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SCA May Classic Tournament 2026 A(Abdulaziz Belhaif Memorial)

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13 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 19 May 2026 to 21 May 2026 in Sharjah, UAE. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1720, and top seed was Fareed Ahmed (🇦🇪 UAE, FM, 2130).

Muhammad Saifan Noushad Ibrahim (🇮🇳 IND, 1731) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Hamad Shuaib Al Kaff (4.0) and Asena Golizadeh (3.0).

The biggest upset came in round 2: Alawadhi Mohammad Abdulrahman (1869) beat Fareed Ahmed (FM, 2130), a +261-point gap.

Location
🇦🇪Sharjah, UAE
Dates
19 May 2026 → 21 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
1,720
Participants
13
Federations · 4 represented
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×7
🇮🇳India×4
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇪🇬Egypt×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 4.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
17
6
2
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.0/7. Ibrahim takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Muhammad Saifan Noushad Ibrahim1731IND+?B?N=6B+?N+?B=?N?B4.02.52.51.251774+2.4
2Hamad Shuaib Al Kaff1788UAE=?B+9N?B+?N?B=?N+?B4.02.02.02.002504+15.2
3Golizadeh, Asena1530UAE?N=6B=5N=4N=?B?N+13B3.08.58.54.251833+62.0
4Chakresh Ganesan1760IND?N?B+13N=3B=?N=?B=7N3.05.05.02.501741-2.4
5Nishita Karthick1700IND=?B?N=3B+?N+?B?B?N3.03.03.01.501530-8.8
6Sarish Rajesh Shetty1774IND?B=3N=1N7B+10B?N=12N2.512.512.56.251631-37.6
7Amna Saqer Almarri1601UAE?B?NF+6N?B=?N=4B2.05.55.54.001960+37.6
8Sevastsyanchuk, Anastasiya1730FID?N?B+12N?B11N+?B10N2.05.55.51.501507-36.0
9Ahmed, Abdelrahman1704EGY+?N2B?N?N+12BF?B2.05.55.51.501715+0.6
10Fahad Abdulaziz Al-Ali1649UAE?N?B?N+13B6NF+8B2.04.54.52.001866+35.2
11Sultan Khaled Alhosani1604UAE?N+?B?N?N+8BF?B2.02.02.02.002530+26.8
12ABDULRAHMAN SAYED ALHASHIMI1642UAE?B?N8BF9N+13N=6B1.56.56.51.251645-0.4
13Sultan Jabir, Alzarooni1718UAE?B?N4B10NF12B3N0.09.59.50.00845-95.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets