13th Oman Individual Chess Championship - Open - 2026

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91 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Mar 2026 to 02 Apr 2026 in Muscat, Oman. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1888, and top seed was Amer Al Maashani (🇴🇲 OMA, FM, 1994).

Mohammed Khalfan Al Saidi (🇴🇲 OMA, 1892) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Mana Al Kathiri (7.0) and Salim Al Amri Salim Mohammed (7.0). Al Saidi shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Abdulrhman Al Sawafi (1551) beat Amer Al Maashani (FM, 1994), a +443-point gap.

Location

🇴🇲Muscat, Oman

Dates

26 Mar 2026 → 02 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇴🇲FMAmer Al Maashani1994

Avg top 10

1,888

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×2

CM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇴🇲Oman×67

Top 3

🥇
Mohammed Khalfan Al Saidi
🇴🇲OMA·1892
8.0pts·2493perf+43.0
🥈
CMMana Al Kathiri
🇴🇲OMA·1875
7.0pts·1964perf+21.2
🥉
FMSalim Al Amri Salim Mohammed
🇴🇲OMA·1980
7.0pts·1933perf-4.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Mohammed Khalfan Al Saidi led from R9; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Al Saidi8Al Kathiri7Al Jabri7Salim Mohammed7Al Hosni7Ryami7

