80B	+37B	6.0	38.0	41.0	24.00	1824	+60.0
23	Advik Mundhada	1642	IND	+75B	−30N	+106B	+54N	−16B	−15N	+60B	+79N	+31B	6.0	37.0	38.0	21.00	1876	+86.0
24	Almaamari , Zainab DarwishWCM	1802	UAE	+100B	+80N	−8B	−39N	−35B	+96N	+82B	+63N	+36B	6.0	34.0	36.0	19.00	1736	-11.2
25	Kavyansh Srivastava	1720	IND	+93B	−2N	+86B	=31N	−27B	+59N	+51B	+28N	−14B	5.5	41.0	44.0	22.50	1901	+70.8
26	Mohamed Yousuf Al-Ali	1911	UAE	+98N	+89B	−88B	+46N	+37B	−9N	−19B	=31N	+53B	5.5	38.5	40.5	22.00	1890	-3.6
27	Yashvir Mohammad	1867	IND	+91N	+96B	−48N	=58B	+25N	+73B	−5N	−10B	+51B	5.5	38.5	40.5	20.50	1931	+32.8
28	Al-Blooshi, Hamad EssaCM	1828	UAE	+76N	+101B	−6N	=43B	−73N	+55B	+58N	−25B	+56N	5.5	37.0	38.5	20.00	1788	-6.8
29	Benedict Tojan	1591	IND	−1B	+70N	+99B	+44N	+32B	+14N	−9B	−15N	−41B	5.0	46.5	48.5	22.00	1829	+83.2
30	Sultan, IbrahimIM	2039	UAE	F	+23B	+58N	−48B	+42N	−18B	+10N	+17B	−5N	5.0	45.0	45.0	27.50	2014	-4.0
31	Ibrahim, HatimIM	2259	EGY	+52N	−58B	+68N	=25B	+43N	−10B	+50N	=26B	−23N	5.0	41.5	45.5	23.50	1909	-64.8
32	Ahlam RashedWIM	1801	UAE	+87N	+97B	−7N	+22B	−29N	+40B	+80N	−11B	−20N	5.0	41.0	43.0	19.00	1687	-22.8
33	Kumaravel, Adhav	1714	IND	+109N	−4B	+85N	+21B	−7N	+68B	−13N	−38B	+84N	5.0	41.0	41.0	16.00	1808	+9.0
34	Veersen Jain	1740	IND	+69B	−88N	+83B	+20N	+15B	−12N	−16B	−37N	+68B	5.0	40.0	43.0	23.00	1794	+22.4
35	Ammar Simab	1563	IND	−48N	+65B	−13N	+76B	+24N	−45B	+81N	+43B	−17N	5.0	40.0	43.0	21.50	1748	+69.2
36	Hasan Jad	1609	LBN	+102N	−11B	+72N	−56B	+65N	−17B	+62N	+42B	−24N	5.0	38.5	40.0	18.00	1659	+7.0
37	Udiavar Pragun Pai	1583	IND	−4N	+109B	+103N	+45B	−26N	+81B	−17N	+34B	−22N	5.0	38.5	38.5	14.00	1732	+46.8
38	Ismail, Basil	1588	IND	−3B	−92N	−49B	+69N	+70B	+84N	+54B	+33N	−19B	5.0	38.0	41.0	20.50	1719	+25.2
39	Yousefi Kashkooli, Hossein	1621	IRI	F	+87B	+84N	+24B	−11N	−13B	+72N	+56B	−21N	5.0	37.5	38.5	19.50	1833	+38.4
40	Mesfer, Al Mesafri	1623	UAE	+90B	−15N	+105B	−17N	+74B	−32N	+89B	+44N	−12B	5.0	37.5	38.5	15.50	1631	-2.4
41	Rustamov, Firdavs	1700	TJK	F	−48B	+89N	=73B	−21N	=43B	+57N	+52B	+29N	5.0	36.5	39.5	20.75	1844	+43.6
42	Sarish Rajesh Shetty	1741	IND	+95B	−3N	+94B	+82N	−30B	−20N	+68B	−36N	+57B	5.0	36.5	39.0	16.00	1700	-22.4
43	Karageziyan, Paul	1658	USA	+104B	−12N	+91B	=28N	−31B	=41N	+78B	−35N	+79B	5.0	36.0	37.0	15.75	1711	+11.6
44	Sultan, Fareed	1740	UAE	−72N	+76B	+79N	−29B	+52N	+63B	−21N	−40B	+62N	5.0	35.5	38.5	19.00	1624	-26.2
