UTP CLASSICAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025

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92 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Jun 2025 to 16 Jun 2025 in Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia. Top 10 Elo average was 1699, and top seed was Shareef Basil Mohd Shaiden (🇲🇾 MAS, 1788).

Shu Heng Ng (🇲🇾 MAS, 1717) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Loganetraa Kulothunkan (6.0) and Muhd Faris Asymawi Shahzali (6.0). Ng took the lead from round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Muhd Umar Waie Mohd Ariff (1409) beat Nurul Akma Quzaina Khairolhisal (1678), a +269-point gap.

Location

🇲🇾Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

Dates

14 Jun 2025 → 16 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Avg top 10

1,699

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇲🇾Malaysia×73

Top 3

🥇
Shu Heng Ng
🇲🇾MAS·1717
6.5pts·2003perf+63.6
🥈
Loganetraa Kulothunkan
🇲🇾MAS·1665
6.0pts·1776perf+13.0
🥉
Muhd Faris Asymawi Shahzali
🇲🇾MAS·1642
6.0pts·1709perf+11.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Shu Heng Ng led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Ng6.5Kulothunkan6Shahzali6Ling5.5Mohd. Zain5.5Lim5.5— ex-leaders:Mohd. Zainled R5, #11

R6 · LEADER CHANGE15 Jun

Shu Heng Ng takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Shu Heng Ng 5 wins (R3–R7)Loganetraa Kulothunkan 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Muhd Faris Asymawi Shahzali 4 wins (R4–R7)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ng, Shu Heng	1717	MAS	+55N	=42B	+11N	+17N	+6B	+4B	+9N	6.5	29.0	32.0	30.25	2003	+63.6
2	Kulothunkan, Loganetraa	1665	MAS	+82B	+41N	+31B	−4N	+30B	+25N	+8B	6.0	26.0	27.5	22.00	1776	+13.0
3	Shahzali, Muhd Faris Asymawi	1642	MAS	+62N	+57B	−4N	+81B	+28N	+27B	+10N	6.0	24.5	26.0	20.50	1709	+11.2
4	Mohd. Zain, Harith Kamil Zafri	1539	MAS	+25B	+58N	+3B	+2B	+9N	−1N	=7B	5.5	33.0	36.0	26.75	1833	+78.4
5	Mohd Sabri, Mohd Darwis	1762	MAS	+70B	=16N	+10N	−26B	+19N	+42B	+17N	5.5	26.0	28.5	22.25	1666	-20.4
6	Lim, Yi Zhe	1621	MAS	+76N	+81B	=29N	+19B	−1N	+41B	+22N	5.5	25.0	26.5	18.00	1653	+9.6
7	Ling, Kang Ng Jeremiah	1667	MAS	−28N	+73B	+46N	+57B	+29N	+26B	=4N	5.5	24.0	26.0	19.25	1854	+28.4
8	Khairolhisal, Luqman Nul Hakim	1623	MAS	+51N	+22B	+14N	−9B	+33N	+18B	−2N	5.0	29.0	32.5	21.50	1679	+16.8
9	Cheah, Austin Weibin	1732	MAS	+86B	+45N	+48B	+8N	−4B	+13N	−1B	5.0	29.0	30.5	18.50	1715	-4.4
10	Narayanan, Pramod Kumar	0	MAS	+37B	+?N	−5B	+36N	+31B	+32N	−3B	5.0	27.5	27.5	16.00	1674	0.0
11	Pathamanathan, Pravin	1640	MAS	=20B	+59N	−1B	+44N	+45B	=16N	+25B	5.0	26.5	29.5	18.50	1635	-0.4
12	Marimuthu, Sherralhan	1644	MAS	=52B	+20N	=16B	−30N	+60B	+38N	+31B	5.0	24.5	27.5	19.50	1620	-6.0
