Abdullah Al Maashani wins Oman Chess Championship 2024

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The 11th edition of the Oman Individual Chess Championship took place from 24-31 January in Muscat. The event was played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with the participation of more than 120 players.

Abdullah Al Maashani emerged as the sole winner of the event scoring 8/9 points. After losing his fourth-round game, Abdullah Al Maashani had a huge come-back and won five consecutive games to win the National Championship. GM Amer Al Maashani and FM Salim Al Amri Salim Mohammed tied for second place with the score of 7.5 points, each, but Amer Al Maashani had better tiebreaks to clinch silver, and Salim Mohammed came third. Final rankings can be found below.

Oman Chess Championship 2024 – Final rankings:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1		Al Maashani, Abdullah	OMA	1828	8
2	FM	Al Maashani, Amer	OMA	2037	7.5
3	FM	Salim Mohammed, Salim Al Amri	OMA	1878	7.5
4	CM	Al Mashikhi, Mohammed Alyan	OMA	1967	7
5	FM	Al Mashikhi, Salim Aliyan	OMA	1994	7
6		Musallam, Salim Al Aamri	OMA	1715	7
7		Al Jabri, Rashid	OMA	1740	7
8		Al Hinai, Qusay	OMA	1481	6.5
9		Al Busaidi, Hamood	OMA	1791	6.5
10		Al Zadjali, Abdul Rahman	OMA	1802	6.5
11		Al Saidi, Mohammed Khalfan	OMA	1827	6.5
12		Al Hosni, Khalfan	OMA	1607	6.5
13		Al Mamari, Ali Abdullah	OMA	1585	6
14		Al Mamari, Said Ahmed	OMA	1551	6
15		Al Amri, Mohammed A	OMA	1717	6
16		Shamas, Salim Ahmed	OMA	1585	6
17		Al Rahbi, Ahmed Badar	OMA	1543	6
18		Al Kathiri, Mana	OMA	1711	6
19		Said, Ahmed Ali Jidal Fadhil	OMA	1678	6
20		Al Masheki, Abdislam	OMA	1691	6
21		Bait Said, Salim Ahmed	OMA	1501	6
22		Al Mamari, Rajab	OMA	1458	6
23		Al Sabti, Ahmed	OMA	0	6
24		Al Dhiyabi, Mohammed	OMA	1503	6
25		Al, Mamari Mohammed Salim	OMA	1583	5.5
26		Al Amri, Mahad	OMA	1558	5.5
27		Al Yahmadi, Anas	OMA	1484	5.5
28		Al Handhali, Mazin	OMA	1314	5.5
29		Al, Ansi Amin	OMA	1763	5.5
30	AFM	Al Aamri, Abdallah	OMA	1431	5.5
31		Qatan, Said Mahad	OMA	1610	5.5
32		Al Mandhari, Mohammed	OMA	0	5.5
33		Al Balushi, Rashid Ali	OMA	1443	5.5
34		Al Kathiri, Hassan	OMA	1585	5
35		Al Balushi, Salim	OMA	1383	5
36		Al Kharusi, Mohammed	OMA	1478	5
37		Fadhil, Salim Ahmed	OMA	1483	5
38		Al Sawafi, Abdulrhman	OMA	1177	5
39		Al Sinani, Muayid	OMA	0	5
40		Al Aisaee, Anat	OMA	1439	5
41		Al Ghafri, Amer	OMA	1525	5
42		Jaboob, Musallam	OMA	0	5
43		Al Maamari, Haitham	OMA	1212	5
44	CM	Salim Issa, Ali Shamas	OMA	1754	5
45		Bait Said, Ali	OMA	1458	5
46		Al Hooti, Mansoor	OMA	1255	5
47		Al Abri, Almoatasim	OMA	1305	5
48		Al Sabti, Abdul Malik	OMA	0	5
49		Al Harrasi, Omar	OMA	1059	5
50		Al Mamari, Ahmed	OMA	1395	5
51		Al Mashani, Ahmed.S. Amer	OMA	1569	4.5
52		Shimas, Said Issa	OMA	1601	4.5
53		Al Muharbi, Imran	OMA	1366	4.5
54		Mohammed, Al Ryami	OMA	1509	4.5
55		Al Sabti, Wadhah	OMA	0	4.5
56		Al Maamari, Abdulmalik	OMA	0	4.5
57		Al Hadabi, Saddam	OMA	1437	4
58		Al Harthi, Sulaiman	OMA	1072	4
59		Al Maani, Luqman	OMA	1168	4
60		Al Harrasi, Osama Muntaser	OMA	1126	4
61		Al Shabibi, Azzan	OMA	0	4
62		Al Yousufi, Dawood	OMA	1312	4
63		Al Khadouri, Sultan	OMA	1188	4
64		Al Riyami, Saeed	OMA	1060	4
65		Al Hadi, Hussain Khalid	OMA	0	4
66		Al Ghanami, Fuad	OMA	1188	4
67		Al Bulushi, Omar	OMA	1109	4
68		Al Jabri, Sultan Ahmed	OMA	0	4
69		Al Siyabi, Amjad Thani	OMA	0	4
70		Al Abri, Ahmed Hamad	OMA	1324	3.5
71		Al Hadi, Hassan	OMA	0	3.5
72		Al Busaidi, Anwar Ali	OMA	1001	3.5
73		Al Khusaibi, Al Julandi	OMA	0	3.5
74		Al Balushi, Shuaib Abdul Wahab	OMA	1398	3.5
75		Al Sabagh, Mohamed	OMA	1066	3.5
76		Al Rashdi, Hamood	OMA	0	3.5
77		Al Salmi, Hamza	OMA	0	3.5
78		Fadhil, Khalid Ali	OMA	1555	3
79		Al Isamili, Ayham	OMA	0	3
80		Al Jahwari, Adnan Mohammed	OMA	1562	3
81		Al Kasbi, Hamid	OMA	0	3
82		Al Rasbi, Muammar	OMA	0	3
83		Al Khaldi, Ahmed	OMA	0	3
84		Al Rashdi, Feras	OMA	0	3
85		Al Hinai, Zakariya	OMA	1361	3
86		A L Bulushi, Hamid	OMA	0	3
87		Al Rasbi, Al Hasan	OMA	0	3
88		Al Jabri, Abdul Rahman	OMA	0	3
89		Al Jabri, Shihab	OMA	0	3
90		Al Mamari, Imran	OMA	1481	2.5
91		Al Naamani, Al Muayied	OMA	0	2.5
92		Al Ghafri, Mohammed Saif	OMA	0	2.5
93		Al Yahmedi, Abdul Rahman	OMA	1158	2.5
94		Al Kindi, Said	OMA	1145	2.5
95		Al Sinani, Al Muhanad	OMA	0	2.5
96		Al Saidi, Almuhannad	OMA	1306	2.5
97		Al Habsi, Sultan Mohamed	OMA	1431	2
98		Al Shaqri, Said	OMA	1095	2
99		Al Subhi, Abdullah	OMA	1285	2
100		Al Zadjali, Zuhair Yaqoob	OMA	0	2
101		Al Musallami, Talal	OMA	0	2
102		Al Rashdi, Luwai Ghalib	OMA	0	2
103		Al Shabibi, Mutasim	OMA	0	2
104		Al Mughaizwi, Muna	OMA	0	1.5
105		Al Wadhahi, Sauod	OMA	1163	1
106		Al Yahmedi, Ahmed	OMA	1096	1
107		Al Shereiqi, Nasir	OMA	1237	1
108		Al Badi, Mohammed Issa	OMA	1236	1
109		Al Balushi, Abdulmonem	OMA	1053	1
110		Al Badi, Hamed Issa	OMA	0	1
111		Al Khayari, Abdul Aziz	OMA	0	1
112		Al Yahmedi, Ibrahim	OMA	0	1
113		Al Qasmi, Mansoor	OMA	0	1
114		Al Yahmadi, Idris	OMA	1014	0
115		Al Hamrashdi, Omar	OMA	1120	0
		Al Balushi, Abdul Wahab	OMA	0	0
		Al Mashaykhi, Rashid	OMA	0	0
		Al Ruqaishi, Ahmed	OMA	0	0
119		Al Siyabi, Muaath Mohammed	OMA	0	0
120		Al Habsi, Mohammed Ali	OMA	0	0
		Al Hajri, Juhaina	OMA	0	0
		Al Kindi, Ali Badar	OMA	0	0