The 1st Fujairah Global Chess Championship 2025, organized by the Fujairah Chess & Culture Club, is scheduled to be held in Fujairah, UAE, from August 24 to September 01 in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The tournament is separated in 3 categories – Superstars, Masters, and Open. With a prize fund of 80 000 $, the Superstars section will be one of the best tournaments this summer. For more events from United Arab Emirates, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
This is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min + 30 secs. The top-rated players is GM Akopian Vladimir (2582), followed by GM Bharath Subramaniyam H (2562) and GM Fedorchuk Sergey A. (2559). Top is completed by GM Movahed Sina (2558), GM Woodward Andy (2557), GM Karthik Venkataraman (2556), GM Sanal Vahap (2550), GM Stremavicius Titas (2549), GM Sokolovsky Yahli (2539), GM Gupta Abhijeet (2535), GM Kobalia Mikhail (2531), GM Malek Jan (2526), GM Peng Li Min (2522), IM Samadov Read (2522), GM Mitrabha Guha (2515), IM Ilamparthi A R (2515), GM Gholami Orimi Mahdi (2511), GM Nikitenko Mihail (2504), GM Fawzy Adham (2502), GM Miladinovic Igor (2501), IM Aswath S (2500). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Categories: Superstars / Open
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Fujairah Global 2025 – Masters Participants
No.
Name
ФЕД
Rtg
1
GM
Akopian, Vladimir
USA
2582
2
GM
Bharath, Subramaniyam H
IND
2562
3
GM
Fedorchuk, Sergey A.
UKR
2559
4
GM
Movahed, Sina
IRI
2558
5
GM
Woodward, Andy
USA
2557
6
GM
Karthik, Venkataraman
IND
2556
7
GM
Sanal, Vahap
TUR
2550
8
GM
Stremavicius, Titas
LTU
2549
9
GM
Sokolovsky, Yahli
ISR
2539
10
GM
Gupta, Abhijeet
IND
2535
11
GM
Kobalia, Mikhail
FID
2531
12
GM
Malek, Jan
POL
2526
13
GM
Peng, Li Min
SUI
2522
14
IM
Samadov, Read
AZE
2522
15
GM
Mitrabha, Guha
IND
2515
16
IM
Ilamparthi, A R
IND
2515
17
GM
Gholami Orimi, Mahdi
IRI
2511
18
GM
Nikitenko, Mihail
BLR
2504
19
GM
Fawzy, Adham
EGY
2502
20
GM
Miladinovic, Igor
SRB
2501
21
IM
Aswath, S
IND
2500
22
GM
Hardaway, Brewington
USA
2499
23
GM
Mikhalevski, Victor
ISR
2499
24
GM
Gharibyan, Mamikon
ARM
2495
25
GM
Royal, Shreyas
ENG
2495
26
GM
Sivuk, Vitaly
SWE
2495
27
IM
Mamedov, Edgar
KAZ
2490
28
IM
Urazayev, Arystanbek
KAZ
2490
29
GM
Bellahcene, Bilel
ALG
2488
30
IM
Raczek, Krzysztof
POL
2487
31
IM
Nitish, Belurkar
IND
2486
32
GM
Chanda, Sandipan
IND
2482
33
IM
Srihari, L R
IND
2482
34
IM
Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav
UKR
2481
35
IM
Bronstein, Or
ISR
2479
36
IM
Md, Imran
IND
2478
37
IM
Stribuk, Artiom
FID
2474
38
GM
Plat, Vojtech
CZE
2471
39
IM
Zverev, Lev
FID
2471
40
GM
Mousavi, Seyed Khalil
IRI
2470
41
IM
Tsaruk, Maksim
FID
2470
42
IM
Ansat, Aldiyar
KAZ
2469
43
IM
Begmuratov, Khumoyun
UZB
2466
44
IM
Oro, Faustino
ARG
2465
45
GM
Gokerkan, Cem Kaan
TUR
2464
46
IM
Jubin, Jimmy
IND
2464
47
IM
Dau, Khuong Duy
VIE
2462
48
GM
Prraneeth, Vuppala
IND
2458
49
IM
Chasin, Nico
USA
2458
50
FM
Rostovtsev, Dmitry
RUS
2458
51
IM
Pham, Tran Gia Phuc
VIE
2456
52
IM
Harshavardhan, G B
IND
2454
53
IM
Mahdavi, Reza
IRI
2454
54
IM
Narayanan, Samrug
USA
2453
55
IM
Anuj, Shrivatri
IND
2452
56
IM
Mayank, Chakraborty
IND
2452
57
FM
Borgaonkar, Akshay
IND
2452
58
IM
Aizenberg, Benny
ISR
2450
59
IM
Ahmad, Khagan
AZE
2449
60
IM
Ilinca, Felix-Antonio
ROU
2446
61
IM
Vaz, Ethan
IND
2446
62
IM
Kozionov, Kirill
RUS
2442
63
IM
Daghli, Arash
IRI
2439
64
IM
Wang, Yanbin
CHN
2437
65
IM
Lee, Junhyeok
KOR
2436
66
IM
Sapenov, Daniyal
KAZ
2429
67
FM
Ashraf, Artin
IRI
2428
68
FM
Mohamed, Anees M
IND
2428
69
FM
Chinguun, Sumiya
MGL
2427
70
GM
Rozum, Ivan
RUS
2426
71
IM
Akbas, Umut Ata
TUR
2425
72
IM
Concio, Michael Jr.
