UAE Teams Cup Open Tournament
Team SwissRapid
113 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Dubai, UAE. 39 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2554, and top seed was Vladislav Artemiev (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2735).
Vladislav Artemiev (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2735) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Dmitry Andreikin (8.5) and Vladimir Akopian (7.5). Artemiev shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Aldiyar Sailaubay (2069) beat Pouria Darini (GM, 2550), a +481-point gap.
Location
🇦🇪Dubai, UAE
Dates
28 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Rapid: 10 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1
System
Team · 9 rounds
Titled players · 39
GM×9
IM×7
FM×9
CM×7
WGM×1
WIM×2
WFM×2
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×37
🇵🇭Philippines×22
🇮🇷Iran×8
🇪🇬Egypt×7
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×6
FIDE (no federation)×4
🇺🇸United States of America×3
🇮🇳India×3
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | GMArtemiev, Vladislav | 🇷🇺RUS | 2735 | 8.5 | 2416 | 2817 | +3.5 |
| 3 | GMAndreikin, Dmitry | FID | 2673 | 8.5 | 2471 | 2893 | +13.1 |
| 4 | GMAkopian, Vladimir | 🇺🇸USA | 2618 | 7.5 | 2413 | 2664 | +6.9 |
| 1 | GMDarini, Pouria | 🇮🇷IRI | 2550 | 7.5 | 2257 | 2530 | +2.1 |
| 2 | Ghesmati, Aryan | 🇮🇷IRI | 1965 | 7.0 | 1959 | 2179 | +49.6 |
| 16 | IMKanter, Eduard | 🇷🇺RUS | 2120 | 6.5 | 1937 | 2078 | -2.5 |
| 9 | Dimarucut, Francis Erwin | 🇵🇭PHI | 2016 | 6.5 | 1833 | 1974 | -3.2 |
| 7 | GMGolizadeh, Asghar | 🇮🇷IRI | 2442 | 6.0 | 2257 | 2382 | -3.3 |
| 5 | IMShkapenko, Pavel | FID | 2429 | 6.0 | 2275 | 2400 | +1.0 |
| 19 | Sailaubay, Aldiyar | 🇰🇿KAZ | 2069 | 6.0 | 2037 | 2310 | +71.2 |
| 6 | FMAnas Khwaira | 🇯🇴JOR | 2074 | 6.0 | 1936 | 2129 | +13.6 |
| 8 | CMBolashakov, Nurali | 🇰🇿KAZ | 2098 | 6.0 | 1918 | 2227 | +44.4 |
| 20 | Icamina, MIchael | 🇵🇭PHI | 1879 | 6.0 | 1874 | 2032 | +30.6 |
| 38 | Mamantuc Ibrahim Jr. | 🇵🇭PHI | 1839 | 6.0 | 1779 | 1904 | +12.2 |
| 51 | Mohamed, Moussa | 🇦🇪UAE | 1780 | 6.0 | 1821 | 1893 | +16.8 |
| 32 | Lagutin, Nelsonerro | 🇵🇭PHI | 1941 | 6.0 | 1796 | 1921 | -0.6 |
| 11 | GMAdly, Ahmed | 🇪🇬EGY | 2595 | 5.5 | 2342 | 2422 | -14.8 |
| 28 | GMGuseinov, Gadir | 🇦🇿AZE | 2607 | 5.5 | 2427 | 2529 | -4.7 |
| 18 | IMDimakiling, Oliver | 🇵🇭PHI | 2394 | 5.5 | 2294 | 2374 | +0.2 |
| 14 | Yulo, Adrian Othniel | 🇵🇭PHI | 2172 | 5.5 | 2056 | 2136 | -5.8 |
