The Muscat International Chess Championship 2026 will take place from January 15 to January 23 in Muscat, Oman. This tournament has 3 categories – Open A, Open B, and Blitz. The Blitz section of the tournament is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 3 min + 2 sec/move. For more events from Oman, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players are Ahmed Adly (2589), Loic Travadon (2519), Semen Novozhilov (2389), Radin Yadegar (2379), Renjie Huang (2374), Adar Tarhan (2334), Ramtin Kakavand (2333), Aaron Jacobson (2324), Umut Ata Akbas (2310), Mohamed Ezat (2309), Seyed Kian Poormosavi (2217), Ramtin Ilkhanipour (2196), Al Khatib Ahmad (2179), Mohammad Mehdi Abbasi Abeluie (2163), Mohammed Seder (2151), Armin Samimi (2146), Vahid Khalesi (2138), Matfey Rogov (2138), Seyed Kanan Poormosavi (2133), Salim Aliyan Al Mashikhi (2098). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Categories: Open A / Open B
Muscat International Chess Championship 2026 – Blitz Participants
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
GM
Adly, Ahmed
EGY
2589
2
IM
Travadon, Loic
FRA
2519
3
IM
Novozhilov, Semen
RUS
2389
4
FM
Yadegar, Radin
IRI
2379
5
Huang, Renjie
CHN
2374
6
IM
Tarhan, Adar
TUR
2334
7
FM
Kakavand, Ramtin
IRI
2333
8
IM
Jacobson, Aaron
USA
2324
9
IM
Akbas, Umut Ata
TUR
2310
10
IM
Ezat, Mohamed
EGY
2309
11
IM
Poormosavi, Seyed Kian
IRI
2217
12
Ilkhanipour, Ramtin
IRI
2196
13
GM
Ahmad, Al Khatib
JOR
2179
14
FM
Abbasi Abeluie, Mohammad Mehdi
IRI
2163
15
FM
Seder, Mohammed
PLE
2151
16
FM
Samimi, Armin
IRI
2146
17
FM
Khalesi, Vahid
IRI
2138
18
FM
Rogov, Matfey
RUS
2138
19
Poormosavi, Seyed Kanan
IRI
2133
20
FM
Al Mashikhi, Salim Aliyan
OMA
2098
21
AIM
Shashish, Subbiah
IND
2064
22
CM
Velavaa, Ragavesh
IND
2058
23
FM
Moradi, Behrooz
IRI
2044
24
Napone, Emerson
PHI
2028
25
Khelghatdoust, Amirali
IRI
2026
26
CM
Rashid, Husain Alhammadi
UAE
2021
27
Mohamad Imadaldein, Zamrik
SYR
1998
28
CM
Biglarifard, Koorosh
IRI
1997
29
Mithilesh, Ranjithkumar
IND
1985
30
CM
Al Mashikhi, Mohammed Alyan
OMA
1968
31
CM
Akshobhya, Damodar Katti
IND
1964
32
Ragaa, Hassan
EGY
1960
33
CM
Mohammed, Ali Mahdial-Kinani
IRQ
1959
34
Mulhem, Laith.
SYR
1958
35
Asadi, Mohammadmobin
IRI
1951
36
Al, Ansi Amin
OMA
1945
37
AFM
Hari, Vardan Satheeskumar
IND
1944
38
Atharv, Bansal
IND
1937
39
AIM
Muhammad, Shayan Noushad Ibrahim
IND
1928
40
Al-Qudaimi, Abdullah
YEM
1911
41
WIM
Boshra, Alshaeby
JOR
1910
42
FM
Salim Mohammed, Salim Al Amri
OMA
1909
43
Saeed, Jaafar Shlaka
IRQ
1906
44
AGM
Rogov, Timofey
RUS
1899
45
Bagheri, Majid
IRI
1899
46
Seder, Naji
PLE
1896
47
Alalwan, Sajjad Abbas Khudhair
IRQ
1888
48
AIM
Muhammad, Saifan Noushad Ibrahim
IND
1885
49
Yahya, Shuaib Al Kaff
UAE
1882
50
AIM
Nachiketha, Krishnendra Mulgund
IND
1881
51
WCM
Kirthika, B
IND
1876
52
Jahanbakhshi, Arman
IRI
1872
53
Al Masheki, Abdislam
OMA
1869
54
Medhat, Magdy