13	Shamsul Bahari, Muhd Irsyad	1619	MAS	+78B	+60N	+34B	=27N	=18N	−9B	+26N	5.0	24.5	26.5	17.25	1725	+29.2
14	Jivan Rao, Gauthm	1524	MAS	+85B	+44N	−8B	−25N	+63B	+30N	+32B	5.0	23.5	25.0	16.00	1724	+32.4
15	Olime, Nehemiah Banyie	1609	MAS	+77B	+46N	−27N	−28B	+67N	+43B	+29N	5.0	21.5	23.5	15.50	1703	+14.8
16	Mohd. Fadly, Muhd Airy	1513	MAS	+66N	=5B	=12N	=35N	+24B	=11B	=18N	4.5	28.5	31.0	19.00	1735	+72.0
17	Mohd Faris, Hashsya Nawwaarah	1569	MAS	+50B	+79N	=18N	−1B	+47N	+21B	−5B	4.5	28.0	30.0	15.75	1456	-14.4
18	Pathamanathan, Dharmin	1707	MAS	+74B	+43N	=17B	+56N	=13B	−8N	=16B	4.5	25.5	27.5	15.50	1623	-24.8
19	Visvaruban, Vishakan	1434	MAS	+91B	+24N	=56B	−6N	−5B	+50N	+49B	4.5	25.5	26.0	13.50	1633	+50.0
20	Joseph Leo, Neavyin Joe	0	MAS	=11N	−12B	+39N	−23B	+61N	+?B	+42N	4.5	25.0	25.0	13.00	1588	0.0
21	Mohd Salim, Muhd Faheem	0	MAS	+36B	−31N	+49B	=34N	+56B	−17N	+45B	4.5	23.5	26.5	16.00	1593	0.0
22	Mohd Ariff, Muhd Umar Waie	1409	MAS	+80B	−8N	=72B	+87N	+35B	+34N	−6B	4.5	22.5	24.0	12.50	1609	+40.4
23	Lim, Jia Yhu	1552	MAS	−58B	=69N	+50B	+20N	−41B	+52N	+54B	4.5	21.5	24.0	16.25	646	-26.0
24	Rustam Affendi, Ahmad Kamal	1638	MAS	+90N	−19B	+51N	=55B	−16N	+81B	+41N	4.5	20.5	21.0	10.50	1339	-47.2
25	Ramli, Ahmad Mudzaffar	0	MAS	−4N	+?B	+38N	+14B	+37N	−2B	−11N	4.0	29.5	29.5	13.00	1578	0.0
26	Saravanan, Keertieshvar	1559	MAS	+69B	+33N	=32B	+5N	=27B	−7N	−13B	4.0	28.0	30.5	16.00	1621	+15.2
27	Syed Hashim Azmi, Syed Firdaus Asyraaf	1753	MAS	F	+30N	+15B	=13B	=26N	−3N	+36B	4.0	28.0	28.0	17.50	1710	-12.4
28	Goh, Jun Xiang	0	MAS	+7B	−48N	+54B	+15N	−3B	−36N	+56B	4.0	27.5	30.5	17.00	1604	0.0
29	Zakaria, Nur Izzuddin	1513	MAS	+72B	+35N	=6B	=32N	−7B	+44N	−15B	4.0	27.5	29.5	14.25	1575	+16.4
30	Rozalli, Nurul Azhan	1512	MAS	+53N	−27B	+58N	+12B	−2N	−14B	+62N	4.0	26.5	29.5	14.50	1453	-12.0
31	Sinnathamby, Thanush Kumar	1562	MAS	+73N	+21B	−2N	+61B	−10N	+62B	−12N	4.0	26.5	28.5	12.50	854	-30.0
32	Nordin, Muhd Syamsul Arif	1662	MAS	+67N	+38B	=26N	=29B	+43N	−10B	−14N	4.0	25.5	28.0	14.00	1587	-19.2
33	Mohd Nordin, Nabil Firdaus	0	MAS	+39N	−26B	+?B	+48N	−8B	=35N	=34B	4.0	24.5	24.5	11.50	1597	0.0
34	Anuar Batcha, Akmal	1515	MAS	+92N	+47B	−13N	=21B	+55N	−22B	=33N	4.0	24.5	24.5	10.75	714	-40.0
35	Nurul Akma Quzaina Khairolhisal	1678	MAS	+65N	−29B	+42N	=16B	−22N	=33B	+55N	4.0	23.5	26.5	13.75	1400	-29.8
36	Mohd Faris, Ibroh Nawwaarah	1573	MAS	−21N	+89B	+76N	−10B	+46N	+28B	−27N	4.0	23.0	24.0	10.50	953	-10.4
37	Roslan, Muhd Radziq Iqmal	1555	MAS	−10N	+92B	+71B	=41N	−25B	=59N	+60B	4.0	21.0	21.0	8.75	1433	-13.2
38	Ganesh, Linggeswary	1511	MAS	+75B	−32N	−25B	+79N	+66B	−12B	+58N	4.0	20.5	22.5	9.50	853	-12.4
39	Woo, Ken Lam Daniel	1585	MAS	−33B	=50N	−20B	+64B	=72N	+78N	+59B	4.0	20.0	22.0	10.75	2220	+5.6