45	Ekram, Ahmed	1731	EGY	F	+100N	+47B	−37N	+94B	+35N	−15B	−20N	+60B	5.0	35.5	37.5	18.50	1678	-10.4
46	Amna Saqer Almarri	1667	UAE	+108N	−9B	+96N	−26B	+62N	−80B	−52N	+66B	+65N	5.0	34.0	35.0	15.00	1553	-46.0
47	Nowroozian Arayesh, Sahand	1471	IRI	−73N	+64B	−45N	=61B	−55N	+101N	+59B	+50B	=58N	5.0	33.5	35.0	18.00	1690	+83.6
48	Golizadeh, AsgharGM	2420	IRI	+35B	+41N	+27B	+30N	=5N	−1B	−6N	F	F	4.5	43.0	43.0	24.00	2341	-2.7
49	Willy Varghese	1512	IND	−7N	=55B	+38N	+59B	−10N	−50B	+61N	−58B	+76N	4.5	39.5	43.0	18.75	1634	+23.4
50	Aditya Shah	1681	IND	+74B	−8N	+98B	−15N	=53B	+49N	−31B	−47N	+78B	4.5	39.0	41.0	15.75	1662	-24.4
51	Solano, Juan Pablo	1914	BOL	F	+66B	=59N	+71B	+58N	−6B	−25N	+55B	−27N	4.5	38.5	40.5	18.50	1747	-28.0
52	Hamdan Hassan Mohammed Hassan	1511	UAE	−31B	+74N	−17B	+92N	−44B	+91N	+46B	−41N	=54B	4.5	37.0	40.0	16.75	1617	+27.2
53	Nandhitha Vivek	1474	IND	−14B	+90N	−19B	+102N	=50N	−58B	+75N	+81B	−26N	4.5	35.5	37.0	13.25	1547	+20.0
54	Hamad, Abdul Razzaq	1789	UAE	+106N	+103B	−9N	−23B	−57N	+66B	−38N	+96B	=52N	4.5	33.5	34.5	10.25	1553	-47.0
55	Irfan Sanoor	0	IND	F	=49N	+92B	−80N	+47B	−28N	+83B	−51N	+82B	4.5	31.5	34.5	16.25	1604	0.0
56	Nowroozian, Nader	1774	IRI	+92B	−1N	+60B	+36N	−12B	+82N	−14B	−39N	−28B	4.0	43.0	46.0	15.00	1719	-16.2
57	Alhasan,Modar.	1552	SYR	−2B	+69N	−21B	+106N	+54B	−19N	−41B	+91N	−42N	4.0	41.0	42.0	12.50	1638	+13.4
58	Vir Dhawan	1668	IND	F	+31N	−30B	=27N	−51B	+53N	−28B	+49N	=47B	4.0	39.5	39.5	19.25	1770	+35.2
59	Geldiyev, Geldimyrat	1519	TKM	−8B	+93N	=51B	−49N	+75N	−25B	−47N	=61B	+87N	4.0	37.0	40.0	13.75	1467	-15.0
60	Essa Yousuf Bukhashem	1540	UAE	−6N	+77B	−56N	−72B	+61N	+65B	−23N	+105B	−45N	4.0	37.0	38.0	12.50	1377	-45.2
61	Nowroozian Arayesh, Sepehr	0	IRI	−22B	−83N	+69B	=47N	−60B	+64N	−49B	=59N	+94B	4.0	34.5	37.0	15.00	1454	+16.0
62	Nutter, James Jack	1468	RUS	−15B	+107N	−81B	+90N	−46B	+74N	−36B	+64N	−44B	4.0	34.5	35.5	11.50	1388	-24.4
63	Shamma Khalfan Alsuwaidi	1613	UAE	F	−73B	+101N	−18B	+72N	−44N	+86B	−24B	+80N	4.0	34.0	35.5	11.00	1635	+7.2
64	Vaibhav Girish	0	IND	F	−47N	+93B	+91N	−20B	−61B	+87N	−62B	+96N	4.0	32.0	34.0	11.00	1416	+2.4
65	Al Bash, Osama	0	GER	F	−35N	+100B	+83N	−36B	−60N	+98B	+89N	−46B	4.0	32.0	34.0	10.00	1482	0.0
66	Khalid Ahmed AlNaqbi	1465	UAE	−16B	−51N	−74B	+93N	+90B	−54N	+95B	−46N	+103B	4.0	32.0	33.0	9.50	964	-17.2
67	Ahmed Abdulla Alzahmi	1419	UAE	−17B	−20N	+107B	−78N	−89B	+90N	+94B	−68N	+86B	4.0	31.0	32.0	9.50	1450	0.0
