National Chess Championship 2025 - Open

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79 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Feb 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 in Male', Maldives. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1825, and top seed was Shuaau Muhammed (🇲🇻 MDV, FM, 2179).

Shuaau Muhammed (🇲🇻 MDV, FM, 2179) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Mohamed Raakin Fayaz (8.0) and Ali Abdul Rahman (7.0). Muhammed won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Ahmed Aiham Yoosuf Hussain (1466) beat Ahmed Aboobakuru (1739), a +273-point gap.

Location

🇲🇻Male', Maldives

Dates

10 Feb 2026 → 17 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇻FMShuaau Muhammed2179

Avg top 10

1,825

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×1

CM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇲🇻Maldives×63

Top 3

🥇
FMShuaau Muhammed
🇲🇻MDV·2179
9.0pts·2602perf+15.4
🥈
Mohamed Raakin Fayaz
🇲🇻MDV·1691
8.0pts·2052perf+43.4
🥉
CMAli Abdul Rahman
🇲🇻MDV·1819
7.0pts·1915perf+19.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Shuaau Muhammed led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Muhammed9Fayaz8Abdul Rahman7Aboobakuru7Shakir6.5Aboobakuru6

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Shuaau Muhammed never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Shuaau Muhammed beat Mohamed Raakin Fayaz (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Shuaau Muhammed 9 wins (R1–R9)Mohamed Raakin Fayaz 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)CM Ali Abdul Rahman 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMShuaau Muhammed	*	1	1	—
2Mohamed Raakin Fayaz	0	*	1	—
3CMAli Abdul Rahman	0	0	*	—
4Ahmed Aboobakuru	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Muhammed, ShuaauFM	2179	MDV	+59N	+65B	+10N	+14B	+2N	+6B	+8N	+3B	+13B	9.0	47.0	50.0	50.00	2602	+15.4
2	Mohamed Raakin Fayaz	1691	MDV	+36N	+71B	+45N	+3N	−1B	+15B	+21N	+7N	+6B	8.0	47.0	49.0	40.00	2052	+43.4
3	Abdul Rahman, AliCM	1819	MDV	+27N	+22B	+19N	−2B	+9N	+13B	+11N	−1N	+7B	7.0	51.0	56.0	39.00	1915	+19.4
4	Ahmed Aboobakuru	1739	MDV	+46N	−40B	+55B	+26N	−12B	+50N	+24B	+23N	+21B	7.0	37.5	41.0	31.00	1722	-0.2
5	Mohamed Rayyan Adam Shakir	1554	MDV	+77B	+64N	−6B	+54N	−21B	+60N	=17N	+18B	+16N	6.5	37.0	37.0	23.25	1600	+3.2
6	Hussain , Nimal	1790	MDV	+74N	+43B	+5N	+9B	+15N	−1N	−7B	+8B	−2N	6.0	51.0	52.0	29.00	1743	-9.2
7	Ibrahim Imran Saeed	1600	MDV	+75N	+41B	+21N	+17B	−13N	+23B	+6N	−2B	−3N	6.0	46.0	47.0	26.50	1823	+42.4
8	Mohamed Yooaan Yaksan	1703	MDV	+76B	+50N	−15B	+30N	+40B	+12N	−1B	−6N	+24B	6.0	44.0	44.0	23.50	1792	+24.8
