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Allegiance to Zayed Chess Tournament 2026

SwissRapid

170 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Dubai, UAE. 26 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2479, and top seed was Vladimir Akopian (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2618).

Ahmed Adly (🇪🇬 EGY, GM, 2595) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Oliver Dimakiling (7.5) and Bardiya Daneshvar (7.5). Adly clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Purushothaman Santhosh (1777) beat Bryle Arellano (2226), a +449-point gap.

Location
🇦🇪Dubai, UAE
Dates
20 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Rapid: 10 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇸GMVladimir Akopian2618
Avg top 10
2,479
Participants
170
Titled players · 26
GM×8
IM×6
FM×5
CM×3
WIM×2
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×67
🇮🇳India×31
🇵🇭Philippines×13
🇪🇬Egypt×7
🇮🇷Iran×7
🇺🇸United States of America×5
🇯🇴Jordan×2
🇰🇷South Korea×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Ahmed Adly led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders
76
40
19
8
1
1
2
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Golizadeh takes leadAdly takes lead
R8 · LEADER CHANGE22 Feb

GM Asghar Golizadeh takes the sole lead (7.5/8).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Ahmed Adly 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)IM Oliver Dimakiling 6 wins (R1–R6)GM Bardiya Daneshvar 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMAhmed Adly*
1
2IMOliver Dimakiling*
½
0
3GMBardiya Daneshvar
½
*
4GMAsghar Golizadeh
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Adly, AhmedGM2595EGY+89N+22B+21N14B+101N+5B+10N+11B+4B8.051.055.048.502593+0.5
2Dimakiling, OliverIM2394PHI+64N+30B+28N+38B+10B+6N=3B4N+14N7.553.058.046.752495+14.1
3Daneshvar, BardiyaGM2540IRI+142N+90B+13N+11B=7N+14B=2N=9B+18N7.552.055.044.252537+2.3
4Golizadeh, AsgharGM2442IRI+93B+143N+47B+19N=5B+15N+7B+2B1N7.551.053.542.002504+9.1
5Hakobyan, EduardFM2237USA+44B+52N+33B+9B=4N1N=6B+28B+22N7.053.058.042.752383+37.6
6Akopian, VladimirGM2618USA+84B+25N+45B=15N+18B2B=5N+27B+31N7.050.054.039.752297-14.4
7Pimentel, JoelIM2343PHI+65B+82N+159B+32N=3B+8N4N+38B=9N7.049.551.536.752417+25.4
8Arencibia Rodriguez, WalterGM2472CUB+71N+67B+27N+42B=14N7B+13N=18B+26N7.049.054.040.752356-7.8
9Darini, PouriaGM2550IRI+73B+41N+23B5N+51B+45N+20B=3N=7B7.049.054.039.752444-6.6
10Safin SafarullakhanFM2090UAE+164B+43N+57B+12B2N+47N1B+53N+25B7.049.050.034.502237+67.2
11Shirliyev, AllayarCM2202TKM+102B+56N+152B3N+32B+23N+19B1N+24B7.048.550.535.002285+18.8
