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Jordanian Individual Mens (open) chess championship 2026-preliminary stage

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140 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Apr 2026 to 18 Apr 2026 in Amman, Jordan. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1784, and top seed was Naser Fathi (🇯🇴 JOR, 1799).

Khaled Alabed (🇯🇴 JOR, 1797) won with 7.5/9, ahead of HAITHAM ALOUFEE (7.0) and Jeda Helal (7.0). Alabed won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Kamal Natheer (1440) beat zaid salah (1761), a +321-point gap.

Location
🇯🇴Amman, 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
Top seed
🇯🇴Naser Fathi1799
Avg top 10
1,784
Participants
140
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇯🇴Jordan×121
🇪🇬Egypt×1
🇧🇩Bangladesh×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Khaled Alabed led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
66
30
13
4
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Khaled Alabed held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Khaled Alabed 6 wins (R1–R6)Bahaa Alden Taha 3+3 wins (R3–R5, R7–R9)Abdel Rahman alkayyali 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Khaled Alabed*
½
2Bahaa Alden Taha*
3Abdel Rahman alkayyali*
4WCMJeda Helal
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Khaled Alabed1797JOR+100N+87B+33N+31B+2N+28B=3N=15B=5N7.545.047.537.501930+26.2
2HAITHAM ALOUFEE1709JOR+81B+11N+17B+37N1B+32N+9B4B+40N7.049.052.037.501835+52.4
3Jeda HelalWCM1790JOR+41B+49N+18B=29N+24B+46N=1B=7N=4B7.047.552.038.751892+46.0
4Fathi, Naser1799JOR+39B+85N=24B+45N+7B+29BF+2N=3N7.047.050.037.751971+26.0
5zaid salah1761JOR93N+50B+48N+82B+34N+55B=6N+10B=1B7.042.044.534.751819+13.4
6Abdel Rahman alkayyali1707JOR+101N+117B+34N28B+20N+30B=5B=26N+17B7.041.542.531.251923+35.4
7Amjed Al Yabroudi1746JOR+133N+123B+30N+32B4N+33B+28N=3B=15N7.041.041.027.501855+46.4
8Bahaa Alden Taha1764JOR+77B113N+41B+87N+16B9N+51B+42N+18B7.039.541.032.501785+5.4
9Noureddin, Saleh1690JOR+84B76N+101B+89N+103B+8B2N+23N+16B7.037.039.029.001904+71.2
10Malkawi, Melad1597JOR+65B+61N31B+80N+21B=36N+24B5N+38B6.541.544.530.001787+62.4
11Erani, Syrina1545JOR+118N2B+86N+25B=71N=22B+33N=14B+67N6.540.041.026.001719+58.0
12Salem Algleilat1723JOR+134B58N+43B+17N=37B26N+70B+49N+66B6.537.037.025.001650-11.2
13Al-Salkhadi, Mohammad1718JOR+135N=62B+93N+69B29N=14B+34N+30B=26B6.537.037.024.001733+10.8
14Shahem Ejeilat1621JOR+132B+124N15B=66N+93B=13N+38B=11N+45B6.535.535.521.251679+20.4
15Ayoub Qassis1772JOR+60N+82B+14N+71B28N+35BF=1N=7B6.045.548.529.251960+57.2
16AMR HABAHBEH1502JOR+107N+35B+55N=46B8N+71B=29N+25B9N6.041.543.524.751788+118.8
17Yousef Albaluli1571JOR+137N+125B2N12B+79N+56B+22N+29B6N6.039.539.519.001710+44.4
18Mohammad, Dahadhah1628JOR+127N+90B3N=100B+67N=19B+57N+28B8N6.038.039.020.751618-4.0
19Shnaiwer, Yousef0JOR+66B=68N+74B57N+53B=18NF+32N+21B6.037.541.027.2517200.0
