The Opera Galleria Rapid Chess Championship 2025 will take place on August 16 in Oman. It is a 7-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 10 min + 5 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 Emerson Napone (1950), Farhoud Fathi Tavani (1925), AIM Krishnendra Mulgund Nachiketha (1910), Magdy Medhat (1881), Qusay Al Hinai (1860), Abdalla Atea (1849), V Harshavardhan (1803), Abdul Rahman Al Zadjali (1800), Said Ahmed Al Mamari (1791), Anat Al Aisaee (1723), Khalfan Al Hosni (1712), V Yadhukrishna (1642), Nasir Al Shereiqi (1631), Imran Al Muharbi (1604), Priyesh Avantika (1592). Scroll down for the full participants list.
More: Abu Dhabi Chess Festival 2025 / Fujairah Global 2025 – Superstars
Opera Galleria Rapid Chess Championship 2025 Participants
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
Napone, Emerson
PHI
1950
2
Fathi Tavani, Farhoud
IRI
1925
3
AIM
Nachiketha, Krishnendra Mulgund
IND
1910
4
Ahmed, Ali
SUD
1896
5
Medhat, Magdy
EGY
1881
6
Al Hinai, Qusay
OMA
1860
7
Atea, Abdalla
EGY
1849
8
Al-Qudaimi, Abdullah
YEM
1841
9
Harshavardhan, V
IND
1803
10
Al Zadjali, Abdul Rahman
OMA
1800
11
Al Mamari, Said Ahmed
OMA
1791
12
Al Darwashi, Anas
OMA
1741
13
Hussein, Siddig Mohamed
SUD
1734
14
Al Aisaee, Anat
OMA
1723
15
Al Hosni, Khalfan
OMA
1712
16
Al Habsi, Sultan Mohamed
OMA
1708
17
Al Darwashi, Usama
OMA
1707
18
Yadhukrishna, V
IND
1642
19
ACM
Muhammad, Zaahir Naduvilaparambil
IND
1632
20
Al Shereiqi, Nasir
OMA
1631
21
Al Balushi, Khalid
OMA
1606
22
Al Muharbi, Imran
OMA
1604
23
Avantika, Priyesh
IND
1592
24
Djelmami, Said
ALG
1561
25
Keith, Mathew
IND
1547
26
Al Zuhimi, Abdullah
OMA
1543
27
Anush, Bansal
IND
1536
28
Mathi, Amudhann Ramar
IND
1530
29
Saniyah, Fathima
IND
1529
30
Sai, Prasath Karthikeyan
IND
1527
31
Mahmoud Abdou Hassan, Hossameldin
EGY
1525
32
Ramar, Rajasekaran
IND
1521
33
Al Sabagh, Mohamed
OMA
1509
34
ACM
Sloka, Sujith
IND
1491
35
Alan, Parambath
IND
1491
36
Aswathi, Unnikrishnan
IND
1489
37
Fakkih, Vaisiamveettil Manakkot
IND
1482
38
Arush, B
IND
1480
39
Thamizh, Thalavam R
IND
1476
40
Malavika, Priyesh
IND
1475
41
Farhan, Fakkih
IND
1470
42
Neha, Shilesh
IND
1459
43
Al Mughaizwi, Muna
OMA
1453
44
Marwa, Fakkih
IND
1432
45
Yashkrishna, V
IND
1419
46
Aniketh, Sailesh
IND
1416
47
Aarav, Krishna Panayanthitta
IND
0
48
Ain, Ajay
IND
0
49
Al Farsi, Wail Juma
OMA
0
50
Al Qasmi, Mansoor
OMA
0
51
Al, Qudaimi Yazen
YEM
0
52
Arhaankhan, Kittur
IND
0
53
Avni, Krishna Panayanthitta
IND
0
54
Meenakshi, Sanal
IND
0
55
Muhammed, Iziyan
IND
0
56
Muhammed, Salah Fakkih
IND
0
57
Nidhizsh, Rajesh Soorya
IND
0
58
Siya, Prasanth
IND
0
59
Thiyasika, Kobiga
IND
0