Round 1 v Scotland SCO
0–4
Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1
- Open section
- Standings
- OMA
- Seeded 163, category D
- 5 won, 1 drawn, 5 lost
- Also in the Women section
- Oman as a nation
Oman
In numbers
108
place of 206 after round 11
11
match points from 11 matches
23½
game points; TB1 175½, TB3 99
1848
average rating
Roster
| Board | Player | Games | Score | Perf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FM Salim Al Amri Salim Mohammed | 8 | 4½ | 2185 |
| 2 | Mohammed Khalfan Al Saidi | 10 | 6½ | 2138 |
| 3 | Mohammed Al Ryami | 8 | 3½ | 1873 |
| 4 | CM Mana Al Kathiri | 10 | 4½ | 1939 |
| 5 | Mahad Al Amri | 8 | 4½ | 1845 |
Boards follow the order the players have appeared in, as the team list keeps it; board 5 is the reserve. Games and scores count played games only. Performance and rating change come from Lichess. A name opens the player’s page.
Who carries the team
Each board from the player’s rating (hollow) to the performance so far (filled); red, the largest lift, grey, a board below its rating. The grey line is the team’s average rating, the score closes the row. A performance on few games moves a long way.
Matches
Round 2 v Tunisia TUN
1½–2½
Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 3 v Central African Republic CAF
4–0
Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 4 v Honduras HON
2–2
Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1
Round 5 v Myanmar MYA
1½–2½
Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 6 v Guinea GUI
4–0
Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 7 v Nicaragua NCA
1–3
Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 8 v Botswana BOT
0–4
Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 9 v Dominica DMA
4–0
Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 10 v Cote d’Ivoire CIV
2½–1½
Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 11 v Senegal SEN
3–1
Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1
Team awards
Whitewash
Round 3
Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.
Safety First
5.67average castling move
Round 3, castled in 3 of 4 games
Earliest castling on average, over the games in which the team castled at all.
Quick Draw
1:05per move
Round 3, 130 moves timed in 4 games
Fewest seconds per move over the team's games with usable clocks.
Quietest Match
51captures
Round 4
The match with the fewest captures over its four boards.
Finishers
1checkmate
Round 4, 1 of 2 wins by checkmate on the board
Most checkmates delivered on the board.
Whitewash
Round 6
Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.
Déjà Vu
5identical moves
Round 8, with Black: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6
Two of the team's games with the same colour that followed the same moves for longest; both are listed.
Whitewash
Round 9
Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.
The Late Knight Show
12.25per game
Round 10, 49 late knight moves in 4 games
Most knight moves from move 31 on, per game, over the team's finished games.
Favourite Piece
31.01% of the team's moves
Round 10, Knights, 80 of 258 moves
For each piece, the team whose own moves have the highest share of it.
Safety First
5average castling move
Round 11, castled in 4 of 4 games
Earliest castling on average, over the games in which the team castled at all.
Dark Horse
+55places above the seed
seeded 163rd, now 108th
Climbed furthest from its seed, the place on the initial ranking list, to where it stands now.
Finishers
4checkmates
4 of 21 wins by checkmate on the board
Most checkmates delivered on the board.