37th Abu Dhabi Chess Amateur
Open SwissStandard
61 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 27 Apr 2026 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. 7 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1662, and top seed was Khusrav Sharifi (🇹🇯 TJK, 1880).
Faizan Farooque (🇮🇳 IND, 1678) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Jadoun Ivaan (5.5) and Jupiter Samuray (5.0).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Jadoun Ivaan (1522) beat Khusrav Sharifi (1880), a +358-point gap.
Location
🇦🇪Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dates
24 Apr 2026 → 27 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
1,662
Participants
61
Federations · 7 represented
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×23
🇮🇳India×16
🇲🇨Monaco×2
🇵ðŸ‡Philippines×1
🇪🇬Egypt×1
🇹🇯Tajikistan×1
🇱🇧Lebanon×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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19
7
3
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Farooque takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (24.0).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Jadoun Ivaan drew with Faizan Farooque (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Jadoun Ivaan 4 wins (R1–R4)Faizan Farooque 3 wins (R1–R3)Ayham Syed 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jadoun Ivaan | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Faizan Farooque | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Ayham Syed | — | — | * | — |
| 4Jupiter Samuray | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faizan Farooque | 1678 | IND | +40N | +26B | +23N | −?N | +11B | +6N | =2B | 5.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 21.25 | 1735 | +7.2 |
| 2 | Jadoun Ivaan | 1522 | IND | +55N | +27B | +?N | +12B | −?N | +17B | =1N | 5.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 15.25 | 1888 | +56.0 |
| 3 | Samuray, Jupiter | 1762 | PHI | +29N | =13B | =16N | −7B | +23N | +42B | +21N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 16.75 | 1704 | -20.0 |
| 4 | Ayham Syed | 0 | IND | +21N | −12B | +43N | +15B | +42N | −13B | +16N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 16.50 | 1676 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Sharif, Khaled Alawi | 1484 | UAE | +44B | =14N | =11B | +28N | +32B | −9N | +30B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 15.50 | 1548 | +9.6 |
| 6 | Rohan Santhana | 1472 | IND | +34N | +36B | −?N | +37B | +8N | −1B | +17N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 17.00 | 1691 | +35.2 |
| 7 | Saeed Sami Al-Ali | 1485 | UAE | +47B | −24N | +18B | +3N | +44B | −?N | +28B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 16.00 | 1743 | +38.4 |
| 8 | AL Reem AL Hamadi | 1564 | UAE | +54N | −22B | +59N | +23B | −6B | +39N | +33B | 5.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 1338 | -36.4 |
| 9 | Sultan Khaled Alhosani | 1555 | UAE | +51N | +30B | +37N | −?B | +10N | +5B | −?B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 2260 | +27.6 |
| 10 | Shreyas Roshan Gosavi | 1434 | IND | +58B | −?N | +26B | +30N | −9B | +43N | +25B | 5.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 11.50 | 776 | -12.4 |
| 11 | Abdulrahman Sami Al-Ali | 0 | UAE | +31N | =16B | =5N | +21B | −1N | =15B | +36N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 16.25 | 1627 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Andria Bhattacharya | 1708 | IND | +20B | +4N | =24B | −2N | +49N | +19B | −?N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 16.25 | 1577 | -21.6 |
| 13 | Abhineet Arya | 1630 | IND | +18B | =3N | +14B | −?N | +20B | +4N | −?N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 20.00 | 1816 | +26.8 |
| 14 | Hasan Esam Alblooshi | 1435 | UAE | +60N | =5B | −13N | +41B | −19N | +31B | +42N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1458 | +3.2 |
| 15 | Rishi Raghavendran Kotikalakoti | 1521 | IND | +48B | +52N | −?B | −4N | +26B | =11N | +24B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 12.25 | 2463 | +27.2 |
| 16 | Rishan Jacob Ligin | 1766 | IND | +57B | =11N | =3B | +25N | −17B | +29N | −4B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 11.25 | 1429 | -33.2 |
| 17 | Thani Faisal Alkhoori | 1454 | UAE | +35N | +43B | −?N | +27B | +16N | −2N | −6B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 12.00 | 1457 | -1.6 |
| 18 | Cohen , Amani | 1401 | MNC | −13N | +38B | −7N | +35B | −27N | +34B | +47N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.50 | 1386 | -2.8 |
| 19 | Gade, Kaustubh | 1555 | IND | +50B | +28N | =?B | −24N | +14B | −12N | =20B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 11.00 | 1480 | -12.0 |
| 20 | Ansh Sheth | 0 | IND | −12N | +54B | =36N | +31B | −13N | +49B | =19N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 8.75 | 1359 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Tarek Kabil, Karim | 1675 | EGY | −4B | +53B | +51N | −11N | +50B | +44N | −3B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 989 | -13.6 |
| 22 | Sinno , Abdul Salam | 1517 | LBN | +46B | +8N | −?B | F | F | +26N | +44B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 2365 | +11.4 |
| 23 | Omar Alhashmi | 1407 | UAE | +49B | +40N | −1B | −8N | −3B | +46N | =38B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 7.25 | 1291 | -21.6 |
| 24 | Mera Abdulaziz Aidarous | 1650 | UAE | +38N | +7B | =12N | +19B | −?N | −?B | −15N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 13.75 | 1688 | +8.0 |
