Jordan women's Championship 2026

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42 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Jun 2026 to 27 Jun 2026 in Amman, Jordan. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1809, and top seed was Ruba Al-Qudah (🇯🇴 JOR, WIM, 2043).

Ruba Al-Qudah (🇯🇴 JOR, WIM, 2043) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Jeda Helal (7.0) and Jood Ahmad (6.5). Al-Qudah won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Abumayaleh Reem (1659) beat Jood Ahmad (1894), a +235-point gap.

Location

🇯🇴Amman, Jordan

Dates

18 Jun 2026 → 27 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇯🇴WIMRuba Al-Qudah2043

Avg top 10

1,809

Participants

Titled players · 4

WIM×2

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇯🇴Jordan×27

Top 3

🥇
WIMRuba Al-Qudah
🇯🇴JOR·2043
9.0pts·2537perf+28.6
🥈
WCMJeda Helal
🇯🇴JOR·1904
7.0pts·1945perf+28.8
🥉
Jood Ahmad
🇯🇴JOR·1894
6.5pts·1771perf-29.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WIM Ruba Al-Qudah led from R5; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Al-Qudah9Helal7Raya6.5Ahmad6.5Talia6Reem6

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

WIM Ruba Al-Qudah never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WIM Ruba Al-Qudah beat WCM Jeda Helal (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

WIM Ruba Al-Qudah 9 wins (R1–R9)WCM Jeda Helal 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WIMRuba Al-Qudah	*	1	1	1
2WCMJeda Helal	0	*	½	—
3Alnaimat Raya	0	½	*	—
4Jood Ahmad	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ruba Al-QudahWIM	2043	JOR	+6B	+28N	+7B	+3N	+2B	+4N	+5N	+15B	+9B	9.0	47.0	50.0	50.00	2537	+28.6
2	Jeda HelalWCM	1904	JOR	+39B	+11N	+5B	+23N	−1N	+14B	+12N	=7B	=4B	7.0	44.0	45.0	30.00	1945	+28.8
3	Jood Ahmad	1894	JOR	+36N	+16B	+10N	−1B	+8N	−5B	=7N	+12B	+14N	6.5	43.5	45.5	27.75	1771	-29.6
4	Raya, Alnaimat	1798	JOR	+29N	=26B	+22N	+12B	=7N	−1B	+18N	+14B	=2N	6.5	41.0	44.0	27.00	1836	+10.0
5	Reem, Abumayaleh	1659	JOR	+31N	+8B	−2N	+30B	+10N	+3N	−1B	+16B	−7N	6.0	45.5	48.5	27.00	1773	+30.4
6	Talia, Helal	1487	JOR	−1N	+41B	+18N	+28B	−14N	+10B	−15N	+22B	+17N	6.0	36.5	36.5	19.50	1660	+61.2
7	Razan, AlshaebyWFM	1809	JOR	+33B	+17N	−1N	F	=4B	+23N	=3B	=2N	+5B	5.5	46.0	49.0	26.50	1936	+24.8
8	FIDE 8138729	0	—	+15B	−5N	+17B	+9N	−3B	−11N	+28B	=10N	+27N	5.5	39.5	42.5	22.50	1651	0.0
9	Alsarhan, Yasmeen	1589	JOR	+41N	−10B	+39N	−8B	=16N	+24B	+22N	+18B	−1N	5.5	35.5	35.5	14.00	1774	+44.8
10	FIDE 8137269	0	—	+25B	+9N	−3B	+11N	−5B	−6N	+36B	=8B	=16N	5.0	42.0	44.0	20.75	1605	0.0
11	Lana Haymoor	1555	JOR	+42N	−2B	+31N	−10B	+30N	+8B	−14N	+19B	F	5.0	35.5	35.5	15.50	1498	-6.2
12	Rose Al-Tayeh	1649	JOR	+32B	+14N	=23B	−4N	+25B	+28N	−2B	−3N	−13N	4.5	38.5	41.5	15.25	1744	+29.6
13	FIDE 8138745	0	—	−22N	=25N	+35B	−18B	+26N	−16B	+24N	F	+12B	4.5	30.0	32.5	15.75	1505	0.0
14	Sama, Alrshaidat	1504	JOR	+19N	−12B	F	+36N	+6B	−2N	+11B	−4N	−3B	4.0	43.5	45.5	17.00	1623	+32.4
15	Tuleen Yousef	1631	JOR	−8N	+38B	−30N	+27B	+24N	F	+6B	−1N	F	4.0	38.5	40.0	14.50	1629	-2.6
16	Zain Ahmad	1528	JOR	+27B	−3N	−36B	+32N	=9B	+13N	F	−5N	=10B	4.0	37.5	39.5	16.25	1320	-39.2
17	Iman, Abu-Myaleh	1533	JOR	+37N	−7B	−8N	+19B	+29N	−18B	F	+20N	−6B	4.0	35.0	36.5	12.50	817	-48.0
18	Nour Alkhatib	1555	JOR	+40B	−23N	−6B	+13N	+20B	+17N	−4B	−9N	F	4.0	35.0	35.0	12.50	1432	-34.0
19	Rahaf Ahmad	0	JOR	−14B	+32N	−25B	−17N	+40B	F	+39N	−11N	+26B	4.0	27.0	27.0	7.50	1389	0.0
20	FIDE 8138761	0	—	−28N	−30B	+40N	+39B	−18N	+29B	+26N	−17B	F	4.0	25.5	25.5	7.50	1383	0.0
21	Erani, Maya	1694	JOR	−24B	+35N	F	−31B	F	+32N	+29B	+36N	F	4.0	25.0	26.5	10.50	2225	+3.4
22	Erani, Syrina	1603	JOR	+13B	=24N	−4B	+33N	−23B	+25N	−9B	−6N	F	3.5	36.0	39.0	12.75	1445	-43.6
23	Boshra, AlshaebyWIM	2006	JOR	+30N	+18B	=12N	−2B	+22N	−7B	F	F	F	3.5	36.0	36.0	12.75	1754	-30.8
24	FIDE 8137277	0	—	+21N	=22B	+26N	F	−15B	−9N	−13B	+37N	F	3.5	34.0	35.5	10.75	1602	0.0
25	Masa Weshah	1546	JOR	−10N	=13B	+19N	+26B	−12N	−22B	+35N	−27B	F	3.5	32.0	34.5	12.25	1456	-14.4
26	Seyam, Farah	1492	JOR	+34B	=4N	−24B	−25N	−13B	+37N	−20B	+38N	−19N	3.5	30.5	32.0	9.25	1627	+20.0
27	FIDE 8138800	0	—	−16N	−29B	F	−15N	=32B	+38N	+30B	+25N	−8B	3.5	27.5	27.5	9.50	1560	0.0
28	Houda Aljabali	1555	JOR	+20B	−1B	+29N	−6N	+36B	−12B	−8N	F	F	3.0	37.5	38.5	9.00	1436	-28.8
29	FIDE 8138710	0	—	−4B	+27N	−28B	+34N	−17B	−20N	−21N	+35B	−30N	3.0	31.0	33.5	9.00	808	0.0
30	Leen, Alrub	1460	JOR	−23B	+20N	+15B	−5N	−11B	−36N	−27N	F	+29B	3.0	31.0	31.0	11.00	1386	-20.4
31	FIDE 8138630	0	—	−5B	+34N	−11B	+21N	+38B	F	F	F	F	3.0	27.5	27.5	8.50	1611	0.0
32	FIDE 8138737	0	—	−12N	−19B	+37N	−16B	=27N	−21B	=33N	−34B	+40N	3.0	27.5	27.5	4.75	824	0.0
33	FIDE 8138702	0	—	−7N	=37B	+38N	−22B	−35N	F	=32B	+40B	−34N	3.0	24.5	24.5	3.75	1525	0.0
34	FIDE 8131660	0	—	−26N	−31B	F	−29B	F	+40N	−37B	+32N	+33B	3.0	18.0	18.0	6.00	692	0.0
35	Izmeqna, Hala	0	JOR	=38N	−21B	−13N	+37B	+33B	−39N	−25B	−29N	F	2.5	23.0	24.0	5.25	1235	0.0
36	Maya Alnajjar	1425	JOR	−3B	F	+16N	−14B	−28N	+30B	−10N	−21B	F	2.0	32.0	32.0	7.00	1469	+9.2
37	FIDE 8138796	0	—	−17B	=33N	−32B	−35N	F	−26B	+34N	−24B	F	1.5	26.5	28.0	4.50	713	0.0
38	Izmeqna, Sadeen	1537	JOR	=35B	−15N	−33B	F	−31N	−27B	+40N	−26B	F	1.5	21.0	21.0	1.25	762	-37.2
39	Nadeen, Anzawi	1451	JOR	−2N	F	−9B	−20N	F	+35B	−19B	F	F	1.0	33.0	33.0	2.50	920	-15.6
40	FIDE 8138788	0	—	−18N	F	−20B	F	−19N	−34B	−38B	−33N	−32B	0.0	24.5	24.5	0.00	746	0.0
41	FIDE 8138753	0	—	−9B	−6N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	738	0.0
42	FIDE 8138770	0	—	−11B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	755	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Talia, HelalJOR
+61.2
6.0 pts · #8
2Alsarhan, YasmeenJOR
+44.8
5.5 pts · #11
3Sama, AlrshaidatJOR
+32.4
4.0 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Iman, Abu-MyalehJOR
-48.0
4.0 pts · #38
2Erani, SyrinaJOR
-43.6
3.5 pts · #28
3Zain AhmadJOR
-39.2
4.0 pts · #32

Biggest upsets

R6+235 Elo gap
Reem, Abumayaleh1659 beat Jood Ahmad1894
R6+197 Elo gap
WFMRazan, Alshaeby1809 beat WIMBoshra, Alshaeby2006
R3+171 Elo gap
Leen, Alrub1460 beat Tuleen Yousef1631