26th GACC Classical Open

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78 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Jun 2025 to 07 Jun 2025 in Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 7 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2067, and top seed was Emmanuel Emperado (🇵🇭 PHI, 2188).

Emmanuel Emperado (🇵🇭 PHI, 2188) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Brian Laksmana Saputra (7.0) and Ree Herng Shen (6.5). Emperado shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Kuan Xun Benedict Lim (1627) beat Fernanda Agus Saputra Pribadi (2060), a +433-point gap.

Location

🇲🇾Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dates

02 Jun 2025 → 07 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇭Emmanuel Emperado2188

Avg top 10

2,067

Participants

Titled players · 7

IM×1

FM×2

CM×2

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇲🇾Malaysia×56

🇮🇩Indonesia×12

🇸🇬Singapore×3

🇵🇭Philippines×3

🇩🇪Germany×1

🇷🇴Romania×1

🇯🇵Japan×1

🇮🇳India×1

Top 3

🥇
Emmanuel Emperado
🇵🇭PHI·2188
7.5pts·2206perf+7.4
🥈
Brian Laksmana Saputra
🇮🇩INA·1934
7.0pts·2117perf+84.8
🥉
CMRee Herng Shen
🇲🇾MAS·1897
6.5pts·2070perf+80.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Emmanuel Emperado led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Emperado7.5Saputra7Saputra6.5Villanueva6.5Chow6.5Marpaung6.5— ex-leaders:Shenled R7, #8

