The South Al Batinah International Blitz Chess Championship will take place on September 26 in Oman. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 5 min + 3 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 Arman Hakemi (2248), IM Ismael Karim (2236), FM Salim Aliyan Al Mashikhi (2188), CM Ragavesh Velavaa (2182), Zamrik Mohamad Imadaldein (2037), CM Hamood Al Busaidi (1992), Amer Al Ghafri (1920), Ali Ahmed (1889), Magdy Medhat (1876), Mohammed Salim Jadad (1870), Bansal Atharv (1856), AFM Vardan Satheeskumar Hari (1852), Abdullah Al-Qudaimi (1845), Said Ahmed Al Mamari (1837), Farhoud Fathi Tavani (1819). Scroll down for the full participants list.
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South Al Batinah International Blitz Chess Championship Participants
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | |
| 1 | IM | Hakemi, Arman | IRI | 2248 |
| 2 | IM | Karim, Ismael | MAR | 2236 |
| 3 | FM | Al Mashikhi, Salim Aliyan | OMA | 2188 |
| 4 | CM | Velavaa, Ragavesh | IND | 2182 |
| 5 | Mohamad Imadaldein, Zamrik | SYR | 2037 | |
| 6 | CM | Al Busaidi, Hamood | OMA | 1992 |
| 7 | Al Ghafri, Amer | OMA | 1920 | |
| 8 | Ahmed, Ali | SUD | 1889 | |
| 9 | Medhat, Magdy | EGY | 1876 | |
| 10 | Jadad, Mohammed Salim | OMA | 1870 | |
| 11 | Atharv, Bansal | IND | 1856 | |
| 12 | AFM | Hari, Vardan Satheeskumar | IND | 1852 |
| 13 | Al-Qudaimi, Abdullah | YEM | 1845 | |
| 14 | Al Mamari, Said Ahmed | OMA | 1837 | |
| 15 | Fathi Tavani, Farhoud | IRI | 1819 | |
| 16 | Aly, Talal | EGY | 1814 | |
| 17 | Atea, Abdalla | EGY | 1814 | |
| 18 | Mahmoud Mohamed, Ramez | EGY | 1775 | |
| 19 | Al Mamari, Ali Abdullah | OMA | 1772 | |
| 20 | Al Saidi, Mohammed Khalfan | OMA | 1772 | |
| 21 | Abdel Bary, Ahmed Nady | EGY | 1769 | |
| 22 | AFM | Elwali, Gismalla | SUD | 1751 |
| 23 | AIM | Nachiketha, Krishnendra Mulgund | IND | 1739 |
| 24 | Al Rahbi, Ahmed Badar | OMA | 1735 | |
| 25 | Al Darwashi, Usama | OMA | 1734 | |
| 26 | Hussein, Siddig Mohamed | SUD | 1724 | |
| 27 | Mohamed, Taha Elsayed | EGY | 1718 | |
| 28 | Al Sawafi, Abdul Malik | OMA | 1693 | |
| 29 | Al Salehi, Azzan | OMA | 1691 | |
| 30 | Dahveed, Sibi Kurisinkal | IND | 1691 | |
| 31 | Al Ghafri, Mohammed Saif | OMA | 1680 | |
| 32 | Jaberi, Valeed | TUR | 1676 | |
| 33 | Al Dhiyabi, Mohammed | OMA | 1675 | |
| 34 | Al Mamari, Mohammed | OMA | 1662 | |
| 35 | Al Aisaee, Anat | OMA | 1656 | |
| 36 | Anush, Bansal | IND | 1652 | |
| 37 | Al Handhali, Mazin | OMA | 1635 | |
| 38 | Al Sabti, Abdul Malik | OMA | 1635 | |
| 39 | Yasser, Hamdan | JOR | 1624 | |
| 40 | Sara, Mohamed | SUD | 1621 | |
| 41 | AFM | Nair, Aayush | IND | 1615 |
