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13th Oman Individual Chess Championship - U016 - 2026

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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.

Location
🇴🇲Muscat, Oman
Dates
09 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇴🇲Qusai Al Wardi1659
Avg top 10
1,509
Participants
33
Federations · 1 represented
🇴🇲Oman×18
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Mohammed 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.

Co-leaders
16
7
3
2
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Mohammed Al Mahrouqi never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mohammed Al Mahrouqi drew with Ammar Al Hatmi (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

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 finishers
Player1234
1Mohammed Al Mahrouqi*
½
1
1
2Ammar Al Hatmi
½
*
1
—
3Shahab Mohammed Al Shibli
0
0
*
1
4Qusai Al Wardi
0
—
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Al Mahrouqi, Mohammed1514OMA+24B+15N+8B+7N+4B+3N=2N6.528.030.527.751883+80.4
2Al Hatmi, Ammar1459OMA+19N−11B+14N+22B+12N+4N=1B5.527.030.022.751794+50.0
3Al Wardi, Qusai1659OMA+27B+12N+6B−4N+5B−1B+13N5.029.531.520.001584-18.4
4Al Shibli, Shahab Mohammed1621OMA+14N+18B+13N+3B−1N−2B+11N5.029.032.520.501583-8.0
5FIDE 220342260—=7N+?B+11N+9B−3N+16B=6N5.026.526.516.7515220.0
6Al Riyami, Saif1508OMA+33N+22B−3N=15B+10B+9N=5B5.025.525.516.251516+0.8
7Al Balushi, Maryam Yusuf1439OMA=5B+17N+16B−1B=15N+14N=10B4.527.030.517.501450+1.6
8Al Rashdi, Turki Khalifa0OMA+17B+21N−1N=18B−9N+20B+16N4.525.028.015.2514690.0
9Al Maawali, Ammar1481OMA+25B=16N+21B−5N+8B−6B+17N4.524.526.514.751600+18.8
10Al Rasbi, Tamem Rashid0OMA−18N+33B+26N+13B−6N+12B=7N4.523.023.012.2514600.0
11Al Riyami, Balarab0OMA+?B+2N−5B−12N+21B+15N−4B4.026.026.012.0015010.0
12Al Hadidi, Saad1432OMA+28N−3B+19N+11B−2B−10N+30B4.024.526.511.50759-26.8
13Al Breiki, Almuaiyad1489OMA+23B+29N−4B−10N+26B+22N−3B4.022.524.510.00839-24.4
14Al Bulushi, Ali0OMA−4B+?N−2B+25N+31N−7B+21B4.021.521.56.5013080.0
15Al Maamari, Abdulmalik1409OMA+31B−1B+28N=6N=7B−11B=19N3.525.527.010.001362-7.2
16FIDE 220106880—+26N=9B−7N+31B+18N−5N−8B3.524.025.59.2514510.0
17Al Hadhrami, Al Baraa Fahad1427OMA−8N−7B+32N+19B=20N+18B−9B3.524.025.09.751326-15.6
18Al Yahmedi, Ibrahim1432OMA+10B−4N+27B=8N−16B−17N+24B3.523.525.511.25723-30.8
19FIDE 220353380—−2B+24N−12B−17N+23N+31B=15B3.522.023.58.7511100.0
20FIDE 220339040—−21B=31N=24B+?N=17B−8N+27B3.517.017.05.7512650.0
21Al Hadidi, Mohammed Younis1489OMA+20N−8B−9N+30B−11N+25B−14N3.022.524.57.50681-20.4
22FIDE 220357530—+?B−6N+29B−2N+27B−13B−?N3.018.518.54.006850.0
23FIDE 220243950—−13N−28B−30N+24N−19B+32B+25N3.016.017.05.506890.0
24FIDE 220299400—−1N−19B=20N−23B+?B+29N−18N2.522.022.03.756730.0
25FIDE 220335480—−9N−26B+?N−14B+28N−21N−23B2.018.518.52.006850.0
26Al Balushi, Miznah0OMA−16B+25N−10B+29N−13NFF2.018.018.04.006890.0
27FIDE 220107770—−3N+32B−18N+28B−22N−?B−20N2.018.018.03.007460.0
28FIDE 220353030—−12B+23N−15B−27N−25B+?N−31N2.016.016.03.006200.0
29FIDE 220301580—+32N−13B−22N−26B−30N−24B+?B2.014.514.51.006890.0
30FIDE 220235000—FF+23B−21N+29BF−12N2.014.014.05.006610.0
31FIDE 220354860—−15N=20BF−16N−14B−19N+28B1.520.020.03.756080.0
32FIDE 220301400—−29B−27N−17B+?N−?B−23NF1.010.510.50.006270.0
33FIDE 220353700—−6B−10NFFFFF0.011.011.00.007080.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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