Kuwait Championship 2026

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75 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Feb 2026 to 13 Feb 2026 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. 8 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1866, and top seed was Bader Al-Hajiri (🇰🇼 KUW, FM, 2011).

Abdulrahman Al Ibrahim (🇰🇼 KUW, CM, 1969) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Ali Khalaf (7.5) and Bader Al-Hajiri (7.5). Al Ibrahim shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Eisa Eidi (1687) beat Eissa Alsaleh (1962), a +275-point gap.

Location

🇰🇼Kuwait City, Kuwait

Dates

03 Feb 2026 → 13 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇼FMBader Al-Hajiri2011

Avg top 10

1,866

Participants

Titled players · 8

FM×1

CM×3

WCM×4

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇼Kuwait×59

Top 3

🥇
CMAbdulrahman Al Ibrahim
🇰🇼KUW·1969
8.0pts·2051perf+15.4
🥈
Ali Khalaf
🇰🇼KUW·1758
7.5pts·2014perf+51.4
🥉
FMBader Al-Hajiri
🇰🇼KUW·2011
7.5pts·2024perf+5.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

CM Abdulrahman Al Ibrahim led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Al Ibrahim8Al-Hajiri7.5Khalaf7.5Alrefae7Alsaleh6.5Alabdaljader6.5— ex-leaders:Almuhainiled R5, #20

