Katara Ramadan Chess Open 2026

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82 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 28 Feb 2026 in Doha, Qatar. 3 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2000, and top seed was Syed Abdul Khader (🇮🇳 IND, 2138).

Albin Sajan (🇮🇳 IND, 2074) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Abylay Suranchiyev (6.5) and Tanvish Reddy Tiruvalluru (6.5). Sajan shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Shaheen Ainikkal (1568) beat Djamel Ferhi (2061), a +493-point gap.

Location

🇶🇦Doha, Qatar

Dates

20 Feb 2026 → 28 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳Syed Abdul Khader2138

Avg top 10

2,000

Participants

Titled players · 3

FM×1

CM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇮🇳India×35

🇶🇦Qatar×14

🇵🇭Philippines×10

🇹🇳Tunisia×2

🇯🇴Jordan×2

🇸🇾Syria×2

🇩🇿Algeria×2

🇹🇷Turkiye×2

Top 3

🥇
Albin Sajan
🇮🇳IND·2074
7.5pts·2260perf+46.8
🥈
Abylay Suranchiyev
🇰🇿KAZ·1764
6.5pts·2167perf+68.4
🥉
Tanvish Reddy Tiruvalluru
🇮🇳IND·1844
6.5pts·1959perf+45.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Albin Sajan led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Sajan7.5Tiruvalluru6.5Suranchiyev6.5Prashant6Jobsy6Mua6— ex-leaders:Loyolaled R5, #10

R8 · LEADER CHANGE27 Feb

Albin Sajan takes the sole lead (7.5/8).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Albin Sajan 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)Tanvish Reddy Tiruvalluru 3 wins (R6–R8)Abylay Suranchiyev 4 wins (R1–R4)

