36th Abu Dhabi Chess Amateur
Open SwissStandard
80 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Jan 2026 to 28 Jan 2026 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1734, and top seed was Khusrav Sharifi (🇹🇯 TJK, 1854).
Khusrav Sharifi (🇹🇯 TJK, 1854) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Benjamin Dy (6.0) and Mansur Sharifi (6.0). Sharifi broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Hajar Omair Aldhalei (1416) beat Karim Tarek Kabil (1710), a +294-point gap.
Location
🇦🇪Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dates
26 Jan 2026 → 28 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 79
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 8 represented
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×28
🇮🇳India×12
🇹🇯Tajikistan×3
🇪🇬Egypt×3
🇵🇭Philippines×3
🇲🇨Monaco×2
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsKhusrav Sharifi led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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17
9
4
1
2
1
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Khusrav Sharifi held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Khusrav Sharifi drew with Benjamin Dy (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Khusrav Sharifi 5 wins (R1–R5)Benjamin Dy 4 wins (R1–R4)Mansur Sharifi 5 wins (R3–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Khusrav Sharifi | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Benjamin Dy | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Mansur Sharifi | — | — | * | — |
| 4Tiana Zandrea Tino | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharifi, Khusrav | 1854 | TJK | +20B | +33N | +10B | +9N | +6B | =2N | +5B | 6.5 | 30.5 | 34.0 | 31.00 | 2082 | +26.8 |
| 2 | Dy, Benjamin | 1846 | USA | +42N | +15B | +12N | +7B | =5N | =1B | +10N | 6.0 | 31.5 | 34.5 | 28.50 | 1915 | +12.8 |
| 3 | Sharifi, Mansur | 1431 | TJK | +55N | −5B | +40N | +41B | +21N | +8B | +15N | 6.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 21.50 | 1808 | +74.4 |
| 4 | Tiana Zandrea Tino | 1468 | IND | +53N | +56B | −5N | +26B | +22N | +13B | +37N | 6.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 19.50 | 1823 | +69.6 |
| 5 | Cristobal, Rhen Rhizzimhel | 1846 | PHI | +60B | +3N | +4B | +11N | =2B | +6N | −1N | 5.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 27.00 | 1863 | +13.6 |
| 6 | Obado, Sean Adrich | 1840 | PHI | +63N | +34B | +14N | +8B | −1N | −5B | +27N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 19.00 | 1723 | -22.0 |
| 7 | Felix, Winnie | 1722 | PHI | +61B | +25N | +30B | −2N | +19B | −10N | +29B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 18.00 | 1649 | -8.6 |
| 8 | Sultan Khaled Alhosani | 1554 | UAE | +38B | +69N | +22B | −6N | +23B | −3N | +19B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 16.00 | 1541 | -6.8 |
| 9 | Sarvesh Raveender | 1605 | IND | +77N | +24B | +50N | −1B | −14N | +17B | +22N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 15.00 | 1609 | -1.2 |
| 10 | Jadoun Ivaan | 1497 | IND | +68N | +71B | −1N | +24B | +38N | +7B | −2B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 14.00 | 1681 | +23.2 |
| 11 | AL Reem AL Hamadi | 1563 | UAE | +57N | +26B | +16N | −5B | −15N | +38B | +39N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 16.50 | 1473 | -17.6 |
| 12 | Sashneetha Raveender | 1495 | IND | +59B | +54N | −2B | −23N | +33B | +26N | +20B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 15.50 | 1643 | +12.4 |
| 13 | Sharif, Khaled Alawi | 1574 | UAE | +74B | =18N | +28B | =19N | +25B | −4N | =14B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 15.00 | 1453 | -11.6 |
| 14 | Vedhika Vipin | 1461 | IND | +67B | +17N | −6B | +20N | +9B | F | =13N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 16.75 | 1716 | +52.8 |
| 15 | Allan, Cleon | 1435 | FID | +40B | −2N | +69B | +54N | +11B | =19N | −3B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 13.00 | 1486 | +5.6 |
| 16 | Nikhil Menon | 0 | IND | +23B | +29N | −11B | =33N | −49B | +35N | +43B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 16.25 | 1485 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Kurchyk, Matviy | 1528 | UKR | +75N | −14B | +62N | =50B | +28B | −9N | +33B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 11.25 | 1526 | -0.8 |
| 18 | Abdulrahman Sami Al-Ali | 0 | UAE | +?N | =13B | −37B | +?N | +48B | +49N | −21N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.75 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Saeed Sami Al-Ali | 1444 | UAE | +65B | +39N | +21N | =13B | −7N | =15B | −8N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 13.00 | 1562 | +32.8 |
