36th Abu Dhabi Chess Amateur

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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

Top seed

🇹🇯Khusrav Sharifi1854

Avg top 10

1,734

Participants

Federations · 8 represented

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×29

🇮🇳India×12

🇪🇬Egypt×3

🇹🇯Tajikistan×3

🇵🇭Philippines×3

🇲🇨Monaco×2

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
Khusrav Sharifi
🇹🇯TJK·1854
6.5pts·2082perf+26.8
🥈
Benjamin Dy
🇺🇸USA·1846
6.0pts·1915perf+12.8
🥉
Mansur Sharifi
🇹🇯TJK·1431
6.0pts·1808perf+74.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Khusrav 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

Sharifi6.5Dy6Sharifi6Tino6Cristobal5.5Felix5

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	Mohammed Zaed Dimasi	0	UAE	−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
+74.4
6.0 pts · #8
2Tiana Zandrea TinoIND
+69.6
6.0 pts · #11
3Vedhika VipinIND
+52.8
4.5 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Tarek Kabil, KarimEGY
-54.8
3.0 pts · #14
2Lulwa Khalifa AlhammadiUAE
-41.2
4.0 pts · #18
3Skander Ali AlblooshiUAE
-35.2
3.5 pts · #37

Biggest upsets

R2+294 Elo gap
Hajar Omair Aldhalei1416 beat Tarek Kabil, Karim1710
R7+242 Elo gap
Tiana Zandrea Tino1468 beat Tarek Kabil, Karim1710
R6+225 Elo gap
Jadoun Ivaan1497 beat Felix, Winnie1722