R7 · LEADER CHANGE06 Jun

CM Ree Herng Shen takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Emmanuel Emperado beat Brian Laksmana Saputra (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Emmanuel Emperado 4 wins (R1–R4)Brian Laksmana Saputra 3 wins (R1–R3)Kurniawan Umbu Toda Saputra 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Emmanuel Emperado	*	1	½	—
2Brian Laksmana Saputra	0	*	—	—
3Kurniawan Umbu Toda Saputra	½	—	*	—
4FMNelson Villanueva	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Emperado, Emmanuel	2188	PHI	+49B	+31N	+3B	+64N	−9B	+2N	=7N	+14B	+11B	7.5	46.0	49.0	39.75	2206	+7.4
2	Brian Laksmana Saputra	1934	INA	+47N	+22B	+10N	=9N	+42B	−1B	+15N	+3B	=4N	7.0	47.0	51.0	37.25	2117	+84.8
3	Shen, Ree HerngCM	1897	MAS	+20N	+18B	−1N	+19B	+16N	+6B	+9B	−2N	=7B	6.5	50.0	55.5	37.75	2070	+80.4
4	Chow, Yi ChenCM	1918	MAS	=45N	+34B	+37N	+17B	=6N	=5B	=10N	+24B	=2B	6.5	45.5	49.5	34.50	2021	+51.2
5	Villanueva, NelsonFM	2113	PHI	+35B	=44N	=21B	+25N	+8B	=4N	−14B	+31N	+9B	6.5	43.5	47.5	34.25	2006	-15.6
6	Tobing, Daniel Hermawan LumbanFM	2174	INA	+57B	+16N	+56B	=42N	=4B	−3N	+13B	=7N	+32B	6.5	43.0	46.5	31.50	1993	-28.8
7	Saputra, Kurniawan Umbu Toda	1843	INA	+48N	=37B	+32N	+73B	+64N	=9N	=1B	=6B	=3N	6.5	42.5	45.0	29.50	2095	+116.0
8	Roy Marpaung	1851	INA	=62N	+45B	=19N	+24B	−5N	+33B	=32N	+15B	+14N	6.5	41.0	44.0	31.00	1868	+7.8
9	Andyka, PitraIM	2178	INA	+24N	+15B	+43N	=2B	+1N	=7B	−3N	+10B	−5N	6.0	50.5	54.5	34.75	2046	-23.0
10	Azzamy, Khalid Shafwan	1861	INA	+46B	+28N	−2B	=39N	+27B	+31N	=4B	−9N	+23B	6.0	43.5	47.5	29.00	1916	+27.2
11	Pribadi, Fernanda Agus Saputra	2060	INA	−23N	+62B	+54N	+13B	−15N	+34B	+22N	+18B	−1N	6.0	43.0	46.0	28.00	1901	-26.6
12	Teo, Hong Ming	2009	SGP	=32N	−23B	+62N	=20B	+47N	−24B	+45N	+33B	+22N	6.0	37.5	40.5	25.50	1766	-41.6
13	Azmir, Alif Mikhael	1740	MAS	+65B	−43N	+50B	−11N	+56B	+64B	−6N	+42N	+21B	6.0	36.0	39.0	22.50	1969	+44.6
14	Mohd Afif, Ainul MardhiahWFM	1836	MAS	+26B	−56N	+27B	=28N	+41B	+17B	+5N	−1N	−8B	5.5	45.5	49.0	29.00	1885	+22.4
15	Likoh,Jason Warren	1798	MAS	+50B	−9N	+57B	+38N	+11B	=42N	−2B	−8N	+24N	5.5	43.0	46.5	25.00	1906	+50.0
16	Yap, Kah Yii	1768	MAS	+69N	−6B	+33N	+29B	−3B	=25N	−21B	+36N	+35B	5.5	41.5	44.0	23.50	1808	+20.4
17	Nithyalakshmi, SivanesanWCM	1870	MAS	+72B	=27N	+44B	−4N	+39B	−14N	+25B	=21N	=18B	5.5	41.0	43.5	23.75	1823	-9.2
18	Lim, Kian Guan	1763	MAS	+52B	−3N	=26B	+46N	=43B	+36N	+42B	−11N	=17N	5.5	39.5	43.5	23.75	1828	+15.4
19	Helmy, Muhammad Adnin Nuaym	1676	MAS	+66B	=21N	=8B	−3N	+61B	−43N	=26B	+44N	+31B	5.5	38.5	41.0	22.25	1790	+50.0
20	Beh, Yap Long Roger	1608	MAS	−3B	=77N	+71B	=12N	=44B	−27N	+58B	+51N	+42B	5.5	35.5	36.0	19.25	1851	+93.2
21	Cu, Jericho Winston	1802	PHI	+53N	=19B	=5N	=23B	−34N	+38B	+16N	=17B	−13N	5.0	43.0	47.0	25.25	1784	-10.0
22	Nor Azian Shah, Ahmad Azamuddin	1782	MAS	+68B	−2N	=36B	+35N	=25B	+28N	−11B	+56N	−12B	5.0	41.5	44.0	20.25	1781	-1.6
23	Lim, Kuan Xun Benedict	1627	MAS	+11B	+12N	−42B	=21N	−31B	+44N	=51B	+41N	−10N	5.0	40.0	44.0	25.00	1910	+122.0
24	Mohd Afif, Muhd Danish Arif	1700	MAS	−9B	+68N	+61B	−8N	+66B	+12N	+43B	−4N	−15B	5.0	40.0	42.5	18.00	1816	+42.8