40	Zamri, Muhd Zafran	1627	MAS	−46B	+78N	+79B	−43N	=81N	=55B	+47N	4.0	17.5	19.0	9.75	669	-28.4
41	Suresh, Sachiv	1446	MAS	+68N	−2B	+64N	=37B	+23N	−6N	−24B	3.5	27.5	30.0	12.00	1457	+2.4
42	Mohd Noor Fadillah, Muhd Noor Firdaus	1513	MAS	+83B	=1N	−35B	+72N	+52B	−5N	−20B	3.5	26.0	27.5	10.25	1446	-8.4
43	Joseph Leo, Souniyah Joe	1469	MAS	+64N	−18B	+53N	+40B	−32B	−15N	=44B	3.5	24.5	27.5	12.25	1458	-2.0
44	Tan, Yi Han	0	MAS	+?N	−14B	+63N	−11B	+57N	−29B	=43N	3.5	23.5	23.5	7.75	1456	0.0
45	Ting, Ji Yan Triston	1510	MAS	+88N	−9B	=47N	+84B	−11N	+53B	−21N	3.5	23.0	24.0	7.75	886	-22.0
46	Lee, Guan Sheng	0	MAS	+40N	−15B	−7B	+75N	−36B	=66N	+?B	3.5	23.0	23.0	7.25	1548	0.0
47	Redzuan, Amirul Arif Zakwan	0	MAS	+49B	−34N	=45B	+59N	−17B	+?N	−40B	3.5	22.5	22.5	8.25	1532	0.0
48	Loganathan, Sharwin	1589	MAS	+71N	+28B	−9N	−33B	−62N	+73B	=51N	3.5	22.0	24.0	10.25	932	-9.6
49	Huslinizam, Muhd Adil	1537	MAS	−47N	+66B	−21N	+73B	=53N	+68B	−19N	3.5	21.0	23.0	8.75	633	-25.6
50	Mohd. Fadly, Maarya Aimy	0	MAS	−17N	=39B	−23N	+90B	+?N	−19B	+67N	3.5	20.5	20.5	5.00	1404	0.0
51	Lew, Juen Hong Elgin	0	MAS	−8B	+91N	−24B	−54N	+83B	+75N	=48B	3.5	20.0	20.5	5.75	1325	0.0
52	Ho, Kok Hoe	0	MAS	=12N	=61B	=84N	+?B	−42N	−23B	+68N	3.5	20.0	20.0	7.25	1496	0.0
53	Suresh, Sahen	0	MAS	−30B	+70N	−43B	+82N	=49B	−45N	+?B	3.5	18.5	18.5	5.75	1366	0.0
54	FIDE 35889039	0	—	−57N	+90B	−28N	+51B	=?N	+74B	−23N	3.5	17.5	17.5	6.00	1222	0.0
55	Chanthiran, Taj Prasshad Nambiyar	0	MAS	−1B	+85N	+88B	=24N	−34B	=40N	−35B	3.0	24.5	25.5	6.75	1395	0.0
56	Ng Siang Zer	1615	MAS	+87N	+63B	=19N	−18B	−21N	=58B	−28N	3.0	23.5	25.0	8.25	1377	-23.6
57	Zamri, Anas Zulkifli	1461	MAS	+54B	−3N	+83B	−7N	−44B	+77N	−63B	3.0	23.5	25.0	7.00	854	-20.4
58	Peter Johnson, Cyrus Dharshan	0	MAS	+23N	−4B	−30B	+74N	=?B	=56N	−38B	3.0	23.0	23.0	8.00	1419	0.0
59	Mohd Ariff, Muhd Uzair Hasif	1420	MAS	=61N	−11B	+68N	−47B	+84N	=37B	−39N	3.0	22.0	23.5	7.50	1320	-12.8
60	FIDE 35831367	0	—	+84N	−13B	−61N	+69B	−12N	+72B	−37N	3.0	21.5	23.0	6.00	806	0.0
61	Wong, Jee Lok	0	MAS	=59B	=52N	+60B	−31N	−20B	−63N	+77B	3.0	21.0	23.0	8.25	1298	0.0
62	Johnson, Damien Steve	0	MAS	−3B	−75N	+91B	+88N	+48B	−31N	−30B	3.0	20.5	21.0	5.00	1369	0.0
63	Darshwanee	0	MAS	F	−56N	−44B	+89B	−14N	+61B	+57N	3.0	18.5	18.5	7.00	1405	0.0
64	Vijei Kumar, Seshaamitran	0	MAS	−43B	+86N	−41B	−39N	−79B	+82N	+78B	3.0	16.5	18.0	5.00	700	0.0
65	FIDE 35872136	0	—	−35B	−83N	+77B	−66N	−71B	+80N	+72B	3.0	15.0	16.5	6.00	878	0.0
66	FIDE 35815850	0	—	−16B	−49N	F	+65B	−38N	=46B	+76N	2.5	20.5	20.5	6.75	721	0.0
67	Hirman Firdaus, Wan Fahim Wijdan	0	MAS	−32B	−72N	+85B	+83N	−15B	=71N	−50B	2.5	18.5	20.0	4.25	835	0.0
68	Wan Hirman Firdaus, Wan Eiyad Fahri	0	MAS	−41B	=74N	−59B	+80N	+87B	−49N	−52B	2.5	17.5	19.0	4.50	668	0.0
