Muscat Kala Samskarika Vedhi Classic Chess Championship
Open SwissStandard
69 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Muscat, Oman. 2 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1907, and top seed was Emerson Napone (🇵🇭 PHI, 2014).
Srivatsan Karthikeyan (🇮🇳 IND, CM, 1928) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Sinan Shafeek (5.5) and Rahil Kiani (5.5). Karthikeyan won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Izaan Shafeek (1766) beat Emerson Napone (2014), a +248-point gap.
Location
🇴🇲Muscat, Oman
Dates
14 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇳India×24
🇴🇲Oman×17
🇮🇷Iran×5
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×2
🇯🇴Jordan×1
🇸🇩Sudan×1
🇵🇭Philippines×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCM Srivatsan Karthikeyan led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
31
13
6
6
2
1
1
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
CM Srivatsan Karthikeyan held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
CM Srivatsan Karthikeyan won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMSrivatsan Karthikeyan | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Farhoud Fathi Tavani | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Sinan Shafeek | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Rahil Kiani | — | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Srivatsan KarthikeyanCM | 1928 | IND | +22B | +19N | +21B | =16N | +9B | +11N | =2B | 6.0 | 26.5 | 30.5 | 25.75 | 2083 | +24.2 |
| 2 | Sinan Shafeek | 1898 | IND | +34N | =17B | +31N | +3B | =12N | +8B | =1N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 23.75 | 1970 | +26.8 |
| 3 | Kiani, Rahil | 1812 | IRI | +62B | +27N | +4B | −2N | +20B | +16N | =9B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 19.25 | 1968 | +29.0 |
| 4 | Fathi Tavani, Farhoud | 1888 | IRI | +52N | +25B | −3N | +32B | +28N | =12B | +10B | 5.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 17.75 | 1944 | +12.0 |
| 5 | Napone, Emerson | 2014 | PHI | +43N | =31B | −13N | +38B | +24N | +6B | +12N | 5.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 19.00 | 1891 | -12.6 |
| 6 | Mogurampally, Santhosh | 0 | IND | −14B | +65N | +22B | +19N | +21B | −5N | +20B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 16.00 | 1723 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Nachiketha Krishnendra Mulgund | 1824 | IND | +55B | +30N | −10B | +39N | =16B | =17N | +19B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 14.50 | 1803 | -2.4 |
| 8 | Al Mamari, Said Ahmed | 1768 | OMA | +58B | +40N | F | +30N | +42B | −2N | +17B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 12.00 | 1819 | +4.4 |
| 9 | Al-qudaimi abdullah | 1880 | YEM | +33N | +32B | F | +13B | −1N | +18B | =3N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 17.25 | 1941 | +24.8 |
| 10 | Fooladi, Behrooz | 1941 | IRI | +36N | +23B | +7N | =12B | −11N | +26B | −4N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 17.75 | 1859 | -10.8 |
| 11 | Medhat, Magdy | 1892 | EGY | +35B | =14N | +24B | +17N | +10B | −1B | F | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 17.25 | 1903 | +4.8 |
| 12 | Yadhav Krishna S | 1856 | IND | +65B | +57N | +28B | =10N | =2B | =4N | −5B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 12.25 | 1892 | +21.6 |
| 13 | Izaan Shafeek | 1766 | IND | +29B | +64N | +5B | −9N | −18N | +32B | =25N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 13.75 | 1801 | +9.2 |
| 14 | Yasser Hamdan | 1612 | JOR | +6N | =11B | −17N | =31B | +44N | =28B | +24N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 16.00 | 1735 | +20.0 |
| 15 | Tejas Dinesh Kumar | 0 | IND | −16B | +61N | =27B | −24N | +35B | +29N | +26N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 11.75 | 1628 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Dahveed Sibi Kurisinkal | 1813 | IND | +15N | +38B | +18N | =1B | =7N | −3B | −23N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 16.50 | 1779 | -8.4 |
| 17 | Marksim Karki Abirami, Sriiyukthaa | 1632 | IND | +54B | =2N | +14B | −11B | +31N | =7B | −8N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 13.75 | 1780 | +44.8 |
