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Bahrain Chess Championship 2026 Women

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15 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Jun 2026 to 18 Jun 2026 in Madinat Isa, Bahrain. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1538, and top seed was Zainab Alafoo (🇧🇭 BRN, WCM, 1597).

Zainab Alafoo (🇧🇭 BRN, WCM, 1597) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Najla Ahmed (7.5) and Wafa Yaqoob (6.0). Alafoo shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Dania Obaid (1432) beat Bayan Zainal (1535), a +103-point gap.

Location
🇧🇭Madinat Isa, Bahrain
Dates
08 Jun 2026 → 18 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇭WCMZainab Alafoo1597
Avg top 10
1,538
Participants
15
Titled players · 3
WCM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇭Bahrain×12
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R3; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
7
3
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

WCM Zainab Alafoo held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Alafoo takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (36.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Zainab Alafoo lost to Najla Ahmed (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Alafoo, ZainabWCM1597BRN+4N+5B+7N2B+3N+13B+9N+8B=6N7.536.538.529.001772+66.4
2Ahmed, Najla1562BRN+9B3N+12B+1N+5B+7N+4B+11N=8N7.534.536.529.001830+42.0
3Yaqoob, WafaWCM1522BRN+14N+2B5N+7B1B=4N=8N+9B+11B6.036.038.021.751587+8.0
4Joudi Mansoor AlFaraj1501BRN1B+12N+6B5B+11N=3B2N+7N+9B5.537.539.517.001577+34.4
5Zainal, Bayan1535BRN+15B1N+3B+4N2N9B+12N6B=13B4.537.038.516.001478-26.4
6Alsalman, Reem1565BRN13N+11B4N14B8N+12B=7B+5N=1B4.030.032.014.001525-13.6
7Obaid, Sondos1550BRN+11N+13B1B3NF2B=6N4B+12N3.537.039.08.001431-23.2
8Al Arayedh, Daniyah0BRNFF10NF+6B+11N=3B1N=2B3.029.529.512.7514980.0
9Obaid, Dania1432BRN2N=14B+13N10BF+5N1B3N4N2.537.539.07.501384-18.0
10Sharaf, HawraWCM1582BRN12B=15N+8B+9NFFFFF2.512.512.56.251460-13.2
11FIDE 1120931307B6NF+12N4B8B+13N2B3N2.033.533.54.0013680.0
12Alaradi, Sawsan1487BRN+10N4B2N11BF6N5B+13N7B2.031.531.54.501381-39.6
13Joud Mansoor AlFaraj1477BRN+6B7N9B=15NF1N11B12B=5N2.028.029.57.001335-43.6
14FIDE 1121114803B=9N=15B+6NFFFFF2.016.016.06.0015130.0
15FIDE 1121081805N=10B=14N=13BFFFFF1.513.513.53.2514060.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets