Jordan Men's Championship 2026 - Preliminary Stage for Irbid Governorate
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48 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Apr 2026 to 18 Apr 2026 in Irbid, Jordan. Top 10 Elo average was 1734, and top seed was Aburub Alzobair (🇯🇴 JOR, 1794).
MOHAMMED AL-SHUHA (🇯🇴 JOR, 1662) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Khaled Al-Mashaqaba (7.0) and Omar Abuseif (6.5). AL-SHUHA shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Abdallah Obeidat (1435) beat Radwan Bani Hani (1793), a +358-point gap.
Location
🇯🇴Irbid, Jordan
Dates
16 Apr 2026 → 18 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇯🇴Jordan×37
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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Al-Mashaqaba7AL-SHUHA7Melhem6.5Alzobair6.5Abuseif6.5Ahmad6— ex-leaders:AL-SHUHAled R5–R6, #10Abuseifled R7, #8
R7 · LEADER CHANGE18 Apr
Omar Abuseif takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. AL-SHUHA takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Khaled Al-Mashaqaba lost to MOHAMMED AL-SHUHA (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Khaled Al-Mashaqaba | * | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2MOHAMMED AL-SHUHA | 1 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Mohammad Melhem | — | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Aburub Alzobair | 0 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAMMED AL-SHUHA | 1662 | JOR | +12N | +28B | +2N | +33B | +4N | =6B | −3N | +16B | =5N | 7.0 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 37.75 | 1767 | +29.2 |
| 2 | Khaled Al-Mashaqaba | 1699 | JOR | +18B | +32N | −1B | +43N | +8B | +5N | =7B | +3B | =9N | 7.0 | 46.5 | 48.5 | 35.50 | 1770 | +24.8 |
| 3 | Omar Abuseif | 1529 | JOR | +8N | −14B | +24N | +12B | +20N | +15B | +1B | −2N | =6B | 6.5 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 35.00 | 1731 | +64.4 |
| 4 | Mohammad Melhem | 1688 | JOR | +42N | +34B | +5B | +6N | −1B | =7N | −16N | +11B | +21N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 31.50 | 1891 | +62.4 |
| 5 | Alzobair, Aburub | 1794 | JOR | +43N | +20B | −4N | +11B | +32N | −2B | +18N | +14B | =1B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 29.00 | 1704 | -25.2 |
| 6 | Ahmad, Al Hourani | 1763 | JOR | +16N | +39B | +27N | −4B | +7B | =1N | =14N | =21B | =3N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 29.50 | 1716 | -16.4 |
| 7 | Albeshr Rababah | 1719 | JOR | +35N | +24B | +17N | +14B | −6N | =4B | =2N | =9B | =16N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 29.25 | 1748 | +11.6 |
| 8 | Mohammad, Ibdah | 0 | JOR | −3B | +44N | +39N | +17B | −2N | +32B | =11N | =15B | +14N | 6.0 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 23.75 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Namneh, Haitham | 1732 | JOR | +26N | =33B | −15N | +23B | =11N | +38B | +24B | =7N | =2B | 6.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 26.50 | 1596 | -30.8 |
| 10 | Bani Hani, Radwan | 1793 | JOR | −41B | +37N | +35B | −32N | +26N | −18B | +38N | +13B | +19N | 6.0 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 23.50 | 632 | -36.0 |
| 11 | Jawad, Omari | 1564 | JOR | +31B | =25N | +13B | −5N | =9B | +35N | =8B | −4N | +29B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 24.50 | 1608 | +7.2 |
| 12 | Batayneh, Jawad | 0 | JOR | −1B | +?N | +29B | −3N | +41B | −21N | =20N | +33B | +23N | 5.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 16.75 | 1428 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Alhouwari, Yaser | 0 | JOR | +?N | +?B | −11N | =15B | +27N | −14B | +22B | −10N | +34B | 5.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 14.50 | 1691 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Inad Aljarrah | 1723 | JOR | +44B | +3N | +22B | −7N | =16B | +13N | =6B | −5N | −8B | 5.0 | 46.0 | 48.0 | 24.00 | 1697 | -6.4 |
| 15 | Qusai, Tawiq | 1748 | JOR | −25B | +48N | +9B | =13N | +42B | −3N | +26B | =8N | −18N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 18.25 | 1632 | -12.0 |
| 16 | Alrashdan, Mohammad | 0 | JOR | −6B | F | +28N | +?B | =14N | +22N | +4B | −1N | =7B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 20.50 | 1721 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ahmad Aldalalah | 1541 | JOR | +19B | +36N | −7B | −8N | +40B | −24N | F | +30B | +28N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 19.00 | 919 | -10.8 |
| 18 | Altaani, Issac | 0 | JOR | −2N | −23B | F | +?N | +36B | +10N | −5B | +37N | +15B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 17.00 | 1759 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Khaleel, Mufeed | 0 | JOR | −17N | −43B | +?N | +48B | +?N | +20B | −21B | +25N | −10B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 8.50 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Karam, Omari | 1447 | JOR | +47B | −5N | +31B | +40N | −3B | −19N | =12B | −34N | +37B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 12.75 | 862 | -20.0 |
| 21 | Alshtnawi, Tareq | 1684 | JOR | −36B | F | −42N | +25N | +31B | +12B | +19N | =6N | −4B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 21.50 | 1533 | -15.2 |