9	Mohamed Aydhin Munthazim	1622	MDV	+70N	+29B	+25N	−6N	−3B	−18B	+37N	+42B	+22N	6.0	42.0	44.0	25.50	1546	-22.0
10	Akil Ihsan Mustafa	1672	MDV	+60B	+39N	−1B	−40N	+63B	+28N	+34B	+12N	−17N	6.0	41.5	44.5	26.00	1689	+1.6
11	Ahmed Aathik Haleem	1638	MDV	+69B	+66N	−13N	+16B	+22N	+14B	−3B	−21N	+26B	6.0	41.5	44.0	26.50	1706	+20.0
12	Mohamed Aboobakuru	1638	MDV	+58N	−16B	+46N	+69B	+4N	−8B	+22N	−10B	+43N	6.0	40.5	43.0	25.50	1729	+36.0
13	Mohamed, HassanCM	1913	MDV	F	+37N	+11B	=34N	+7B	−3N	+14B	+19B	−1N	5.5	48.0	51.5	29.75	1871	-4.8
14	Mohamed Anaam Ismail Shaheen	1727	MDV	+61B	+44N	+35B	−1N	+24B	−11N	−13N	+40B	=19N	5.5	43.5	46.5	23.25	1703	-10.8
15	Sammah Shareef	0	MDV	+?N	+47B	+8N	+25B	−6B	−2N	=35B	+34N	−23B	5.5	43.0	43.0	21.75	1670	0.0
16	Hassan Visam	0	MDV	+23B	+12N	−34B	−11N	+?B	=37N	+50B	+47N	−5B	5.5	40.0	40.0	20.75	1643	0.0
17	Mujahid Bin Yazeed	1777	MDV	F	+57B	+40N	−7N	−34B	+30N	=5B	+35N	+10B	5.5	39.5	39.5	25.75	1704	-11.8
18	Roohul Rahk bin Ali	1416	MDV	+20B	−34N	+51B	−23N	+64B	+9N	=47B	−5N	+50B	5.5	38.5	41.5	23.50	1489	+16.0
19	Muqsith Mohamed Mahfooz	1614	MDV	+56B	+51N	−3B	=50N	+44B	=35N	+43B	−13N	=14B	5.5	37.5	41.0	21.75	1658	+12.0
20	Yoosuf Jahdhaan Jameel	0	MDV	−18N	−36B	+74N	+27B	−57N	=69B	+52N	+49B	+35B	5.5	32.5	33.5	19.25	1492	0.0
21	Hussain Vishau Mohamed	1761	MDV	F	+30N	−7B	+57B	+5N	+34N	−2B	+11B	−4N	5.0	46.0	46.0	25.00	1705	-10.8
22	Yoosuf Sajiu Sajeer	1513	MDV	+63B	−3N	+32B	+60N	−11B	+40N	−12B	+28N	−9B	5.0	42.0	45.0	20.00	1482	-14.8
23	Mohamed Anak Nizam	1656	MDV	−16N	+53B	+71N	+18B	F	−7N	+26B	−4B	+15N	5.0	41.0	43.0	21.50	1559	-20.0
24	Aminath Sara HaleemWCM	1532	MDV	+38N	−25B	+56N	+62B	−14N	+42B	−4N	+41B	−8N	5.0	39.5	42.5	19.00	924	-30.0
25	Adyan Faisal Hussain	1816	MDV	+33B	+24N	−9B	−15N	−60B	−32N	+59B	+63N	+51B	5.0	36.0	39.0	19.50	1578	0.0
26	Meekal Hassan Mohamed	1487	MDV	−41N	+70B	+42N	−4B	+45N	+62B	−23N	+58B	−11N	5.0	36.0	38.0	16.00	1429	-12.4
27	Ahmed Rayyan Saleem	0	MDV	−3B	−32N	+73B	−20N	+66B	=68N	+61B	+29N	=47B	5.0	35.0	37.0	16.25	1533	0.0
28	Ismail Aakin Hassan	1451	MDV	−31N	−42B	+78N	+38B	+52N	−10B	+62N	−22B	+41N	5.0	35.0	35.0	15.00	798	-24.8
29	Mohamed Looth Ismail	0	MDV	+49B	−9N	=44B	−37N	+46N	=36B	+71N	−27B	+?N	5.0	34.0	34.0	14.25	1513	0.0
30	Jinah, Yusuf Izan	1467	MDV	+62N	−21B	+38N	−8B	+69N	−17B	−41N	+71B	+58N	5.0	33.5	35.5	15.00	1482	-0.4
31	Ryan Areen Mohamed	0	MDV	+28B	−35N	+39B	=?N	−50B	=58B	=36N	=48N	+44B	5.0	33.0	33.0	19.25	1514	0.0
32	Mohamed Fathih	0	MDV	−65N	+27B	−22N	−43B	+59N	+25B	+?N	+57B	F	5.0	32.5	32.5	16.00	1419	0.0