PHI
2421
73
IM
Davtyan, Arsen
ARM
2421
74
IM
Talibov, Shiroghlan
AZE
2420
75
FM
Daaevik, Wadhawan
IND
2419
76
FM
Panesar, Vedant
IND
2419
77
IM
Mohammad Fahad, Rahman
BAN
2416
78
FM
Sahib, Singh
IND
2416
79
IM
Piliposyan, Robert
ARM
2415
80
IM
Goutham, Krishna H
IND
2414
81
IM
Isanzhulov, Arystan
KAZ
2414
82
IM
Song, Yuxin
CHN
2414
83
IM
Laohawirapap, Prin
THA
2410
84
IM
Liyanage, Ranindu Dilshan
SRI
2410
85
IM
Ermitsch, Magnus
GER
2409
86
WIM
Khamdamova, Afruza
UZB
2409
87
IM
Jain, Kashish Manoj
IND
2408
88
FM
Agasarov, Benik
ARM
2408
89
FM
Shogdzhiev, Roman
FID
2408
90
IM
Kushagra, Mohan
IND
2407
91
IM
Soham, Kamotra
IND
2407
92
IM
Makkar, Rajat
FRA
2406
93
IM
Sahakyan, Aleks
ARM
2405
94
FM
Chan, Kim Yew
MAS
2405
95
GM
Kraus, Tomas
CZE
2403
96
IM
Nazari, Arad
IRI
2401
97
IM
Shahil, Dey
IND
2401
98
IM
Faizrakhmanov, Ramil
FID
2400
99
FM
Dixit, Nikhil
IND
2400
100
FM
Wagh, Suyog
IND
2400
101
FM
Yeganegi, Barad
IRI
2400
102
FM
Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi
IND
2396
103
IM
Chen, Ryo
USA
2395
104
IM
Aaditya, Dhingra
IND
2394
105
IM
Kuegel, Tobias
GER
2394
106
IM
Arfan, Aditya Bagus
INA
2391
107
IM
Budhidharma, Nayaka
INA
2389
108
IM
Kulon, Klaudia
POL
2389
109
FM
Yadegar, Radin
IRI
2388
110
IM
Aradhya, Garg
IND
2386
111
IM
Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra
POL
2385
112
FM
Levitan, Caleb Levi
RSA
2385
113
IM
Sidhant, Mohapatra
IND
2384
114
FM
Bogdanov, Artyom
KAZ
2383
115
IM
Panda, Sambit
IND
2379
116
FM
Ajay, Santhosh Parvathareddy
IND
2379
117
IM
Raahul, V S
IND
2378
118
IM
Dushyant, Sharma
IND
2376
119
FM
Vivaan, Vishal Shah
IND
2376
120
FM
Yang, Zilong
CHN
2375
121
IM
Jin, Yueheng
CHN
2374
122
FM
Pashikyan, Rudolf
ARM
2373
123
IM
Gasparyan, Erik R.