R7 · LEADER CHANGE11 Feb

FM Bader Al-Hajiri takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Abdulrahman Al Ibrahim beat FM Bader Al-Hajiri (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Abdulrahman Al Ibrahim 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)FM Bader Al-Hajiri 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Ali Khalaf 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMAbdulrahman Al Ibrahim	*	1	0	1
2FMBader Al-Hajiri	0	*	1	—
3Ali Khalaf	1	0	*	—
4Ahmad Alrefae	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Al Ibrahim, AbdulrahmanCM	1969	KUW	+57N	+12B	+8N	−2B	+24N	+33B	+29N	+3B	+4B	8.0	47.5	49.0	41.50	2051	+15.4
2	Khalaf, Ali	1758	KUW	+60B	+49N	+30B	+1N	=7N	−3B	+6B	+16N	+9B	7.5	46.5	47.5	37.00	2014	+51.4
3	Al-Hajiri, BaderFM	2011	KUW	+35B	+40N	+45B	=17N	+9B	+2N	+16B	−1N	+7B	7.5	46.0	49.0	38.25	2024	+5.8
4	Alrefae, Ahmad	1836	KUW	+39B	+20N	−16B	+32N	+17B	+18N	+19B	+7B	−1N	7.0	45.5	49.5	36.00	1893	+15.2
5	Alsaleh, Eissa	1962	KUW	+21B	+25N	−18B	−6N	+53B	+32N	=10B	+20N	+16B	6.5	43.5	45.5	30.50	1793	-53.6
6	Alabdaljader, MohammedCM	1774	KUW	+38N	=19B	+44N	+5B	−16N	+41B	−2N	+29B	+15N	6.5	43.0	46.0	30.25	1788	+6.2
7	Hashem, KhaledCM	1876	KUW	+14B	+29N	+11B	+18N	=2B	=16N	+26B	−4N	−3N	6.0	50.0	54.5	33.50	1818	-9.4
8	Alosfoor, Barrak	1742	KUW	+64B	+22N	−1B	+20N	+25B	−26N	+21B	−19N	+27B	6.0	45.0	46.0	27.50	1697	-18.0
9	Hussain, Hashem	1805	KUW	+41B	=27N	+24N	+51B	−3N	=13B	+33N	+12B	−2N	6.0	44.5	47.0	26.50	1778	-3.6
10	Almeer, Khalid	1661	KUW	+63B	+34N	−17B	+36N	−29B	+30N	=5N	+33B	=13N	6.0	38.5	39.5	23.25	1695	+12.8
11	Alasfour, Zaid	1669	KUW	+69N	+31B	−7N	+37B	−19N	+35B	−12N	+30B	+28N	6.0	38.5	38.5	21.00	1655	-7.2
12	Alghanim, Faisal	1560	KUW	+70B	−1N	+65B	+21N	−23B	+47N	+11B	−9N	+26B	6.0	38.5	38.5	19.50	1722	+40.8
13	Nema, RababWCM	1686	KUW	+66B	+53N	−23B	+49N	−33B	=9N	+40B	+17N	=10B	6.0	35.0	35.0	20.00	1758	+15.2
14	Ajbali, GhaleyahWCM	1446	KUW	−7N	−47B	+54N	+52B	+45B	−20N	+34B	+25N	+24B	6.0	33.5	35.5	21.00	1749	+37.8
15	Alsayer, Bader	1814	KUW	F	F	+67N	+63B	+27B	+22N	+25B	+26N	−6B	6.0	32.0	32.0	21.50	1843	+8.0
16	Almuhaini, Abdulaziz	1643	KUW	+61N	+46B	+4N	+23N	+6B	=7B	−3N	−2B	−5N	5.5	49.0	50.0	25.50	1868	+38.4
17	Alazmi, AmaniWCM	1751	KUW	+71N	+32B	+10N	=3B	−4N	=29N	=20B	−13B	+41N	5.5	44.0	44.0	22.25	1709	-7.6
18	Eidi, Eisa	1687	KUW	+65N	+36B	+5N	−7B	+28N	−4B	+31N	F	=19B	5.5	43.0	43.0	22.25	1779	+17.8
19	Alomar, Khalid	1570	KUW	+68B	=6N	=40B	+45N	+11B	F	−4N	+8B	=18N	5.5	42.5	42.5	22.75	1825	+95.6
20	Alhasan, Zainah	1575	KUW	+58N	−4B	+66N	−8B	+50N	+14B	=17N	−5B	+32B	5.5	39.0	39.0	16.75	1680	+33.2
21	Harami, Waleed	1464	KUW	−5N	+67B	+43N	−12B	+58N	+28B	−8N	=44B	+29N	5.5	35.5	35.5	15.50	1593	+28.4
22	Sulaiman, Yousef	1488	KUW	+74N	−8B	−46N	+48B	+65N	−15B	=44N	+42B	+37N	5.5	28.5	28.5	12.00	1689	+38.4
23	Alsaqer, Meshal	1853	KUW	+50N	+28B	+13N	−16B	+12N	F	+24B	F	F	5.0	42.5	45.5	25.00	1870	+2.8
