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Jordanian Individual Mens (Open) Chess Championship 2026 Preliminary Stage - Aqaba Governorate Zone

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18 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Apr 2026 to 11 Apr 2026 in Aqaba, Jordan. Top 10 Elo average was 980, and top seed was Mohammad amreen (🇯🇴 JOR, 1751).

Mohammad amreen (🇯🇴 JOR, 1751) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Yaser Saqqa (7.5) and HAMAD ALDAMEN (6.5). amreen shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Mohed Sulieman (1493) beat HAMAD ALDAMEN (1730), a +237-point gap.

Location
🇯🇴Aqaba, Jordan
Dates
09 Apr 2026 → 11 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇯🇴Mohammad amreen1751
Avg top 10
980
Participants
18
Federations · 1 represented
🇯🇴Jordan×10
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
8
4
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
amreen7.5Saqqa7.5ALDAMEN6.5Bashar6.55.55
R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

Mohammad amreen held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. amreen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mohammad amreen drew with Yaser Saqqa (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Mohammad amreen*
½
½
1
2Yaser Saqqa
½
*
0
1
3HAMAD ALDAMEN
½
1
*
0
4Alaydi Bashar
0
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mohammad amreen1751JOR+15B+7N+4B=3N=2B+10N+6B+8N=5B7.544.047.037.251752+0.8
2Yaser Saqqa1659JOR+17B+8N−3B+7N=1N+4B+5N+10B+15N7.542.044.033.751658+0.2
3HAMAD ALDAMEN1730JOR+18N+5B+2N=1B−4N+14B+10B−7N+11B6.542.543.528.751763+9.6
4Bashar, Alaydi0JOR+14B+11B−1N+13N+3B−2N+?B+6N=7B6.541.541.524.2516530.0
5FIDE 81327980—+?B−3N+6B+14N−10B+13N−2B+?N=1N5.537.037.015.2515940.0
6FIDE 81377650—=?N=16B−5N+?B+11N+7B−1N−4B+10N5.034.034.013.5016280.0
7Mohed Sulieman1493JOR+10N−1B+16N−2B+12B−6NF+3B=4N4.544.046.019.751588+13.6
8Abu- Odeh, Wail0JOR+12B−2B−10N+?N−14B+15N+11B−1B=9N4.537.537.513.2514510.0
9BASHAR HABES0JOR−11N−14N−15B+17N−?B+16B+13N+18B=8B4.523.023.010.757840.0
10Eal Salman, Mohammad0JOR−7B+15N+8B+11B+5N−1B−3N−2N−6B4.045.048.017.0014030.0
11Bilal, Al Tarawneh1581JOR+9B−4N+13B−10N−6B+12N−8N+17B−3N4.038.540.514.00929-12.0
12FIDE 81311120—−8N+17N−?B+18B−7N−11B+?N−13B+16N4.021.521.55.007370.0
13FIDE 81377570—=16N+?B−11N−4B+18N−5B−9B+12N−?N3.527.527.56.007810.0
14Rashed, Almarayeh1586JOR−4N+9B+18N−5B+8N−3NFFF3.036.036.010.00929-12.4
15FIDE 81377730—−1N−10B+9N+16B−?N−8B+17NF−2B3.035.035.08.509050.0
16FIDE 81328600—=13B=6N−7B−15N−17B−9N+18N−?B−12B2.027.527.55.256930.0
17FIDE 81377900—−2N−12B−?N−9B+16N+18B−15B−11NF2.026.026.03.008200.0
18FIDE 81377810—−3B+?N−14B−12N−13B−17N−16B−9NF1.025.525.50.008580.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets