Muscat International Chess Championship 2026 – Open B LIVE

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 Open B section of the tournament is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min + 30 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 Amer Al Maashani (1989), Alshaeby Boshra (1981), Seyed Emadeddin Mousavi (1956), Salim Aliyan Al Mashikhi (1952), Asim Ali Elobeid (1929), Laith Mulhem (1923), Farhoud Fathi Tavani (1921), Ali Mahdial-Kinani Mohammed (1916), Saleh Al-Sayed Abdullah (1915), Salim Al Aamri Musallam (1913), Mahmoud J Radwan (1913), Rashed Ahlam (1908), Alhemeiri Rashed Abubaker (1901), Sajjad Abbas Khudhair Alalwan (1898), Abdullah Al-Qudaimi (1894), Majid Bagheri (1886), Shuaib Al Kaff Yahya (1882), Mana Al Kathiri (1871), Ramzi Mohamed Qassim (1871), Mohammed Buirzayqah (1870). Scroll down for the full participants list.

Categories: Open A / Blitz

Muscat International Chess Championship 2026 – Open B Participants

No.		Name	FED	Rtg
1	FM	Al Maashani, Amer	OMA	1989
2	WIM	Boshra, Alshaeby	JOR	1981
3		Mousavi, Seyed Emadeddin	IRI	1956
4	FM	Al Mashikhi, Salim Aliyan	OMA	1952
5	CM	Elobeid, Asim Ali	SUD	1929
6		Mulhem, Laith.	SYR	1923
7		Fathi Tavani, Farhoud	IRI	1921
8	CM	Mohammed, Ali Mahdial-Kinani	IRQ	1916
9		Abdullah, Saleh Al-Sayed	YEM	1915
10		Musallam, Salim Al Aamri	OMA	1913
11		Radwan, Mahmoud J	PLE	1913
12	WIM	Ahlam, Rashed	UAE	1908
13	CM	Rashed Abubaker, Alhemeiri	UAE	1901
14		Alalwan, Sajjad Abbas Khudhair	IRQ	1898
15		Al-Qudaimi, Abdullah	YEM	1894
16		Bagheri, Majid	IRI	1886
17		Yahya, Shuaib Al Kaff	UAE	1882
18	CM	Al Kathiri, Mana	OMA	1871
19		Qassim, Ramzi Mohamed	YEM	1871
20		Buirzayqah, Mohammed	LBA	1870
21		Khalfa, Mhamed	TUN	1870
22		Saeed, Jaafar Shlaka	IRQ	1870
23		Medhat, Magdy	EGY	1867
24		Jahanbakhshi, Arman	IRI	1866
25		Saqar, Essa Khamis	UAE	1861
26		Sabirova, Shakhnoza	UZB	1860
27		Said, Ahmed Ali Jidal Fadhil	OMA	1848
28	CM	Elishev, Ivan	FID	1844
29		Alqwasma, Mohamed	PLE	1843
30		Aly, Talal	EGY	1826
31		Seder, Naji	PLE	1817
32	AFM	Hari, Vardan Satheeskumar	IND	1815
33		Al Masheki, Abdislam	OMA	1811
34		Humaidan Mohamed, Alzaabi	UAE	1811
35		Al Hosni, Khalfan	OMA	1810
36		Al Amari, Mohammed	OMA	1809
37		Zhou, Xiangheng	CHN	1807
38		Al Balushi, Emad	OMA	1802
39		Al Jabri, Rashid	OMA	1801
40	AIM	Nachiketha, Krishnendra Mulgund	IND	1800
41		Al, Ansi Amin	OMA	1799
42		Sultan Jabir, Alzarooni	UAE	1797
43		Yadhav, Krishna S	IND	1796
44		Al Hinai, Qusay	OMA	1791
45		Al Maqbali, Faham Said	OMA	1789
46		Mohammed, Al Ryami	OMA	1788
47		Garousian, Vania	IRI	1786
48		Al Mamari, Ali Abdullah	OMA	1771
49		Al Mamari, Said Ahmed	OMA	1769
50		Shamas, Salim Ahmed	OMA	1761
51		Fadhil, Khalid Ali	OMA	1758
52		Dahveed, Sibi Kurisinkal	IND	1755
53	AFM	Mohamed, Fadil Syed Ibrahim	IND	1748
54		Khalaf, Ali	KUW	1730
55		Al Sabti, Abdul Malik	OMA	1726
56		Izaan, Shafeek	IND	1726
57	WCM	Almaamari, Zainab Darwish	UAE	1716
58		Bait Said, Manaf Salim	OMA	1715
59		Krish Ryan, Krishna	IND	1715
60		Sabri-Abdulla-Bamuallim,	YEM	1712
61		Al Amri, Mahad	OMA	1707
62		Bait Said, Salim Ahmed	OMA	1704
63		Karar, Mohammed Hasan	IRQ	1703
64		Al Balushi, Said	OMA	1702
65		Al Mamari, Imran	OMA	1701
66		Shimas, Said Issa	OMA	1701
67		Al Aisaee, Anat	OMA	1699
68	AIM	Muhammad, Saifan Noushad Ibrahim	IND	1697
69		Al Sawafi, Abdul Malik	OMA	1697
70		Loveimi, Shayan	IRI	1694
71		Ahmed, Ali Bamatraf	UAE	1693
72		Al Dhiyabi, Mohammed	OMA	1688
73		Neithal, D Ansera	IND	1684
74	AFM	Marksim Karki Abirami, Sriiyukthaa	IND	1683
75	ACM	Nuh, Nizar Hilmi	IND	1683
76		Sultan, Ahmed Almheiri	UAE	1675
77		Eidi, Eisa	KUW	1674
78		Tomy, Mulackal Joseph	IND	1671
79		Amna, Saqer Almarri	UAE	1670
80		Al Habsi, Sultan Mohamed	OMA	1666
81		Al Amri, Al Azhar	OMA	1665
82		Meera, Saqr Almarri	UAE	1661
83		Hussein, Siddig Mohamed	SUD	1660
84		Keith, Mathew	IND	1659
85	ACM	Harshavardhan, V	IND	1656
86		Bait Said, Ali	OMA	1656
87		Al Mamari, Mohammed	OMA	1653
88		Aliya, Fahed Alharazi	UAE	1645
89		Nishita, Karthick	IND	1639
90		Al Balushi, Salim	OMA	1634
91		Boudnani, Brahim	MAR	1630
92		Al Sabti, Ahmed	OMA	1628
93		Yasser, Hamdan	JOR	1618
94		Nirmal, D Ansera	IND	1610
95		Ilaan, Shafeek	IND	1605
96		Anush, Bansal	IND	1602
97		Mohammed, Hussein Kareem	IRQ	1595
98		Al Rawahi, Faisal	OMA	1593
99	ACM	Murali, Krishna R	IND	1591
100		Advaya, Gurudas Pejathaya	IND	1591
101	ACM	Christopher, M Anish	IND	1585
102		Benigni, Stefano	ITA	1580
103		Al Balushi, Rashid Ali	OMA	1577
104		Al Yousufi, Dawood	OMA	1576
105		Al Mughaizwi, Muna	OMA	1575
106	AFM	Aswanthram, Sankar Ganesh Kannan	IND	1574
107		Barghol, Fatemeh	IRI	1571
108		Paghandeh, Alireza	IRI	1566
109	ACM	Niyola, Pinto	IND	1564
110		Sreenand, Arun	IND	1558
111		Hadj Mahammed, Addoune	ALG	1554
112		Sai, Prasath Karthikeyan	IND	1553
113		Shamma, Khalfan Alsuwaidi	UAE	1550
114	ACM	Muhammad, Zaahir Naduvilaparambil	IND	1542