R9 · LEADER CHANGE02 Apr

Mohammed Khalfan Al Saidi takes the sole lead (8.0/9).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mohammed Khalfan Al Saidi beat CM Mana Al Kathiri (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Mohammed Khalfan Al Saidi 8 wins (R1–R9)CM Mana Al Kathiri 5 wins (R1–R5)Rashid Al Jabri 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Mohammed Khalfan Al Saidi	*	1	—	1
2CMMana Al Kathiri	0	*	—	—
3Rashid Al Jabri	—	—	*	—
4FMSalim Al Amri Salim Mohammed	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Al Saidi, Mohammed Khalfan	1892	OMA	+35N	F	+71B	+58B	+32N	+31N	+20B	+2B	+3N	8.0	39.0	41.0	37.00	2493	+43.0
2	Al Kathiri, ManaCM	1875	OMA	+71B	+80N	+12B	+18N	+7B	=15N	+4B	−1N	=5B	7.0	47.5	48.5	34.25	1964	+21.2
3	Salim Mohammed, Salim Al AmriFM	1980	OMA	+54B	=19N	+49B	=31N	+12B	+18N	+15B	+7N	−1B	7.0	45.0	48.0	35.00	1933	-4.8
4	Al Hosni, Khalfan	1808	OMA	+38N	+58B	+48N	−15B	+13N	+21B	−2N	+37B	+9N	7.0	41.0	44.0	31.50	1884	+17.6
5	Mohammed Al Ryami	1828	OMA	−74N	+59B	+35N	+47B	+9N	=8B	+10N	+15B	=2N	7.0	41.0	42.5	34.50	1843	+10.0
6	Al Jabri, Rashid	1799	OMA	+69B	+33N	+34B	=66N	=31B	−20N	+14B	+8N	+11B	7.0	38.5	40.5	32.00	1859	+13.4
7	Al Busaidi, HamoodCM	1954	OMA	+22N	+13B	+9N	+21B	−2N	=10B	+32N	−3B	+15N	6.5	47.5	52.0	35.00	1885	-9.4
8	Al Sabti, Ahmed	1607	OMA	+53B	−11N	+78B	+23N	+25B	=5N	+16N	−6B	=10N	6.0	44.5	45.5	26.00	1831	+41.8
9	Qatan, Said Mahad	1719	OMA	+65B	+63N	−7B	+27N	−5B	+40N	+29B	+20N	−4B	6.0	42.5	45.5	25.00	1700	-2.4
10	Al Mamari, Said Ahmed	1762	OMA	+39B	+27N	−31B	+69N	+36B	=7N	−5B	+32N	=8B	6.0	41.5	43.5	25.75	1783	+7.4
11	Al Darwashi, Usama	1756	OMA	+57N	+8B	−15N	+26B	−21N	+58B	+36N	+22B	−6N	6.0	40.5	43.5	26.00	1721	-6.6
12	Al Amri, Mahad	1715	OMA	+44N	+52B	−2N	+22B	−3N	+47B	+51N	+24B	F	6.0	40.0	43.0	23.50	1916	+36.2
13	Al Dhiyabi, Mohammed	1687	OMA	+60B	−7N	+62B	+53N	−4B	−29N	+33B	+43N	+20B	6.0	38.0	41.0	22.50	1787	+15.6
14	Al Balushi, Said	1699	OMA	+90N	−72B	+64N	+45B	+17N	−16B	−6N	+35B	+22N	6.0	36.0	36.0	21.50	1748	+10.2
15	Al Sawafi, Abdulrhman	1551	OMA	+51B	+37N	+11B	+4N	+66B	=2B	−3N	−5N	−7B	5.5	47.5	50.0	26.00	1918	+79.0
16	Al Amari, Mohammed	1809	OMA	+62B	+36N	−66B	+33N	=48B	+14N	−8B	+31N	F	5.5	37.5	40.0	23.75	1783	-4.4
17	Al Balushi, Emad	1806	OMA	+76B	=49N	+41B	=20N	−14B	+54N	=31B	+21B	−28N	5.5	36.0	37.0	19.50	1708	-19.2
18	Al Hamrashdi, Ali	1720	OMA	+79N	+26B	+72N	−2B	+51N	−3B	−21N	=47B	+49N	5.5	36.0	37.0	16.25	1812	+38.0
19	Al Aisaee, Anat	1699	OMA	+56B	=3B	−68N	+74N	−20B	+49N	+66B	−23N	+33B	5.5	33.0	34.5	18.50	1724	+5.4
20	Al Bakri, Ziyad Saleh	1565	OMA	+73N	+24B	=32N	=17B	+19N	+6B	−1N	−9B	−13N	5.0	47.5	49.5	24.50	1761	+78.0