| 18 | Al Busaidi, HamoodCM | 1946 | OMA | +60B | +20N | −16B | +25N | +13B | −9N | F | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 13.00 | 1848 | -11.8 |
| 19 | Djelmami , Said | 1623 | ALG | +67N | −1B | +52N | −6B | +22N | +33B | −7N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.00 | 1687 | +16.4 |
| 20 | Al Aisaee, Anat | 1723 | OMA | +68N | −18B | +43N | +34B | −3N | +36B | −6N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1696 | -1.4 |
| 21 | Ilaan Shafeek | 1784 | IND | +46N | +41B | −1N | +44B | −6N | −25B | +33N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1649 | -27.2 |
| 22 | Haidar , Bachar | 1473 | LBN | −1N | +66B | −6N | +48B | −19B | +40N | +42B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.50 | 948 | -7.6 |
| 23 | Nair, Aayush | 1637 | IND | +50B | −10N | +35B | −42N | F | +30N | +16B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 11.50 | 1885 | +24.8 |
| 24 | Hussein Siddig Mohamed | 1654 | SUD | =26N | +37B | −11N | +15B | −5B | +42N | −14B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 11.25 | 1599 | -9.6 |
| 25 | Niyola Pinto | 1610 | IND | +44B | −4N | F | −18B | +34N | +21N | =13B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 11.25 | 1767 | +33.6 |
| 26 | Ba Omar, Hisham | 1661 | OMA | =24B | −39N | +40B | +27N | +29B | −10N | −15B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.75 | 1577 | -20.8 |
| 27 | Barghol, Fatemeh | 1549 | IRI | +51N | −3B | =15N | −26B | +38N | +41B | −28N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 7.75 | 1571 | +1.6 |
| 28 | Al Sawafi, Abdul malik | 1735 | OMA | +66N | +56B | −12N | F | −4B | =14N | +27B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.75 | 1639 | -11.0 |
| 29 | Al Risi, Abdul Aziz | 0 | OMA | −13N | +36B | =38N | +43B | −26N | −15B | +48B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 7.75 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Hudhaifa Maqbool | 1551 | IND | +53N | −7B | +33N | −8B | +46N | −23B | −34N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 6.00 | 1368 | -46.4 |
| 31 | Tomy Mulackal Joseph | 1686 | IND | +49B | =5N | −2B | =14N | −17B | +59N | F | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1596 | -21.6 |
| 32 | Al Maqbali, Saif | 1553 | OMA | +61B | −9N | F | −4N | +40B | −13N | +35B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.00 | 1556 | -2.0 |
| 33 | Haran Vaibhav Senthilkumar | 1402 | IND | −9B | +48N | −30B | +45N | +39B | −19N | −21B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 1414 | -1.6 |
| 34 | Aswathi Unnikrishnan | 1410 | IND | −2B | +49N | F | −20N | −25B | +61N | +30B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.50 | 1481 | +9.2 |
| 35 | Priyesh Valoorakayil Sankaran | 1463 | IND | −11N | +63B | −23N | +51B | −15N | +53B | −32N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 884 | -29.2 |
| 36 | Ramar Rajasekaran | 1488 | IND | −10B | −29N | +49B | +63N | +61B | −20N | F | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1006 | -11.6 |
| 37 | Al Mamari, Khalid Ahmed | 1559 | OMA | −40B | −24N | F | F | +69B | +63N | +51B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 854 | -7.4 |
| 38 | Al Mughaizwi, Muna | 1526 | OMA | +48B | −16N | =29B | −5N | −27B | +45N | F | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 5.25 | 963 | -28.4 |
| 39 | Mathi Amudhann Ramar | 1510 | IND | −56N | +26B | +46N | −7B | −33N | =49B | F | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.25 | 1504 | -3.6 |
| 40 | Rajulal, Al Ameen | 0 | FID | +37N | −8B | −26N | +52B | −32N | −22B | F | 2.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 4.00 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Al Yahmedi, Abdul Rahman | 1480 | OMA | +45B | −21N | +64B | F | F | −27N | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 867 | -21.6 |
| 42 | Pirooz Nam, Hesam | 0 | IRI | −57B | +62N | F | +23B | −8N | −24B | −22N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Al Breiki, Almuaiyad | 1465 | OMA | −5B | +54N | −20B | −29N | F | F | +62N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 1540 | +6.4 |