115		Al Hajri, Mohammed Badar	OMA	1542
116		Hudhaifa, Maqbool	IND	1537
117		Al Khoori, Noora Mahmood Abdulla	UAE	1533
118		Haran, Vaibhav Senthilkumar	IND	1532
119	ACM	Alqallaf, Ali	BRN	1530
120		Al Maqbali, Saif	OMA	1529
121		Al Sawafi, Abdulrhman	OMA	1529
122		Nikhilesh, Karthick	IND	1528
123		Siddhanth, Subramanian	IND	1527
124	ACM	Prakash, Sadhana	SGP	1522
125		Amar Jid, Nasr	OMA	1519
126		Sara, Mohamed	SUD	1519
127		Rowdah, Ghalib Alafeefi	UAE	1511
128		Vihang, Dadasaheb Kumbhar	IND	1510
129	ACM	Al Sabagh, Mohamed	OMA	1506
130		Al Busaidi, Abrar	OMA	1506
131		Ramar, Rajasekaran	IND	1488
132		Al Hadabi, Osama Sulaiman	OMA	1487
133		Abram, Aarvin	IND	1486
134	ACM	Sloka, Sujith	IND	1484
135	ACM	Stuthi, Nayak	IND	1479
136		Al Salmani, Mazin	OMA	1474
137		Mariam, Khalifa Alqubaisi	UAE	1471
138		Salem, Ahmed Almheiri	UAE	1470
139		Yashkrishna, V	IND	1470
140		Al Maamari, Abdulmalik	OMA	1463
141		Zheeno, Niyazi Taha	IRQ	1459
142	WCM	Al Ghafri, Alanoud	OMA	1456
143		Aswathi, Unnikrishnan	IND	1455
144		Haidar, Bachar	LBN	1455
145		Al Ghanami, Fuad	OMA	1451
146		Al Bulushi, Omar	OMA	1450
147		Mohamed, Almaeeni	UAE	1445
148	ACM	Tejas, Dinesh Kumar	IND	1442
149		Nilesh, Karthick	IND	1441
150		Shashini, S	IND	1441
151		Arush, Bimal	IND	1440
152		Eshal, Shafeek	IND	1439
153		Al Kindi, Said	OMA	1438
154		Al Shaqri, Said	OMA	1436
155		Muhammed, Iziyan	IND	1429
156		Al Riyami, Saeed	OMA	1428
157	ACM	Labuschagne, Ivan	RSA	1427
158		Al Kalbani, Omar Khalid	OMA	1427
159		Al Maani, Luqman	OMA	1424
160		Avantika, Priyesh	IND	1422
161		Neha, Shilesh	IND	1421
162		A L Bulushi, Hamid	OMA	0
163		Aadvay, Hegde	IND	0
164		Al Aamri, Al Fadhel	OMA	0
165		Al Aamri, Yahya	OMA	0
166		Al Abri, Mohammed Ahmed	OMA	0
167		Al Hashmi, Mohammed Badar	OMA	0
168		Al Hinai, Al Qasim Mohamed	OMA	0
169		Al Hinai, Elias Younis	OMA	0
170		Al Lamki, Anas	OMA	0
171		Al Lamki, Azzan	OMA	0
172		Al Mujaini, Mohammed Khalid	OMA	0
173		Al Salmi, Hamza	OMA	0
174		Al Shabibi, Mutasim	OMA	0
175		Al Shibli, Shahab Mohammed	OMA	0
176		Al Wahaibi, Fatma	OMA	0
177		Almasri, Laith.	SYR	0
178		Amar Jid, Ahmed	OMA	0
179		Aniketh, Sailesh	IND	0
180		Arulamuthan, Anbazhagan	IND	0
181		Aryan, Barani	IND	0
182		Jadad, Mohammed Salim	OMA	0
183		Jannah, Abdul Razaq	OMA	0
184		Meenakshi, Madhu	IND	0
185		Mohamad Imadaldein, Zamrik	SYR	0
186		Pranav, Kruthik Vijayakumar	IND	0
187		Riddhish, Kende	IND	0
188		Sibi Babu,	IND	0
189		Yadhukrishna, V	IND	0