13th Oman Individual Chess Championship - U016 - 2026
33 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Muscat, Oman. Top 10 Elo average was 1509, and top seed was Qusai Al Wardi (🇴🇲 OMA, 1659).
Mohammed Al Mahrouqi (🇴🇲 OMA, 1514) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Ammar Al Hatmi (5.5) and Qusai Al Wardi (5.0). Al Mahrouqi won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Ammar Al Hatmi (1459) beat Shahab Mohammed Al Shibli (1621), a +162-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMohammed Al Mahrouqi led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Mohammed Al Mahrouqi never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Mohammed Al Mahrouqi drew with Ammar Al Hatmi (Black).
Mohammed Al Mahrouqi 6 wins (R1–R6)Ammar Al Hatmi 4 wins (R3–R6)Shahab Mohammed Al Shibli 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Mahrouqi, Mohammed | 1514 | OMA | +24B | +15N | +8B | +7N | +4B | +3N | =2N | 6.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 27.75 | 1883 | +80.4 |
| 2 | Al Hatmi, Ammar | 1459 | OMA | +19N | −11B | +14N | +22B | +12N | +4N | =1B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 22.75 | 1794 | +50.0 |
| 3 | Al Wardi, Qusai | 1659 | OMA | +27B | +12N | +6B | −4N | +5B | −1B | +13N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 20.00 | 1584 | -18.4 |
| 4 | Al Shibli, Shahab Mohammed | 1621 | OMA | +14N | +18B | +13N | +3B | −1N | −2B | +11N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 32.5 | 20.50 | 1583 | -8.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 22034226 | 0 | — | =7N | +?B | +11N | +9B | −3N | +16B | =6N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 16.75 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Al Riyami, Saif | 1508 | OMA | +33N | +22B | −3N | =15B | +10B | +9N | =5B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 16.25 | 1516 | +0.8 |
| 7 | Al Balushi, Maryam Yusuf | 1439 | OMA | =5B | +17N | +16B | −1B | =15N | +14N | =10B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 17.50 | 1450 | +1.6 |
| 8 | Al Rashdi, Turki Khalifa | 0 | OMA | +17B | +21N | −1N | =18B | −9N | +20B | +16N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 15.25 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Al Maawali, Ammar | 1481 | OMA | +25B | =16N | +21B | −5N | +8B | −6B | +17N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 14.75 | 1600 | +18.8 |
| 10 | Al Rasbi, Tamem Rashid | 0 | OMA | −18N | +33B | +26N | +13B | −6N | +12B | =7N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 12.25 | 1460 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Al Riyami, Balarab | 0 | OMA | +?B | +2N | −5B | −12N | +21B | +15N | −4B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 12.00 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Al Hadidi, Saad | 1432 | OMA | +28N | −3B | +19N | +11B | −2B | −10N | +30B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 11.50 | 759 | -26.8 |
| 13 | Al Breiki, Almuaiyad | 1489 | OMA | +23B | +29N | −4B | −10N | +26B | +22N | −3B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.00 | 839 | -24.4 |
| 14 | Al Bulushi, Ali | 0 | OMA | −4B | +?N | −2B | +25N | +31N | −7B | +21B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.50 | 1308 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Al Maamari, Abdulmalik | 1409 | OMA | +31B | −1B | +28N | =6N | =7B | −11B | =19N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 10.00 | 1362 | -7.2 |
| 16 | Al Yusufi, Al Yazen | 0 | OMA | +26N | =9B | −7N | +31B | +18N | −5N | −8B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 9.25 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Al Hadhrami, Al Baraa Fahad | 1427 | OMA | −8N | −7B | +32N | +19B | =20N | +18B | −9B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 9.75 | 1326 | -15.6 |
| 18 | Al Yahmedi, Ibrahim | 1432 | OMA | +10B | −4N | +27B | =8N | −16B | −17N | +24B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 11.25 | 723 | -30.8 |
| 19 | FIDE 22035338 | 0 | — | −2B | +24N | −12B | −17N | +23N | +31B | =15B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 8.75 | 1110 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 22033904 | 0 | — | −21B | =31N | =24B | +?N | =17B | −8N | +27B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.75 | 1265 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Al Hadidi, Mohammed Younis | 1489 | OMA | +20N | −8B | −9N | +30B | −11N | +25B | −14N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 7.50 | 681 | -20.4 |
| 22 | FIDE 22035753 | 0 | — | +?B | −6N | +29B | −2N | +27B | −13B | −?N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 685 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 22024395 | 0 | — | −13N | −28B | −30N | +24N | −19B | +32B | +25N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 22029940 | 0 | — | −1N | −19B | =20N | −23B | +?B | +29N | −18N | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 3.75 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 22033548 | 0 | — | −9N | −26B | +?N | −14B | +28N | −21N | −23B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 685 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Al Balushi, Miznah | 0 | OMA | −16B | +25N | −10B | +29N | −13N | F | F | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 22010777 | 0 | — | −3N | +32B | −18N | +28B | −22N | −?B | −20N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 22035303 | 0 | — | −12B | +23N | −15B | −27N | −25B | +?N | −31N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 620 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 22030158 | 0 | — | +32N | −13B | −22N | −26B | −30N | −24B | +?B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 22023500 | 0 | — | F | F | +23B | −21N | +29B | F | −12N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 22035486 | 0 | — | −15N | =20B | F | −16N | −14B | −19N | +28B | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.75 | 608 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 22030140 | 0 | — | −29B | −27N | −17B | +?N | −?B | −23N | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 627 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 22035370 | 0 | — | −6B | −10N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 708 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Al Mahrouqi, MohammedOMA+80.46.5 pts · #1
- 2Al Hatmi, AmmarOMA+50.05.5 pts · #6
- 3Al Maawali, AmmarOMA+18.84.5 pts · #9
- 1Al Yahmedi, IbrahimOMA-30.83.5 pts · #28
- 2Al Hadidi, SaadOMA-26.84.0 pts · #33
- 3Al Breiki, AlmuaiyadOMA-24.44.0 pts · #24
- R6+162 Elo gap
- R6+145 Elo gap
- R5+107 Elo gap