21	Al Sabti, Wadhah	1596	OMA	+89B	+25N	+23B	−7N	+11B	−4N	+18B	−17N	F	5.0	45.5	45.5	21.50	1844	+90.0
22	Al Jabri, Zakariya Saif	1548	OMA	−7B	+56N	+63B	−12N	+53B	+25N	+48B	−11N	−14B	5.0	39.0	42.0	17.50	1637	+22.8
23	Al Mamari, Ali Abdullah	1767	OMA	+40N	+47B	−21N	−8B	+55N	−36B	+42N	+19B	F	5.0	36.0	39.0	20.00	1671	-18.4
24	Al Sawafi, Abdul malik	1736	OMA	+78B	−20N	F	+49N	+71B	+43N	+27B	−12N	F	5.0	34.5	35.5	15.50	1721	-2.4
25	Shamas Salim Ahmed	1743	OMA	+86N	−21B	+55N	+52B	−8N	−22B	+38N	−36B	+47N	5.0	33.5	33.5	13.50	1571	-35.8
26	Al Handhali, Mazin	1574	OMA	+61B	−18N	+65B	−11N	−40B	−30N	+50B	+57N	+69B	5.0	33.0	35.0	14.50	1560	-2.4
27	Al Balushi, Rashid Ali	1599	OMA	+88N	−10B	+79N	−9B	+57N	+28B	−24N	F	+37B	5.0	33.0	33.0	13.00	1693	+14.8
28	Said Ahmed Ali Jidal Fadhil	1823	OMA	+55B	−31N	=74B	=41N	+68B	−27N	F	+54N	+17B	5.0	30.5	32.0	16.75	1738	-15.4
29	Al Riyami, Saeed	0	OMA	−52N	−?B	+81N	+83B	+64N	+13B	−9N	−48B	+42N	5.0	26.0	26.0	13.50	1536	0.0
30	Al Ghafri, Esahaq Khalid	0	OMA	−66N	−51N	+88B	−55B	+61N	+26B	+52N	−34B	+67N	5.0	26.0	26.0	13.50	1589	0.0
31	Al Hasani, Thabit	1664	OMA	+81N	+28B	+10N	=3B	=6N	−1B	=17N	−16B	F	4.5	47.5	48.0	21.25	1839	+31.4
32	Al Sabti, Abdul Malik	1744	OMA	+83B	+50N	=20B	+68N	−1B	+66N	−7B	−10B	F	4.5	38.0	38.0	11.00	1732	-2.2
33	Al Balushi, Khalid	1607	OMA	+82N	−6B	+83N	−16B	=38N	+68B	−13N	+67B	−19N	4.5	33.0	33.0	7.00	1552	-22.4
34	Al Mamari, Imran	1681	OMA	+70B	F	−6N	−51B	+42N	−41N	+69B	+30N	F	4.0	38.0	40.0	13.00	1641	-6.4
35	Al Shereiqi, Nasir	1540	OMA	−1B	+60N	−5B	+65N	−41B	+56N	+39B	−14N	F	4.0	38.0	38.0	13.00	1491	-7.6
36	Al Mamari, Mohammed	1640	OMA	+85N	−16B	F	+72B	−10N	+23N	−11B	+25N	F	4.0	34.0	34.0	12.00	1792	+23.6
37	Al Harasi Saif	1709	OMA	F	−15B	+38N	F	+62B	+39N	+41B	−4N	−27N	4.0	32.5	32.5	15.00	1648	-9.6
38	Al Riyami, Majd	1489	OMA	−4B	+70N	−37B	+76N	=33B	=50N	−25B	+63N	−54B	4.0	32.0	33.0	10.00	1392	-27.2
39	Al Harrasi, Taher	1426	OMA	−10N	+82B	−47N	+46B	+52N	−37B	−35N	+61B	−43B	4.0	31.5	31.5	10.00	1347	-22.4
40	Al Maani, Luqman	1445	OMA	−23B	+87N	−58N	+82B	+26N	−9B	−47N	−46B	+56B	4.0	29.5	29.5	8.00	1421	-3.0
41	Al Masheki, Abdislam	1810	OMA	+42N	=68B	−17N	=28B	+35N	+34B	−37N	F	F	4.0	29.0	29.0	15.75	1725	-13.6
42	Al Yahmedi, Abdul Rahman	1504	OMA	−41B	+76N	F	+70N	−34B	+82N	−23B	+59N	−29B	4.0	29.0	29.0	6.00	952	-23.6
43	Al Balushi, Mohammed Ahmed	1540	OMA	−72N	F	F	+86B	+45N	−24B	+57N	−13B	+39N	4.0	27.0	27.0	11.00	1562	+1.2
44	Al Ghafri, Azzan Khalid	0	OMA	−12B	+61N	+56B	−48N	−54B	−46N	F	+75B	+53N	4.0	26.5	26.5	10.00	858	0.0