68	Karthik R (1993)	1564	IND	−88B	+95N	−31B	+101N	+105B	−33N	−42N	+67B	−34N	4.0	31.0	32.0	9.00	1487	-13.2
69	Mohamed Rashid Alyamahi	1413	UAE	−34N	−57B	−61N	−38B	+109N	−87B	+90N	+100B	+85N	4.0	29.0	29.0	8.00	1253	-46.4
70	Khaled Mohammad Ghazizadeh	1420	UAE	−18N	−29B	−77N	+108B	−38N	+104B	+107N	+85B	−71N	4.0	28.5	29.5	6.00	850	-35.6
71	Sinno , Abdul Salam	1630	LBN	F	−14N	−80B	−51N	+106B	+98N	−79B	+86N	+70B	4.0	26.5	26.5	10.00	1578	-13.6
72	Daanyish Jaleel	1413	IND	+44B	−21N	−36B	+60N	−63B	+94N	−39B	=78N	−74B	3.5	36.0	38.5	13.25	1577	+60.4
73	Devnani Kush	2025	IND	+47B	+63N	−1B	=41N	+28B	−27N	F	F	F	3.5	33.5	33.5	17.00	1903	-15.0
74	Hamami,Mohamad.	0	SYR	−50N	−52B	+66N	+85B	−40N	−62B	=76N	−75N	+72N	3.5	32.5	35.5	12.25	1401	0.0
75	Pranava Acharya	0	IND	−23N	F	−20B	+86N	−59B	=83N	−53B	+74B	+95B	3.5	32.5	32.5	10.50	1331	0.0
76	Omar Sami Alzarouni	1434	UAE	−28B	−44N	+104B	−35N	+99B	−78N	=74B	+83N	−49B	3.5	32.0	33.0	7.75	1335	-23.6
77	Avan Asif	0	IND	−19B	−60N	+70B	+89N	−82B	−79N	F	=94N	+101B	3.5	27.0	27.0	9.75	1423	0.0
78	Hamed, Ahmed Yousef	1553	UAE	F	F	+109N	+67B	−13N	+76B	−43N	=72B	−50N	3.5	26.5	26.5	9.25	1478	-12.4
79	Joel Tojan	1493	IND	F	−16N	−44B	+95N	−19B	+77B	+71N	−23B	−43N	3.0	41.5	44.0	10.00	1438	-15.2
80	Sinno , Hicham	1416	LBN	F	−24B	+71N	+55B	−18N	+46N	−32B	−22N	−63B	3.0	40.5	40.5	13.50	1550	+17.2
81	Goel, Vivan	1670	IND	F	−7B	+62N	−16N	+98B	−37N	−35B	−53N	+92B	3.0	39.0	41.0	9.00	1490	-74.0
82	Sivasubramanian Kumaravel	1603	IND	+105N	−10B	+97N	−42B	+77N	−56B	−24N	−84B	−55N	3.0	34.5	35.5	6.50	928	-34.4
83	Jinsen Jain	1478	IND	−13N	+61B	−34N	−65B	+87N	=75B	−55N	−76B	=93N	3.0	33.5	36.5	10.25	1502	-0.4
84	Moksh Vadhar	1456	IND	−10N	F	−39B	+99N	−22B	−38B	+103N	+82N	−33B	3.0	33.5	33.5	6.00	1400	-16.0
85	Hamdan Abdalla Mohammed AlNaqbi	1477	UAE	−12B	+104N	−33B	−74N	+92B	+105N	−22B	−70N	−69B	3.0	32.5	33.5	5.00	851	0.0
86	Hamad Adel Rashed	1465	UAE	−11N	+102B	−25N	−75B	+95N	+107B	−63N	−71B	−67N	3.0	31.0	32.0	5.00	905	-34.4
87	Shivin Sampath Shetty	1426	IND	−32B	−39N	−90B	+104N	−83B	+69N	−64B	+99N	−59B	3.0	30.0	31.0	7.00	1268	-46.0
88	Darini, PouriaGM	2458	IRI	+68N	+34B	+26N	−9B	−1B	F	F	F	F	3.0	30.0	30.0	14.50	2272	-8.6
89	Yousuf Mohammad Shukri	1477	UAE	F	−26N	−41B	−77B	+67N	+103B	−40N	−65B	+97N	3.0	30.0	30.0	7.00	944	0.0
90	FIDE 9335811	0	—	−40N	−53B	+87N	−62B	−66N	−67B	−69B	+109N	+107N	3.0	29.5	29.5	4.00	1190	0.0
91	Arthur Aaron Saldana	1437	IND	−27B	F	−43N	−64B	+97N	−52B	+102N	−57B	+105N	3.0	27.5	27.5	4.50	798	-62.0