ARM
2372
124
FM
Rosh, Jain
IND
2372
125
IM
Poormosavi, Seyed Kian
IRI
2371
126
FM
Bukreev, Stanislav
RUS
2370
127
IM
Viani, Antonio Dcunha
IND
2364
128
FM
Xie, Felix
NZL
2364
129
GM
Socko, Monika
POL
2362
130
FM
Assylov, Miras
KAZ
2361
131
IM
Roebers, Eline
NED
2360
132
FM
Smirnov, Mark
KAZ
2359
133
FM
Novozhilov, Semen
RUS
2358
134
FM
Akhilbay, Imangali
KAZ
2357
135
IM
Ajay Krishna, S
IND
2354
136
IM
Manish, Anto Cristiano F
IND
2353
137
IM
Wafa, Hamed
EGY
2353
138
FM
John, Veny Akkarakaran
IND
2351
139
FM
Otsuka, Shou
JPN
2350
140
FM
Ang, Ern Jie Anderson
MAS
2348
141
FM
Shturman, Arseniy
FID
2348
142
FM
Jinan, Jomon
IND
2347
143
FM
George Samir, David
EGY
2345
144
IM
Moksh, Amit Doshi
IND
2344
145
WGM
Nandhidhaa, P V
IND
2344
146
FM
Volodin, Alexandr E.
RUS
2344
147
CM
Lisenkov, Svyatoslav
FID
2343
148
FM
Garv, Gaur
IND
2342
149
IM
Thilakarathne, G M H
SRI
2341
150
FM
Namitbir, Singh Walia
IND
2340
151
FM
Hakobyan, Eduard
USA
2339
152
AFM
Akshat, Sureka
IND
2339
153
IM
Gaponenko, Inna
UKR
2338
154
FM
Zia, Tahsin Tajwar
BAN
2334
155
IM
Setyaki, Azarya Jodi
INA
2331
156
FM
Jval, Saurin Patel
IND
2331
157
FM
Abdulraheem, Abdulrahman Akintoye
NGR
2330
158
IM
Sanket, Chakravarty
IND
2329
159
FM
Citak, Selim
TUR
2328
160
IM
Savitha, Shri B
IND
2326
161
FM
Arakelyan, Manvel
ARM
2326
162
IM
Tyurin, Artem
FID
2324
163
FM
Kandil, Ahmed
EGY
2323
164
FM
Sklokin, Sergey
FID
2323
165
IM
Saydaliev, Akobirkhon
UZB
2319
166
FM
Safarov, Deniel
GEO
2318
167
FM
Priansh, Das
IND
2317
168
FM
Suleymanli, Suleyman
AZE
2316
169
FM
Ughuzov, Ravan
AZE
2316
170
IM
Salcedo, Richilieu Iii
PHI
2315
171
WGM
Nurman, Alua
KAZ
2315
172
FM
Ilkhomi, Jaloliddin
TJK
2315
173
IM
Ramoutar, Alan-Safar
TTO
2313
174
FM
Van Foreest, Machteld
NED
2313
175
IM
Adarsh, Tripathi
IND
2312
176
FM
Karimov, Alisher
TJK
2312
177
IM
Danielyan, Vahe
ARM
2311
178
FM
Lim, Zhuo Ren
MAS
2311
179
WGM
Alinasab, Mobina
IRI
2310
180
IM
Farahat, Ali
USA
2309
181
IM
Tissir, Mohamed
MAR
2309
182
FM
Lyutsinger, Iren
FID
2308
183
FM
Noy, Eyal
ISR
2308
184
FM
Ghayourifar, Amir
IRI
2307
185
CM
Levitan, Judah Nathan
RSA
2306
186
FM
Nayak, Rajesh
IND
2305
187
IM
Aliyev, Ravan
AZE
2304
188
FM
Baradaran Tamadon, Arian
IRI
2304
189
IM
Al Hosani, Omran
UAE
2303
190
WGM
Kurmangaliyeva, Liya
KAZ
2303
191
FM
Chertkov, Maksim
RUS
2303
192
FM
Orujov, Farid
AZE
2303
193
FM
Potawad, Anirudhha
IND
2301
194
FM
Talgatov, Nazar
KAZ
2301
195
WGM
Sliwicka, Alicja
POL
2300
196
FM
Tolentino, Rustum
PHI
2300
197
FM
Wong, Yinn Long
MAS
2300
198
IM
Pimentel, Joel
PHI
2299
199
FM
Aslanov, Umid
AZE
2299
200
WIM
Tejaswini, G
IND
2298
201
WGM
Frayna, Janelle Mae
PHI
2297
202
WIM
Kairbekova, Amina
KAZ
2297
203
FM
Jin, Hongtao
CHN
2293
204
FM
Bizhigitov, Zhangir
KAZ
2290
205
FM
Singh, Ojasva
IND
2290
206
FM
Hamidov, Allahverdi
AZE
2287
207
IM
Aziz, Husain
QAT
2286
208
FM
Averin, Nikolay
FID
2284
209
FM
Moosavifar, Seyed Abolfazl
IRI
2283
210
FM
Arias Gaviria, Mario Alexis
PER
2279
211
FM
Sriansh, Das
IND
2275
212
FM
Efimov, Leonid
FID
2273
213
CM
Deboushnik, De
IND
2272
214
FM
Abdukhakimov, Akbarali
UZB
2271
215
IM
Saravana, Krishnan P.