45	Al Sulaimi, Khalid Mohammed	0	OMA	+?N	F	+50B	−14N	−43B	−69N	+70B	+64B	F	4.0	23.0	23.0	8.50	1476	0.0
46	FIDE 22034684	0	—	F	F	+85B	−39N	+60N	+44B	−67B	+40N	−55B	4.0	20.5	20.5	11.00	1261	0.0
47	Al Balushi, Salim	1609	OMA	+67B	−23N	+39B	−5N	F	−12N	+40B	=18N	−25B	3.5	39.0	39.0	13.25	1591	-4.4
48	Al Mamari Mohammed Salim	1709	OMA	+59N	F	−4B	+44B	=16N	−51B	−22N	+29N	F	3.5	37.0	38.5	14.75	1468	-22.0
49	Bait Said, Ali	1615	OMA	+77N	=17B	−3N	−24B	+67N	−19B	+64N	F	−18B	3.5	37.0	38.0	9.25	1590	-7.2
50	Al Mughaizwi, Muna	1576	OMA	+84N	−32B	−45N	F	+76B	=38B	−26N	F	+60B	3.5	21.5	21.5	6.00	1330	-36.0
51	Al Maashani, AmerFM	1994	OMA	−15N	+30B	F	+34N	−18B	+48N	−12B	F	F	3.0	38.5	38.5	12.50	1612	-45.6
52	Al Hooti, Mansoor	1562	OMA	+29B	−12N	+67B	−25N	−39B	+59N	−30B	F	F	3.0	34.0	34.0	10.50	1387	-36.4
53	Al Lamki, Azzan	0	OMA	−8N	+86B	+54N	−13B	−22N	−57B	−59B	+56N	−44B	3.0	33.0	33.0	6.00	1320	0.0
54	Al Mamari, Khalid Ahmed	1550	OMA	−3N	F	−53B	F	+44N	−17B	+55N	−28B	+38N	3.0	32.5	32.5	11.00	1645	+8.8
55	Al Rawahi, Abdulrahman	1515	OMA	−28N	F	−25B	+30N	−23B	+70N	−54B	F	+46N	3.0	32.0	32.0	11.00	921	-39.6
56	Al Ghafri, Mohammed Khalid	0	OMA	−19N	−22B	−44N	+84B	+73N	−35B	+61N	−53B	−40N	3.0	30.5	30.5	5.00	757	0.0
57	Al Busaidi, Anwar Ali	1409	OMA	−11B	−67N	F	+75N	−27B	+53N	−43B	−26B	+70N	3.0	28.5	28.5	6.00	780	-28.6
58	Al Yahmadi, Anas	1639	OMA	+87B	−4N	+40B	−1N	+69B	−11N	F	F	F	3.0	27.0	27.0	6.00	1599	-6.0
59	FIDE 22033831	0	—	−48B	−5N	F	−62N	+63B	−52B	+53N	−42B	+82N	3.0	26.5	26.5	6.00	821	0.0
60	FIDE 22033203	0	—	−13N	−35B	F	+63N	−46B	−61B	+84N	+73B	−50N	3.0	26.5	26.5	5.00	801	0.0
61	FIDE 22025731	0	—	−26N	−44B	−70B	+85N	−30B	+60N	−56B	−39N	+84B	3.0	26.0	26.0	3.00	701	0.0
62	Al Mamari, Ghassan	1499	OMA	−16N	+77B	−13N	+59B	−37N	+75B	F	F	F	3.0	25.5	25.5	5.00	935	-12.6
63	FIDE 22033513	0	—	+64N	−9B	−22N	−60B	−59N	+81B	+75N	−38B	F	3.0	25.5	25.5	4.50	1364	0.0
64	Al Mujaini, Mohammed Khalid	1467	OMA	−63B	+75N	−14B	=67N	−29B	+83N	−49B	−45N	=81B	3.0	25.5	25.5	2.50	1309	-22.8
65	FIDE 22034986	0	—	−9N	+73B	−26N	−35B	F	+84N	+77B	F	F	3.0	21.0	21.0	3.00	811	0.0
66	Shimas, Said Issa	1714	OMA	+30B	F	+16N	=6B	−15N	−32B	−19N	F	F	2.5	37.0	37.0	14.00	1571	-18.8
67	Al Kindi, Said	0	OMA	−47N	+57B	−52N	=64B	−49B	F	+46N	−33N	−30B	2.5	29.5	29.5	8.50	1352	-12.0
68	Bait Said, Manaf Salim	1660	OMA	+75B	=41N	+19B	−32B	−28N	−33N	F	F	F	2.5	24.5	24.5	8.50	1587	-20.4
69	Al Mayahi, Nizar	1457	OMA	−6N	F	F	−10B	−58N	+45B	−34N	+82B	−26N	2.0	30.0	30.0	4.00	891	-43.2
70	FIDE 22033440	0	—	−34N	−38B	+61N	−42B	+83N	−55B	−45N	F	−57B	2.0	25.0	25.0	3.00	720	0.0
71	Al Zuhimi, Abdullah	1540	OMA	−2N	+81B	−1N	+79B	−24N	F	F	F	F	2.0	21.5	21.5	1.50	1035	-19.2