12Iordachescu, ViorelGM2493MDA+103B+46N+29B10N+53B+31N24B+16N+45B7.046.550.537.502335-11.2
13Sharma, Taksh1958IND+146B+98N3B+55N+46B+48N8B+80N+20B7.043.546.031.502155+80.8
14Salcedo, Richilieu IIIIM2325PHI+68B+59N+51B+1N=8B3N+39B+24N2B6.551.556.538.002364+18.4
15Ameir, MohebIM2340EGY+119N+35B+53N=6B+17N4B18N+30B+38N6.549.552.535.502276-2.1
16Zubarev, AlexanderGM2292UKR+88N+49B32N+87B+152N+21B=38N12B+42N6.543.045.029.252161-8.7
17Abuazizah, RajiFM2053PLE+107B+40N=26B+76N15B39N+84B+143N+41B6.541.043.528.501954-12.6
18Kanter, EduardIM2120RUS+100N+34B=39N+101B6N+49B+15B=8N3B6.048.552.531.752199+10.5
19Fernandez, Dandel2044PHI+60N+54B+81N4B+67N+26B11N22B+39N6.047.051.030.501984-7.6
20Abdulrahman Mohammad, Al TaherFM2145UAE+97N+87B101N+34B+22N+27B9N+33B13N6.046.050.032.002029-19.2
21Mohamed Saeed LailyCM1966UAE+117B+62N1B+56N+41B16N+52B25N+59B6.046.049.028.501962-0.8
22Santhosh, Purushothaman1777IND+150B1N+95B+63N20B+62N+48B+19N5B6.046.048.027.002012+42.2
23Elawadly, Mohamed1982EGY+170N+61B9N+69B+35N11B30N+66B+50N6.046.046.026.001920-7.8
24Ahmed, FareedFM2081UAE+99N81B+64N+54B+90N+28B+12N14B11N6.044.548.531.002057+2.2
25Al Namas, Kanan1785JOR+131N6B+119N+75B31N+66B+58N+21B10N6.043.546.526.501918+26.4
26Zayed, Sultan Al Taher1805UAE+144N+121B=17N+50B=48B19N+70B+29N8B6.043.546.027.252019+34.8
27Tom Mathew1922IND+132B+74N8B+43N+143B20N+56B6N+52B6.043.546.026.001994+28.0
28Al Maamari, Wafia DarwishWIM1893UAE+115B+161N2B+40N+80B24N+55B5N+56B6.043.544.524.001941+7.4
29Muhammad Shayan Noushad Ibrahim1949IND+109N+66B12N+61B49N+50B+35N26B+87N6.043.046.528.501874-26.0
30Saqar Essa Khamis1763UAE+133B2N+96B+65N45B+71N+23B15N+86B6.043.046.027.001874+42.8
31Vivaan Rana1985IND+163B80N+97B+52N+25B12B+46N+57N6B6.043.044.026.001971+2.8
32Siddharth, Gopakumar1860ENG+129B+155N+16B7B11N+63N80B+72N+55B6.042.544.526.501938+10.8
33Vaibhav Krishnan K P1860IND+158N+75B5N+37B+42N38B+83B20N+80B6.042.544.526.001913+28.0
34Hakobyan, Sergey V.1686ARM+136B18N+118B20N+68B58N+65B+73N+47B6.040.043.026.001794+34.0
35Sultan Jabir, Alzarooni1753UAE+122B15N+163B+68N23B+118N29B+123N+62B6.037.538.520.001772+8.4
36Davidlang Nongbet1779INDF+129N+84B+59N39B40N+71B+54B+143N6.035.535.524.501806+7.4
37Vir Dhawan1549IND+165B159N+135B33N+122B46N+85B+82N+51B6.032.032.519.501762+47.2
38Marcos, Marvin1999PHI+96B+63N+58B2N+57B+33N=16B7N15B5.548.552.528.252075+18.2
39Yahya Shuaib Al Kaff1801UAE+116B+137N=18B48N+36N+17B14N+40B19B5.544.547.527.002007+31.8
40Karageziyan, Paul1648USA+70N17B+116N28B+77N+36B=51B39N+78B5.543.046.025.501746+23.2
41Anoud Eisa MohamedWFM1771UAE+94N9B+88N+147B21N+86B=42N+75B17N5.541.544.021.751833+24.8
42Farag, Ahmed2043EGY+149B+157N+55B8N33B+72N=41B+112N16B5.540.542.520.251916-19.8