25	Lim, Kian Hwa	1608	MAS	+51N	+58B	=73N	−5B	=22N	=16B	−17N	+34B	=30N	5.0	39.5	42.0	21.00	1900	+63.2
26	Mok, Jun Ji	1532	MAS	−14N	+76B	=18N	−34B	+58N	=40B	=19N	=37B	+55N	5.0	37.5	39.5	19.50	1745	+85.6
27	Yap, Ray Jin	1701	MAS	+70N	=17B	−14N	+45B	−10N	+20B	F	=46N	+47B	5.0	37.0	37.0	20.75	1762	+24.8
28	Sia, Yiik Shan Edison	1673	MAS	+78N	−10B	+58N	=14B	=59N	−22B	−33N	+48B	+53N	5.0	36.0	36.5	16.50	1706	+14.4
29	Chay, Joon Hoong	1862	MAS	+36B	+41N	−64B	−16N	=57B	=35N	−56B	+50N	+46B	5.0	34.0	37.0	21.00	1724	-29.4
30	Mohd Shaiden, Shareef Basil	1788	MAS	+67N	F	−38B	+68N	−32B	+63N	=35B	+57N	=25B	5.0	30.0	30.0	16.25	1611	-27.8
31	Kumaran, Ashwiniy	1793	MAS	+74N	−1B	+47N	=43B	+23N	−10B	+34N	−5B	−19N	4.5	43.0	45.0	17.50	1785	-9.8
32	Ooi, Hann Wei Alex	1615	MAS	=12B	+71N	−7B	=44N	+30N	+59B	=8B	F	−6N	4.5	42.0	44.5	19.25	1865	+83.2
33	Ngu, Qi Ruii Lucas	1533	MAS	−42B	+63N	−16B	+52N	+49B	−8N	+28B	−12N	=41B	4.5	39.5	42.5	18.25	1685	+44.8
34	Doda, Samuel Keanu Johosua	1743	INA	=71B	−4N	+60B	+26N	+21B	−11N	−31B	−25N	+66B	4.5	38.0	40.5	17.25	1699	-18.8
35	Wildan, Muhammad	1631	INA	−5N	+70B	=59N	−22B	+62N	=29B	=30N	+40B	−16N	4.5	38.0	40.5	16.75	1755	+36.0
36	Teoh, Ban Tat	1577	MAS	−29N	+75B	=22N	=40B	+37N	−18B	=39N	−16B	+59N	4.5	38.0	40.0	17.00	1731	+30.8
37	Cahyadi	1715	INA	+63B	=7N	−4B	=66N	−36B	+61N	=46B	=26N	=56B	4.5	36.0	38.5	16.75	1594	-23.2
38	Teoh, Je Hern	1617	MAS	−73N	+69B	+30N	−15B	=40N	−21N	+60B	+59B	−39N	4.5	34.0	36.5	16.75	1743	+55.6
39	Tharation, Prem Kumar	1739	MAS	F	−73B	+48N	=10B	−17N	=46N	=36B	+66N	+38B	4.5	33.5	33.5	18.25	1715	-4.6
40	Samfirescu, Andrei-Alexandru	1776	ROU	+61B	−42N	=46B	=36N	=38B	=26N	=66B	−35N	+60B	4.5	33.0	35.5	16.75	1609	-33.0
41	Wong, Siew Ting	1694	MAS	+76N	−29B	=66N	+67B	−14N	=45B	+47N	−23B	=33N	4.5	33.0	35.0	14.00	1536	-53.6
42	Ainul Fikri, Aqilah Husna	1915	MAS	+33N	+40B	+23N	=6B	−2N	=15B	−18N	−13B	−20N	4.0	45.5	50.0	20.00	1729	-82.4
43	Lau, Sau Ching	1876	MAS	+54N	+13B	−9B	=31N	=18N	+19B	−24N	F	F	4.0	41.0	41.0	20.50	1823	-9.2
44	Govindaraju, Arvind	1754	MAS	+75N	=5B	−17N	=32B	=20N	−23B	+50N	−19B	=45N	4.0	40.5	42.5	16.25	1615	-64.4
45	Wong, Hoon Ka Alfred	1580	MAS	=4B	−8N	+77B	−27N	+60B	=41N	−12B	=49N	=44B	4.0	40.0	40.5	13.50	1685	+42.4
46	Lim, Jia Yhu	1552	MAS	−10N	+74B	=40N	−18B	+69N	=39B	=37N	=27B	−29N	4.0	37.5	39.5	13.75	1646	+30.8
47	Kurniawan, Alexander Philip	1533	INA	−2B	+65N	−31B	+63N	−12B	+49N	−41B	+61N	−27N	4.0	37.0	40.0	13.00	1587	+8.0
48	Likoh, Katherine Samantha	1521	MAS	−7B	+49N	−39B	−57N	+52B	−51N	+65B	−28N	+63B	4.0	34.5	37.5	14.00	1478	-14.0
49	Chong, Bok Siong	1669	MAS	−1N	−48B	+75N	+53B	−33N	−47B	+74N	=45B	=51B	4.0	34.0	36.0	12.00	1512	-33.2
50	Gokita, Kensei	1521	JPN	−15N	+78B	−13N	=58B	+67N	=57N	−44B	−29B	+61N	4.0	33.0	33.5	9.50	1569	+8.8
51	Kebbedies, Frank	1936	GER	−25B	=60N	=67N	F	+68B	+48B	=23N	−20B	=49N	4.0	32.0	32.0	14.00	1589	-53.8
52	Ee, Chii Yew Samuel	0	MAS	−18N	−54B	+55N	−33B	−48N	+77B	−53N	+74B	+62N	4.0	31.0	31.5	9.50	1467	0.0
53	Mah, Qing Fung	1516	MAS	−21B	−57N	+65B	−49N	+76B	−56N	+52B	+72N	−28B	4.0	30.5	32.5	11.50	1390	-34.0