| 30 | Devnani Kush | 🇮🇳IND | 2066 | 5.5 | 2183 | 2285 | +40.2 |
| 15 | GMZubarev, Alexander | 🇺🇦UKR | 2292 | 5.5 | 2102 | 2182 | -9.5 |
| 10 | IMAmeir, Moheb | 🇪🇬EGY | 2340 | 5.5 | 2141 | 2282 | -1.7 |
| 13 | Marcos, Marvin | 🇵🇭PHI | 1999 | 5.5 | 1950 | 2030 | +7.6 |
| 17 | Mosqueda, Anthony | 🇵🇭PHI | 1978 | 5.5 | 1872 | 1952 | -8.4 |
| 24 | GMIordachescu, Viorel | 🇲🇩MDA | 2493 | 5.0 | 2195 | 2238 | -23.7 |
| 21 | CMGalan, Jan Nigel | 🇵🇭PHI | 2091 | 5.0 | 2117 | 2160 | +14.0 |
| 40 | CMShirliyev, Allayar | 🇹🇲TKM | 2202 | 5.0 | 2173 | 2173 | -5.2 |
| 22 | FMLiteratus, Austin Jacob | 🇵🇭PHI | 2290 | 5.0 | 2192 | 2235 | -8.8 |
| 35 | Zarkym, Ailin | 🇰🇿KAZ | 1880 | 5.0 | 2063 | 2113 | +82.0 |
| 75 | Estrada, Jaime Jr | 🇵🇭PHI | 1690 | 5.0 | 1899 | 1706 | +0.4 |
| 31 | Berdera, Ronald | 🇵🇭PHI | 1916 | 5.0 | 2041 | 2041 | +44.0 |
| 49 | Santiago, Reggie Mel | 🇵🇭PHI | 1943 | 5.0 | 1887 | 1837 | -20.4 |
| 23 | FMAhmed, Fareed | 🇦🇪UAE | 2081 | 5.0 | 2006 | 2101 | +4.8 |
| 25 | Portuguese, Bret Michael Prudenc | 🇵🇭PHI | 1808 | 5.0 | 1726 | 1821 | +6.4 |
| 26 | FMHakobyan, Eduard | 🇺🇸USA | 2237 | 4.5 | 2242 | 2242 | +2.4 |
| 27 | IMAl Qudaimi, Basheer | 🇾🇪YEM | 2344 | 4.5 | 2056 | 2056 | -28.7 |
| 29 | IMAbdel Razik, Khaled | 🇪🇬EGY | 2379 | 4.5 | 2235 | 2235 | -13.2 |
| 43 | Galindo, Joseph | 🇵🇭PHI | 2003 | 4.5 | 2077 | 2077 | +9.6 |
| 33 | CMUlan, Rizat | 🇰🇿KAZ | 1933 | 4.0 | 2116 | 2166 | +75.6 |
| 58 | Amirimehr, Ashkan | 🇮🇷IRI | 1817 | 4.0 | 1838 | 1713 | -16.6 |
| 56 | Calido, Arian Belly | 🇵🇭PHI | 1955 | 4.0 | 1981 | 1856 | -17.8 |
| 39 | Muhammad Shayan Noushad Ibrahim | 🇮🇳IND | 1949 | 4.0 | 1951 | 2001 | +18.0 |
| 50 | Mabatid, Allan C | 🇵🇭PHI | 1756 | 4.0 | 1827 | 1740 | -8.4 |
| 36 | FMAbuazizah, Raji | 🇵🇸PLE | 2053 | 4.0 | 2004 | 2244 | +26.4 |
| 68 | Darini, Esmaeil | 🇮🇷IRI | 1602 | 4.0 | 1775 | 1582 | -4.6 |
| 37 | Dy, Benjamin | 🇺🇸USA | 1937 | 4.0 | 1953 | 2193 | +32.4 |
| 34 | Nabatlao, Jason | 🇵🇭PHI | 1823 | 4.0 | 1773 | 2013 | +25.0 |
| 104 | FIDE 9338268 | — | 0 | 4.0 | 1629 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 41 | CMSyzdyk, Samir | 🇰🇿KAZ | 2136 | 3.5 | 2200 | 2157 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FMAshraf, Shereif | 🇪🇬EGY | 2182 | 3.5 | 2062 | 2019 | -33.0 |
| 63 | Saqar Essa Khamis | 🇦🇪UAE | 1763 | 3.5 | 1933 | 1933 | +22.0 |
| 52 | Mendoza, John-John | 🇵🇭PHI | 1831 | 3.0 | 2051 | 1964 | +24.0 |
| 60 | Golizadeh, Asena | 🇦🇪UAE | 1696 | 3.0 | 1917 | 1759 | +8.4 |
