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First classic Chess Tournament-2026 Open

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141 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Jan 2026 to 15 Jan 2026 in Amman, Jordan. 9 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2018, and top seed was Sameer Mansour (🇯🇴 JOR, IM, 2161).

Sameer Mansour (🇯🇴 JOR, IM, 2161) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Farhan Mohannad (8.0) and Rakan Dasa (7.5). Mansour shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: HAKEM ABU GULLEH (1461) beat Akram Alhajaj (CM, 1901), a +440-point gap.

Location
🇯🇴Amman, Jordan
Dates
08 Jan 2026 → 15 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇯🇴IMSameer Mansour2161
Avg top 10
2,018
Participants
141
Titled players · 9
IM×1
FM×2
CM×3
WIM×1
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇯🇴Jordan×121
🇸🇾Syria×2
🇵🇸Palestine×2
🇮🇶Iraq×2
🇧🇭Bahrain×1
🇪🇬Egypt×1
🇸🇩Sudan×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
65
30
13
6
1
2
2
3
2
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Mansour8Mohannad8Dasa7.5Fathi7Saleh7ALDAMEN7— ex-leaders:Seyamled R5, #29
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/9. Mansour takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.5).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Sameer Mansour drew with FM Farhan Mohannad (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Sameer Mansour 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Farhan Mohannad 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Rakan Dasa 5 wins (R4–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMSameer Mansour*
½
2FMFarhan Mohannad
½
*
3CMRakan Dasa*
4Naser Fathi*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mansour, SameerIM2161JOR+78B+16N+17B+14N=12B+43N+24B=2N+4B8.048.552.045.002227+11.4
2Mohannad, FarhanFM2090JOR+94B+30N+53B+4N=43B+12N+9B=1B+22N8.046.549.042.752225+24.6
3Rakan DasaCM2020JOR+33N+36B=45N+10B+13NF+47B+46N+7B7.543.047.540.252286+72.4
4Abdelkareem Saleh1836JOR+107N+29B+26N2B+16N+19B+25N+24B1N7.048.050.034.002060+45.4
5HAMAD ALDAMEN1633JOR=128N+50B=44N28B+65N+83B+34N+37B+14N7.037.037.530.001910+96.4
6Fathi, Naser1783JOR+115BF+112N+44B25N+82B+57N+29B+13N7.031.032.026.001990+32.4
7Anas KhwairaFM2111JOR+131N11B+66N+27B+8B+17N+14N=22B3N6.547.047.030.251961-23.0
8Jeda HelalWCM1730JOR+77B+61N+22B=13B7N=48B+44N+15N=9B6.543.547.032.001963+70.0
9Ruba Al-QudahWIM1987JOR+83B+69N+18B43N+58B+53N2N+35B=8N6.541.544.528.751947-4.4
10Mohammad yasin1830JOR+67B=44N+42B3N+69B+70N46B+47N+23B6.539.042.528.251883+28.8
11Bani Hani, Radwan1692JOR+137B+7N=47B25N70B+100N+49B+43N+69B6.534.534.523.752034+100.8
12Ali, Alqaisi1966JOR+101N+27B+19N+34B=1N2B+45N=13B16N6.048.551.030.001964+3.4
13Sawan, EmanWFM1959PLE+135B+75N+52B=8N3B+20N+43B=12N6B6.045.545.524.751907-8.6
14Qaysar Alasali1852JOR+71B+81N+121B1B+35N+31N7B+41N5B6.043.044.022.5018460.0
15Saber, Helmy0EGY+60N+35B+28N+48B24NF+38B8B+37N6.041.045.028.5018520.0
16Ayoub Qassis1699JOR+59N1B+105N+74B4B+71N+54NF+12B6.041.043.023.001902+72.8
17Abdulaziz Bani Yasien1823JOR+134N+82B1N+56B+36N7B27N+81B+26N6.039.539.520.001839+5.0
18Abdelrahman, Al Amer1806JOR+138N+66B9N+29B=93N+49B=48N+33BF6.037.037.022.001857+8.8
19Malik, Swedan1806JOR+111B+88N12B+81N+72B4N31B+64N+56N6.035.537.519.501734-11.6
20Ayman Liakat mokaram1779SUD+92N+85B24N+82B=48N13B=26N+42B+84N6.034.537.521.751809+14.8
21Bahaa Alden Taha1763JOR+104B+62N=46B47N+51B=54B29N+96N+57B6.033.035.021.251761+1.2
22BASIL DAOUD1889JOR+65N+57B8N+123B+37N+45BF=7N2B5.543.544.521.751918+9.4
23Akram AlhajajCM1901JOR85N+106B+33N=26B49N+51B+93N+45B10N5.535.537.521.001713-23.6
24Seyam, KhaledCM1967JOR+96B+31N+20B+32N+15BF1N4NF5.050.553.024.501929-5.6
25Hasan, Alsamid1987JOR+112N+113B34N+11B+6B+38N4BFF5.043.545.522.501882-13.4
26Senan Rayyan1635JOR+102B+54N4B=23N+30B46N=20B+59N17B5.042.044.020.751785+49.6
27Amro Abu Samra1639JOR+95B12N+55B7N+40B+76N+17B32NF5.040.042.521.001777+36.4
28hasan Ahmad1838JOR+103B+40N15B+5N38B+64N41B+78NF5.040.042.021.501746-23.6
29Shahem Ejeilat1588JOR+126B4N+109B18N+39B+102N+21B6NF5.040.041.016.001651+14.4
30Khalil Al Kraiti1680JOR+70N2B+85N=50B26N=40B+65N+76BF5.038.541.518.751642-6.8
31BARA ASSAF1657JOR+49N24B+90N+98B+34N14B+19NF32B5.038.541.021.001783+19.0
32Samir Salim Mohammed Raouf Attar1824IRQ+39BF+116N24B+41NFF+27B+31N5.038.038.021.501912+12.0
33Abualia, Naser1512JOR3B+136N23B+109N+62B+75N+52B18NF5.038.038.014.001726+45.2
34Khaled Alabed1808JOR+141B+64N+25B12N31B+96N5B+83NF5.037.537.514.501730-11.0
35MOHAMMAD JUMA1711JOR+87B15N+71B+88N14B+55N+84B9NF5.037.040.016.501768+19.2
36Yaser Saqqa1658JOR+136B3N+67B+121N17B+72NF+55NF5.035.035.012.501672+0.6
37Jood Ahmad1752JOR97N+92B+135N+89B22B+85N+56B5N15B5.034.034.013.001729-4.4
38Salem Algleilat1711JOR+139N+93B48N+63B+28N25B15N+121BF5.033.033.012.501817+10.4
39Talia, Helal1424JOR32N+132B113N+86B29N+98B+40N+68BF5.031.531.514.501599+38.8
40Yahya, Al-Oqool1586JOR+117N28B=49N+128B27N=30N39B+92B+104N5.031.031.511.751324-47.6
41Abdulwadoud Jameel K Al-Mashhadani1667IRQF+115N+103B+111N32B+60B+28N14BF5.030.531.514.501771+28.4
42Batool Obeid1603JOR=106N+128B10NF=77B+87N+103B20N+55B5.030.531.012.251616+2.4
43Karam ejeilat1827JOR+79N+73B+63N+9B=2N1B13N11BF4.546.048.521.501847+13.6
44Abd Aljawad, Farraj1577JOR+86N=10B=5B6N+111B+58N8B=52NF4.543.045.018.001690+32.8
45Al-Sood, Tareq1821JOR+55B+127N=3B+46N+47B22N12B23NF4.542.043.017.751855+11.0
46Abdullah, Bany Yaseen1894JORF+100B=21N45B+50N+26B+10N3BF4.541.543.021.501840-6.8
47Osama Alawneh1844JOR+90N+84B=11N+21B45N+93B3N10BF4.540.543.017.751739-17.0
48Musmar, Malik1914JOR+105B+56N+38B15N=20B=8N=18BFF4.540.542.520.251886-2.0
49Al-Salkhadi, Mohammad0JOR31B+96N=40B+94N+23B18N11N+73BF4.538.541.016.5016720.0
50Ghanoum,Mohamad.0SYR+123B5N+64B=30N46BF+94N+71BF4.534.535.513.5016600.0
51Husam, Erani1639JOR93N+99B+104N=54B21N23N61B+86B+71N4.531.033.013.001675+1.8
52Erani, Maya1722JOR+99N+97B13N60B+105N+89B33N=44BF4.530.032.012.251546-28.4
53Hammam Ismail1821JOR+125N+89B2N+84B+60N9BFFF4.039.540.511.001826+4.0
54Naiem, Mousa1933JOR+74N26B+131B=51N+75B=21N16BFF4.035.535.512.251686-37.8
55Osama, Armoush1419JOR45N+110B27N+68B+73N35B+82N36B42N4.035.037.012.501575+54.0