24	Aljadi, Hussain	1636	KUW	+48B	+73N	−9B	+30N	−1B	+36N	−23N	+35B	−14N	5.0	40.0	40.0	15.00	1592	-10.4
25	Alruwayeh, Talal	1620	KUW	+67N	−5B	+38N	+35B	−8N	+37B	−15N	−14B	+44N	5.0	39.5	39.5	15.00	1572	-11.2
26	Alawadhi, AmenahWCM	1569	KUW	−46N	+69B	+59N	+31B	+51N	+8B	−7N	−15B	−12N	5.0	34.5	34.5	13.50	1681	+16.4
27	Albaloul, Mohammad	1560	KUW	+54N	=9B	−51N	+42B	−15N	=44B	+50N	+31B	−8N	5.0	34.0	36.0	17.00	1658	+34.0
28	Alqattan, Osamah	1567	KUW	+52B	−23N	+61B	+53N	−18B	−21N	+39B	+47N	−11B	5.0	33.0	34.0	12.00	1468	-33.2
29	Alsuwailem, Othman	1578	KUW	+47N	−7B	+64N	+46B	+10N	=17B	−1B	−6N	−21B	4.5	43.5	44.5	15.75	1556	-6.0
30	Alajmi, Jadiea	1468	KUW	F	+42B	−2N	−24B	+43N	−10B	+46N	−11N	+34B	4.0	38.5	38.5	14.00	1443	-6.0
31	Alhasan, Ali	1441	KUW	F	−11N	+56B	−26N	+49B	+42N	−18B	−27N	+45B	4.0	37.0	39.0	11.50	1584	+24.0
32	Alabdullah, Khalid	1565	KUW	+43B	−17N	F	−4B	+39N	−5B	+59N	+54B	−20N	4.0	37.0	38.0	10.50	1467	-23.2
33	Mosawi, Ahmad	1588	KUW	−34B	+63N	+60B	F	+13N	−1N	−9B	−10N	+39B	4.0	36.5	37.5	12.00	1638	+8.0
34	Alhalwaji, Asaad	0	KUW	+33N	−10B	−37N	+38B	−35N	+55B	−14N	+50B	−30N	4.0	35.0	37.0	13.00	1449	0.0
35	Awadh, Mohammad	1466	KUW	−3N	F	+58B	−25N	+34B	−11N	+52B	−24N	+47B	4.0	33.5	34.5	10.00	900	-36.0
36	Alkhadher, Abdullah	1478	KUW	+75B	−18N	F	−10B	+46N	−24B	+48N	+45N	F	4.0	32.5	32.5	9.00	1480	+0.4
37	Alwasmi, Sara	1505	KUW	+72B	−45N	+34B	−11N	+59B	−25N	−47B	+60N	−22B	4.0	28.5	28.5	6.00	823	-55.2
38	Almutairi, Abdulmohsan	1411	KUW	−6B	+68N	−25B	−34N	−40B	+62N	+58B	+52N	−42N	4.0	26.5	26.5	4.00	880	-28.4
39	Alazemi, Aisha	1438	KUW	−4N	F	+68B	+61N	−32B	+58B	−28N	+46B	−33N	4.0	26.0	26.0	5.00	832	-20.6
40	Alruwaiyeh, Musa	1634	KUW	+62N	−3B	=19N	−44B	+38N	+51B	−13N	F	F	3.5	34.0	35.0	10.25	1662	+2.0
41	Safar, Hussain	1435	KUW	−9N	+54B	=42N	+55B	+44N	−6N	−45B	F	−17B	3.5	33.0	35.0	8.75	1496	+5.0
42	Alhassan, Ahmad	1689	KUW	+59B	−30N	=41B	−27N	F	−31B	+55N	−22N	+38B	3.5	30.0	31.0	8.75	1357	-120.8
43	Alrubiaan, Ibrahim	0	KUW	−32N	F	−21B	+60N	−30B	−59N	+62B	+53N	=57B	3.5	20.0	20.0	4.75	1333	0.0
44	Alenezi, Omar Fahad	0	KUW	=51N	F	−6B	+40N	−41B	=27N	=22B	=21N	−25B	3.0	37.0	37.0	12.75	1489	0.0
45	Alajmi, Abdulrahman Mohammad	1707	KUW	F	+37B	−3N	−19B	−14N	+61B	+41N	−36B	−31N	3.0	35.5	35.5	8.50	1398	-114.4
46	Alkhadher, Abdulwahab	0	KUW	+26B	−16N	+22B	−29N	−36B	+53N	−30B	−39N	F	3.0	34.5	34.5	12.50	1427	0.0
47	Alhasan, Laila	0	KUW	−29B	+14N	−49B	F	+57N	−12B	+37N	−28B	−35N	3.0	34.0	35.0	11.50	1435	0.0
48	Aldousari, Fahed	0	KUW	−24N	+55B	F	−22N	+60B	+49N	−36B	F	F	3.0	28.0	29.0	6.00	1441	0.0
49	Alazemi, Mohammad Fahad	1551	KUW	F	−2B	+47N	−13B	−31N	−48B	+65N	+59B	F	3.0	26.5	26.5	4.00	829	-48.4
50	Sulaiman, Hussain	1459	KUW	−23B	−52N	+70B	+69N	−20B	+68N	−27B	−34N	F	3.0	24.5	24.5	0.00	863	-33.2
51	Alenezi, Hamad	1627	KUW	=44B	+56N	+27B	−9N	−26B	−40N	F	F	F	2.5	26.5	26.5	8.50	1450	-18.8
