The Dhofar International Rapid Chess Championship 2025 will take place August 28 – August 31 in Salalah, Sultanate of Oman. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control 15 min + 10 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 IM Basheer Al Qudaimi (2372), FM Salim Mohammed Salim Al Amri (2022), CM Ragavesh Velavaa (2002), CM Ali Shamas Salim Issa (1976), FM Salim Aliyan Al Mashikhi (1968), Jreikh Zeid (1960), CM Mana Al Kathiri (1917), AIM Krishnendra Mulgund Nachiketha (1912), Magdy Medhat (1887), Mohammed Salim Jadad (1870), Salim Al Aamri Musallam (1868), Ahmed Ali Jidal Fadhil Said (1864), Hasan Said Amoosh Ahmed (1861), Mohammed Said Hardan (1821), Abdullah Al-Qudaimi (1790), Salim Ahmed Shamas (1789), Aly Hassan (1784), Said Mahad Qatan (1757), Hamed Salim Tabook (1736), Salim Amerjeed (1695). Scroll down for the full participants list.
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Dhofar International Rapid Chess Championship 2025 Participants
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
IM
Al Qudaimi, Basheer
YEM
2372
2
FM
Salim Mohammed, Salim Al Amri
OMA
2022
3
CM
Velavaa, Ragavesh
IND
2002
4
CM
Salim Issa, Ali Shamas
OMA
1976
5
FM
Al Mashikhi, Salim Aliyan
OMA
1968
6
Zeid, Jreikh .
SYR
1960
7
CM
Al Kathiri, Mana
OMA
1917
8
AIM
Nachiketha, Krishnendra Mulgund
IND
1912
9
Medhat, Magdy
EGY
1887
10
Jadad, Mohammed Salim
OMA
1870
11
Musallam, Salim Al Aamri
OMA
1868
12
Said, Ahmed Ali Jidal Fadhil
OMA
1864
13
Ahmed, Hasan Said Amoosh
OMA
1861
14
Hardan, Mohammed Said
OMA
1821
15
Al-Qudaimi, Abdullah
YEM
1790
16
Shamas, Salim Ahmed
OMA
1789
17
Hassan, Aly
EGY
1784
18
Qatan, Said Mahad
OMA
1757
19
Tabook, Hamed Salim
OMA
1736
20
Amerjeed, Salim
OMA
1695
21
Al Kathiri, Mohammed Nasser
OMA
1687
22
Al Mashani, Ahmed.S. Amer
OMA
1665
23
Merin, Shibu
IND
1665
24
Bait Said, Manaf Salim
OMA
1656
25
Al Sabti, Abdul Malik
OMA
1613
26
Jaberi, Valeed
TUR
1606
27
Arunachalam, Nachiappan
IND
1602
28
Jeswin, Mulakamppully
IND
1600
29
Al Sabti, Ahmed
OMA
1580
30
Arutchelvan, Egan
IND
1577
31
Al Riyami, Majd
OMA
1576
32
Panav, Balaji
IND
1575
33
Saeed, Kozhikkoden Kandy
IND
1574
34
Al Riyami, Mohammed
OMA
1560
35
Tabook, Mahad
OMA
1549
36
Al Sabti, Wadhah
OMA
1525
37
Bait Jamil, Amad
OMA
1514
38
Al Rawas, Salim Ahmed
OMA
1507
39
Al Maawali, Yousuf
OMA
1502
40
Al Balushi, Mohammed Ahmed
OMA
1499
41
Hemank, Padhy
IND
1499
42
Al Kindi, Said
OMA
1436
43
Pradyun Sai,
IND
0
44
Al Awaed, Tamim Khalid,
OMA
0
45
Al Masahli, Mohammed Said
OMA
0
46
Al, Qudaimi Yazen
YEM
0
47
Al Sabagh, Mohamed
OMA
0
48
Al Shanfari, Amer Abdullah,
OMA
0
49
Almasri, Laith.
SYR
0
50
Atharva, Gidavir
IND
0
51
Avyaan, Jajawara
IND
0
52
Bait Said, Mohammed Salim
OMA
0
53
Bait Said, Salim Ahmed Salim,
OMA
0
54
Darsh Yadav,
IND
0
55
Dayeh, Sarah.
SYR
0
56
Jannah, Abdul Razaq
OMA
0
57
Juby Mathew,
IND
0
58
Malavika, Kachattil
IND
0
59
Meris Shibu,
IND
0
60
Nilayajeet, Pati
IND
0
61
Prithvi, Sreejith
IND
0
62
Sak, Murat
TUR
0
63
Srikaran, Kiriththikshaa
SRI
0
64
Srikaran, Yokieshan
SRI
0
65
Tabook, Hassan Amer
OMA
0
66
Vashaanth, Sridhaa
SRI
0