43Almaamari , Zainab DarwishWCM1680UAE+162N10B+124N27B60N=146B+110N+107B+75N5.535.036.016.751607-11.8
44Vaibhav Girish1449IND5N=85B+127N+114B50N113N+145B+111N+76B5.534.036.519.001672+41.2
45Sultan, IbrahimIM1991UAE+77N+69B6N+81B+30N9BF+49B12N5.045.549.524.502030+10.2
46Ahlam RashedWIM1768UAE+120N12B+60N+71B13N+37B31B62N+112B5.044.547.522.501694-14.2
47Rashid Husain AlhammadiCM1937UAE+92N+86B4N+66B+121N10B49N+61B34N5.043.546.521.001782-59.2
48Arellano, Bryle2226PHIF=50B+80N+39B=26N13B22N+69B+49N5.043.543.525.001938-45.4
49Aamer Saeed, Alyileili1731UAE+160B16N+117B+58N+29B18N+47B45N48B5.041.542.520.001946+64.0
50Rustamov, Firdavs1701TJK+126B=48N+83B26N+44B29N+111B=51N23B5.041.044.021.001751+17.2
51Sabirova, Shakhnoza1879UZB+124N+123B14N+86B9N+81B=40N=50B37N5.041.044.019.251775-22.4
52Advik Mundhada1703IND+85N5B+92N31B+119N+121B21N+60B27N5.041.044.019.001736+1.6
53Vidur Rajagopal1873IND+156B+118N15BF12N+54B+60N10B+81N5.039.541.519.001893+3.6
54Rudica, Kian Carlos1618PHI+79B19N+132B24N+109B53N+88B36N+102B5.039.042.019.001633-4.8
55Ahoud Eisa Mohamed1692UAE+128N+108B42N13B+107N+110B28N+91B32N5.039.042.017.501653-16.0
56Golizadeh, Asena1696UAE+125N11B+153N21B+88N+85B27N+117B28N5.039.041.016.001626-20.8
57Portuguese, Bret Michael Prudenc1808PHIF+104B10N+123B38N+61B+117N31B+58N5.038.538.520.001813+3.6
58Rithik Heman Odhrani1715IND+168N+112B38N49B+89N+34B25B+108N57B5.038.538.517.001660-21.6
59Mohamed Mahmoud, Omar1736EGY+167N14B+109N36B+64N117B+93N+89B21N5.038.038.016.501723-2.4
60Nowroozian Arayesh, Sahand1420IRI19B+145N46B+136N+43B+82N53B52N+83B5.037.540.019.001697+100.8
61Jadoun Ivaan1602IND+78B23N+156B29N+131B57N+95B47N+96B5.037.539.517.501629+2.0
62Olandag, Meghan Gabrielle1577PHI+127N21B+125N90B+91N22B+116N+46B35N5.037.040.018.001567-4.0
63Darini, Esmaeil1602IRI+91N38B+126N22B+116N32B=107N+77B=84N5.036.539.518.251539-12.6
64Mariam Khalid Al Nuaimi1467UAE2B+133N24B+139N59B+120N82B+94N+105B5.036.539.517.001489-1.2
65Abdelrahman Mohamed Al Hammadi1460UAE7N+140B+108N30B87N+125B34N+141B+91N5.036.539.516.501455-4.0
66John, Sinson1590IND+151B29N+155B47N+94B25N+118B23N+85B5.036.038.015.001113-10.8
67Nowroozian, Nader1768IRI+166B8N+107B+74N19B83N75N+124B+119N5.036.036.014.501603-29.4
68Mohamed AlMaeeni1451UAE14N+167B+148N35B34N+128B81N+110B+82B5.035.035.012.501557+24.8
69Pradyun Sivakumaran1610IND+145B45N+115B23N118B+109N+97B48N+95B5.034.036.517.501739+38.4
70Ishan Parikh0IND40B107N+99N+149B+123N+87B26N81B+89N5.034.036.017.0015760.0
71Tishika Bodal1472IND8B+166N+151B46N+148N30B36N+128B+126N5.034.034.010.001479-4.0
72Uday Mishra1612IND121N+144B+120N152B+92N42B+100N32B+88N5.032.034.017.501615-4.8