33	Aiz Ali Azwar	0	MDV	−25N	−52B	−70N	=51B	+76N	+46B	+53N	=68B	+57N	5.0	27.0	27.0	13.50	1476	0.0
34	Farooq, Noor	1725	MDV	+79N	+18B	+16N	=13B	+17N	−21B	−10N	−15B	F	4.5	43.5	43.5	19.25	1708	-1.4
35	Ibrahim Hisan	1556	MDV	+42N	+31B	−14N	=45B	+36N	=19B	=15N	−17B	−20N	4.5	41.0	45.0	21.00	1433	-16.4
36	Hassan Raakiu Yazeed	0	MDV	−2B	+20N	=?B	+48N	−35B	=29N	=31B	−50N	+55B	4.5	39.0	39.0	18.00	1494	0.0
37	Looth Mohamed Saeed	1543	MDV	+52N	−13B	−69N	+29B	+70N	=16B	−9B	−51N	+45N	4.5	35.5	37.5	17.25	969	-19.6
38	FIDE 16706544	0	—	−24B	+61N	−30B	−28N	+?B	−48N	+72B	=55N	+54B	4.5	31.0	31.0	10.25	682	0.0
39	FIDE 16705742	0	—	+72N	−10B	−31N	−41B	−53N	+74B	+56N	+62B	=68N	4.5	29.5	30.5	10.75	873	0.0
40	Ahmed Aiham Yoosuf Hussain	1466	MDV	F	+4N	−17B	+10B	−8N	−22B	+45N	−14N	+42B	4.0	43.0	43.0	21.00	1566	+26.0
41	Mohamed Sanih	0	MDV	+26B	−7N	−50B	+39N	+54B	−43N	+30B	−24N	−28B	4.0	38.0	41.5	18.00	1380	0.0
42	Manshau Muaviz Rasheed	0	MDV	−35B	+28N	−26B	+?N	+55B	−24N	+48B	−9N	−40N	4.0	37.0	37.0	12.50	1356	0.0
43	Mohamed Hussain	1485	MDV	F	−6N	−63B	+32N	+68B	+41B	−19N	+44N	−12B	4.0	36.0	36.0	15.50	1424	-17.2
44	Mohamed Alsan Hussain	1443	MDV	+68N	−14B	=29N	+58B	−19N	=45B	+67N	−43B	−31N	4.0	35.0	37.5	13.00	1382	-10.8
45	Moosa Zaavie Zareer	0	MDV	+48B	+?N	−2B	=35N	−26B	=44N	−40B	+?N	−37B	4.0	34.0	34.0	8.25	1444	0.0
46	Daud Farish Ahmed	0	MDV	−4B	+73N	−12B	=72N	−29B	−33N	+75B	=53N	+67B	4.0	33.5	34.5	8.75	889	-12.8
47	Markin Athar Mohamed	1633	MDV	+78B	−15N	−60B	+66N	F	+57B	=18N	−16B	=27N	4.0	33.5	33.5	11.25	1637	+0.4
48	Yanaal Bin Haneef	1475	MDV	−45N	+75B	=52N	−36B	=56N	+38B	−42N	=31B	=49N	4.0	33.0	34.0	13.50	1524	+2.8
49	Dhaniyal Mohamed Simad	1522	MDV	−29N	=58B	=53N	=56B	=51N	=52B	+64B	−20N	=48B	4.0	31.5	34.5	13.50	1466	-6.4
50	Aal Bin Irfan	0	MDV	F	−8B	+41N	=19B	+31N	−4B	−16N	+36B	−18N	3.5	43.0	43.0	16.25	1296	0.0
51	Zaif Ahmed Nazim	0	MDV	F	−19B	−18N	=33N	=49B	=61N	+54B	+37B	−25N	3.5	36.0	36.0	14.00	1438	0.0
52	Mohamed Aagil Abdulla Thaufeeq	0	MDV	−37B	+33N	=48B	=55N	−28B	=49N	−20B	+61N	−?B	3.5	34.5	34.5	13.75	1306	0.0
53	Zaik Mohamed Mausoom	0	MDV	=55B	−23N	=49B	−61N	+39B	=54N	−33B	=46B	=56N	3.5	33.0	36.0	13.75	1402	0.0
54	FIDE 16704711	0	—	F	+77N	+72B	−5B	−41N	=53B	−51N	+67B	−38N	3.5	32.5	32.5	6.75	754	0.0
55	Abdulla Ayn Aboobakuru	0	MDV	=53N	+?B	−4N	=52B	−42N	−67B	+70N	=38B	−36N	3.5	32.0	32.0	7.75	1639	0.0
56	Izaan Ahmed Hilmy	0	MDV	−19N	+59B	−24B	=49N	=48B	−?N	−39B	+?N	=53B	3.5	29.5	29.5	8.75	1422	0.0
57	Mohamed Shail Samir	1471	MDV	+73B	−17N	+67B	−21N	+20B	−47N	F	−32N	−33B	3.0	36.0	38.0	10.50	924	-23.2
58	Ibrahim, Ahmed Abaan	0	MDV	−12B	=49N	+64B	−44N	+72B	=31N	F	−26N	−30B	3.0	34.0	34.0	9.50	1143	-66.0