EGY
1866
55
Saqar, Essa Khamis
UAE
1861
56
Al Maqbali, Faham Said
OMA
1854
57
Shamas, Salim Ahmed
OMA
1849
58
Reshad, Radin
IRI
1835
59
Al Mamari, Said Ahmed
OMA
1829
60
Alqwasma, Mohamed
PLE
1825
61
Sultan Jabir, Alzarooni
UAE
1822
62
AIM
Sinan, Shafeek
IND
1819
63
Al Hinai, Qusay
OMA
1810
64
Krithik, Muthukumar
IND
1809
65
Habibifard, Parham
IRI
1807
66
Zhou, Xiangheng
CHN
1807
67
Aly, Talal
EGY
1804
68
Al Amari, Mohammed
OMA
1797
69
Shubh, Atha
IND
1792
70
Radwan, Mahmoud J
PLE
1787
71
Al Amri, Mahad
OMA
1783
72
Bait Said, Manaf Salim
OMA
1780
73
CM
Al Kathiri, Mana
OMA
1775
74
AFM
Mohamed, Fadil Syed Ibrahim
IND
1775
75
Boudnani, Brahim
MAR
1753
76
Hussein, Siddig Mohamed
SUD
1751
77
Al Mamari, Ali Abdullah
OMA
1744
78
Jadad, Mohammed Salim
OMA
1742
79
Al Hosni, Khalfan
OMA
1741
80
Khalaf, Ali
KUW
1741
81
WCM
Ivaschenko, Anna
FID
1733
82
Dahveed, Sibi Kurisinkal
IND
1733
83
Mohammed, Al Ryami
OMA
1722
84
Garousian, Vania
IRI
1720
85
Sultan, Ahmed Almheiri
UAE
1704
86
Al Hosni, Al Yaqdhan
OMA
1703
87
Ahmed, Ali Bamatraf
UAE
1693
88
Al Mamari, Imran
OMA
1687
89
Krish Ryan, Krishna
IND
1678
90
Al Hasani, Thabit
OMA
1676
91
Al Aisaee, Anat
OMA
1669
92
Al Mamari, Marwan
OMA
1667
93
Al Sawafi, Abdul Malik
OMA
1665
94
Izaan, Shafeek
IND
1652
95
Al Balushi, Rashid Ali
OMA
1629
96
Ilaan, Shafeek
IND
1626
97
Anush, Bansal
IND
1618
98
ACM
Harshavardhan, V
IND
1615
99
ACM
Niyola, Pinto
IND
1614
100
Nirmal, D Ansera
IND
1613
101
Arulamuthan, Anbazhagan
IND
1604
102
Neithal, D Ansera
IND
1599
103
Al Yousufi, Dawood
OMA
1586
104
Al Maqbali, Saif
OMA
1583
105
Al Zuhimi, Abdullah
OMA
1579
106
AFM
Marksim Karki Abirami, Sriiyukthaa
IND
1577
107
Mohamed, Almaeeni
UAE
1563
108
Nithik, Reddy Bhavanam
IND
1549
109
Al Ghanami, Fuad
OMA
1543
110
Al Sawafi, Abdulrhman
OMA
1537
111
Eidi, Eisa
KUW
1522
112
Salem, Ahmed Almheiri
UAE
1520
113
Aadvay, Hegde
IND
1519
114
Al Bakri, Ziyad Saleh
OMA
1517
115
Paghandeh, Alireza
IRI
1517
116
Al Khadouri, Sultan
OMA
1510
117
ACM
Tejas, Dinesh Kumar
IND
1509
118
Al Riyami, Saeed
OMA
1503
119
Al Bulushi, Omar
OMA
1496
120
ACM
Prakash, Sadhana
SGP
1488
121
Al Hadabi, Osama Sulaiman
OMA
1487
122
Priyesh, Valoorakayil Sankaran
IND
1478
123
Haidar, Bachar
LBN
1455
124
ACM
Al Sabagh, Mohamed
OMA
1454
125
ACM
Sloka, Sujith
IND
1450
126
Aryan, Barani
IND
1439
127
ACM
Alqallaf, Ali
BRN
1435
128
Al Maamari, Abdulmalik
OMA
1429
129
Al Kalbani, Omar Khalid
OMA
1426
130
Aadam, Sibi Kurisinkal
IND
1422
131
Eshal, Shafeek
IND
1406
132
Advaya, Gurudas Pejathaya
IND
0
133
Al Aamri, Mohammed Hamed. S
OMA
0
134
Al Aamri, Yahya
OMA
0
135
Al Balushi, Abdul Sataar Ahmed
OMA
0
136
Al Dighaishi, Taha Hamed
OMA
0
137
Al Gheithy, Al Haitham
OMA
0
138
Al Hinai, Al Qasim Mohamed
OMA
0
139
Al Mujaini, Mahnad
OMA
0
140
Al Shabibi, Mutasim
OMA
0
141
Al Shibli, Shahab Mohammed
OMA
0
142
Al Shuaili, Wahb
OMA
0
143
Sukandhan VG,
IND
0