R5 · LATE SURGE

Tanvish Reddy Tiruvalluru was #11 at R5, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Albin Sajan	*	—	½	—
2Tanvish Reddy Tiruvalluru	—	*	1	½
3Abylay Suranchiyev	½	0	*	—
4Chogle Sahil Prashant	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Albin Sajan	2074	IND	+52B	+18N	+19B	+35N	=2B	+9N	+5B	+4N	7.5	38.0	41.0	37.75	2260	+46.8
2	Suranchiyev, Abylay	1764	KAZ	+70N	+47B	+4N	+16B	=1N	+10N	+9B	−3B	6.5	39.5	41.5	31.25	2167	+68.4
3	Tanvish Reddy Tiruvalluru	1844	IND	+54B	=26N	+30B	=28N	=7B	+36N	+25B	+2N	6.5	34.5	37.5	30.00	1959	+45.2
4	Johan Jobsy	1874	IND	+82B	+31N	−2B	+18N	+8B	+38N	+10B	−1B	6.0	39.0	39.0	25.00	2000	+52.0
5	Mendoza, Ryan	1975	PHI	+11N	+65B	+17N	+32B	−9B	+29N	−1N	+20B	6.0	37.0	39.5	26.50	2003	+9.0
6	Mua, Nasrudin	1797	PHI	+59B	+33N	+12B	−9N	+15B	=25N	+28B	=14N	6.0	34.5	37.5	27.00	1989	+39.8
7	Chogle Sahil Prashant	1786	IND	+44N	+27B	−16N	+41B	=3N	+32B	=13N	+25B	6.0	34.0	38.0	27.00	1945	+66.8
8	Advaith Saravanan	1797	IND	+72N	−12B	+64N	+27B	−4N	+43B	+33N	+15N	6.0	31.5	33.5	22.00	1866	+30.0
9	Loyola, Rolenson Jr.	2079	PHI	+60N	+22B	+20N	+6B	+5N	−1B	−2N	=29B	5.5	40.5	43.5	27.25	1967	-17.0
10	Syed Abdul Khader	2138	IND	=45N	+62B	+40N	+26B	+16N	−2B	−4N	+27B	5.5	34.0	36.5	22.25	1944	-55.2
11	HARRY RAJESH	1561	IND	−5B	+61N	−15B	=49N	+39B	+31N	+30B	+26N	5.5	32.0	35.0	22.25	1789	+78.0
12	Ziyad Wakhiri	1634	PLE	+76B	+8N	−6N	−55B	+46N	+63B	+17N	=13B	5.5	31.5	33.5	21.75	1869	+85.6
13	Hamdouchi Adam	1988	MAR	=36B	−50N	+69B	+45N	+30B	+35N	=7B	=12N	5.5	30.5	32.5	21.75	1779	-63.2
14	Al-Kuwari, HamadCM	1808	QAT	+41N	−35B	+48N	+33B	−17N	+53B	+51N	=6B	5.5	29.5	32.5	20.50	1783	-6.8
15	Ferhi, Djamel	2061	ALG	−27N	+44B	+11N	+22B	−6N	+37B	+18N	−8B	5.0	36.0	40.0	23.50	1806	-41.6
16	Janahi, ZeyadFM	2102	BRN	+51B	+63N	+7B	−2N	−10B	−26N	+50B	+28N	5.0	33.0	35.5	19.00	1886	-34.2
17	Akshith Saravanan	1765	IND	+34B	+56N	−5B	+51N	+14B	−28N	−12B	+43B	5.0	32.5	35.5	19.50	1754	-0.8
18	Naouali, Bechir	1718	TUN	+57N	−1B	+46N	−4B	+54N	+34B	−15B	+51N	5.0	32.0	35.0	16.50	1789	+26.0
19	AlJamaat, Khaled	1776	QAT	+67N	+42B	−1N	+34B	−29N	−33B	+47N	+53B	5.0	30.5	33.0	17.00	1696	-22.0
20	Sumith K S	1776	IND	+71B	+46N	−9B	+50N	−25B	+52N	+38B	−5N	5.0	29.5	31.5	15.50	1815	+9.0
21	Tahir Abbas Nasir	1808	PAK	−46B	−71N	+39N	+44B	=27N	+45B	=26B	+37N	5.0	28.0	30.0	20.00	1610	-62.8
22	Banquerigo, Filjohn	1711	PHI	+69B	−9N	+72B	−15N	+64B	+23N	−29B	+70N	5.0	26.5	28.5	13.50	1805	+35.6
23	Erfan Mohamad FirdausCM	1821	QAT	+64B	+53N	−35B	−38N	+65N	−22B	+54N	+32B	5.0	25.5	28.0	15.00	1740	-32.8
24	Koswatte, C T	1746	SRI	F	−34N	+57B	−62B	+69N	+72N	+36B	+33B	5.0	21.5	21.5	15.00	1661	-11.8
25	Adwaith Praveen	1863	IND	+48N	−32B	+54N	+37B	+20N	=6B	−3N	−7N	4.5	35.0	38.0	18.50	1747	-43.6
26	Advik Praveen	1678	IND	+80N	=3B	+45N	−10N	=35B	+16B	=21N	−11B	4.5	35.0	35.0	16.25	1805	+35.2
27	Ainikkal, Shaheen	1568	IND	+15B	−7N	+56B	−8N	=21B	+65B	+40N	−10N	4.5	34.5	37.0	17.00	1812	+40.0