73Shamma Khalid Al Abdouli1478UAE9N94B+167N116B+129N+124B+130N34B+117N5.032.032.012.001531+3.2
74Nawfal , Georges1520LBN+138N27B+130N67B110N92B+166N+116B+100N5.031.531.513.001624+22.0
75Yoon, Jiwan1532KOR+105B33N+154B25N=79B+78N+67B41N43B4.541.043.017.751531-0.6
76Portuguese, James Deo1596PHI=112N+113B+114N17B=83N101B=77N+79B44N4.536.039.517.501391-54.8
77Shamma Obaid Almarri1414UAE45B78N+145B+151N40B+105N=76B63N+111B4.534.536.514.251495+15.2
78Mustafa Salman0PAK61N+77B+89N83B=147N75B+146N+98B40N4.534.036.516.2514800.0
79Ren, Advay0IND54N+99B147N+104B=75N108N+144B76N+148B4.530.532.514.7514560.0
80Sultan Ahmed AlMheiri1584UAE+110N+31B48BF28N+152B+32N13B33N4.041.543.517.501860+82.4
81Goel, Vivan1632INDF+24N19B45N+95B51N+68B+70N53B4.041.041.020.001763+34.4
82Sultan, Fareed1763UAE+140N7B+104N121B+93N60B+64N37B68N4.039.042.016.001485-56.4
83Mohamed Abdalla Alzarooni1508UAE=113N+111B50N+78N=76B+67B33N87B60N4.037.541.017.001475+0.4
84Shamma Khalfan Alsuwaidi1489UAE6N+131B36N+124B+134N=143B17NF=63B4.037.039.512.751566+9.6
85Jawaher, Khalil0UAE52B=44N+113B+111N=108B56N37N+149B66N4.037.039.013.5013990.0
86ABDULRAHMAN SAYED ALHASHIMI1577UAE+106B47N+139B51N+120B41N+92BF30N4.036.539.514.001515-20.4
87Hamad Shuaib Al Kaff1695UAEF20N+161B16N+65B70N+119B+83N29B4.036.536.513.001749+9.6
88Olandag, Marthina Danielle1449PHI16B+160N41B+133N56B+122N54N+127B72B4.036.037.010.00909-38.8
89Abdulrahman Saleh Al-Ali1483UAE1B+150N78B+155N58B+131N+137B59N70B4.035.537.510.00980-19.2
90Elnemr, Mohamed1771EGY+135B3N+164B+62N24B+98NFFF4.035.535.513.001830+6.8
91Arthur Aaron Saldana0IND63B163N+129B+96N62B+102N+98B55N65B4.035.036.015.0013670.0
92Saif Abdulwahhab AlAbdouli0UAE47B+165N52B+106N72B+74N86N93B+127N4.035.035.512.5013630.0
93Alia Saud Nasser Marzooq1470UAE4NF+137B143N82B+94N59B+92N+106B4.034.034.015.00985-22.8
94Badria Mohamed Alsuwaidi0UAE41B+73N157B+102N66N93B+138N64B+149N4.033.535.514.0013860.0
95Hafsa Eisa Mohamed1436UAE108N+128B22N+126B81N+134B61N+130B69N4.032.535.512.001308-36.8
96Omar Ali Bamatraf1415UAE38N+141B30N91B+126N130B+125N+134B61N4.032.535.512.00844-38.8
97Omar Sami Alzarouni1439UAE20BF31N120B+140N+127B69N+122N+123B4.032.032.012.001409-12.0
98Theyab Slayem Harmoudi1536UAE+134N13B121N+153B+125N90B91N78N+131B4.031.533.511.00984-25.2
99Maktoom Saleh Al-Ali1425UAE24B79N70B+160N133B+114N122B+140N+150B4.030.031.09.501027-3.2
100Mansoor Khalfan1436UAE18B136N+160B122N+135B+151N72B+120N74B4.030.031.09.001397-11.6
101Soud, Jaber1841UAE+139B+154N+20B18N1B+76NFFF4.029.529.515.502025+32.4
102FIDE 9329749011N125B+162N94B+150N91B+160N+137B54N4.029.030.07.0011100.0
103Obaid Omar Alshamsi1474UAE12N120B+128N131B+139N116B+140N126B+141N4.028.031.012.00856-26.8