56Rayyan, Rayyan1613JORF48B+97N17N+90B+74B37N+61N19B4.034.534.513.001575-14.8
57Kenan, Al-Frokh1606JOR+109B22N72B+87N+107B+95N6BF21N4.033.535.59.501012-28.8
58Tariq, Amin1785JOR+80N63B+83N+73B9N44B+105NFF4.032.034.012.001604-26.2
59Aljedaya, Mohammad0JOR16B+78N81B+103N89N+112B+60N26B64B4.030.532.511.5015170.0
60Nour Alkhatib1546JOR15B+87N+129B+52N53B41N59B107N+106B4.030.530.59.501612+9.2
61Rose Al-Tayeh0JOR+?N8B89N+106B74N+107B+51N56BF4.029.529.58.5014690.0
62IYAD AL-MASRI0JORF21B73N+112B33N+67N78B+105B+88N4.029.029.011.0015360.0
63Mohammad Saadah1528JOR+122B+58N43B38N102N+99B76B+87NF4.028.529.510.501651+16.4
64Majdy Aburadwan1554JOR+129N34B50NF+121B28B+104N19B+59N4.028.528.57.001017-10.8
65Hasan Almowaswas1450JOR22B109N+133B+119N5B+117N30B+110NF4.028.528.55.00921-22.0
66Erani, Syrina1542JOR+118B18N7BF+79N=97B=91N+102BF4.027.528.59.751599+3.2
67Ibrahim, Abumariam1424JOR10N+86B36N+118B84N62B98N+114B+129N4.027.527.56.50895-22.4
68Thaer, Eid1709JOR+72BF74N55N+108B+94N+85B39NF4.025.527.011.001385-40.8
69Tuleen Yousef1665JOR+76N9B=120N+79B10NF+70BF11N3.539.040.511.251528-18.8
70Alkhuffash, Ahmad0JOR30B=94N+91BF+11N10B69N+75NF3.537.540.014.2516150.0
71Leen, Alrub1449JOR14N+108B35N+97B+123N16B=75B50N51B3.534.035.07.251500+11.2
72Alhajjar,Mustafa0SYR68N+?B+57N+120B19N36B=73NFF3.532.032.07.2516220.0
73Abdallah, Al-Khanji1584JOR+91B43N+62B58N55B+77N=72B49NF3.531.033.512.25878-46.4
74Mohammad kafiya1464JOR54B+102N+68B16N+61B56N=95BFF3.530.031.511.251529+8.4
75Mohanned, Jaradat1647JOR+140N13B+125N+116B54N33B=71N70BF3.528.028.04.251502-21.0
76Alqawasmeh, Nouraldeen0JOR69B83N+?NF+81B27B+63N30N=96B3.527.027.08.2515350.0
77Al Akkad, Zaid0JOR8N+?B123N=100B=42N73B+119N88B=98N3.525.525.56.5014510.0
78Saaidan, Malik1520JOR1N59BFF+133N+124B+62N28B=116B3.525.525.55.751079-8.4
79Izmeqna, Hala1424JOR43B=91N+122B69N66B=106N=117B+115NF3.523.524.55.75877-24.8
80FIDE 8136807058B122N124B108N=115B+118N=86N=119B+94N3.517.018.07.0016510.0
81Qutebh, Msaadh1612JOR+108N14B+59N19B76NF+90B17NF3.033.535.59.001538-8.2
82Saif Kayyali1571JOR+98B17N+126B20N+92B6N55BFF3.033.034.06.50901-54.0
83Sama, Alrshaidat1490JOR9N+76B58B+124N+117B5NF34BF3.032.533.56.00978-26.4
84Yousef Albaluli1602JORF47N+95B53N+67B+116B35NF20B3.031.532.58.001476-30.8
85HAKEM ABU GULLEH1461JOR+23B20N30B+129NF37B68N+130BF3.031.531.55.501516+4.6
86Mohammad, Al-Salhi0JOR44B67N+115B39N+125B90N=80B51N=108N3.028.029.05.2512120.0
87Al-Fukha, Jad0JOR35N60B+110N57B+118N42B+?N63BF3.027.527.53.5013160.0
88Zain Ahmad1546JOR+119N19B+118N35B95N104BF+77N62B3.026.528.06.50959-18.4
89Basil Alomari1560JOR+114B53N+61B37N+59B52NFFF3.026.526.510.00965-28.8
90Samer, Hamid1441JOR47B+124N31B+122N56N+86B81N91BF3.024.524.55.00881-16.8
91Masa Weshah0JOR73N=79B70N?B+110NF=66B+90NF3.024.024.08.7514340.0
92Abusammour, Baker0JOR20B37N+132BF82NF+129B40N+110B3.024.024.02.008720.0
93Alshtnawi, Tareq0JOR+51B38NFF=18B47N23B+97NF2.534.535.510.0016320.0
94Ali Saadah1517JOR2N=70B+106N49B+128N68B50B117N80B2.531.532.04.251013-13.2
95Alshaer, Ahmad0PLE27N+101B84NF+88B57B=74NFF2.530.032.57.2514970.0
96RASHEd ALSHAER1477JOR24N49BFF+98N34B+116N21B=76N2.530.031.05.751016-14.4
97Ahmed Merza Ahmed Hasan0BRN+37B52N56B71N+119B=66NF93BF2.528.530.08.5014670.0
98Obeidat, Abdallah0JOR82N+134BF31N96B39N+67B103N=77B2.525.025.05.7513290.0
99Al Momani, Mohammad0JOR52B51N114B+132N+122B63NF=101BF2.523.023.02.2512670.0
100Mohammed Alabbsi1628JOR+130B46N111B=77N+120N11BFFF2.522.022.03.251554-12.8
101Alqawasmeh, Mahmoud1467JOR12B95NF+104B116N121N+106B=99NF2.520.020.05.251067-3.2
102Alzaatreh, Ibrahim0JOR26N74B+134NF+63B29BF66NF2.031.031.04.0014050.0
103Baha Aldeen, Alamoush1435JOR28N+117B41N59BFF42N+98BF2.029.030.04.00902-22.8
104Akrouk, Elias0JOR21NF51B101N+129B+88N64BF40B2.028.028.03.0013200.0
105Natheer, Kamal1463JOR48NF16B+114N52B+130N58B62NF2.028.028.02.00967-11.8
106Ibrahim Alieyan0JOR=42B23N94B61NF=79B101N+?B60N2.027.027.04.2514130.0
107ZENAH ALSHAER1425JOR4B126NF+130B57N61NF+60BF2.024.024.04.0015380.0
108FIDE 8135908081B71NF+80B68N110BF=118N=86B2.023.024.05.757900.0
109Hussein, Moayad0JOR57N+65B29N33B+?NFFFF2.023.023.04.0014660.0
110FIDE 81369390127B55N87B+115N91B+108NF65B92N2.022.523.53.506760.0
111Abdel Rahman Ibdah0JOR19N+119B+100N41B44NFFFF2.022.522.54.0014770.0
112Raed Darwish1478JOR25B+133N6B62N+114B59NFFF2.022.022.02.001031-8.8
113Omar Al Tamimi1652JOR+133B25N+39BFFFFFF2.015.515.55.001706+1.8
114Rahaf Ahmad0JOR89N125B+99N105B112N?BF67N+122B2.015.515.53.506770.0
115Abu-Rahma, Naser0JOR6N41B86N110B=80N+122NF79BF1.526.527.02.758250.0
116Shroof, Basel0JORFF32B75N+101B84N96BF=78N1.526.526.54.2513960.0
117Mahmoud abuhilaleh0JOR40B103NFF83N65B=79N+94BF1.523.523.54.2512900.0
118FIDE 8127700066NF88B67N87B80B+132N=108BF1.521.021.01.007040.0
119Samhan, Loay0JOR88B111NF65B97NF77B=80N+?N1.518.518.51.7513860.0
120Nadeen, Anzawi1451JORF+130N=69B72N100BFFFF1.517.017.01.7514540.0
121Almomani, Yamen0JORFF14N36B64N+101BF38NF1.039.041.52.5014090.0
122Wadi, Mohammad0JOR63N+80B79N90B99N115BFF114N1.022.022.03.506640.0
123Malek, Hussein1613JOR50NF+77B22N71BFFFF1.021.521.53.50869-17.8
124Issa, Mohammad0JORF90B+80N83BF78NFFF1.018.018.03.506820.0
125Izmeqna, Ahmad1401JOR53B+114N75BF86NFFFF1.017.017.02.00924-10.8
126Kalaldeh, Aws0JOR29N+107B82NFFFFFF1.014.514.52.007790.0
127Badawi, Mohammed1559JOR+110N45BFFFFFFF1.012.512.52.001021-7.2
128Dweik, Yazan0JOR=5B42NF40N94BFFFF0.522.022.03.5012630.0
129FIDE 8136084064BF60N85B104NF92NF67B0.022.022.00.006970.0
130Elias, Bajjali0JOR100N120BF107NF105BF85NF0.016.016.00.007010.0
131Mohammad Alhawamdeh1519JOR7BF54NFFFFFF0.014.514.50.001119-6.4
132FIDE 81369200?B39N92N99BFF118BFF0.014.014.00.006940.0
133FIDE 81368580113N112B65NF78BFFFF0.013.513.50.007250.0
134Yazan Abu Khodeir1424JOR17B98N102BFFFFFF0.012.512.50.001023-3.2
135Mohammad, Alsalal1464JOR13NF37BFFFFFF0.012.512.50.001009-9.6
136Alrababah, Zakaria0JOR36N33BFFFFFFF0.012.512.50.007850.0
137Al-Khaldi, Ibrahim0JOR11NFFFFFFFF0.010.010.00.008920.0
138FIDE 8136793018BFFFFFFFF0.09.09.00.0010060.0
139FIDE 8136831038BFFFFFFFF0.07.57.50.009130.0
140FIDE 8136866075BFFFFFFFF0.05.55.50.008470.0
141FIDE 8136785034NFFFFFFFF0.05.05.00.0010080.0

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