| 45 | IMSultan, Ibrahim | 🇦🇪UAE | 1991 | 3.0 | 2097 | 2290 | +28.2 |
| 44 | FMSafin Safarullakhan | 🇦🇪UAE | 2090 | 3.0 | 1946 | 2018 | -16.0 |
| 47 | WFMKholyavko, Mariya | 🇰🇿KAZ | 2025 | 3.0 | 2081 | 1994 | -11.5 |
| 89 | Ahmed Rashed Marshool | 🇦🇪UAE | 1531 | 3.0 | 1857 | 1057 | -28.0 |
| 109 | Sultan, Fareed | 🇦🇪UAE | 1763 | 3.0 | 2024 | 1224 | -15.4 |
| 48 | FMAbdulrahman Mohammad, Al Taher | 🇦🇪UAE | 2145 | 3.0 | 2138 | 2210 | +11.2 |
| 55 | FMSohib, Okla | 🇸🇾SYR | 2095 | 3.0 | 2162 | 2162 | +4.8 |
| 46 | Hamad Shuaib Al Kaff | 🇦🇪UAE | 1695 | 3.0 | 1767 | 1839 | +35.2 |
| 79 | Soud Abdulaziz Almarzooqi | 🇦🇪UAE | 0 | 3.0 | 1605 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Sultan Ahmed AlMheiri | 🇦🇪UAE | 1584 | 3.0 | 1702 | 1702 | +20.0 |
| 59 | WCMAlmaamari , Zainab Darwish | 🇦🇪UAE | 1680 | 3.0 | 1794 | 1794 | +9.0 |
| 62 | Yap, Ernesto M. | 🇵🇭PHI | 1804 | 2.5 | 1943 | 1713 | -16.4 |
| 65 | Zayed, Sultan Al Taher | 🇦🇪UAE | 1805 | 2.5 | 2039 | 1952 | +10.6 |
| 64 | Sultan Jabir, Alzarooni | 🇦🇪UAE | 1753 | 2.5 | 1999 | 1912 | +20.8 |
| 53 | CMKhalifah, Khaled | 🇦🇪UAE | 1963 | 2.5 | 2110 | 2205 | +21.2 |
| 54 | CMRashid Husain Alhammadi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1937 | 2.5 | 1914 | 1914 | -7.2 |
| 66 | Elkotby, Amr | 🇪🇬EGY | 0 | 2.5 | 1692 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Nowroozian, Nader | 🇮🇷IRI | 1768 | 2.0 | 1880 | 1687 | -9.2 |
| 80 | WGMGeldiyeva, Mahri | 🇹🇲TKM | 2043 | 2.0 | 1967 | 1658 | -65.6 |
| 61 | Charles J | 🇮🇳IND | 1839 | 2.0 | 1912 | 1754 | -17.4 |
| 111 | Geldiyev, Geldimyrat | 🇹🇲TKM | 1486 | 2.0 | 1819 | 1019 | -25.6 |
| 93 | Portuguese, James Deo | 🇵🇭PHI | 1596 | 2.0 | 1873 | 1073 | -29.2 |
| 67 | Yahya Shuaib Al Kaff | 🇦🇪UAE | 1801 | 2.0 | 1965 | 1772 | -4.4 |
| 76 | Zamora, Edgar | FID | 1836 | 2.0 | 1973 | 1780 | -13.6 |
| 71 | Osama Ahmed, Eyad | 🇪🇬EGY | 0 | 2.0 | 1731 | 1409 | 0.0 |
| 92 | Elsayed, Nada | 🇪🇬EGY | 1416 | 2.0 | 1843 | 1043 | 0.0 |
| 101 | Nabatlao, Jonathan | 🇵🇭PHI | 0 | 2.0 | 1908 | 1108 | 0.0 |
| 99 | Nowroozian Arayesh, Sahand | 🇮🇷IRI | 1420 | 2.0 | 1815 | 1015 | -10.0 |
| 91 | Salem Ahmed AlMheiri | 🇦🇪UAE | 1457 | 2.0 | 1678 | 878 | -27.2 |
| 78 | Ahmad, Hasan Ali | FID | 1580 | 2.0 | 1741 | 1548 | -10.8 |
| 83 | WCMMariam, Essa | 🇦🇪UAE | 1729 | 2.0 | 2017 | 1217 | -9.6 |
| 72 | Mohamed AlMaeeni | 🇦🇪UAE | 1451 | 2.0 | 1684 | 1491 | +2.0 |
| 74 | WIMAhlam Rashed | 🇦🇪UAE | 1768 | 2.0 | 1893 | 1700 | -7.6 |
