UAE League Chess Championship U18-Open
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31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Dubai, UAE. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1711, and top seed was Rashid Husain Alhammadi (🇦🇪 UAE, CM, 2050).
Hamad Shuaib Al Kaff (🇦🇪 UAE, 1772) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Ahmed Ali Bamatraf (4.0) and Alzaabi Humaidan Mohamed (3.5). Kaff shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Ahmed Younes Alkhemeiri (1625) beat Shashish Subbiah (2043), a +418-point gap.
Location
🇦🇪Dubai, UAE
Dates
24 Jan 2026 → 15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Team · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
1,711
Participants
31
Federations · 5 represented
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×23
🇮🇳India×2
🇪🇬Egypt×1
🇸🇾Syria×1
🇵🇭Philippines×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hamad Shuaib Al Kaff | 🇦🇪UAE | 1772 | 4.0 | 1595 | 2395 | +32.8 |
| 3 | Ahmed Ali Bamatraf | 🇦🇪UAE | 1786 | 4.0 | 1629 | 2429 | +34.8 |
| 9 | Humaidan Mohamed, Alzaabi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1811 | 3.5 | 1748 | 2548 | +17.2 |
| 4 | Fahad Abdulaziz Al-Ali | 🇦🇪UAE | 1641 | 3.0 | 1598 | 1723 | +14.4 |
| 6 | Khalifa Talal Al Belushi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1411 | 3.0 | 1473 | 1598 | +30.0 |
| 1 | Sultan Jabir, Alzarooni | 🇦🇪UAE | 1797 | 3.0 | 1539 | 2339 | +22.4 |
| 8 | Ahmed Younes Alkhemeiri | 🇦🇪UAE | 1625 | 3.0 | 1492 | 2292 | +12.8 |
| 7 | Abdelrahman Mohamed Al Hammadi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1511 | 2.5 | 1432 | 1625 | +11.6 |
| 5 | Abdulla Ali Almansoori | 🇦🇪UAE | 1660 | 2.0 | 1591 | 1716 | +9.2 |
| 27 | Abdulla Adel, Alsheaili | 🇦🇪UAE | 1580 | 2.0 | 1726 | 926 | -24.4 |
| 11 | Saeed Sami Al-Ali | 🇦🇪UAE | 1444 | 2.0 | 1432 | 1432 | -2.4 |
| 12 | Mouza Nasser AlShamsi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1748 | 2.0 | 1649 | 1649 | -9.2 |
| 10 | Humaid Abdulla, Alzahmi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1552 | 2.0 | 1566 | 1566 | +1.2 |
| 13 | Mohamed Farag, Ahmed | 🇪🇬EGY | 0 | 1.5 | 1406 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 21 | HAMAD MOHAMED ALMARASHDA | 🇦🇪UAE | 1631 | 1.0 | 1773 | 973 | -13.6 |
| 17 | Sheikha Abdulla Almeraikhi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1469 | 1.0 | 1635 | 835 | -11.2 |
| 14 | Ammar Abdalla | 🇦🇪UAE | 1455 | 0.5 | 1459 | 1186 | -39.2 |
| 24 | Alajati,Abdl Alrahman. | 🇸🇾SYR | 1623 | 0.5 | 1798 | 998 | -10.8 |
| 30 | Soud Abdulaziz Almarzooqi | 🇦🇪UAE | 0 | 0.0 | 1618 | 818 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Majid Abdulaziz Almarzooqi | 🇦🇪UAE | 0 | 0.0 | 1592 | 792 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 9331387 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1506 | 706 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Ali Rashed Alqemzi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1497 | 0.0 | 1663 | 863 | -23.6 |
| 25 | Ahmed Rashed Marshool | 🇦🇪UAE | 1492 | 0.0 | 1712 | 912 | -18.4 |
| 31 | Mohammed Fizan Liyagathali | 🇮🇳IND | 1507 | 0.0 | 1773 | 973 | -14.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 7622392 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1724 | 924 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Ali Hassan AlRaeesi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1643 | 0.0 | 1787 | 987 | -12.4 |
| 15 | Ramesh, Hugh Raj | 🇵🇭PHI | 0 | 0.0 | 1795 | 995 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Khalifa Rashed Taheri | 🇦🇪UAE | 1404 | 0.0 | 1665 | 865 | -7.2 |
| 18 | Abdulaziz Rashed Marshool | 🇦🇪UAE | 0 | 0.0 | 1580 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Advait Prasad | 🇮🇳IND | 0 | 0.0 | 1748 | 948 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 9337890 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1413 | 613 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ahmed Ali BamatrafUAE+34.84.0 pts · #3
- 2Hamad Shuaib Al KaffUAE+32.84.0 pts · #2
- 3Khalifa Talal Al BelushiUAE+30.03.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Ammar AbdallaUAE-39.20.5 pts · #14
- 2Abdulla Adel, AlsheailiUAE-24.42.0 pts · #27
- 3Ali Rashed AlqemziUAE-23.60.0 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R5+418 Elo gap
- R5+228 Elo gap