92	Jawaher, Khalil	1418	UAE	−56N	+38B	−55N	−52B	−85N	−102B	+104N	+107B	−81N	3.0	26.5	27.5	7.00	1446	0.0
93	Adhithya Kalyanasundaram	0	IND	−25N	−59B	−64N	−66B	+108N	−106B	=101B	+104N	=83B	3.0	24.0	25.0	4.25	1175	0.0
94	Ali Rashid AlYamahi	1505	UAE	−9N	+108B	−42N	+97B	−45N	−72B	−67N	=77B	−61N	2.5	34.0	35.0	4.75	839	-67.2
95	Ali Muhannad AlHosani	1415	UAE	−42N	−68B	+108N	−79B	−86B	+99N	−66N	=102B	−75N	2.5	26.0	27.0	3.75	732	0.0
96	Whitlock, Edward	1463	SWE	F	−27N	−46B	−105N	+102B	−24B	+97N	−54N	−64B	2.0	33.0	34.0	3.50	903	-43.6
97	FIDE 9335579	0	—	F	−32N	−82B	−94N	−91B	+100N	−96B	+98N	−89B	2.0	25.5	27.5	4.00	1366	0.0
98	Nawfal , Georges	1461	LBN	−26B	F	−50N	+103B	−81N	−71B	−65N	−97B	+102N	2.0	25.5	25.5	2.50	915	-16.0
99	Zayn Basil	0	IND	F	−18B	−29N	−84B	−76N	−95B	+109N	−87B	+100N	2.0	25.0	25.0	2.00	1244	0.0
100	Fares Mohamed Albalooshi	1427	UAE	−24N	−45B	−65N	+109B	−107N	−97B	+108B	−69N	−99B	2.0	25.0	25.0	1.00	849	-30.4
101	Hazaa Muhannad Alhosani	1436	UAE	F	−28N	−63B	−68B	−103N	−47B	=93N	+108B	−77N	1.5	27.0	27.0	2.50	822	-46.4
102	FIDE 558072853	0	—	−36B	−86N	F	−53B	−96N	+92N	−91B	=95N	−98B	1.5	25.0	25.0	4.25	679	0.0
103	Shamma Khalid Al Abdouli	0	UAE	F	−54N	−37B	−98N	+101B	−89N	−84B	F	−66N	1.0	28.0	29.0	1.50	1249	0.0
104	Mohamed Ahmed Alnaqbi	0	UAE	−43N	−85B	−76N	−87B	F	−70N	−92B	−93B	+108N	1.0	25.5	25.5	1.00	680	0.0
105	Yusuf Mohammed Shaban	0	IND	−82B	F	−40N	+96B	−68N	−85B	F	−60N	−91B	1.0	25.0	25.0	2.00	1260	0.0
106	Sharvil Prakash Biradar	1424	IND	−54B	F	−23N	−57B	−71N	+93N	F	F	F	1.0	23.5	23.5	3.00	855	-34.4
107	Yousefi Kashkouli, Alireza	0	IRI	F	−62B	−67N	F	+100B	−86N	−70B	−92N	−90B	1.0	23.0	23.0	2.00	1252	0.0
108	FIDE 9335560	0	—	−46B	−94N	−95B	−70N	−93B	+109B	−100N	−101N	−104B	1.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	690	0.0
109	FIDE 558097325	0	—	−33B	−37N	−78B	−100N	−69B	−108N	−99B	−90B	F	0.0	25.5	25.5	0.00	739	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Vidur RajagopalIND
+89.2
6.5 pts · #10
2Advik MundhadaIND
+86.0
6.0 pts · #29
3Nowroozian Arayesh, SahandIRI
+83.6
5.0 pts · #23

Top rating losers

1Goel, VivanIND
-74.0
3.0 pts · #67
2Ali Rashid AlYamahiUAE
-67.2
2.5 pts · #99
3Ibrahim, HatimIMEGY
-64.8
5.0 pts · #31

Biggest upsets

R9+617 Elo gap
Advik Mundhada1642 beat IMIbrahim, Hatim2259
R2+591 Elo gap
Vir Dhawan1668 beat IMIbrahim, Hatim2259
R6+442 Elo gap
Benedict Tojan1591 beat Fernandez, Dandel2033