54	Narayanan, Sri Shiva Kumar	1561	MAS	−43B	+52N	−11B	−61N	−63B	−65N	+69N	+67B	+76B	4.0	28.0	30.0	11.00	1497	-10.0
55	Govindasamy, Kanes	1639	MAS	−64B	−61N	−52B	+71N	+65B	−66N	+67B	+63N	−26B	4.0	26.0	28.5	11.00	883	-29.0
56	Toy, Yee Seng	1611	MAS	F	+14B	−6N	−59B	−13N	+53B	+29N	−22B	=37N	3.5	40.0	40.0	16.75	1739	+46.8
57	Dhanpal Rajkumar, Manish	1656	MAS	−6N	+53B	−15N	+48B	=29N	=50B	=59N	−30B	−58B	3.5	37.5	41.0	14.25	1661	-4.0
58	See, Hooi Chin	1813	MAS	+60B	−25N	−28B	=50N	−26B	+75B	−20N	F	+57N	3.5	34.0	36.0	11.00	1488	-58.8
59	Mohd Afif, Abdur Rahman	1795	MAS	+77B	−64N	=35B	+56N	=28B	−32N	=57B	−38N	−36B	3.5	33.0	33.5	10.50	1578	-102.0
60	Tan, Xuan Ying Calyn	1520	SGP	−58N	=51B	−34N	+74B	−45N	+69B	−38N	+70B	−40N	3.5	30.0	32.0	9.00	1533	-6.0
61	Pheng, Win Xie	1474	MAS	−40N	+55B	−24N	+54B	−19N	−37B	+75N	−47B	−50B	3.0	35.5	37.5	10.00	1449	-6.2
62	Shoban Babu, Lavinesh Babu	1502	MAS	=8B	−11N	−12B	+77N	−35B	=67N	−63B	+65N	−52B	3.0	35.5	36.0	8.00	1590	+18.8
63	Siw, Yang Zheng Simon	0	MAS	−37N	−33B	+70N	−47B	+54N	−30B	+62N	−55B	−48N	3.0	33.0	35.5	9.50	1458	0.0
64	Lee, Zhia Chen Zachary	2064	MAS	+55N	+59B	+29N	−1B	−7B	−13N	F	F	F	3.0	32.5	32.5	12.50	1848	-29.8
65	Ng, Wei Jie	0	MAS	−13N	−47B	−53N	+70B	−55N	+54B	−48N	−62B	+75N	3.0	31.5	33.5	8.50	1366	0.0
66	Ting, Zhi En	0	MAS	−19N	F	=41B	=37B	−24N	+55B	=40N	−39B	−34N	2.5	37.0	37.0	10.75	1571	0.0
67	Mohd Afif, Aishah	0	MAS	−30B	+72N	=51B	−41N	−50B	=62B	−55N	−54N	=78B	2.5	31.0	31.5	6.25	1456	0.0
68	Yeo, Yee Meng	1499	MAS	−22N	−24B	+76N	−30B	−51N	=74B	+71N	F	F	2.5	29.0	29.0	5.50	993	-25.2
69	Vishvanand Omprakash	1446	IND	−16B	−38N	+78B	=72N	−46B	−60N	−54B	F	+70N	2.5	27.0	27.5	4.25	1353	-30.4
70	Chong, Rui Ying Isabella	1486	SGP	−27B	−35N	−63B	−65N	+77B	+76N	=72B	−60N	−69B	2.5	26.0	26.5	3.75	1367	-36.8
71	Mohd Reza, Asyraf Aidan	0	MAS	=34N	−32B	−20N	−55B	−74N	F	−68B	+78N	+72B	2.5	26.0	26.0	5.25	1420	0.0
72	Suresh, Bhadresh	1567	MAS	−17N	−67B	=74N	=69B	−75N	+78B	=70N	−53B	−71N	2.5	23.5	24.0	4.00	1387	-39.2
73	Loo, Pin Xie	2009	MAS	+38B	+39N	=25B	−7N	F	F	F	F	F	2.5	20.5	20.5	11.50	1797	-17.8
74	Ng, Jin Jie	0	MAS	−31B	−46N	=72B	−60N	+71B	=68N	−49B	−52N	F	2.0	27.5	27.5	5.00	1330	0.0
75	Kwan, Jing Shuan Jeslyn	0	MAS	−44B	−36N	−49B	+78N	+72B	−58N	−61B	−76N	−65B	2.0	26.5	27.0	3.00	1369	0.0
76	Siw. Yang Xuan Lucas	0	MAS	−41B	−26N	−68B	F	−53N	−70B	+78N	+75B	−54N	2.0	25.0	25.0	2.50	750	0.0
77	Mirdha	1437	INA	−59N	=20B	−45N	−62B	−70N	−52N	F	F	F	0.5	25.0	25.0	2.75	1222	-43.2
78	Ting, Zhi Xin	0	MAS	−28B	−50N	−69N	−75B	F	−72N	−76B	−71B	=67N	0.5	23.0	23.0	1.25	752	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lim, Kuan Xun BenedictMAS
+122.0
5.0 pts · #23
2Saputra, Kurniawan Umbu TodaINA
+116.0
6.5 pts · #3
3Beh, Yap Long RogerMAS
+93.2
5.5 pts · #28

Top rating losers

1Mohd Afif, Abdur RahmanMAS
-102.0
3.5 pts · #43
2Ainul Fikri, Aqilah HusnaMAS
-82.4
4.0 pts · #30
3Govindaraju, ArvindMAS
-64.4
4.0 pts · #51

Biggest upsets

R1+433 Elo gap
Lim, Kuan Xun Benedict1627 beat Pribadi, Fernanda Agus Saputra2060
R2+382 Elo gap
Lim, Kuan Xun Benedict1627 beat Teo, Hong Ming2009
R1+328 Elo gap
Lim, Kian Hwa1608 beat Kebbedies, Frank1936