104Ghaith Ahmed Al-Ali1416UAE+148B57N82B79N151B+135N+154B106N+120B4.027.529.510.001602+31.6
105Vinod, Vivan0IND75N124B+140N144B+153N77B+150N+118B64N4.027.529.510.006690.0
106Abdelaziz Hassan Ali Tahir0UAE86N109B+170N92B+163N107B+139N+104B93N4.027.027.08.0013980.0
107Abdulla Talib Alzarooni1423UAE17N+70B67NF55B+106N=63B43N+145B3.538.540.514.001497+10.8
108Mohamed Sultan Al Taher1483UAE+95B55N65B+115N=85N+79B112N58B114N3.534.538.014.001382-20.0
109Yousuf Ahmad BoodI0UAE29B+106N59B+137N54N69B126N+125B=110N3.534.537.511.75893-28.0
110Shivin Sampath Shetty0IND80B117N+158B+161N+74B55N43B68N=109B3.533.034.09.7513590.0
111Kanzah Fathima Jaser1455IND=114B83N+112N85B+144N+148B50N44B77N3.532.534.59.7512430.0
112Nowroozian Arayesh, Sepehr0IRI=76B58N111B+165N+130NF+108B42B46N3.532.533.09.2516100.0
113Mohamed Rafan Fazlul Wasim0IND=83B76N85N+142B+114N+44BFFF3.531.031.014.0015030.0
114Maznah Fathima Jaser1404IND=111NF76B44N113B99B+115N+144N+108B3.530.530.511.2512940.0
115FIDE 9335307028N+138B69N108B=145N144B114B+161N+153N3.528.029.07.2513120.0
116Amper, Christine Ivy Parnada0FID39NF40B+73N63B+103N62B74N+134B3.038.038.012.0014260.0
117Khaled Mohammad Ghazizadeh1402UAE21N+110B49N+127BF+59N57B56N73B3.037.539.511.5014630.0
118Ebrahim Abdulwahhab AlAbdouli0UAEF53B34N+138B+69N35B66N105N+133B3.037.037.011.0014610.0
119Salem Ahmed AlMheiri1457UAE15B+122N25B+135N52B+133N87NF67B3.035.538.59.00962-27.6
120Saif Ali Mahfoudh0UAE46B+103N72B+97N86N64B+148N100B104N3.035.037.010.001388-20.0
121Resto, Francisco0USA+72B26N+98B+82N47B52NFFF3.035.035.013.001729+25.2
122Saif Hamad Abdulrazzaq0UAE35N119B+142N+100B37N88B+99N97B124N3.034.037.011.0014080.0
123Haneen Gamal Amin1543UAE+169B51N+136B57N70B+132NF35B97N3.034.034.06.00919-47.2
124Saif Ahmed Al-Ali0UAE51B+105N43B84N+168B73NF67N+122B3.033.533.57.008580.0
125Latifa Saleh Alali0UAE56B+102N62B+164N98B65N96B109N+156B3.032.533.57.0011930.0
126Trivika Vinod Kumar0IND50NF63B95N96B+155N+109B+103N71B3.032.532.59.5013430.0
127FIDE 9334092062B+146N44B117N+156B97N+129B88N92B3.031.033.07.506790.0
128Maha Adel Mansour Alraesisi0UAE55B95N103B+158N+161B68N+132B71N142B3.031.032.06.007020.0
129FIDE 9337075032N36B91N+167B73B+136N127N+162B138N3.031.031.04.009060.0
130Khaled Walid Yousuf0UAE147NF74B+132N112B+96N73B95N+139B3.030.030.010.001228-43.2
131Gomop AS, Rosalita0PHI25B84N+169B+103N61N89B134N+168B98N3.030.030.04.0012900.0
132FIDE 9328718027N+134B54N130B+141N123B128N+138B137N3.029.032.09.008230.0
133FIDE 9335692030N64B+168N88B+99N119B149N+153B118N3.029.029.06.0012210.0
134FIDE 558035079098B132N+150B+146N84B95N+131B96N116N3.027.529.57.506690.0
135FIDE 9332960090N+142B37N119B100N104B+161B148N+160B3.027.028.05.0011910.0