| 20 | Alghafli, Khalifa Ali | 0 | UAE | −1N | +78B | +44N | −14B | +41N | +24B | −12N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 10.00 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Lulwa Khalifa Alhammadi | 1629 | UAE | F | +35N | −19B | +49N | −3B | +23N | +18B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 14.50 | 1431 | -41.2 |
| 22 | Gavrylchenko, Illia | 1441 | GER | +79N | +73B | −8N | +34B | −4B | +43N | −9B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 7.50 | 1502 | +20.0 |
| 23 | Abdulla Mohamed Alzaabi | 0 | UAE | −16N | +67B | +51N | +12B | −8N | −21B | +69N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 1440 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Abdulla Aref Albusaeedi | 0 | UAE | +?B | −9N | +46B | −10N | +45B | −20N | +53B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 8.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Navadeep Saki Saravanan | 1416 | IND | +58N | −7B | +55N | +39B | −13N | −32B | +47N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 10.00 | 1455 | +1.6 |
| 26 | Abdulrahman Mohamed Alzaabi | 0 | UAE | +46B | −11N | +?B | −4N | +70N | −12B | +67B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Omar Alhashmi | 1412 | UAE | =51N | +44B | F | =57N | +36B | +31N | −6B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 12.75 | 1011 | -3.2 |
| 28 | Muthukrishnan, Murali | 0 | IND | =49N | +62B | −13N | +71B | −17N | +34B | =48N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 9.25 | 1381 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Thani Faisal Alkhoori | 1462 | UAE | +64N | −16B | +59N | −38B | +58N | +47B | −7N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 9.00 | 921 | -7.2 |
| 30 | Saif Ghalib Alafeefi | 1458 | UAE | +66N | +41B | −7N | +70B | −37N | −39B | +68N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 856 | -30.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 9337636 | 0 | — | −44N | +65B | −41N | +55B | +?N | −27B | +54N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 611 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Yousry Ayad, Mina | 0 | EGY | F | F | F | +67N | +53B | +25N | +49B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Skander Ali Alblooshi | 1441 | UAE | +78N | −1B | +47N | =16B | −12N | +54B | −17N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 7.25 | 822 | -35.2 |
| 34 | Cohen , Amani | 1423 | MNC | +80B | −6N | +45B | −22N | =66B | −28N | +46B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 832 | -22.4 |
| 35 | Salama AL Hamadi | 1408 | UAE | +70N | −21B | +58N | −37B | =51N | −16B | +52N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 6.75 | 881 | -14.8 |
| 36 | Mira Khalifa Alremeithi | 0 | UAE | F | F | +42N | +61B | −27N | =52B | +56N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.25 | 611 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Tarek Kabil, Karim | 1710 | EGY | F | −50B | +18N | +35N | +30B | F | −4B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 12.00 | 1439 | -54.8 |
| 38 | Divy Sohankumar Dalmiya | 0 | IND | −8N | +?B | F | +29N | −10B | −11N | +45B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 7.00 | 1330 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Khalid, Habib | 1532 | PAK | F | −19B | +56N | −25N | +57B | +30N | −11B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1287 | -24.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 9331662 | 0 | — | −15N | +42B | −3B | −43N | +61N | +?B | −57N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 533067678 | 0 | — | +?B | −30N | +31B | −3N | −20B | −53N | +?B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Almarzooqi, Almahra | 0 | UAE | −2B | −40N | −36B | +?N | +65B | −45N | +55B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1045 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Mansoor Ibrahim AlHammadi | 1487 | UAE | +47N | F | F | +40B | +72N | −22B | −16N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.00 | 640 | -22.0 |
| 44 | Shamsa, Al Ryiami | 0 | UAE | +31B | −27N | −20B | −53N | +60B | −67N | +64B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 611 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 9336982 | 0 | — | −50N | +77B | −34N | +59B | −24N | +42B | −38N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 620 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 9336885 | 0 | — | −26N | +68B | −24N | −47B | +?N | +63B | −34N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 623 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Hamdan Ahmed Al raeesi | 0 | UAE | −43B | +?N | −33B | +46N | +?B | −29N | −25B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Sharifi, Shamigul | 0 | TJK | =62N | −49B | +52N | +?B | −18N | F | =28B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 617 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Parth Pranil Tari | 1412 | IND | =28B | +48N | F | −21B | +16N | −18B | −32N | 2.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 9.50 | 832 | -9.2 |
