Jordan Men's Championship 2026 - Intermediate Stage

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66 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Apr 2026 to 08 May 2026 in Amman, Jordan. 7 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1978, and top seed was Anas Khwaira (🇯🇴 JOR, FM, 2088).

Anas Khwaira (🇯🇴 JOR, FM, 2088) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Alqaisi Ali (7.0) and Khaled Seyam (6.5). Khwaira shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Melad Malkawi (1597) beat Saleh Attiat (1935), a +338-point gap.

Location

🇯🇴Amman, Jordan

Dates

30 Apr 2026 → 08 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇯🇴FMAnas Khwaira2088

Avg top 10

1,978

Participants

Titled players · 7

FM×1

CM×3

WIM×1

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇯🇴Jordan×65

Top 3

🥇
FMAnas Khwaira
🇯🇴JOR·2088
8.0pts·2275perf+32.0
🥈
Alqaisi Ali
🇯🇴JOR·1976
7.0pts·2128perf+33.8
🥉
CMKhaled Seyam
🇯🇴JOR·2011
6.5pts·2004perf+3.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Anas Khwaira led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Khwaira8Ali7Hasan6.5Seyam6.5Musmar6.5Al-Qudah6

R6 · LEADER CHANGE02 May

FM Anas Khwaira takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Anas Khwaira drew with Alqaisi Ali (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Anas Khwaira 3 wins (R1–R3)Alqaisi Ali 3 wins (R1–R3)Alsamid Hasan 5 wins (R4–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMAnas Khwaira	*	½	—	½
2Alqaisi Ali	½	*	½	—
3Alsamid Hasan	—	½	*	—
4CMKhaled Seyam	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Anas KhwairaFM	2088	JOR	+34B	+23N	+32B	=2N	+6N	+30B	=3B	+9N	+7B	8.0	44.5	48.5	41.75	2275	+32.0
2	Ali, Alqaisi	1976	JOR	+22N	+60B	+43N	=1B	+35N	=6B	+25N	=4B	=5N	7.0	43.0	44.5	31.00	2128	+33.8
3	Seyam, KhaledCM	2011	JOR	−13N	+10B	=28N	+22B	+15N	+18B	=1N	+19B	=4N	6.5	47.5	52.0	36.50	2004	+3.0
4	Musmar, Malik	1912	JOR	=41B	=20N	+54B	+36N	+31B	=25B	+8N	=2N	=3B	6.5	39.5	41.5	28.50	2055	+29.6
5	Hasan, Alsamid	1974	JOR	−31N	+45B	−40B	+41N	+46B	+36N	+16B	+11N	=2B	6.5	35.0	38.0	27.50	1975	+3.0
6	Ruba Al-QudahWIM	1987	JOR	+19B	+18N	+36B	+30N	−1B	=2N	+27B	−7N	=8B	6.0	46.0	49.5	29.00	2035	+11.4
7	Ezeldeen Almaaqbeh	1945	JOR	=14N	+52B	+15N	=25B	−16N	+43B	+26N	+6B	−1N	6.0	43.0	45.0	26.25	2005	+14.8
8	Karam ejeilat	1830	JOR	=20B	+56N	+9B	=40N	=27B	+32N	−4B	+25B	=6N	6.0	39.5	41.0	25.25	2007	+68.8
9	Osama Salameh	1873	JOR	+63N	=48B	−8N	+52B	+47N	+17B	+12N	−1B	=13N	6.0	38.5	39.5	21.25	1899	+12.4
10	Omar Abuseif	1529	JOR	=15B	−3N	−17B	+57N	+37B	+48B	+35N	=26B	+19N	6.0	36.5	38.0	21.00	1917	+149.2
11	Amr MajdalawiCM	1885	JOR	+50B	−35N	+41B	−31N	+34B	+14N	+30N	−5B	+22N	6.0	36.0	38.5	24.50	1930	+10.8
12	Abdulla, Mohammad	1942	JOR	+53B	+54N	−35B	+23N	+40B	=16N	−9B	+17N	=21B	6.0	35.5	37.5	22.75	1933	-2.0
13	Jood Ahmad	1799	JOR	+3B	−32N	=38B	−33N	+39B	+50N	+42B	+27N	=9B	6.0	35.0	37.5	24.75	1984	+83.6
14	Amjed Al Yabroudi	1746	JOR	=7B	−42N	+57B	=38N	+54B	−11B	+36N	+49N	+33B	6.0	30.5	32.0	18.25	1979	+99.2
15	Mohammad yasin	1859	JOR	=10N	+21B	−7B	+37N	−3B	+51N	=31B	=20N	+25N	5.5	40.5	43.0	23.00	1886	+14.0
16	Akram AlhajajCM	1877	JOR	+64B	−31N	+39B	+50N	+7B	=12B	−5N	−21N	+24B	5.5	38.5	39.0	20.50	1866	-0.2
17	Jeda HelalWCM	1790	JOR	−30N	=59B	+10N	+49B	+38N	−9N	+47B	−12B	+26N	5.5	35.0	36.5	19.75	1913	+48.0
18	Razan, AlshaebyWFM	1857	JOR	+61B	−6B	=44N	+48B	+33N	−3N	−21B	+39N	+27B	5.5	35.0	36.0	17.00	1847	+2.0
19	Khaled Alabed	1797	JOR	−6N	+61B	−26N	+20B	+24B	+42N	+32B	−3N	−10B	5.0	40.0	41.0	18.00	1817	+5.8
20	Alrashdan, Mohammad	0	JOR	=8N	=4B	−22N	−19N	+64B	+23B	+43N	=15B	=32N	5.0	40.0	40.5	19.50	1858	+45.2
21	MOHAMMED AL-SHUHA	1662	JOR	=42B	−15N	+56B	−24N	F	+28B	+18N	+16B	=12N	5.0	36.5	38.0	21.50	1921	+47.2
22	Alzobair, Aburub	1794	JOR	−2B	=57N	+20B	−3N	=44B	+52N	+40B	+30N	−11B	5.0	36.5	38.0	16.25	1847	+20.4
23	Naiem, Mousa	1867	JOR	+44B	−1B	+29N	−12B	−43N	−20N	+61B	+37B	+62N	5.0	34.0	35.0	13.00	1812	-6.6
24	Abed Almunam, Hmoud	1852	JOR	+59N	−30B	−47N	+21B	−19N	+53B	+34N	+31B	−16N	5.0	32.0	33.5	16.50	1852	+0.6
25	Ahmad, Alawneh	1945	JOR	+37B	=40N	+31B	=7N	+42B	=4N	−2B	−8N	−15B	4.5	41.5	44.5	18.25	1864	-19.8
26	BASIL DAOUD	1900	JOR	+51B	−36N	+19B	+46N	−30B	+40N	−7B	=10N	−17B	4.5	36.0	38.5	16.50	1799	-22.4
27	Ibrahim, Alsalos	1905	JOR	−52N	+63B	+53N	+43B	=8N	+35B	−6N	−13B	−18N	4.5	34.0	35.0	12.50	1786	-27.0
28	Hammam Ismail	1825	JOR	=56B	=41N	=3B	+44N	−32B	−21N	+50B	+47N	F	4.5	30.5	32.0	13.50	1746	-12.0
29	Noureddin, Saleh	1690	JOR	−33B	+55N	−23B	−54N	−62N	+56B	=53N	+58B	+49B	4.5	20.5	21.5	8.50	1692	-0.4
30	Badosi, Nidal	1975	JOR	+17B	+24N	+46B	−6B	+26N	−1N	−11B	−22B	F	4.0	44.5	47.5	18.00	1888	-18.6
31	Ayoub Qassis	1772	JOR	+5B	+16B	−25N	+11B	−4N	=33B	=15N	−24N	F	4.0	43.5	47.0	22.75	1899	+54.4
32	Abdelkareem Saleh	1881	JOR	+45N	+13B	−1N	=47B	+28N	−8B	−19N	F	=20B	4.0	41.0	43.5	17.25	1823	-9.0
33	Al-Zoubi, Issa	1890	JOR	+29N	−43B	=52N	+13B	−18B	=31N	F	+41B	−14N	4.0	35.0	37.0	16.50	1763	-27.0
34	Fathi, Naser	1799	JOR	−1N	−44B	+59N	+45B	−11N	+62B	−24B	F	+41N	4.0	32.0	33.0	8.50	1655	-23.2
35	Yazan, Alsoud	1804	JOR	+62B	+11B	+12N	=42N	−2B	−27N	−10B	F	F	3.5	40.5	41.5	14.50	1797	-1.0
36	Ali, Altamimi	1817	JOR	+47N	+26B	−6N	−4B	+53N	−5B	−14B	=55N	F	3.5	37.5	39.5	10.00	1751	-21.6
37	Bahaa Alden Taha	1764	JOR	−25N	+58B	=49N	−15B	−10N	+45B	+44B	−23N	F	3.5	32.0	33.5	8.75	1644	-22.2
38	Attiat, Saleh	1935	JOR	−48N	+64B	=13N	=14B	−17B	−41N	−45N	=44B	+58N	3.5	30.5	31.0	9.50	1547	-77.0
39	Mohammad Melhem	1688	JOR	−49N	+65B	−16N	=60B	−13N	+57B	+58N	−18B	F	3.5	27.5	27.5	3.75	1488	-36.4
40	Abdallah, A-Shbol	1834	JOR	+58N	=25B	+5N	=8B	−12N	−26B	−22N	F	F	3.0	38.5	40.0	13.25	1773	-9.8
41	Albeshr Rababah	1719	JOR	=4N	=28B	−11N	−5B	+61N	+38B	F	−33N	−34B	3.0	37.5	38.5	10.00	1752	+10.0
42	Abu-Hazeem, M.	1886	JOR	=21N	+14B	+48N	=35B	−25N	−19B	−13N	F	−45B	3.0	36.0	38.5	12.75	1673	-45.8
43	Abdelrahman, Al Amer	1815	JOR	+55B	+33N	−2B	−27N	+23B	−7N	−20B	F	F	3.0	34.5	35.5	11.00	1845	+3.6
44	Ahmad Aldalalah	1541	JOR	−23N	+34N	=18B	−28B	=22N	=49B	−37N	=38N	F	3.0	34.0	36.5	12.25	1754	+72.0
45	Malkawi, Melad	1597	JOR	−32B	−5N	F	−34N	+63B	−37N	+38B	F	+42N	3.0	28.5	28.5	7.50	1776	+55.2
46	Raya, Alnaimat	1804	JOR	+65N	+49B	−30N	−26B	−5N	+55B	F	F	F	3.0	26.5	26.5	4.50	1741	-6.2
47	Mohammad, Ibdah	0	JOR	−36B	+51N	+24B	=32N	−9B	F	−17N	−28B	F	2.5	34.5	36.5	9.50	1718	+27.6
48	HAMAD ALDAMEN	1729	JOR	+38B	=9N	−42B	−18N	+58B	−10N	F	F	F	2.5	32.5	32.5	8.00	1667	-17.2
49	Abdullah, Bany Yaseen	1887	JOR	+39B	−46N	=37B	−17N	=50B	=44N	F	−14B	−29N	2.5	31.5	34.0	8.00	1569	-65.8
50	Yaser Saqqa	1659	JOR	−11N	+62B	+60N	−16B	=49N	−13B	−28N	F	F	2.5	29.5	30.5	3.75	1661	+0.4
51	Khaled Al-Mashaqaba	1699	JOR	−26N	−47B	=58N	+63N	+56B	−15B	F	F	F	2.5	20.5	20.5	3.25	1643	-9.6
52	Abdel Rahman alkayyali	1707	JOR	+27B	−7N	=33B	−9N	=55N	−22B	F	F	F	2.0	29.5	29.5	7.50	1732	+2.8
53	Namneh, Haitham	1734	JOR	−12N	F	−27B	+61N	−36B	−24N	=29B	F	=55N	2.0	29.0	29.0	4.25	1590	-43.6
54	Mahmoud, Allaham	1828	JOR	+66N	−12B	−4N	+29B	−14N	F	F	F	F	2.0	27.5	27.5	4.50	1630	-40.8
55	Shnaiwer, Yousef	0	JOR	−43N	−29B	=64N	F	=52B	−46N	F	=36B	=53B	2.0	20.5	20.5	4.00	1577	-92.0
56	Farajat, Zeid	0	JOR	=28N	−8B	−21N	+59B	−51N	−29N	F	F	F	1.5	25.5	25.5	3.75	1375	0.0
57	Abu- Odeh, Wail	0	JOR	−60N	=22B	−14N	−10B	+59N	−39N	F	F	F	1.5	25.0	25.0	4.00	1355	-44.0
58	Alamro, Malik	0	JOR	−40B	−37N	=51B	+64N	−48N	F	−39B	−29N	−38B	1.5	24.5	25.0	1.75	1489	0.0
59	Abdel Majeed, Al Aboshi	0	JOR	−24B	=17N	−34B	−56N	−57B	+64N	F	F	F	1.5	23.0	23.0	3.25	1669	0.0
60	Omar, Sweedat	1850	JOR	+57B	−2N	−50B	=39N	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	21.0	21.0	3.25	1501	-25.8
61	Mohed Sulieman	1493	JOR	−18N	−19N	F	−53B	−41B	+63N	−23N	F	F	1.0	26.5	26.5	1.00	1480	-3.6
62	Yousef Sharaia	0	JOR	−35N	−50N	−63B	F	+29B	−34N	F	F	−23B	1.0	25.5	25.5	4.50	1454	0.0
63	Majdy Aburadwan	1544	JOR	−9B	−27N	+62N	−51B	−45N	−61B	F	F	F	1.0	21.0	21.0	1.00	913	-30.2
64	Bilal, Al Tarawneh	1581	JOR	−16N	−38N	=55B	−58B	−20N	−59B	F	F	F	0.5	22.0	22.0	1.00	1106	-10.4
65	FIDE 8119236	0	—	−46B	−39N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	946	0.0
66	BASHAR HABES	0	JOR	−54B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1028	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Omar AbuseifJOR
+149.2
6.0 pts · #16
2Amjed Al YabroudiJOR
+99.2
6.0 pts · #15
3Jood AhmadJOR
+83.6
6.0 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Shnaiwer, YousefJOR
-92.0
2.0 pts · #42
2Attiat, SalehJOR
-77.0
3.5 pts · #37
3Abdullah, Bany YaseenJOR
-65.8
2.5 pts · #41

Biggest upsets

R7+338 Elo gap
Malkawi, Melad1597 beat Attiat, Saleh1935
R9+289 Elo gap
Malkawi, Melad1597 beat Abu-Hazeem, M.1886
R7+275 Elo gap
Omar Abuseif1529 beat Yazan, Alsoud1804