28	Yeganeh Fard, Mohammad	1806	IRI	=62N	+78B	+43N	=3B	=32N	+17B	−6N	−16B	4.5	33.0	34.0	16.50	1762	-14.4
29	Demirkol, Kerim Calvelo	1828	TUR	+66N	+37B	−32N	F	+19B	−5B	+22N	=9N	4.5	32.5	35.0	19.25	1878	+20.8
30	Al-Janahi, Ibrahim	1654	QAT	+58N	=55B	−3N	+66B	−13N	+62B	−11N	+34B	4.5	30.0	32.5	13.50	1668	+2.4
31	Elarcosa, Rommel T.	1690	PHI	+68N	−4B	−34N	=42B	+66N	−11B	+62N	+45B	4.5	28.0	30.5	13.00	1564	-22.6
32	Mithran Krishnakumar	1687	IND	+79B	+25N	+29B	−5N	=28B	−7N	=35B	−23N	4.0	34.5	35.0	13.75	1770	+28.0
33	Nuh Nizar Hilmi	1610	IND	+75B	−6B	+58N	−14N	+56B	+19N	−8B	−24N	4.0	33.5	35.5	13.00	1597	-5.6
34	Tushant Srinivasa Raghavan	1449	IND	−17N	+24B	+31B	−19N	+50B	−18N	+55B	−30N	4.0	32.0	35.0	15.50	1719	+97.6
35	Syed Ijaz Azeem	1650	PAK	+81B	+14N	+23N	−1B	=26N	−13B	=32N	F	4.0	32.0	32.0	14.75	1841	+53.6
36	Ahmad, Saif	1565	QAT	=13N	−45B	+78N	+40B	+62N	−3B	−24N	=57B	4.0	30.0	31.0	11.75	1648	+27.2
37	Sri Ram Karthik Madineedi	1675	IND	+77B	−29N	+70B	−25N	+41B	−15N	+52B	−21B	4.0	28.0	29.5	10.50	1679	-3.2
38	Patricio, Rolly	1698	PHI	−42N	+67B	+74N	+23B	+55N	−4B	−20N	F	4.0	27.5	27.5	12.50	1714	+4.0
39	Shruthika Sunil Kurup	0	IND	=50B	−43N	−21B	+73N	−11N	+66B	+60N	=40B	4.0	27.0	29.0	11.00	1575	+15.6
40	Gani, Mohammad Ali	1659	PHI	=78N	+73B	−10B	−36N	+49B	+48N	−27B	=39N	4.0	27.0	28.0	11.50	1544	-42.0
41	Djerbi, Mohamed	1515	QAT	−14B	+81N	+63B	−7N	−37N	−47B	+67N	+58B	4.0	27.0	27.0	8.00	1617	+22.4
42	Bhavish Pandikkannan	1433	IND	+38B	−19N	−53B	=31N	−45B	=49N	+59B	+52N	4.0	26.5	29.5	14.00	1617	+73.2
43	Aman Anupama Sumith	1638	IND	=73N	+39B	−28B	=71N	+70B	−8N	+56B	−17N	4.0	26.5	28.5	11.00	1507	-35.2
44	Neavin Raghunathan	1458	IND	−7B	−15N	+79B	−21N	−76B	+80N	+61B	+50N	4.0	24.5	24.5	6.50	1616	+35.2
45	Saketh Kunnummalkattil	1598	IND	=10B	+36N	−26B	−13B	+42N	−21N	+48B	−31N	3.5	33.0	36.5	14.25	1671	+20.8
46	Shresht Nair	1501	IND	+21N	−20B	−18B	+75N	−12B	−56N	+71B	=49N	3.5	29.0	31.0	10.75	1607	+35.6
47	Moawiah Mubarak	0	JOR	+?B	−2N	−51B	+77N	−52B	+41N	−19B	=64N	3.5	25.5	25.5	6.75	1523	0.0
48	Renit Abrham	1541	IND	−25B	+79N	−14B	+69N	=63N	−40B	−45N	+67B	3.5	24.5	25.0	6.25	1547	-3.6
49	Annliya Sajan	1445	IND	−63N	−51N	+81B	=11B	−40N	=42B	+74N	=46B	3.5	24.5	24.5	8.50	1465	+2.0
50	Al-Mansouri, Fahad	1606	QAT	=39N	+13B	=55N	−20B	−34N	+59B	−16N	−44B	3.0	30.5	33.5	12.00	1607	-4.8
51	Kirutesh Sekar	1593	IND	−16N	+49B	+47N	−17B	+58N	F	−14B	−18B	3.0	30.5	33.5	10.00	1507	-24.4
52	Jomha,Eyad.	1574	SYR	−1N	+57B	+75N	−65B	+47N	−20B	−37N	−42B	3.0	29.5	31.5	8.50	1472	-43.6
53	Go, Ruel	1659	PHI	F	−23B	+42N	F	+71B	−14N	+64B	−19N	3.0	28.5	28.5	8.50	1636	-6.4
54	Laina Mathew	1526	IND	−3N	+68B	−25B	+80N	−18B	+71N	−23B	−56N	3.0	28.5	28.5	4.50	1501	-10.0
55	Abdou, Mahmoud	1797	EGY	+74B	=30N	=50B	+12N	−38B	F	−34N	F	3.0	26.0	28.0	11.25	1593	-30.4
56	Si-Kebir, Slimane	0	ALG	F	−17B	−27N	+74B	−33N	+46B	−43N	+54B	3.0	26.0	26.0	8.50	1536	0.0
57	Rehan Kannan	1439	IND	−18B	−52N	−24N	+68B	=60N	+75B	F	=36N	3.0	25.0	27.0	8.00	1474	+3.6