72	Musallam Salim Al Aamri	1913	OMA	+43B	+14N	−18B	−36N	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	19.5	19.5	10.00	1650	-25.0
73	FIDE 22025740	0	—	−20B	−65N	−75B	+87N	−56B	−77N	+85B	−60N	F	2.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	767	0.0
74	Al Maqbali, Saif	1535	OMA	+5B	F	=28N	−19B	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	21.0	21.0	9.50	1783	+18.2
75	FIDE 22035125	0	—	−68N	−64B	+73N	−57B	F	−62N	−63B	−44N	F	1.0	20.5	20.5	2.00	710	0.0
76	FIDE 22030859	0	—	−17N	−42B	+84N	−38B	−50N	F	F	F	F	1.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	794	0.0
77	FIDE 22034323	0	—	−49B	−62N	F	−?N	F	+73B	−65N	F	F	1.0	16.0	16.0	2.00	722	0.0
78	FIDE 22017704	0	—	−24N	+84B	−8N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	872	0.0
79	FIDE 22018239	0	—	−18B	+89N	−27B	−71N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	820	0.0
80	Al Mandhari, Mohammed	1687	OMA	+91N	−2B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1075	-10.4
81	FIDE 22035168	0	—	−31B	−71N	−29B	F	F	−63N	F	F	=64N	0.5	18.5	18.5	1.50	1285	0.0
82	FIDE 22026681	0	—	−33B	−39N	F	−40N	F	−42B	F	−69N	−59B	0.0	28.5	28.5	0.00	687	0.0
83	FIDE 22035087	0	—	−32N	F	−33B	−29N	−70B	−64B	F	F	F	0.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	807	0.0
84	FIDE 22032126	0	—	−50B	−78N	−76B	−56N	F	−65B	−60B	F	−61N	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	775	0.0
85	FIDE 22035141	0	—	−36B	F	−46N	−61B	F	F	−73N	F	F	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	840	0.0
86	FIDE 22035001	0	—	−25B	−53N	F	−43N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	841	0.0
87	FIDE 22034951	0	—	−58N	−40B	F	−73B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	740	0.0
88	FIDE 22034919	0	—	−27B	F	−30N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	799	0.0
89	FIDE 22035133	0	—	−21N	−79B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	795	0.0
90	FIDE 22023011	0	—	−14B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	899	0.0
91	FIDE 22035044	0	—	−80B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	887	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Al Sabti, WadhahOMA
+90.0
5.0 pts · #24
2Al Sawafi, AbdulrhmanOMA
+79.0
5.5 pts · #11
3Al Bakri, Ziyad SalehOMA
+78.0
5.0 pts · #25

Top rating losers

1Al Maashani, AmerFMOMA
-45.6
3.0 pts · #42
2Al Mayahi, NizarOMA
-43.2
2.0 pts · #86
3Al Rawahi, AbdulrahmanOMA
-39.6
3.0 pts · #69

Biggest upsets

R1+443 Elo gap
Al Sawafi, Abdulrhman1551 beat FMAl Maashani, Amer1994
R1+293 Elo gap
Al Maqbali, Saif1535 beat Mohammed Al Ryami1828
R7+279 Elo gap
Al Amri, Mahad1715 beat FMAl Maashani, Amer1994