| 105 | Jawaher, Khalil | 🇦🇪UAE | 1418 | 2.0 | 1696 | 896 | -29.2 |
| 81 | Alia Saud Nasser Marzooq | 🇦🇪UAE | 1470 | 2.0 | 1742 | 1549 | +6.4 |
| 70 | WFMAnoud Eisa Mohamed | 🇦🇪UAE | 1771 | 2.0 | 1849 | 1724 | -8.4 |
| 110 | Ahoud Eisa Mohamed | 🇦🇪UAE | 1692 | 2.0 | 1947 | 1147 | -17.2 |
| 82 | WIMAl Maamari, Wafia Darwish | 🇦🇪UAE | 1893 | 1.5 | 1982 | 1660 | -22.0 |
| 77 | Alia Khaled | 🇦🇪UAE | 1710 | 1.0 | 1891 | 1618 | -14.6 |
| 108 | Khalifa Rashed Taheri | 🇦🇪UAE | 0 | 1.0 | 1711 | 911 | -44.4 |
| 90 | Mohammed Abdulla Farid Ahli | 🇦🇪UAE | 0 | 1.0 | 1861 | 1061 | 0.0 |
| 73 | Aamer Saeed, Alyileili | 🇦🇪UAE | 1731 | 1.0 | 1960 | 1767 | -2.4 |
| 103 | Bader Mahmoud Awad | 🇦🇪UAE | 1480 | 1.0 | 1855 | 1055 | -15.2 |
| 113 | Nowroozian Arayesh, Sepehr | 🇮🇷IRI | 0 | 1.0 | 1786 | 986 | 0.0 |
| 97 | Hamad Belal Alshehhi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1562 | 1.0 | 1862 | 1062 | -18.0 |
| 84 | Ahmed Mohammed Elsiddig | 🇸🇩SUD | 0 | 1.0 | 1745 | 945 | 0.0 |
| 102 | FIDE 9335692 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1819 | 1019 | 0.0 |
| 94 | FIDE 9337504 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1801 | 1001 | 0.0 |
| 112 | Obaid Hamad Alsuwaidi | 🇦🇪UAE | 0 | 1.0 | 1708 | 908 | 0.0 |
| 100 | FIDE 12217026 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1663 | 863 | 0.0 |
| 95 | Saleh Najeeb Lootah | 🇦🇪UAE | 0 | 1.0 | 1714 | 914 | 0.0 |
| 87 | FIDE 9336028 | — | 0 | 0.5 | 1720 | 920 | 0.0 |
| 107 | FIDE 9338250 | — | 0 | 0.5 | 1678 | 878 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Omar Ayoub Abbas | 🇦🇪UAE | 1446 | 0.5 | 1681 | 881 | -36.4 |
| 88 | FIDE 9335986 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1799 | 999 | 0.0 |
| 106 | FIDE 558095004 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1698 | 898 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Husam Khalid Radwan | 🇦🇪UAE | 0 | 0.0 | 1659 | 859 | 0.0 |
| 96 | FIDE 13237616 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1636 | 836 | 0.0 |
| 98 | Mohamad Al Kastalani | 🇸🇾SYR | 0 | 0.0 | 1756 | 956 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zarkym, AilinKAZ+82.05.0 pts · #35
- 2Ulan, RizatCMKAZ+75.64.0 pts · #33
- 3Sailaubay, AldiyarKAZ+71.26.0 pts · #19
Top rating losers
- 1Geldiyeva, MahriWGMTKM-65.62.0 pts · #80
- 2Khalifa Rashed TaheriUAE-44.41.0 pts · #108
- 3Omar Ayoub AbbasUAE-36.40.5 pts · #86
Biggest upsets
- R5+481 Elo gap
- R6+411 Elo gap
- R3+402 Elo gap