The event will be held as an Invitational Tournament, with (maximum) 80 players of Fide Standard Rating of 2300 and above, as of May 2022 FIDE rating list.  Out of these 80 players, the 60 were selected by the middle of April 2022 and the rest 20 were given Wild Card participation permission.

The selected 80 players will compete in a 9 round swiss system tournament, with time control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment. The prize pool will be 55.000$, with 10.000$ reserved for the 5th Sharja Masters Winner.

Two weeks before the start of the event, the battlefield of 79 confirmed players includes 57 grandmasters and the top seeds are: Vladimir Fedoseev, Gabriel Sargissian, Saleh Salem, Arjun Erigaisi, Alexey Sarana.

5th Sharja Masters – Starting rank list:

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Simultaneously with the Sharjah Chess Masters, the 2nd Sharja Challengers will take place in the same venue. The event will be of the invitational character, with a maximum of 40 players of FIDE standard rating list of 1600-2299, following the selection process of the Master’s tournament.

The 2nd Sharja Challengers will be played in 9 rounds swiss system, with the total prize fund of 5.000$. The time control will be: 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.

Starting rank list – 2nd Sharja Challengers: