UAE League Chess Championship U18-Girls
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20 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Dubai, UAE. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1788, and top seed was Yasaswi Krishna Bommi (🇮🇳 IND, WFM, 2095).
Haneen Gamal Amin (🇦🇪 UAE, 1500) won with 3.5/6, ahead of Kaushika Sridharan (3.5) and Noora Mahmood Abdulla Al Khoori (2.5). Amin shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Mera Abdulaziz Aidarous (1637) beat Anoud Eisa Mohamed (WFM, 1880), a +243-point gap.
Location
🇦🇪Dubai, UAE
Dates
24 Jan 2026 → 15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 6 rounds
Titled players · 3
WGM×1
WFM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×16
🇮🇳India×3
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Haneen Gamal Amin | 🇦🇪UAE | 1500 | 3.5 | 1562 | 1898 | +73.6 |
| 1 | Kaushika Sridharan | 🇮🇳IND | 1816 | 3.5 | 1739 | 2075 | +42.4 |
| 4 | Al Khoori, Noora Mahmood Abdulla | 🇦🇪UAE | 1533 | 2.5 | 1500 | 1595 | +10.4 |
| 3 | Ahoud Eisa Mohamed | 🇦🇪UAE | 1700 | 2.5 | 1735 | 1830 | +25.6 |
| 9 | Fatima Mohd Rashid | 🇦🇪UAE | 1662 | 2.0 | 1579 | 1579 | -19.2 |
| 6 | WGMRouda Essa, Alserkal | 🇦🇪UAE | 2018 | 2.0 | 1827 | 1952 | -5.2 |
| 8 | Mera Abdulaziz Aidarous | 🇦🇪UAE | 1637 | 2.0 | 1794 | 1794 | +28.4 |
| 5 | WFMYasaswi Krishna Bommi | 🇮🇳IND | 2095 | 2.0 | 1803 | 1928 | -18.0 |
| 7 | Shamma Khalfan Alsuwaidi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1550 | 2.0 | 1643 | 1768 | +35.2 |
| 11 | WFMAnoud Eisa Mohamed | 🇦🇪UAE | 1880 | 1.5 | 1677 | 1590 | -60.8 |
| 10 | Singh, Ziana | FID | 1573 | 1.5 | 1759 | 1952 | +38.0 |
| 19 | Reem Mohamed Aljasmi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1507 | 1.0 | 1527 | 727 | -55.2 |
| 13 | Lulwa Khalifa Alhammadi | 🇦🇪UAE | 1629 | 1.0 | 1609 | 1416 | -44.8 |
| 12 | Meera Saqr Almarri | 🇦🇪UAE | 1661 | 1.0 | 1868 | 1675 | -2.8 |
| 16 | Amna Saqer Almarri | 🇦🇪UAE | 1670 | 0.5 | 1812 | 1490 | -37.6 |
| 15 | Aditi Arun | 🇮🇳IND | 1738 | 0.5 | 1681 | 1681 | -4.0 |
| 14 | Mira Khalifa Alremeithi | 🇦🇪UAE | 0 | 0.5 | 1488 | 1215 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Alia Saud Nasser Marzooq | 🇦🇪UAE | 1401 | 0.0 | 1706 | 906 | -6.0 |
| 18 | Hessah Abdulla Hamed | 🇦🇪UAE | 0 | 0.0 | 1501 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Aisha Ahmed Mohamed AlAli | 🇦🇪UAE | 0 | 0.0 | 1483 | 683 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Haneen Gamal AminUAE+73.63.5 pts · #2
- 2Kaushika SridharanIND+42.43.5 pts · #1
- 3Singh, ZianaFID+38.01.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Anoud Eisa MohamedWFMUAE-60.81.5 pts · #11
- 2Reem Mohamed AljasmiUAE-55.21.0 pts · #19
- 3Lulwa Khalifa AlhammadiUAE-44.81.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R5+243 Elo gap
- R1+162 Elo gap