69	Muraletharan, Tashwin Raao	0	MAS	−26N	=23B	=74B	−60N	+82B	−?N	=70B	2.5	17.5	17.5	6.00	1305	0.0
70	FIDE 35888156	0	—	−5N	−53B	−73N	−77B	+90N	+92B	=69N	2.5	16.0	16.0	1.75	962	0.0
71	Mohd Azman, Nur Zahra	0	MAS	−48B	F	−37N	−?B	+65N	=67B	+81N	2.5	14.5	14.5	5.75	720	0.0
72	Siva Ne San, Varshan	0	MAS	−29N	+67B	=22N	−42B	=39B	−60N	−65N	2.0	22.0	24.5	6.75	1312	0.0
73	FIDE 35871750	0	—	−31B	−7N	+70B	−49N	+86B	−48N	−74N	2.0	21.0	22.5	4.00	775	0.0
74	Cheung, Pak Hei Braven	0	MAS	−18N	=68B	=69N	−58B	F	−54N	+73B	2.0	18.0	19.0	4.50	907	0.0
75	Syukur, Mikael Ikhwan	0	MAS	−38N	+62B	−81N	−46B	+76N	−51B	F	2.0	17.5	17.5	5.00	711	0.0
76	FIDE 35864940	0	—	−6B	+80N	−36B	−?N	−75B	+83N	−66B	2.0	17.5	17.5	3.50	780	0.0
77	Mohd Azman, Ahmad Raees Iman	0	MAS	−15N	−?B	−65N	+70N	+88B	−57B	−61N	2.0	17.5	17.5	3.50	764	0.0
78	FIDE 35864958	0	—	−13N	−40B	−?N	+92B	+91N	−39B	−64N	2.0	16.5	16.5	0.50	776	0.0
79	Low, Yi Chen Tyrus	0	MAS	+?N	−17B	−40N	−38B	+64N	F	F	2.0	15.5	15.5	3.00	1390	0.0
80	FIDE 35889225	0	—	−22N	−76B	=90N	−68B	=85N	−65B	+92N	2.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	609	0.0
81	Abdullah, Nurul Shafikah	0	MAS	F	−6N	+75B	−3N	=40B	−24N	−71B	1.5	24.5	24.5	4.00	1309	0.0
82	FIDE 35888164	0	—	−2N	−84B	+92N	−53B	−69N	−64B	=83N	1.5	18.0	18.0	0.75	864	0.0
83	FIDE 35872195	0	—	−42N	+65B	−57N	−67B	−51N	−76B	=82B	1.5	17.5	19.0	3.75	687	0.0
84	FIDE 35854782	0	—	−60B	+82N	=52B	−45N	−59B	−87N	F	1.5	16.0	17.5	3.25	666	0.0
85	FIDE 35876310	0	—	−14N	−55B	−67N	−86N	=80B	F	+91N	1.5	14.5	14.5	1.50	724	0.0
86	FIDE 35876115	0	—	−9N	−64B	−89N	+85B	−73N	=91B	F	1.5	14.0	14.5	1.75	932	0.0
87	FIDE 35879068	0	—	−56B	F	=?N	−22B	−68N	+84B	−?N	1.5	11.5	11.5	1.50	1205	0.0
88	FIDE 35859075	0	—	−45B	F	−55N	−62B	−77N	+90B	F	1.0	12.0	12.0	0.50	711	0.0
89	FIDE 35889446	0	—	−?B	−36N	+86B	−63N	F	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.50	760	0.0
90	Kalaikumar, Sainath	0	MAS	−24B	−54N	=80B	−50N	−70B	−88N	F	0.5	17.0	17.0	1.00	838	0.0
91	FIDE 35881534	0	—	−19N	−51B	−62N	F	−78B	=86N	−85B	0.5	16.0	16.0	0.75	633	0.0
92	FIDE 35876328	0	—	−34B	−37N	−82B	−78N	F	−70N	−80B	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	735	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mohd. Zain, Harith Kamil ZafriMAS
+78.4
5.5 pts · #11
2Mohd. Fadly, Muhd AiryMAS
+72.0
4.5 pts · #16
3Ng, Shu HengMAS
+63.6
6.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Rustam Affendi, Ahmad KamalMAS
-47.2
4.5 pts · #44
2Anuar Batcha, AkmalMAS
-40.0
4.0 pts · #77
3Sinnathamby, Thanush KumarMAS
-30.0
4.0 pts · #75

Biggest upsets

R5+269 Elo gap
Mohd Ariff, Muhd Umar Waie1409 beat Nurul Akma Quzaina Khairolhisal1678
R2+204 Elo gap
Visvaruban, Vishakan1434 beat Rustam Affendi, Ahmad Kamal1638
R4+203 Elo gap
Saravanan, Keertieshvar1559 beat Mohd Sabri, Mohd Darwis1762