| 25 | Abdulla Mohamed Alzaabi | 0 | UAE | +?N | −?B | +35N | −16B | +37N | =36B | −10N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 800 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Hamed Zaed Dimasi | 0 | UAE | +42B | −1N | −10N | +?B | −15N | −22B | +45N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 4.00 | 1292 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Syedabdulrahman, Hamza Fayiz | 0 | IND | +?B | −2N | +?B | −17N | +18B | −33N | −29B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1331 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Sharifi, Shamigul | 0 | TJK | +45N | −19B | +?N | −5B | +?B | F | −7N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Abdulrahman Mohamed Alzaabi | 0 | UAE | −3B | +?N | =49B | F | =36N | −16B | +27N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 979 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Skander Ali Alblooshi | 0 | UAE | F | −9N | +?B | −10B | +45N | +?B | −5N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.00 | 1285 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Sarah Abdulaziz AlAli | 0 | UAE | −11B | +57N | +?B | −20N | =39B | −14N | =?B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.25 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Ali Hassan AlRaeesi | 1631 | UAE | +39N | +56B | F | +45B | −5N | F | F | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 688 | -27.6 |
| 33 | Abdulla Aref Albusaeedi | 0 | UAE | F | −?B | +46N | −?B | +34N | +27B | −8N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 9331662 | 0 | — | −6B | −?N | +?B | +?N | −33B | −18N | +?B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 634 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 9336702 | 0 | — | −17B | +?N | −25B | −18N | +?B | +?N | −?B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Tanav Jain | 0 | IND | F | −6N | =20B | +?N | =29B | =25N | −11B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.25 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 9336982 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −9B | −6N | −25B | =50N | −39B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.75 | 1362 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Salama AL Hamadi | 1405 | UAE | −24B | −18N | −40B | F | +61N | +45B | =23N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.75 | 1218 | -28.8 |
| 39 | Cohen , Aden | 0 | MNC | −32B | −49N | +58B | F | =31N | −8B | +37N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 531004318 | 0 | — | −1B | −23B | +38N | −46N | −?B | +?N | =?B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1329 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 9338012 | 0 | — | −?B | +58N | =52B | −14N | −43B | −?N | +?B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Aliya Fahed Alharazi | 1538 | UAE | −26N | +55B | +50N | F | −4B | −3N | −14B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 2.50 | 814 | -30.4 |
| 43 | FIDE 9333622 | 0 | — | F | −17N | −4B | +51B | +41N | −10B | −?N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 634 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Mira Khalifa Alremeithi | 0 | UAE | −5N | +?B | +61B | F | −7N | −21B | −22N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Agan Rithvik Mahendran Deepikka | 0 | IND | −28B | +48N | +?B | −32N | −30B | −38N | −26B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Khalifa Khaled Al Kaabi | 0 | UAE | −22N | F | −33B | +40B | −?N | −23B | +51N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 537083180 | 0 | — | −7N | −?B | −?B | F | +?N | +?N | −18B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 635 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Hamdan Mohamed Alzaabi | 0 | UAE | −15N | −45B | F | −?N | +?B | −?N | +56B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 558075194 | 0 | — | −23N | +39B | =29N | F | −12B | −20N | −50B | 1.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 760 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Hamdan Ahmed Al raeesi | 0 | UAE | −19N | F | −42B | F | −21N | =37B | +49N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.75 | 779 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Hamda Mohamed Alzaabi | 0 | UAE | −9B | +?N | −21B | −43N | −?B | =?N | −46B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 825 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Sufa, Shayal | 0 | IND | +?N | −15B | =41N | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 9338128 | 0 | — | =?B | −21N | +?B | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 874 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 9337717 | 0 | — | −8B | −20N | +57B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 9338306 | 0 | — | −2B | −42N | +?B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Krishyanth Murali | 0 | IND | F | −32N | +?B | F | F | F | −48N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 830 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 9337563 | 0 | — | −16N | −31B | −54N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 968 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 9337741 | 0 | — | −10N | −41B | −39N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 9337970 | 0 | — | F | −?N | −8B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 9332570 | 0 | — | −14B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 9338357 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | −44N | F | −38B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 617 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jadoun IvaanIND+56.05.5 pts · #4
- 2Saeed Sami Al-AliUAE+38.45.0 pts · #10
- 3Rohan SanthanaIND+35.25.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1AL Reem AL HamadiUAE-36.45.0 pts · #18
- 2Rishan Jacob LiginIND-33.24.0 pts · #26
- 3Aliya Fahed AlharaziUAE-30.42.0 pts · #46
Biggest upsets
- R3+358 Elo gap
- R5+312 Elo gap
- R4+277 Elo gap