Red Sea State Federation Ramadan Chess Championship
Open SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 06 Mar 2026 in PortSudan, Sudan. Top 10 Elo average was 1849, and top seed was Khtab Kamal (πΈπ© SUD, 1985).
Khtab Kamal (πΈπ© SUD, 1985) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Abdelrahman Omer Abubakr (5.5). Kamal shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mohamed Salih Aafa (1714) beat Wadah Adam omer (1935), a +221-point gap.
Location
πΈπ©PortSudan, Sudan
Dates
27 Feb 2026 β 06 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
πΈπ©SudanΓ14
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsKhtab Kamal led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
14
7
3
1
2
2
1
R7 Β· LEADER CHANGE05 Mar
Khtab Kamal takes the sole lead (6.5/7).
WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers
Khtab Kamal 3+3 wins (R1βR3, R5βR7)FIDE 12218332 5 wins (R3βR7)Abdelrahman Omer Abubakr 3 wins (R1βR3)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Khtab Kamal | * | β | Β½ | 1 |
| 2FIDE 12218332 | β | * | 1 | β |
| 3Abdelrahman Omer Abubakr | Β½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Abdelazim Mansour Abdallah Mohammed | 0 | β | 0 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khtab Kamal | 1985 | SUD | +18B | +20N | +4B | =2N | +17B | +5N | +15B | 6.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 25.25 | 2165 | +13.6 |
| 2 | Abdelrahman Omer Abubakr | 1881 | SUD | +26N | +17B | +6N | =1B | +5N | +4B | β3N | 5.5 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 22.25 | 2132 | +36.8 |
| 3 | FIDE 12218332 | 0 | β | =15N | β14B | +?N | +7B | +13B | +16N | +2B | 5.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 18.25 | 1806 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Abdelazim Mansour Abdallah Mohammed | 0 | SUD | +7N | +10B | β1N | +14B | +6N | β2N | +13B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 19.00 | 1863 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Mohamed Hamza Zakaria | 1878 | SUD | +16B | +12N | +19B | +13N | β2B | β1B | +6N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 18.00 | 1821 | -12.0 |
| 6 | Mohamed Salih Aafa | 1714 | SUD | +24B | +9N | β2B | +19N | β4B | +12N | β5B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 13.00 | 1773 | +8.8 |
| 7 | FIDE 12218324 | 0 | β | β4B | +25N | +?B | β3N | +22B | +17N | β9N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1888 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ibrahim bakri abdalah hassan | 1812 | SUD | +22B | β19N | +24B | =16N | +18B | β15N | =11B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 11.25 | 995 | -20.8 |
| 9 | Wadah Adam omer | 1935 | SUD | +28N | β6B | β14N | F | +19B | +18N | +7B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 10.00 | 914 | -31.2 |
| 10 | Ali Mohamed Yasin | 1934 | SUD | +25B | β4N | β16B | β22N | +27B | +24N | +17B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 8.50 | 2597 | +6.4 |
| 11 | FIDE 12218340 | 0 | β | β?B | +27N | +20B | β17N | =24N | +14B | =8N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 11.00 | 1823 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 12218316 | 0 | β | +?N | β5B | β18N | +28B | +23N | β6B | +22N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Kamal Musa | 1702 | SUD | =14N | +15B | +21N | β5B | β3N | +20B | β4N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 11.25 | 1936 | +37.6 |
| 14 | FIDE 12218243 | 0 | β | =13B | +3N | +9B | β4N | β15B | β11N | +23N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 13.75 | 1811 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Ehaab Musa | 1795 | SUD | =3B | β13N | +23B | F | +14N | +8B | β1N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 12.75 | 1708 | -14.4 |
| 16 | FIDE 12218286 | 0 | β | β5N | +?B | +10N | =8B | +21N | β3B | β18B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 9.00 | 1827 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 12218251 | 0 | β | +23N | β2N | +22B | +11B | β1N | β7B | β10N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 9.00 | 1133 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Alsafi Mohammed Ahmed | 0 | SUD | β1N | F | +12B | +21B | β8N | β9B | +16N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1111 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 12218367 | 0 | β | +29N | +8B | β5N | β6B | β9N | β26B | +25N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1642 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Mohamed Abdalla Gibril | 1761 | SUD | +30N | β1B | β11N | β23B | +28N | β13N | +24B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 1044 | -32.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 12218294 | 0 | β | +27B | +?N | β13B | β18N | β16B | β?N | +29B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1736 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 12218278 | 0 | β | β8N | +29B | β17N | +10B | β7N | =23B | β12B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.25 | 1873 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 12218260 | 0 | β | β17B | +26B | β15N | +20N | β12B | =22N | β14B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 6.25 | 1778 | 0.0 |
| 24 | IBRAHIM HASSAN ADAM MOHAMMED | 0 | SUD | β6N | +28B | β8N | =27N | =11B | β10B | β20N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 2.75 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 12216097 | 0 | β | β10N | β7B | +29N | F | β?B | +28N | β19B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 970 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 12209147 | 0 | β | β2B | β23N | β27B | F | F | +19N | +?B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Yassin MohamedNour Omer | 1797 | SUD | β21N | β11B | +26N | =24B | β10N | F | F | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1134 | -12.8 |
| 28 | FIDE 12218308 | 0 | β | β9B | β24N | F | β12N | β20B | β25B | F | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 1048 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 12206121 | 0 | β | β19B | β22N | β25B | β?B | F | F | β21N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 12212989 | 0 | β | β20B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 961 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kamal MusaSUD+37.63.5 pts Β· #9
- 2Abdelrahman Omer AbubakrSUD+36.85.5 pts Β· #6
- 3Khtab KamalSUD+13.66.5 pts Β· #2
Top rating losers
- 1Mohamed Abdalla GibrilSUD-32.03.0 pts Β· #22
- 2Wadah Adam omerSUD-31.24.0 pts Β· #21
- 3Ibrahim bakri abdalah hassanSUD-20.84.0 pts Β· #29
Biggest upsets
- R2+221 Elo gap