136Moza Khalid Al Harthi0UAE34N+100B123N60B149N129BF+156B+158N3.027.027.08.0012600.0
137Vinod, Vihan0INDF39B93N109B+165N+149B89N102N+132B3.026.526.55.5012780.0
138FIDE 558016953074B115N+166B118N+155B145N94B132N+129B3.026.026.05.007250.0
139Alreem Eisa Abulla Alyas0UAE101N+?B86N64B103B+169N106B+154N130N3.026.026.02.0013480.0
140Gamal Alawdy Zeina0EGY82B65N105B+169N97B+161N103B99B+168N3.026.026.01.007140.0
141FIDE 93373420157B96N146B+166N132B+165B+153N65N103B3.023.023.02.506930.0
142Fatima Rashid Alkharoosi1476UAE3B135N122B113NF+162BF+166B+128N3.022.022.04.001069-3.2
143Mao, Listana1767PHIF4B+149N+93B27N=84NF17B36B2.539.539.58.001655-21.6
144Haya Gamal Amin Hussein0UAE26B72N=165B+105N111B+115N79N114B146N2.532.533.07.759090.0
145Huda Salah Bilal Noobi0UAE69N60B77NF=115B+138B44N+146B107N2.532.532.57.25667-124.4
146Mohammed Abdulla Farid Ahli0UAE13N127B+141N134BF=43N78B145N+144B2.531.033.08.2514590.0
147Jamil Abduljalil1518JOR+130B152N+79B41N=78BFFFF2.523.023.09.751544+0.4
148Aisha Ahmed Mohamed AlAli1413UAE104NF68B+156N71B111N120B+135B79N2.030.032.05.00641-73.6
149El Banna, Ziad1416CAN42NF143B70N+136B137N+133B85N94B2.030.030.06.00992-7.6
150FIDE 9335285022N89B134N+162B102B+168N105BF99N2.028.028.01.007640.0
151Sharma, Rudrav0USA66N+170B71N77B+104N100BFFF2.027.527.54.0013300.0
152Nookala, Nikhil Sriram1832INDF+147B11N+72N16B80NFFF2.025.025.07.501758-12.4
153Khalfan Omar AlGaz0UAE159B+169N56B98N105B+167N141B133N115B2.024.524.50.009110.0
154Obaid Hamad Alsuwaidi0UAEF101B75NFF+158B104N139B+166N2.023.523.52.007970.0
155FIDE 93370670F32B66N89B138N126B162N+167B+169N2.022.022.00.008460.0
156FIDE 9337059053N+168B61N148B127N160B+167B136N125N2.022.022.00.008250.0
157Sarish Rajesh Shetty1620IND+141N42B+94NFFFFFF2.020.520.57.001217-3.2
158FIDE 9337296033BF110N128BF154N+169B+160N136B2.020.520.51.0010580.0
159Aryan Mehta1903IND+153N+37B7NFFFFFF2.019.019.08.001926+1.2
160FIDE 9336001049N88B100N99BF+156N102B158B135N1.029.031.02.007100.0
161FIDE 93365590F28B87N110B128N140B135N115B+167N1.026.026.00.009940.0
162FIDE 9337334043B164N102B150NF142N+155B129NF1.020.520.52.007250.0
163Fatima Mohd Rashid1402UAE31N+91B35NF106BFFFF1.020.020.04.00978-7.6
164Israa Shamseldin Younis1427SUD10N+162B90N125BFFFFF1.015.015.01.001000-3.8
165FIDE 304095403037N92B=144N112B137B141NFFF0.522.022.01.257480.0
166FIDE 9337350067N71B138N141BFF74B142N154B0.026.026.00.007500.0
167FIDE 9337369059B68N73B129NF153B156N155N161B0.025.025.00.007550.0
168FIDE 12213993058B156N133BF124N150BF131N140B0.021.521.50.009160.0
169FIDE 5640460870123N153B131N140BF139B158NF155B0.018.518.50.007430.0
170Hamdan Ali Saleh Al-Ali1402UAE23B151N106BFFFFFF0.015.515.50.001002-3.2

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