| 50 | Hajar Omair Aldhalei | 1416 | UAE | +45B | +37N | −9B | =17N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1624 | +15.4 |
| 51 | FIDE 7977050 | 0 | — | =27B | =?N | −23B | +69N | =35B | F | F | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 1417 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Abdulla Khalifa Alremeithi | 0 | UAE | F | F | −48B | +60N | +59B | =36N | −35B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 622 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Hamed Zaed Dimasi | 0 | UAE | −4B | −?N | F | +44B | −32N | +41B | −24N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 668 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 9333622 | 0 | — | F | −12B | +71N | −15B | +63N | −33N | −31B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 9336931 | 0 | — | −3B | +60N | −25B | −31N | −68B | +?N | −42N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 635 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Agan Rithvik Mahendran Deepikka | 0 | IND | +?B | −4N | −39B | −66N | −64B | +59N | −36B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Cohen , Aden | 0 | MNC | −11B | =?N | F | =27B | −39N | F | +40B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1227 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Mohammad Bangla Khondaker | 0 | BAN | −25B | +61N | −35B | +68N | −29B | F | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Hamda Mohamed Alzaabi | 0 | UAE | −12N | +79B | −29B | −45N | −52N | −56B | +?N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 9337601 | 0 | — | −5N | −55B | −65N | −52B | −44N | +74B | +77N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.50 | 1046 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 9338012 | 0 | — | −7N | −58B | F | −36N | −40B | +77B | +72N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 921 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 9337628 | 0 | — | =48B | −28N | −17B | F | =?N | +72B | −?N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 9337598 | 0 | — | −6B | +80N | −?B | +65N | −54B | −46N | −?B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1037 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 9336150 | 0 | — | −29B | F | F | +?N | +56N | −?B | −44N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Krishyanth Murali | 0 | IND | −19N | −31N | +60B | −63B | −42N | =?B | −?N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 39951804 | 0 | — | −30B | −?N | F | +56B | =34N | F | F | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1244 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Khalifa Khaled Al Kaabi | 0 | UAE | −14N | −23N | F | −32B | F | +44B | −26N | 1.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 648 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Hamad Alfeeli | 0 | UAE | −10B | −46N | F | −58B | +55N | F | −30B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Hamdan Mohamed Alzaabi | 0 | UAE | F | −8B | −15N | −51B | +71N | F | −23B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 70 | FIDE 564047563 | 0 | — | −35B | +74N | F | −30N | −26B | F | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.50 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 71 | FIDE 547087765 | 0 | — | +?B | −10N | −54B | −28N | −69B | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 72 | FIDE 9336702 | 0 | — | F | F | F | +77N | −43B | −62N | −61B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 73 | Hasan Esam Alblooshi | 1462 | UAE | +76B | −22N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 640 | -21.2 |
| 74 | FIDE 9337997 | 0 | — | −13N | −70B | F | F | F | −60N | =?B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 75 | Alfrid, Mary | 1712 | EGY | −17B | =76N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 728 | -14.8 |
| 76 | Kadora,Rita. | 0 | SYR | −73N | =75B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1393 | 0.0 |
| 77 | FIDE 9338004 | 0 | — | −9B | −45N | F | −72B | F | −61N | −60B | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 815 | 0.0 |
| 78 | FIDE 9337750 | 0 | — | −33B | −20N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 79 | FIDE 9337717 | 0 | — | −22B | −59N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 640 | 0.0 |
| 80 | FIDE 9337741 | 0 | — | −34N | −63B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 623 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sharifi, MansurTJK+74.46.0 pts · #8
- 2Tiana Zandrea TinoIND+69.66.0 pts · #11
- 3Vedhika VipinIND+52.84.5 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Tarek Kabil, KarimEGY-54.83.0 pts · #14
- 2Lulwa Khalifa AlhammadiUAE-41.24.0 pts · #18
- 3Skander Ali AlblooshiUAE-35.23.5 pts · #37
Biggest upsets
- R2+294 Elo gap
- R7+242 Elo gap
- R6+225 Elo gap