IND
2270
216
FM
Teimouri Yadkuri, Shahdad
IRI
2267
217
GM
Czebe, Attila
HUN
2266
218
FM
Aarav, Sinha
IND
2266
219
FM
Goh, Zi Han
SGP
2266
220
FM
Sahithi, Varshini M
IND
2266
221
CM
Salimiyan, Behzad
IRI
2262
222
FM
Fu, Yihe
AUS
2261
223
FM
Kabilov, Amin
TJK
2261
224
FM
Tamer Waguih, Farid
EGY
2261
225
FM
Ashraf, Shereif
EGY
2260
226
WGM
Zhapova, Yana
FID
2259
227
FM
Bagwe, Gaurang
IND
2259
228
FM
Bravo De La Vega, Alvaro
ESP
2259
229
CM
Soham, Datar
IND
2259
230
Biriya, Mohammadamin
IRI
2259
231
FM
Golubovskis, Maksims
LAT
2254
232
Garv, Rai
IND
2250
233
IM
Karavade, Eesha
IND
2247
234
FM
Shamatava, Nikolozi
GEO
2246
235
Hojjatinejad, Ilia
IRI
2245
236
FM
Abbasi Abeluie, Mohammad Mehdi
IRI
2244
237
FM
Abdulrahman Mohammad, Al Taher
UAE
2244
238
WFM
Mohammadi, Melika
IRI
2244
239
GM
Baghdasaryan, Vahe
ARM
2243
240
FM
Chubakov, Sultan
KGZ
2242
241
Khanipour, Abolfazl
IRI
2242
242
FM
Borisova, Ekaterina
RUS
2241
243
FM
Jani, Kushal R
IND
2241
244
FM
Nagarkatte, Vedant
IND
2240
245
Yohan, Yadav Tarala
IND
2240
246
FM
Kwon, Sehyun
KOR
2239
247
WIM
Allahverdiyeva, Ayan
AZE
2234
248
FM
Sharifov, Mekhriddin
TJK
2233
249
WIM
Mahalakshmi, M
IND
2232
250
IM
Simpson, Michael
RSA
2229
251
FM
Jaiveer, Mahendru
IND
2228
252
CM
Chitre, Arush
IND
2228
253
Avsar, Gediz
TUR
2228
254
CM
Ghoreishi Amiri, Seyed Kian
IRI
2216
255
WFM
Sivanandan, Bodhana
ENG
2216
256
FM
Dumanuly, Sultanbeibarys
KAZ
2215
257
FM
Zhauynbay, Aldiyar
KAZ
2214
258
CM
Chidvilash, Sai Surapaneni
IND
2212
259
FM
Ankit, Ray
IND
2211
260
CM
Kuandykuly, Danis
KAZ
2211
261
CM
Bolashakov, Nurali
KAZ
2209
262
CM
Mukund, Hemant Agarwal
IND
2207
263
FM
Mulenga, Prince Daniel
ZAM
2206
264
Phatak, Aanjaneya
IND
2206
265
Singh, Siddharth
USA
2206
266
FM
Zozek, Salah Mohammed
IRQ
2205
267
WFM
Davari, Sara
IRI
2204
268
CM
Rumyantsev, Semen
FID
2203
269
Sharon, Rafael
ZAM
2200
270
FM
Ammar, Sedrani
UAE
2187
271
WGM
Rouda Essa, Alserkal
UAE
2127