59	FIDE 16702573	0	—	−1B	−56N	+77B	−68N	−32B	+66N	−25N	+70B	F	3.0	33.0	33.0	5.00	1378	0.0
60	Hassan Saleem	0	MDV	−10N	+68B	+47N	−22B	+25N	−5B	F	F	F	3.0	32.0	32.0	11.50	1403	0.0
61	FIDE 16701631	0	—	−14N	−38B	+75N	+53B	−62N	=51B	−27N	−52B	=72N	3.0	30.5	31.5	7.25	928	0.0
62	FIDE 16707346	0	—	−30B	+76N	+?B	−24N	+61B	−26N	−28B	−39N	F	3.0	30.5	30.5	3.00	685	0.0
63	Mohamed Maseeh Mahir	0	MDV	−22N	+74B	+43N	−65B	−10N	−?B	+?N	−25B	F	3.0	26.0	26.0	5.00	1407	0.0
64	FIDE 16704061	0	—	+?N	−5B	−58N	+71B	−18N	+70B	−49N	−?B	−66N	3.0	26.0	26.0	4.00	678	0.0
65	Ahmed Asham Labeeb	1525	MDV	+32B	−1N	+66B	+63N	F	F	F	F	F	3.0	25.0	25.0	11.00	1119	-3.2
66	Mohamed Ammar Ahmed	0	MDV	+?N	−11B	−65N	−47B	−27N	−59B	F	+74N	+64B	3.0	25.0	25.0	4.00	1389	0.0
67	Yoosuf bin Hassan Naseef	0	MDV	F	+79B	−57N	+?B	F	+55N	−44B	−54N	−46N	3.0	22.0	22.0	3.50	1242	0.0
68	FIDE 16705645	0	—	−44B	−60N	F	+59B	−43N	=27B	F	=33N	=39B	2.5	31.0	31.0	10.25	664	0.0
69	Hussain Shafiu	0	MDV	−11N	+?B	+37B	−12N	−30B	=20N	F	F	F	2.5	29.5	29.5	7.25	1473	0.0
70	Ismail Alyan Fazeen	0	MDV	−9B	−26N	+33B	+?N	−37B	−64N	−55B	−59N	F	2.0	31.0	31.0	5.00	1356	0.0
71	Ayyoob Madheeh Mohamed	0	MDV	F	−2N	−23B	−64N	+?B	+73N	−29B	−30N	F	2.0	31.0	31.0	2.00	1397	0.0
72	FIDE 16707311	0	—	−39B	F	−54N	=46B	−58N	−?B	−38N	+75N	=61B	2.0	23.5	23.5	4.50	1192	0.0
73	FIDE 16707354	0	—	−57N	−46B	−27N	+78B	+74N	−71B	F	F	F	2.0	15.0	15.0	1.00	636	0.0
74	FIDE 16706153	0	—	−6B	−63N	−20B	+77N	−73B	−39N	F	−66B	F	1.0	26.0	26.0	0.00	990	0.0
75	FIDE 16705807	0	—	−7B	−48N	−61B	+76N	−?N	−?B	−46N	−72B	−?B	1.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	689	0.0
76	FIDE 16707249	0	—	−8N	−62B	−?N	−75B	−33B	F	F	F	F	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	772	0.0
77	FIDE 16706510	0	—	−5N	−54B	−59N	−74B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	754	0.0
78	FIDE 16705610	0	—	−47N	F	−28B	−73N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	743	0.0
79	FIDE 16707230	0	—	−34B	−67N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	925	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mohamed Raakin FayazMDV
+43.4
8.0 pts · #14
2Ibrahim Imran SaeedMDV
+42.4
6.0 pts · #12
3Mohamed AboobakuruMDV
+36.0
6.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Ibrahim, Ahmed AbaanMDV
-66.0
3.0 pts · #54
2Aminath Sara HaleemWCMMDV
-30.0
5.0 pts · #70
3Ismail Aakin HassanMDV
-24.8
5.0 pts · #75

Biggest upsets

R2+273 Elo gap
Ahmed Aiham Yoosuf Hussain1466 beat Ahmed Aboobakuru1739
R4+206 Elo gap
Ahmed Aiham Yoosuf Hussain1466 beat Akil Ihsan Mustafa1672
R6+206 Elo gap
Roohul Rahk bin Ali1416 beat Mohamed Aydhin Munthazim1622