| 42 | Srivishva, Barath Ragavesh | IND | 1615 | |
| 43 | Al Sabti, Ahmed | OMA | 1611 | |
| 44 | Al Muharbi, Imran | OMA | 1609 | |
| 45 | Sri, Ujwal C V | IND | 1607 | |
| 46 | Varun, | IND | 1602 | |
| 47 | Maher, Aly | EGY | 1600 | |
| 48 | ACM | Christopher, M Anish | IND | 1598 |
| 49 | ACM | Niyola, Pinto | IND | 1597 |
| 50 | B Oun, Omran Saleh | LBA | 1591 | |
| 51 | Al Balushi, Imad Issa | OMA | 1589 | |
| 52 | Al Abri, Ahmed Hamad | OMA | 1585 | |
| 53 | Al Shereiqi, Nasir | OMA | 1584 | |
| 54 | Hamid, Gulzar | PAK | 1579 | |
| 55 | Djelmami, Said | ALG | 1571 | |
| 56 | Mahmoud Abdou Hassan, Hossameldin | EGY | 1568 | |
| 57 | Priyanka, Rajan | IND | 1564 | |
| 58 | Al Jabri, Zakariya Saif | OMA | 1548 | |
| 59 | Al Mawali, Ayman Sulaiman | OMA | 1547 | |
| 60 | Al Rizeiqi, Omar | OMA | 1542 | |
| 61 | Al Hadidi, Mohammed Younis | OMA | 1532 | |
| 62 | Al Rawahi, Khalid Saif | OMA | 1530 | |
| 63 | Al Bakri, Ziyad Saleh | OMA | 1523 | |
| 64 | Al Hajri, Mohammed Badar | OMA | 1515 | |
| 65 | Al Khaldi, Ahmed | OMA | 1511 | |
| 66 | Al Sawafi, Abdulrhman | OMA | 1510 | |
| 67 | Al Abri, Mohsin | OMA | 1508 | |
| 68 | Al Rasbi, Said Nasser | OMA | 1507 | |
| 69 | Al Abri, Mazin Salim | OMA | 1505 | |
| 70 | Al Ruqaishi, Mohammed | OMA | 1502 | |
| 71 | Al Yaqoubi, Hilal Awadh | OMA | 1500 | |
| 72 | Mohammed Helal Uddin, Hossam | FID | 1496 | |
| 73 | Yashkrishna, V | IND | 1496 | |
| 74 | Al Bulushi, Omar | OMA | 1494 | |
| 75 | Al Khadouri, Sultan | OMA | 1491 | |
| 76 | Arush, B | IND | 1491 | |
| 77 | Priyesh, Valoorakayil Sankaran | IND | 1488 | |
| 78 | Al Shukaili, Hoor | OMA | 1478 | |
| 79 | Al Rawahy, Abdul Malik | OMA | 1469 | |
| 80 | Al Sabagh, Mohamed | OMA | 1469 | |
| 81 | Al Maamari, Abdulmalik | OMA | 1463 | |
| 82 | AFM | Marksim Karki Abirami, Sriiyukthaa | IND | 1458 |
| 83 | Al Mayahi, Nizar | OMA | 1457 | |
| 84 | Al Siyabi, Sami Abdullah | OMA | 1453 | |
| 85 | Al Hadhrami, Hassain | OMA | 1452 | |
| 86 | Neha, Shilesh | IND | 1450 | |
| 87 | Al Mamari, Ghassan | OMA | 1447 | |
| 88 | Al Hadidi, Mahmood | OMA | 1446 | |
| 89 | Al Hadhrami, Aiman | OMA | 1443 | |
| 90 | Al Nasiri, Dawoud Sulaiman | OMA | 1438 | |
| 91 | Al Hadidi, Ahmed Saif | OMA | 1435 | |
| 92 | Al Harrasi, Taher | OMA | 1426 | |
| 93 | Aniketh, Sailesh | IND | 1423 | |
| 94 | Avantika, Priyesh | IND | 1423 | |
| 95 | Al Kindi, Said | OMA | 1408 | |
| 96 | Helal, Yuasuf Md | FID | 1407 | |
| 97 | Al Shukaili, Reem | OMA | 1401 | |
| 98 | Yadhukrishna, V | IND | 1401 | |
| 99 | Aadvay, Hegde | IND | 0 | |
| 100 | Aarav, Bajaj | IND | 0 | |
| 101 | Abirami, Ramasamy | IND | 0 | |
| 102 | Al Abri, Al Waleed Khalid | OMA | 0 | |
| 103 | Al Abri, Issa Saleh | OMA | 0 | |
| 104 | Al Abri, Zeyad | OMA | 0 | |
| 105 | Al Bulushi, Nabras | OMA | 0 | |
| 106 | AL FAHDI SULAIMAN JUMA, | OMA | 0 | |
| 107 | Al Ghafri, Mohammed Sulaiman | OMA | 0 | |
| 108 | Al Gheithy, Al Haitham | OMA | 0 | |
| 109 | Al Hadidi, Balarab Salim | OMA | 0 | |
| 110 | Al Hadidi, Mohamed | OMA | 0 | |
| 111 | Al Harrasi, Mazin Mubarak | OMA | 0 | |
| 112 | Al Hinai, Hamed Mohammed | OMA | 0 | |
| 113 | Al Isaii, Taimaa | OMA | 0 | |
| 114 | Al Kharusi, Al Zubair Mohammed | OMA | 0 | |
| 115 | Al Lamki, Anas | OMA | 0 | |
| 116 | Al Lamki, Azzan | OMA | 0 | |
| 117 | Al Maamari, Khatar | OMA | 0 | |
| 118 | Al Mahdouri, Hamed Mahmood, | OMA | 0 | |
| 119 | Al Mahdouri, Mohamood Yahya, | OMA | 0 | |
| 120 | Al Mahfudhi, Sulaiman Saif, | OMA | 0 | |
| 121 | Al Majarafi, Hani Mohammed, | OMA | 0 | |
| 122 | Al Makhzomi, Omran | OMA | 0 | |
| 123 | AL MAMARI ABDUL MALIK SALEH, | OMA | 0 | |
| 124 | AL MAMARI ABDULAZIZ SALEH, | OMA | 0 | |
| 125 | Al Maqbali, Abdullah Mohammed | OMA | 0 | |
| 126 | AL MAYAHI ABDULRAHMAN, | OMA | 0 | |
| 127 | AL MAYAHI AYMAN, | OMA | 0 | |
| 128 | AL MAYAHI MOHAMMED HKALID, | OMA | 0 | |
| 129 | AL MAYAHI RASHID HUMAID, | OMA | 0 | |
| 130 | AL MAYAHI YAHYA HARITH, | OMA | 0 | |
| 131 | AL MAYAHI YOUSUF, | OMA | 0 | |
| 132 | AL NASRI MOHAMMED, | OMA | 0 | |
| 133 | Al Ofi, Imarn Yousuf | OMA | 0 | |
| 134 | Al Ofi, Mohammed | OMA | 0 | |
| 135 | Al Ofi, Yaseen | OMA | 0 | |
| 136 | Al Reesi, Mohammed Abdullah | OMA | 0 | |
| 137 | AL RUBAI SAID ABDULLAH, | OMA | 0 | |
| 138 | Al Saadi, Abdullah Al Moatasam | OMA | 0 | |
| 139 | Al Saadi, Mohammed Al Moatasam | OMA | 0 | |
| 140 | Al Saiari, Ammar Abdul Qader | OMA | 0 | |
| 141 | AL SALMI AL KHLEEL, | OMA | 0 | |
| 142 | Al Salmi, Hassan Hamed | OMA | 0 | |
| 143 | AL SALMI KHALID MOHAMMED, | OMA | 0 | |
| 144 | AL SALMI MOHAMMED MUKHTAR, | OMA | 0 | |
| 145 | Al Shamli, Al Hasan | OMA | 0 | |
| 146 | Al Shamli, Alyaman | OMA | 0 | |
| 147 | Al Shamli, Dawod | OMA | 0 | |
| 148 | Al Shamsi, Ahmed Talal | OMA | 0 | |
| 149 | Al Shaqsi, Ahmed Yousuf | OMA | 0 | |
| 150 | AL SHEKAILI AHMED SAIF, | OMA | 0 | |
| 151 | Al Shekaili, Khalid | OMA | 0 | |
| 152 | Al Siyabi, Ghassan | OMA | 0 | |
| 153 | Al Siyabi, Ishaq | OMA | 0 | |
| 154 | Al Yusufi, Aban | OMA | 0 | |
| 155 | Al Yusufi, Al Yazen | OMA | 0 | |
| 156 | Awad Mahmoud Metwally, Mostafa | EGY | 0 | |
| 157 | Laba, Fahd Alih | LBA | 0 | |
| 158 | Lingesh, | IND | 0 | |
| 159 | Magdy Mohamed Abdelaal, Yahia, | EGY | 0 | |
| 160 | Melvin, Reni John | IND | 0 | |
| 161 | Omar, Al-Kailani | JOR | 0 | |
| 162 | Thiyasika, Kobiga | IND | 0 |
