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
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 4.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
17
6
2
1
1
1
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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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hamad Shuaib Al Kaff | * | — | — | — |
| 2Muhammad Saifan Noushad Ibrahim | — | * | — | — |
| 3Asena Golizadeh | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Chakresh Ganesan | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muhammad Saifan Noushad Ibrahim | 1731 | IND | +?B | −?N | =6B | +?N | +?B | =?N | −?B | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1774 | +2.4 |
| 2 | Hamad Shuaib Al Kaff | 1788 | UAE | =?B | +9N | −?B | +?N | −?B | =?N | +?B | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2504 | +15.2 |
| 3 | Golizadeh, Asena | 1530 | UAE | −?N | =6B | =5N | =4N | =?B | −?N | +13B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1833 | +62.0 |
| 4 | Chakresh Ganesan | 1760 | IND | −?N | −?B | +13N | =3B | =?N | =?B | =7N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1741 | -2.4 |
| 5 | Nishita Karthick | 1700 | IND | =?B | −?N | =3B | +?N | +?B | −?B | −?N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1530 | -8.8 |
| 6 | Sarish Rajesh Shetty | 1774 | IND | −?B | =3N | =1N | −7B | +10B | −?N | =12N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1631 | -37.6 |
| 7 | Amna Saqer Almarri | 1601 | UAE | −?B | −?N | F | +6N | −?B | =?N | =4B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.00 | 1960 | +37.6 |
| 8 | Sevastsyanchuk, Anastasiya | 1730 | FID | −?N | −?B | +12N | −?B | −11N | +?B | −10N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1507 | -36.0 |
| 9 | Ahmed, Abdelrahman | 1704 | EGY | +?N | −2B | −?N | −?N | +12B | F | −?B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1715 | +0.6 |
| 10 | Fahad Abdulaziz Al-Ali | 1649 | UAE | −?N | −?B | −?N | +13B | −6N | F | +8B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1866 | +35.2 |
| 11 | Sultan Khaled Alhosani | 1604 | UAE | −?N | +?B | −?N | −?N | +8B | F | −?B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2530 | +26.8 |
| 12 | ABDULRAHMAN SAYED ALHASHIMI | 1642 | UAE | −?B | −?N | −8B | F | −9N | +13N | =6B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1645 | -0.4 |
| 13 | Sultan Jabir, Alzarooni | 1718 | UAE | −?B | −?N | −4B | −10N | F | −12B | −3N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 845 | -95.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Golizadeh, AsenaUAE+62.03.0 pts · #1
- 2Amna Saqer AlmarriUAE+37.62.0 pts · #5
- 3Fahad Abdulaziz Al-AliUAE+35.22.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Sultan Jabir, AlzarooniUAE-95.20.0 pts · #13
- 2Sarish Rajesh ShettyIND-37.62.5 pts · #2
- 3Sevastsyanchuk, AnastasiyaFID-36.02.0 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R2+261 Elo gap
- R4+259 Elo gap
- R4+210 Elo gap