| 44 | Ohmkar Sreejith Krishna | 1466 | IND | −25N | +67B | F | −21N | −14B | +51N | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 869 | -29.6 |
| 45 | FIDE 577069609 | 0 | — | −41N | −46B | +59N | −33B | =48N | −38B | =47N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 2.75 | 669 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Aarav Bajaj | 0 | IND | −21B | +45N | −39B | +64N | −30B | −?N | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 827 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 429074444 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −49N | +62B | =54N | =45B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1428 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 562043820 | 0 | — | −38N | −33B | F | −22N | =45B | +50B | −29N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.50 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Ikram, M S F M | 0 | SRI | −31N | −34B | −36N | +47B | F | =39N | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 3.25 | 1202 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Fareed, Mohamed Ikram Mohamed | 0 | SRI | −23N | −52B | −51N | =53B | +54B | −48N | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 5333849 | 0 | — | −27B | −58N | +50B | −35N | F | −44B | −37N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 1.50 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Al Mujaini, Mohammed Khalid | 1448 | OMA | −4B | +50N | −19B | −40N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 936 | -14.0 |
| 53 | Pranav Kruthik Vijayakumar | 0 | IND | −30B | −55N | =54B | =50N | F | −35N | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 547092165 | 0 | — | −17N | −43B | =53N | −59B | −50N | =47B | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Aadam Sibi Kurisinkal | 0 | IND | −7N | +53B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1024 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 577070461 | 0 | — | +39B | −28N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1623 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Al Mamary, Kothar | 1600 | OMA | +42N | −12B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1056 | -3.8 |
| 58 | FIDE 22021248 | 0 | — | −8N | +51B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 968 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 577069757 | 0 | — | F | F | −45B | +54N | F | −31B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 886 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Al Hadidi, Mohammed Younis | 1469 | OMA | −18N | +68B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1069 | -3.2 |
| 61 | FIDE 562043900 | 0 | — | −32N | −15B | F | F | −36N | −34B | F | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 684 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Sibi Babu | 1408 | IND | −3N | −42B | F | F | −47N | F | −43B | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 837 | -20.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 22023500 | 0 | — | F | −35N | F | −36B | F | −37B | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 22036377 | 0 | — | F | −13B | −41N | −46B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 823 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Al Hadidi, Mohamed | 1415 | OMA | −12N | −6B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1015 | -3.2 |
| 66 | FIDE 22023690 | 0 | — | −28B | −22N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 67 | FIDE 22036369 | 0 | — | −19B | −44N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Al Yusufi, Al Yazen | 0 | OMA | −20B | −60N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Al Kahali, Al Braa | 0 | OMA | F | F | F | −?B | −37N | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 812 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Marksim Karki Abirami, SriiyukthaaIND+44.84.0 pts · #19
- 2Niyola PintoIND+33.63.5 pts · #13
- 3Kiani, RahilIRI+29.05.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Hudhaifa MaqboolIND-46.43.0 pts · #39
- 2Ohmkar Sreejith KrishnaIND-29.62.0 pts · #59
- 3Priyesh Valoorakayil SankaranIND-29.23.0 pts · #43
Biggest upsets
- R3+248 Elo gap
- R7+176 Elo gap
- R6+174 Elo gap