Blue Wave Classic Chess Tournament
Open SwissStandard
49 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 19 Apr 2026 to 22 Apr 2026 in Muscat, Oman. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1806, and top seed was Farhoud Fathi Tavani (🇮🇷 IRI, 1898).
Sinan Shafeek (🇮🇳 IND, 1815) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Mohammed Khalfan Al Saidi (5.5) and Nachiketha Krishnendra Mulgund (5.5). Shafeek won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Tomy Mulackal Joseph (1618) beat Shaurya Dinesh Sawlani (1840), a +222-point gap.
Location
🇴🇲Muscat, Oman
Dates
19 Apr 2026 → 22 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇳India×31
🇴🇲Oman×7
🇮🇷Iran×4
🇸🇩Sudan×2
🇬🇧England×1
🇯🇴Jordan×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇾🇪Yemen×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsSinan Shafeek led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
20
10
4
1
2
1
1
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Sinan Shafeek never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Sinan Shafeek 4 wins (R1–R4)Nachiketha Krishnendra Mulgund 3 wins (R4–R6)Mohammed Khalfan Al Saidi 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sinan Shafeek | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Nachiketha Krishnendra Mulgund | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Mohammed Khalfan Al Saidi | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Ilaan Shafeek | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinan Shafeek | 1815 | IND | +15N | +26B | +27B | +2N | =4B | +10N | +6N | 6.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 27.50 | 2125 | +83.2 |
| 2 | Al Saidi, Mohammed Khalfan | 1892 | OMA | +23B | +16N | +3B | −1B | =5N | +21N | +10B | 5.5 | 29.0 | 32.5 | 23.50 | 1928 | +7.6 |
| 3 | Nachiketha Krishnendra Mulgund | 1780 | IND | +11N | +22B | −2N | +26B | +14N | +7N | =5B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 22.50 | 1900 | +44.0 |
| 4 | Shaurya Dinesh Sawlani | 1840 | IND | +39N | +14B | +12N | =9B | =1N | −6B | +18N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 20.25 | 1831 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Izaan Shafeek | 1723 | IND | +28N | +33B | =10N | =8B | =2B | +20N | =3N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 19.75 | 1825 | +42.8 |
| 6 | Tomy Mulackal Joseph | 1618 | IND | −17N | +28B | +15N | +43B | +12N | +4N | −1B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 17.50 | 1888 | +67.6 |
| 7 | Fathi Tavani, Farhoud | 1898 | IRI | +41N | +18B | −9N | +17B | +8N | −3B | +27N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 18.00 | 1821 | -9.6 |
| 8 | Ilaan Shafeek | 1764 | IND | =19N | +29B | +21B | =5N | −7B | +26N | +13B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 18.00 | 1804 | +20.0 |
| 9 | Dahveed Sibi Kurisinkal | 1783 | IND | +38B | +35N | +7B | =4N | −10N | =27B | +14N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 18.00 | 1847 | +29.6 |
| 10 | Mohammed Al Ryami | 1828 | OMA | +32B | +20N | =5B | +13N | +9B | −1B | −2N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 18.00 | 1798 | -3.2 |
| 11 | Siddhanth Subramanian | 1426 | IND | −3B | +45N | =16B | +40N | −21B | +36N | +20B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 11.00 | 1611 | +45.6 |
| 12 | Britton, Russell | 1737 | ENG | +44B | +48N | −4B | =20N | −6B | +41N | +22B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.25 | 1617 | -31.6 |
| 13 | Siddharth Ambastha | 1698 | IND | +24N | =17B | +18N | −10B | +22N | =16B | −8N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 15.00 | 1664 | -8.4 |
| 14 | Keith Mathew | 1634 | IND | +31B | −4N | +39B | +23N | −3B | +30N | −9B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 11.50 | 1595 | -11.2 |
| 15 | Sreenand Arun | 1439 | IND | −1B | +34N | −6B | +25N | +43N | −18B | +39B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1446 | -2.0 |
| 16 | Anush Bansal | 1564 | IND | +46N | −2B | =11N | F | +35B | =13N | +21B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 10.25 | 1712 | +37.6 |
| 17 | Ba Omar, Hisham | 0 | OMA | +6B | =13N | +40B | −7N | −20B | +35N | =23B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 13.25 | 1615 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Hussein Siddig Mohamed | 1664 | SUD | +49B | −7N | −13B | +48N | +38B | +15N | −4B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1591 | -10.0 |
| 19 | Avantika Priyesh | 1410 | IND | =8B | −40N | +36B | F | +44N | =29B | +35N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 1779 | +91.6 |
| 20 | Aniketh Sailesh | 1503 | IND | +37N | −10B | +44N | =12B | +17N | −5B | −11N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 9.75 | 1478 | -11.6 |
| 21 | Marksim Karki Abirami, Sriiyukthaa | 1686 | IND | +42N | +43B | −8N | =22B | +11N | −2B | −16N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 9.25 | 1481 | -54.4 |
| 22 | Sai Prasath Karthikeyan | 1502 | IND | +45B | −3N | +48B | =21N | −13B | +37N | −12N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 1403 | -15.6 |
| 23 | Al Sabagh, Mohamed | 1474 | OMA | −2N | +42B | +47N | −14B | −30N | +43B | =17N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 954 | -14.8 |
| 24 | Nair, Sraavan | 0 | IND | −13B | =36N | −29N | +46B | −41B | +28N | +37B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 1371 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Rajulal, Al Ameen | 0 | FID | −35B | F | +42N | −15B | +45N | =31N | +36B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1363 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Yasser Hamdan | 1618 | JOR | +34B | −1N | +32B | −3N | +28B | −8B | F | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 9.00 | 1574 | -6.4 |
| 27 | Al Dhiyabi, Mohammed | 1687 | OMA | F | +30B | −1N | =35N | +37B | =9N | −7B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 9.25 | 1556 | -13.4 |
| 28 | Aswathi Unnikrishnan | 1411 | IND | −5B | −6N | +34B | +39N | −26N | −24B | +43N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 1412 | -1.2 |
| 29 | Sloka Sujith | 1490 | IND | =40B | −8N | +24B | =37N | =31B | =19N | −30B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 9.25 | 1394 | -11.2 |
| 30 | Mourizadeh, Mohammadkazem | 0 | IRI | F | −27N | −35B | +32N | +23B | −14B | +29N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Aryan Barani | 0 | IND | −14N | −39B | +46N | +33B | =29N | =25B | −32N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.25 | 1357 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Stuthi Nayak | 1458 | IND | −10N | +46B | −26N | −30B | +47N | F | +31B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 923 | -15.6 |
| 33 | Razavi, Mohamad | 1489 | IRI | +47B | −5N | −37B | −31N | +48B | F | +40N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 923 | -8.4 |
| 34 | Ebrahimi Asl, Vala | 0 | IRI | −26N | −15B | −28N | +45B | −39N | +42B | +47N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Al Mamari, Ghassan | 1500 | OMA | +25N | −9B | +30N | =27B | −16N | −17B | −19B | 2.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 8.00 | 1289 | -19.0 |
| 36 | Vihang Dadasaheb Kumbhar | 1524 | IND | F | =24B | −19N | +42B | +40N | −11B | −25N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 5.75 | 618 | -51.6 |
| 37 | Ohmkar Sreejith Krishna | 0 | IND | −20B | +38N | +33N | =29B | −27N | −22B | −24N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Mohammed Ismail | 1438 | SUD | −9N | −37B | +45N | +47B | −18N | F | =41B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1368 | -10.8 |
| 39 | Haran Vaibhav Senthilkumar | 1460 | IND | −4B | +31N | −14N | −28B | +34B | F | −15N | 2.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 6.00 | 781 | -58.4 |
| 40 | Rebixon Geordi | 0 | IND | =29N | +19B | −17N | −11B | −36B | =44N | −33B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.00 | 1335 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Meenakshi Madhu | 1477 | IND | −7B | F | −43N | =44B | +24N | −12B | =38N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.25 | 1425 | -15.6 |
| 42 | Abeer Vyas | 0 | IND | −21B | −23N | −25B | −36N | +46B | −34N | +44B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 1333 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Riddhish Kende | 0 | IND | F | −21N | +41B | −6N | −15B | −23N | −28B | 1.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.00 | 1245 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Eshal Shafeek | 1419 | IND | −12N | F | −20B | =41N | −19B | =40B | −42N | 1.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 2.00 | 1210 | -37.6 |
| 45 | Pranav Kruthik Vijayakumar | 0 | IND | −22N | −11B | −38B | −34N | −25B | F | +46N | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 558005285 | 0 | — | −16B | −32N | −31B | −24N | −42N | F | −45B | 0.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Thiyasika Kobiga | 0 | IND | −33N | F | −23B | −38N | −32B | F | −34B | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 665 | 0.0 |
| 48 | AL FATIH MOHAMMED Al HARAZI | 0 | YEM | F | −12B | −22N | −18B | −33N | F | F | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Al Bulushi, Nabras | 0 | OMA | −18N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Avantika PriyeshIND+91.64.0 pts · #11
- 2Sinan ShafeekIND+83.26.5 pts · #1
- 3Tomy Mulackal JosephIND+67.65.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Haran Vaibhav SenthilkumarIND-58.42.0 pts · #48
- 2Marksim Karki Abirami, SriiyukthaaIND-54.43.5 pts · #25
- 3Vihang Dadasaheb KumbharIND-51.62.5 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R6+222 Elo gap
- R7+122 Elo gap
- R5+119 Elo gap