20Malek Al-jurf1601JOR+104B28N+111B+27N6B+101N+31B21N+32B6.037.539.521.501708+30.0
21Ahmad, Almansour1685JOR79N+94B+60N+58B10N+83B+68N+20B19N6.036.038.523.001835+21.4
22Alkhuffash, Ahmad1661JOR+95B+130N=45B24N+66B=11N17B+77N+62B6.035.535.518.501660+2.4
23Essam Eldin, Abu Assab1597JOR120N78B+132N+105B+77N+76B+55N9B+35N6.028.028.017.001821+47.2
24Thaer, Eid1657JOR+78N+120B=4N+22B3N+69B10N67B+94N5.539.040.019.501696+7.6
25MARAH SALAHAT1648JOR76B+84N+109B11N+45B+39N+27B16N=48B5.538.040.022.251524-36.4
26Ramez Al-Zraikat1608JOR56N+128B+134N+76B=31N+12BF=6B=13N5.537.037.019.251803+53.2
27Albawayeh, Samer0JOR+99N55B+?N20B+58N+103B25N=68B+47N5.532.032.014.7516510.0
28MOHAMMAD Al SHAREEF0JOR+?N+20BF+6N+15B1N7B18N+37B5.046.046.024.0017150.0
29OMAR AHMAD1680JOR+108N+56B+63N=3B+13B4N=16B17NF5.045.547.523.001660-6.4
30Amro Abu Samra1622JOR+121N+72B7B+39N+57B6N+36B13NF5.043.044.018.501704+26.8
31Mohammad Al-Sarihin1697JOR+94N+98B+10N1N=26B=68B20N+54BF5.041.043.520.501630-21.2
32Khalil Al Kraiti1673JOR+102N+67B+76N7N+40B2B+73N19B20N5.041.043.017.001447-23.4
33Tuleen Yousef1646JOR+140N+52B1B+92N+70B7N11B+81NF5.040.040.014.001532-15.4
34Sayel, Almaaitah1612JOR+112B+131N6B+64N5B+41N13B+78NF5.039.539.514.001552-16.8
35Abdallah haymour1706JOR+109B16N+81B+113N+51B15N42B+41N23B5.037.539.016.001593-50.4
36Belal, Sabah1786JOR+54N=69B+62N+68B46N=10B30N+59BF5.037.040.521.001661-47.6
37Abdallah Abu Saa1641JOR+105N+86B+57N2B=12N=73BF+101B28N5.037.039.016.001701+8.8
38Ohnian, S.F.1794JOR=59N+114B69N=67B+54N+82B14N+60B10N5.035.537.016.751533-43.8
39Osama, Armoush1473JOR4N+88B+72N30B+110N25B+76N+80BF5.035.037.014.50890-28.0
40Issa, Mohammad0JOR58N+135B+117N+63B32N+85B+47NF2B5.033.033.012.5016210.0
41Alqawasmeh, Mahmoud1464JOR3N+115B8N+120B+126N34B+96N35B+80N5.032.033.09.00918-31.2
42Rayyan, Rayyan1599JORFF+114N+102B+60N+48B+35N8BF5.031.531.517.001786+38.8
43ZENAH ALSHAER0JOR=116N=59B12N=52B=61N96B+110N+107B+63N5.029.531.015.0016310.0
44Rabaie, Mohammed1595JOR45B97NF+112N+52BF+130N+84B+56N5.026.026.013.502358+36.4
45Alnoimat, Abdel Rahman0JOR+44N+47B=22N4B25N+100BF+53B14N4.542.545.019.5016480.0
46BARA ASSAF1696JOR+50B+79N+113B=16N+36B3BFFF4.537.537.517.001787+12.4
47Alnaji, Hamza1642JOR+97B45N+79B83N+81B+64N40B=50N27B4.532.535.014.751577-13.6
48Sama, Alrshaidat1460JOR125N+119B5B+65N+91B42NF+55B=25N4.532.533.514.751620+44.4
49Abedalaziz Ghunmat1581JOR+119N3B56N+78B+84N=72BF12B+95N4.531.532.511.251513-10.8
50Masa Weshah1540JOR46N5N+88B118B+122N+61B+82N=47BF4.531.032.013.251579+6.4
51Mohammad, Burjaq1614JOR98N+108B+77N+106B35N+59B8N=95B52N4.530.532.512.251630+5.6
52Alnaqrash, Rashed0JOR+?B33N75B=43N44N+118B+93NF+51B4.529.529.510.5015730.0
53Bashar qassis1582JOR+136N57B=98N+99B19N+93BF45N+70B4.529.029.09.751743+25.2
54RASHEd ALSHAER1462JOR36B80N+112B+104N38B+127N+86B31N=96B4.527.528.59.25959-18.4
55Abdel Rahman, Alfakhouri1675JOR+128B+27N16B+75N+83B5N23B48NF4.040.040.512.501437-75.6
56Alfazza, Zaid0JOR+26B29N+49B103N+75B17N+64B62N44B4.037.539.517.5015300.0
57Malik, Swedan1794JOR+64B+53N37B+19B30N+92N18BFF4.037.039.017.501576-32.6
58Mohammad Saadah1544JOR+40B+12B71N21N27B95NF+76B+86N4.035.035.517.501573+4.4
59HAKEM ABU GULLEH1466JOR=38B=43N70B+121N+80B51N+65B36N102B4.032.033.013.001458-1.2
60Mohammad Doqqah1441JOR15B+122N21B+96N42B+121N+89B38NF4.031.532.57.501442-2.4
61Nasrieh, Yousef0JOR+83N10B64B=94N=43B50N+105NF+77B4.031.033.011.7514360.0
62Saif Kayyali1517JOR+139B=13N36B97N=94B+111NF+56B22N4.030.530.510.501450-14.8
63Kenan, Al-Frokh1577JOR+96B+70N29B40N101B+97N77B+104N43B4.028.530.510.50712-70.0
64Hala Mousa1469JOR57N+136B+61N34B+118N47B56NF+79B4.028.528.58.00883-28.4
65Alnababteh, Waleed0JOR10N83B+133N48B+117N+106B59N+82BF4.027.527.56.0014920.0
66Talia, Helal1464JOR19N+96BF=14B22N+128N+74BF12N3.538.038.59.751590+23.2
67Ali, Hbaidi0JOR+91B32N+?B=38N18BFF+24N11B3.536.036.011.0016370.0
68Alqawasmeh, Nouraldeen1587JOR+88N=19BF36N+97B=31N21B=27NF3.535.536.513.751450-18.4
69Raad, Moaaf1578JOR+80B=36N+38B13N+98B24NFFF3.535.535.513.001652+14.0
70Suleiman Alkarain0JORF63B+59N+85B33N+87B12N=73B53N3.533.533.511.7515400.0
71Senan Rayyan1685JOR+129B+111N+58B15N=11B16NFFF3.531.031.09.751504-40.0
72Ismran, Mohammad0JOR+75B30N39B+109N+99B=49NFFF3.530.530.510.2515640.0
73Almomani, Yamen1504JOR=114N116BF+74N+115B=37N32B=70NF3.527.529.010.001607+18.8
74Moataz, Ghunaim1704JOR+106N=93B19N73B+100N+98B66NFF3.527.029.08.251458-30.4
75Aldaraghmeh, Sief Addeen1550JOR72N+121B+52N55B56N+104B=94B98NF3.526.027.08.751348-20.8
76Al -Basha, Abdulla0JOR+25N+9B32B26N+89B23N39B58NF3.041.042.015.5015120.0
77Khaled, Qandeel1440JOR8NF51B+90N23B+130B+63N22B61N3.034.534.57.001529+12.0
78Al - Huneiti, Rakan0JOR24B+23N85B49N+131B+91NF34BF3.034.034.09.0014800.0
79Abdelhadi, Mujahed0JOR+21B46B47N+107N17B80N+90BF64N3.033.035.011.0013730.0
80Baqa In, Ayham0JOR69N+54B+123N10B59N+79BF39N41B3.033.034.08.5013560.0
81Omar Alnimer1417JOR2N+118B35N+86B47N+110BF33BF3.030.530.56.00876-29.6
82Mesaad, Ahmad1563JOR+122B15N+130B5N+111B38N50B65NF3.030.530.53.001476-10.2
83Suood Jassar1503JOR61B+65N+110B+47B55N21NFFF3.029.529.510.501542+6.4
84Ibrahim, Abumariam1402JOR9N25BF+131N49B88N+119B44N+90B3.029.029.04.00829-34.8
85Afaneh, Ammar1582JOR+138B4B+78N70N+95B40NFFF3.028.528.55.50999-8.8
86Alrawashdeh, Ramzi0JOR+103B37N11B81NF+133B54N+89N58B3.028.028.05.0014370.0
87Hussein Zaghloul1582JOR+115B1N+104B8B+106N70NFFF3.027.527.55.501533-8.4
88Alzaro, Tha`er0JOR68B39N50N+?B+108N+84BFFF3.026.526.55.0014290.0
89Mohammad, Al-Alami1561JOR124N+132B+120N9B76N+105B60N86BF3.024.524.53.00766-39.6
90Elias, Bajjali0JOR+?B18NF77B102N+117B79N+108B84N3.023.523.53.0014350.0
91Abdelaziz, Saed1599JOR67N+102B106N+108B48N78BF+93NF3.021.521.56.501312-45.6
92Hamza, Alhanbali1514JORF+112N+124B33B+130N57BFFF3.015.015.03.001593+5.6
93Natheer, Kamal1440JOR+5B=74N13BF14N53N52B91B+114N2.537.038.510.251471+3.2
94Motaz Hilail1407JOR31B21NF=61B=62N+126B=75NF24B2.532.532.56.751381-7.2
95Abusammour, Baker0JOR22NFF+123B85N+58BF=51N49B2.532.033.07.2515330.0
96Al-Saadi, Fatehi0JOR63N66NF60B+109B+43N41BF=54N2.531.031.09.2512780.0
97Al Qtami, Husam0JOR47N+44B=99N+62B68N63BFFF2.530.533.010.2515330.0
98Albsharat, Amr0JOR+51B31N=53BF69N74NF+75BF2.530.531.510.2515640.0
99Khaled Hbaidi1621JOR27B+129N=97B53N72N+115BFFF2.524.524.53.25782-11.0
100Mohammad kafiya1472JOR1B+138N+131B=18N74B45NFFF2.524.524.53.001437-5.2
101OSAMA AHMED1417JOR6BF9N+124B+63N20BF37NF2.037.037.05.001403-4.0
102FIDE 8138206032B91NF42N+90BFFF+59N2.032.033.07.0013910.0
103IYAD AL-MASRI1589JOR86N+105BF+56B9N27NFFF2.031.531.56.00890-14.4
104Alhayek, Ahmad0JOR20N+?B87N54BF75NF63B+107N2.027.027.02.0012730.0
105FIDE 8138222037B103NF23N+107B89N61B119N+131B2.023.023.02.007970.0
106Baha Aldeen, Alamoush1412JOR74B+126N+91B51N87B65NFFF2.022.022.04.001432+2.8
107FIDE 8138389016B109NF79B105N+132B+108N43N104B2.022.022.02.006600.0
108FIDE 8133859029B51N+119B91N88B+131N107B90NF2.021.521.51.008310.0
109Yaman Rayyan1417JOR35N+107B25N72B96N+122BFFF2.020.520.53.00877-14.8
110Hussein, Abdel Rahman0EGY123N+133B83NF39B81N43BF+117N2.020.020.01.0013560.0
111Al- Tourman, Sohaib0JOR+?N71B20N+117B82N62BFFF2.018.518.51.0014580.0
112FIDE 8138281034N92B54N44B?NF+131BF+122N2.018.518.51.007370.0
113Ibrahim Ahmad Ahmad1570JORF+8B46N35B=128NFFFF1.523.523.57.251597+4.0
114Mohammad, Al-Salhi0JOR=73B38N42B115N+124N?BFF93B1.519.519.52.7512020.0
115Ayyad, Bader0JOR87N41N=129B+114B73N99NFFF1.517.017.01.757430.0
116Tariq, Amin1759JOR=43B+73NFFFFFFF1.516.016.06.002304+3.8
117Shroof, Basel1501JOR+126B6N40B111N65B90NFF110B1.025.526.51.00907-9.6
118FIDE 8138354011B81NF+50N64B52NFFF1.025.525.54.5013000.0
119FIDE 8138320049B48N108N127BFF84N+105BF1.021.021.02.006810.0
120Al-Khaldi, Ibrahim0JOR+23B24N89B41NFFFFF1.020.520.56.0013770.0
121Alayaydeh, Omar0JOR30B75N+?N59BF60BFFF1.019.519.50.0012770.0
122FIDE 8137625082N60BF+132N50B109NFF112B1.019.519.50.006900.0
123Mohammad Mahfouz1558JOR+110B7N80B95NFFFFF1.017.517.52.00946-10.4
124Halasa, Sanad0JOR+89B14B92N101N114BFFFF1.017.017.03.0013350.0
125ABDEL ALSHARAFAT1780JOR+48B17NFFFFFFF1.016.516.54.501516-25.6
126FIDE 81360840117N106B+127NF41B94NF?BF1.016.516.51.006580.0
127FIDE 8138249018B?N126B+119NF54BFFF1.013.513.51.007510.0
128Abu Suailik, Ahmad0JOR55N26NFF=113B66BFFF0.521.021.00.7512570.0
129FIDE 8138192071N99B=115NFFFFFF0.58.58.50.758530.0
130Ali, Mohammad0BANF22B82NF92B77N44BFF0.030.030.00.00755-140.8
131FIDE 81383620F34B100N84B78N108B112NF105N0.022.524.00.006950.0
132FIDE 8138257014N89N23B122BF107NFFF0.021.521.50.007930.0
133Layan Rayyan1436JOR7B110N65BFF86NFFF0.020.020.00.00946-5.6
134Samer, Hamid1424JOR12NF26BFFFFFF0.017.017.00.00866-8.2
135Yazan Abu Khodeir1421JOR13B40NFFFFFFF0.014.014.00.00918-6.0
136FIDE 8138311053B64NFFFFFFF0.011.511.50.007260.0
137Baraa Alderbashi0JOR17BFFFFFFFF0.09.59.50.007710.0
138FIDE 8138303085N100BFFFFFFF0.08.08.00.007270.0
139FIDE 8126836062NFFFFFFFF0.08.08.00.007170.0
140FIDE 8138230033BFFFFFFFF0.06.06.00.008460.0

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