| 22 | Mohammad Obeidat | 1681 | JOR | +38N | +40B | −14N | =26B | +33N | −16B | −13N | −23B | +32N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 15.00 | 1578 | -5.0 |
| 23 | Nuseir, Mohammad | 0 | JOR | −32B | +18N | +41B | −9N | −35B | +?N | =27B | +22N | −12B | 4.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 14.00 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Hammad, Al Majd | 0 | JOR | F | −7N | −3B | +?N | +29B | +17B | −9N | −28B | +25N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 13.00 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Alrousan, Mohammad | 0 | JOR | +15N | =11B | −33N | −21B | +34N | +27B | =?N | −19B | −24B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 15.25 | 1685 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Alsarhan, Yasmeen | 0 | JOR | −9B | +46N | +37B | =22N | −10B | +33B | −15N | =?B | −30N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 9.25 | 1486 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Alsmady, Ouais | 1657 | JOR | +45B | +41N | −6B | =42N | −13B | −25N | =23N | F | +36B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 10.00 | 963 | -7.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 8121940 | 0 | — | F | −1N | −16B | −35N | +?B | +36N | +39B | +24N | −17B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 10.00 | 802 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Refai, Alrefai | 1564 | JOR | −34N | +38B | −12N | +45B | −24N | +42B | −30N | +46B | −11N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 7.00 | 764 | -20.0 |
| 30 | Omar, Ahmad | 0 | JOR | −33N | −35B | F | −36N | +44B | +41N | +29B | −17N | +26B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 12.50 | 1553 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 8137269 | 0 | — | −11N | +?B | −20N | +39B | −21N | −?B | +?N | =32B | =46N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.00 | 1194 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Obeidat, Abdallah | 1435 | JOR | +23N | −2B | +34N | +10B | −5B | −8N | −37B | =31N | −22B | 3.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 16.00 | 1549 | +17.2 |
| 33 | FIDE 8137064 | 0 | — | +30B | =9N | +25B | −1N | −22B | −26N | +?B | −12N | −41B | 3.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 11.00 | 1419 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Kasasbeh, Yamen | 0 | JOR | +29B | −4N | −32B | =41N | −25B | +44N | F | +20B | −13N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 11.75 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 8138435 | 0 | — | −7B | +30N | −10N | +28B | +23N | −11B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 12.50 | 892 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Ameer, Almousa | 0 | JOR | +21N | −17B | −?N | +30B | −18N | −28B | +40B | F | −27N | 3.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 11.50 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Raad Alsharea | 0 | JOR | +?N | −10B | −26N | −38B | F | +43B | +32N | −18B | −20N | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 5.50 | 1432 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 8137242 | 0 | — | −22B | −29N | +46B | +37N | +43B | −9N | −10B | F | −?N | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.50 | 889 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 8138397 | 0 | — | +46B | −6N | −8B | −31N | +?B | +40N | −28N | F | F | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.50 | 963 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 8138486 | 0 | — | +?B | −22N | F | −20B | −17N | −39B | −36N | +44B | +?N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 2.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Alqudah, Abdalrahman | 0 | JOR | +10N | −27B | −23N | =34B | −12N | −30B | F | F | +33N | 2.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 11.25 | 1725 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Ameer Aljarrah | 0 | JOR | −4B | +?N | +21B | =27B | −15N | −29N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 6.50 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Alomari, Deema | 0 | JOR | −5B | +19N | +?B | −2B | −38N | −37N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.00 | 947 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 8137129 | 0 | — | −14N | −8B | −45N | +?B | −30N | −34B | F | −40N | +?B | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 0.00 | 923 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 8138443 | 0 | — | −27N | F | +44B | −29N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 810 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 8138478 | 0 | — | −39N | −26B | −38N | F | −?B | F | F | −29N | =31B | 0.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 8138460 | 0 | — | −20N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Bani-Baker, Rashid | 0 | JOR | −?N | −15B | −?B | −19N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 910 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Omar AbuseifJOR+64.46.5 pts · #8
- 2Mohammad MelhemJOR+62.46.5 pts · #1
- 3MOHAMMED AL-SHUHAJOR+29.27.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Bani Hani, RadwanJOR-36.06.0 pts · #39
- 2Namneh, HaithamJOR-30.86.0 pts · #20
- 3Alzobair, AburubJOR-25.26.5 pts · #2
Biggest upsets
- R4+358 Elo gap
- R6+219 Elo gap
- R7+133 Elo gap