58	ALSIDDIQI,IBRAHIM	0	KSA	−30B	+59N	−33B	+72N	−51B	−64N	+66B	−41N	3.0	23.5	25.5	7.50	1462	0.0
59	Sriram Srinivasan Shailaja	1474	IND	−6N	−58B	+68N	−63B	+80B	−50N	−42N	+69B	3.0	23.0	23.0	4.50	1360	-34.0
60	Hana N Sandeep	1576	IND	−9B	−69N	+61B	−70N	=57B	+77N	−39B	=75N	3.0	21.5	23.0	7.00	1396	-62.4
61	Al-Hammadi, Asma	1407	QAT	−65N	−11B	−60N	+79B	−74N	+81B	−44N	+71N	3.0	19.5	19.5	2.50	1264	0.0
62	Shriram Rameshbabu	1497	IND	=28B	−10N	+77B	+24N	−36B	−30N	−31B	F	2.5	30.5	32.0	8.75	1535	+6.0
63	Securata, Herbert	1726	PHI	+49B	−16B	−41N	+59N	=48B	−12N	F	F	2.5	27.5	30.0	8.25	1566	-53.6
64	Parmesh Sendhil	1518	IND	−23N	+80B	−8B	F	−22N	+58B	−53N	=47B	2.5	27.5	27.5	4.75	949	-34.4
65	Agrimano, Abett Laurena	1695	PHI	+61B	−5N	=71B	+52N	−23B	−27N	F	F	2.5	25.5	25.5	7.00	1576	-38.8
66	Al-Mahasna, Abdulaziz	1523	QAT	−29B	=77N	+73B	−30N	−31B	−39N	−58N	+79B	2.5	24.0	24.5	3.25	925	-29.6
67	Samriddhi Karuppaiah	1450	IND	−19B	−38N	−76N	+78B	=75B	+73N	−41B	−48N	2.5	22.5	23.5	4.00	1367	-28.8
68	Abderrahmen,Alma	0	TUN	−31B	−54N	−59B	−57N	−73B	+78B	=79N	+77N	2.5	18.0	18.5	2.75	1276	0.0
69	Tomy Benjamin	1439	IND	−22N	+60B	−13N	−48B	−24B	+79N	−72B	−59N	2.0	27.0	27.5	3.50	1318	-37.2
70	Nathan, Kailash	1445	IND	−2B	F	−37N	+60B	−43N	+74B	F	−22B	2.0	27.0	27.0	5.00	1519	+17.6
71	Ayush Pradeep	1454	IND	−20N	+21B	=65N	=43B	−53N	−54B	−46N	−61B	2.0	26.5	29.0	8.25	1433	-14.4
72	Al-Naimi, Ali	1477	QAT	−8B	F	−22N	−58B	+81N	−24B	+69N	F	2.0	26.0	26.0	2.00	1482	-2.8
73	Al-Zeyara, Khalid	0	QAT	=43B	−40N	−66N	−39B	+68N	−67B	F	=78N	2.0	20.5	20.5	5.00	1298	0.0
74	Atas, Caner	1494	TUR	−55N	F	−38B	−56N	+61B	−70N	−49B	+76N	2.0	20.5	20.5	5.00	1320	-44.8
75	Oraibi, Saher	0	ENG	−33N	F	−52B	−46B	=67N	−57N	+77B	=60B	2.0	20.5	20.5	4.25	1255	-41.6
76	Lyth Mustafa	0	JOR	−12N	F	+67B	F	+44N	F	F	−74B	2.0	18.5	18.5	6.50	1505	0.0
77	Al-Malki, Khalifa	0	QAT	−37N	=66B	−62N	−47B	+78N	−60B	−75N	−68B	1.5	20.0	21.0	2.25	1323	0.0
78	Almaradni,Ghali.	0	SYR	=40B	−28N	−36B	−67N	−77B	−68N	F	=73B	1.0	21.0	21.0	3.00	1300	-21.2
79	FIDE 5565545	0	—	−32N	−48B	−44N	−61N	F	−69B	=68B	−66N	0.5	21.5	21.5	1.25	705	0.0
80	Al-Hammadi, Fatima	0	QAT	−26B	−64N	F	−54B	−59N	−44B	F	F	0.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	732	0.0
81	FIDE 12103462	0	—	−35N	−41B	−49N	F	−72B	−61N	F	F	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	700	0.0
82	Al-Qassabi, Rawda	1558	QAT	−4N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	1072	-5.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tushant Srinivasa RaghavanIND
+97.6
4.0 pts · #31
2Ziyad WakhiriPLE
+85.6
5.5 pts · #24
3HARRY RAJESHIND
+78.0
5.5 pts · #21

Top rating losers

1Hamdouchi AdamMAR
-63.2
5.5 pts · #11
2Tahir Abbas NasirPAK
-62.8
5.0 pts · #28
3Hana N SandeepIND
-62.4
3.0 pts · #55

Biggest upsets

R1+493 Elo gap
Ainikkal, Shaheen1568 beat Ferhi, Djamel2061
R6+424 Elo gap
Advik Praveen1678 beat FMJanahi, Zeyad2102
R2+382 Elo gap
Al-Mansouri, Fahad1606 beat Hamdouchi Adam1988