UAE TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 U14
33 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Emirates, UAE. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1760, and top seed was Safin Safarullakhan (🇦🇪 UAE, FM, 2108).
Sultan Ahmed AlMheiri (🇦🇪 UAE, 1675) won with 5.0/5, ahead of KHALID ALHAWAY (5.0) and Abdulla Aref Albusaeedi (4.5). AlMheiri shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ivaan Mathew Elias (1554) beat Theyab Slayem Harmoudi (1655), a +101-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 5.0/5. AlMheiri takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.5).
KHALID ALHAWAY 5 wins (R1–R5)Sultan Ahmed AlMheiri 5 wins (R1–R5)Abdulla Aref Albusaeedi 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sultan Ahmed AlMheiri | 1675 | UAE | +29B | +11B | +23N | +5B | +16N | 5.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 2333 | +36.8 |
| 2 | KHALID ALHAWAY | 1465 | UAE | +28B | +21B | +15N | +4B | +14N | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2262 | +62.0 |
| 3 | Abdulla Aref Albusaeedi | 0 | UAE | +?N | +?N | +?B | =?N | +?B | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Skander Ali Alblooshi | 1441 | UAE | +25N | +32N | +14B | −2N | +18B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 649 | -19.6 |
| 5 | Saif Ghalib Alafeefi | 1458 | UAE | +26N | +28N | +16B | −1N | +21B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1554 | +10.0 |
| 6 | Siddharth Sanjoy | 1954 | IND | F | +31B | +27N | +9B | +24N | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2353 | +6.4 |
| 7 | Yeshwant Saravanan | 1813 | IND | +15N | F | +17B | =8N | +31B | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.75 | 1911 | +13.2 |
| 8 | Saqar Essa Khamis | 1734 | UAE | F | +30B | +22N | =7B | +17N | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.75 | 1930 | +27.6 |
| 9 | Sharif, Khaled Alawi | 1574 | UAE | =22N | +29N | +24B | −6N | +30B | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1512 | -3.2 |
| 10 | Sultan Khaled Alhosani | 1554 | UAE | +23N | +33N | +19B | −12N | −11B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1662 | +15.6 |
| 11 | Kavyansh Srivastava | 1660 | IND | +17B | −1N | F | =22B | +10N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1698 | +10.4 |
| 12 | Safin SafarullakhanFM | 2108 | UAE | F | F | =20N | +10B | +19N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.75 | 2003 | -8.8 |
| 13 | Mansoor Khalfan | 0 | UAE | F | F | =?B | +?N | +?B | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1453 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 9334467 | 0 | — | −18N | +25B | −4N | +32N | −2B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 645 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Rashid Amer AlTamimi | 1436 | UAE | −7B | +24N | −2B | +18N | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 832 | -30.0 |
| 16 | Nahyan Mohammed AlMazrui | 0 | UAE | +21N | +26B | −5N | F | −1B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1394 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Hamdan Mohammed Al Ali | 1651 | UAE | −11N | +23B | −7N | +29N | −8B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1483 | -34.8 |
| 18 | Nouf Saif Ahmed | 0 | UAE | +14B | −?N | +32B | −15B | −4N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Ivaan Mathew Elias | 1554 | IND | +30N | +22B | −10N | F | −12B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1544 | -2.8 |
| 20 | Yashvir Mohammad | 1779 | IND | F | F | =12B | +30N | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 2107 | +15.2 |
| 21 | Hamad Adel Rashed | 0 | UAE | −16B | −2N | F | +23B | −5N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1342 | -12.4 |
| 22 | Theyab Slayem Harmoudi | 1655 | UAE | =9B | −19N | −8B | =11N | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1413 | -19.2 |
| 23 | Kalifa Obaid Almheiri | 1495 | UAE | −10B | −17N | −1B | −21N | +29B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 781 | -63.2 |
| 24 | Saeed Nasser Alshamsi | 0 | UAE | +31N | −15B | −9N | F | −6B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 860 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Mohammed Abdulla Farid Ahli | 0 | UAE | −4B | −14N | F | F | +32B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Khaled Walid Yousuf | 0 | UAE | −5B | −16N | F | F | +28B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 651 | -17.6 |
| 27 | Khaled Mohammad Ghazizadeh | 1505 | UAE | F | F | −6B | +31N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1106 | -3.2 |
| 28 | FIDE 9338071 | 0 | — | −2N | −5B | F | F | −26N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 11525177 | 0 | — | −1N | −9B | F | −17B | −23N | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Ali Rashid AlYamahi | 0 | UAE | −19B | −8N | F | −20B | −9N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 838 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Saif Khaled Hassan | 1545 | UAE | −24B | −6N | F | −27B | −7N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 958 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 9336028 | 0 | — | −?N | −4B | −18N | −14B | −25N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 9336001 | 0 | — | F | −10B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 767 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1KHALID ALHAWAYUAE+62.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Sultan Ahmed AlMheiriUAE+36.85.0 pts · #2
- 3Saqar Essa KhamisUAE+27.63.5 pts · #6
- 1Kalifa Obaid AlmheiriUAE-63.21.0 pts · #24
- 2Hamdan Mohammed Al AliUAE-34.82.0 pts · #12
- 3Rashid Amer AlTamimiUAE-30.02.0 pts · #30
- R2+101 Elo gap