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 |
