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 |