52	Alkhaledi, Falah	0	KUW	−28N	+50B	F	−14N	F	+57B	−35N	−38B	F	2.0	28.5	29.5	4.50	1351	0.0
53	Althafiri, Amal	1456	KUW	F	−13B	+72N	−28B	−5N	−46B	+61N	−43B	F	2.0	28.5	28.5	1.00	903	-25.6
54	FIDE 10312404	0	—	−27B	−41N	−14B	F	+66N	+65B	F	−32N	F	2.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	696	0.0
55	Almutairi, Jumanah	1411	KUW	−56B	−48N	+62B	−41N	+67B	−34N	−42B	−58N	F	2.0	18.0	18.0	1.00	763	-24.8
56	Alshammari, Mohammad Talal	0	KUW	+55N	−51B	−31N	+66B	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	13.0	13.0	2.00	1367	0.0
57	Alajmi, Nayef	1478	KUW	−1B	+70N	F	F	−47B	−52N	F	F	=43N	1.5	24.5	24.5	1.75	1084	-3.2
58	Alqallaf, Abdullah	0	KUW	−20B	F	−35N	F	−21B	−39N	−38N	+55B	F	1.0	30.0	31.0	2.00	1186	0.0
59	FIDE 10312064	0	—	−42N	F	−26B	F	−37N	+43B	−32B	−49N	F	1.0	25.0	25.0	3.50	772	0.0
60	FIDE 10312749	0	—	−2N	+?B	−33N	−43B	−48N	F	F	−37B	F	1.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	817	0.0
61	FIDE 10312587	0	—	−16B	F	−28N	−39B	F	−45N	−53B	+62N	F	1.0	21.5	21.5	1.00	761	0.0
62	FIDE 10312617	0	—	−40B	F	−55N	F	+?N	−38B	−43N	−61B	F	1.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	684	0.0
63	FIDE 10312641	0	—	−10N	−33B	F	−15N	F	F	F	+?B	F	1.0	20.5	20.5	0.00	889	0.0
64	FIDE 10312757	0	—	−8N	+74B	−29B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	861	0.0
65	FIDE 10312137	0	—	−18B	F	−12N	F	−22B	−54N	−49B	F	F	0.0	27.5	27.5	0.00	776	0.0
66	FIDE 10309225	0	—	−13N	F	−20B	−56N	−54B	−?N	F	F	F	0.0	22.5	22.5	0.00	831	0.0
67	Alhabeeb, Abdulaziz	0	KUW	−25B	−21N	−15B	F	−55N	F	F	F	F	0.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	775	0.0
68	FIDE 10312633	0	—	−19N	−38B	−39N	F	F	−50B	F	F	F	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	672	0.0
69	Alazem, Khaled Fawaz	0	KUW	−11B	−26N	F	−50B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	772	0.0
70	FIDE 10312609	0	—	−12N	−57B	−50N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	711	0.0
71	FIDE 10312781	0	—	−17B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	952	0.0
72	FIDE 10312560	0	—	−37N	F	−53B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	680	0.0
73	FIDE 10312668	0	—	F	−24B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	836	0.0
74	FIDE 10312455	0	—	−22B	−64N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	690	0.0
75	FIDE 10312650	0	—	−36N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	680	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Alomar, KhalidKUW
+95.6
5.5 pts · #13
2Khalaf, AliKUW
+51.4
7.5 pts · #5
3Alghanim, FaisalKUW
+40.8
6.0 pts · #28

Top rating losers

1Alhassan, AhmadKUW
-120.8
3.5 pts · #31
2Alajmi, Abdulrahman MohammadKUW
-114.4
3.0 pts · #35
3Alwasmi, SaraKUW
-55.2
4.0 pts · #58

Biggest upsets

R3+275 Elo gap
Eidi, Eisa1687 beat Alsaleh, Eissa1962
R9+266 Elo gap
Alhasan, Ali1441 beat Alajmi, Abdulrahman Mohammad1707
R5+261 Elo gap
WCMAjbali, Ghaleyah1446 beat Alajmi, Abdulrahman Mohammad1707