Go Checkmate 21st FIDE Rated Standard Chess Tournament
Open SwissStandard
43 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 10 May 2025 to 11 May 2025 in Singapore, Singapore. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1622, and top seed was Madhav Agarwal (🇸🇬 SGP, 1695).
Gokulan Dhatchinamoorthy (🇮🇳 IND, 1528) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Shiven Rajesh Punjabi (5.0) and Christopher Yu (5.0). Dhatchinamoorthy shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Gokulan Dhatchinamoorthy (1528) beat Chit Ye Thu (1679), a +151-point gap.
Location
🇸🇬Singapore, Singapore
Dates
10 May 2025 → 11 May 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 45 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 8 represented
🇸🇬Singapore×23
🇮🇳India×10
🇲🇾Malaysia×2
🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1
🇦🇺Australia×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇵🇭Philippines×1
🇲🇲Myanmar×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsGokulan Dhatchinamoorthy led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
21
9
2
5
2
1
R6–R6 · LEAD HELD
Gokulan Dhatchinamoorthy held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.
R4–R6 · WIN STREAK
Gokulan Dhatchinamoorthy won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gokulan Dhatchinamoorthy | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Christopher Yu | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Shiven Rajesh Punjabi | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Boon Cheng Richard Lean | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gokulan Dhatchinamoorthy | 1528 | IND | +27N | +8B | =2N | +11B | +7N | +4B | 5.5 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 21.50 | 1685 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Punjabi, Shiven Rajesh | 1568 | SGP | +36B | +23N | =1B | +25N | =10B | +6N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 15.75 | 1870 | +50.8 |
| 3 | Yu, Christopher | 0 | AUS | =18B | +?N | +5B | =6N | +25B | +8B | 5.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 14.50 | 1697 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Huang, Junren | 1561 | SGP | +19B | +32N | =6B | +18N | +9B | −1N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 14.00 | 1879 | +47.6 |
| 5 | Lean, Boon Cheng Richard | 1680 | SGP | +39N | =12B | −3N | +26B | +18N | +10B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 13.00 | 1864 | +14.4 |
| 6 | Pagayona, Beau Adriel | 1617 | PHI | +26N | +22B | =4N | =3B | +12N | −2B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 14.25 | 1622 | +0.4 |
| 7 | Manjunathan Janani, Yokgan | 1574 | SGP | +41B | +13N | +9B | =10N | −1B | =16N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 12.25 | 1719 | +29.2 |
| 8 | Chit Ye Thu | 1679 | MYA | +24B | −1N | +33B | +15N | +21B | −3N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 11.50 | 2234 | +11.8 |
| 9 | Shaunak Paramanik | 1554 | IND | +14N | +31B | −7N | +20B | −4N | +22B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 11.50 | 1414 | -22.4 |
| 10 | VELMURUGAN PRIYASUDHARSANA, ISHAAN HAENEETH | 1553 | IND | +34B | +40B | +35N | =7B | =2N | −5N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 9.50 | 1691 | +37.6 |
| 11 | Law, Dominic | 1631 | SGP | +33B | −25N | +24B | −1N | +31B | +21N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 10.00 | 1584 | -3.6 |
| 12 | Akshara Gobinath | 1488 | IND | +43B | =5N | =25B | +31N | −6B | +19N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 1479 | -1.6 |
| 13 | Siva Prakash, Subhaashini | 1482 | MAS | +37N | −7B | =26N | =17B | =14N | +20B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 9.25 | 776 | -14.4 |
| 14 | Han, Zhi Quan Luke | 0 | SGP | −9B | −21N | +43B | +29N | =13B | +25N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Shrenik Mallick | 1443 | IND | +28B | −35N | +32B | −8B | =17N | +27N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 8.75 | 825 | -21.2 |
| 16 | Low, Hei Yuet Cheryl | 1522 | SGP | −32B | −19N | +36B | +34N | +28B | =7B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1576 | +1.4 |
| 17 | Tan, Ashriel Jia En | 0 | SGP | −23B | =36N | +41B | =13N | =15B | +?N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1481 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Naresh Kumar | 1648 | IND | =3N | +20B | +40N | −4B | −5B | =33N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1520 | -20.4 |
| 19 | Gautham Bharadwaj | 0 | SGP | −4N | +16B | =22N | +39B | =33N | −12B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Yeung, Tze Hei | 0 | SGP | +21B | −18N | +29B | −9N | +23B | −13N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 8.50 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Machiraju, Pranav Anagh | 1434 | SGP | −20N | +14B | +37N | +35B | −8N | −11B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1502 | +8.0 |
| 22 | Akhila, Anand | 1481 | IND | +42B | −6N | =19B | =28N | +24B | −9N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1403 | -12.8 |
| 23 | Tan, Rui | 1447 | SGP | +17N | −2B | −31N | +38B | −20N | +32B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 777 | -12.8 |
| 24 | Ma, Malik Yathoi | 1411 | HKG | −8N | +27B | −11N | +37B | −22N | +31B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 797 | -32.0 |
| 25 | Tay, Cameron | 1517 | SGP | +30N | +11B | =12N | −2B | −3N | −14B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 8.50 | 1565 | +8.0 |
| 26 | Abhyuday Jha | 0 | IND | −6B | +42N | =13B | −5N | =?B | =30N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1389 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Koh, Timothy Zen | 0 | SGP | −1B | −24N | =?B | +32N | +39N | −15B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1372 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Tan, Yu Yang | 0 | MAS | −15N | +38B | =39N | =22B | −16N | =34B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 1274 | 0.0 |
| 29 | bhate, prajwal | 1428 | SGP | −40N | +34B | −20N | −14B | +37N | =38B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 896 | -6.8 |
| 30 | Rajendran, I | 0 | SGP | −25B | −33N | −38N | +42B | +43N | =26B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 716 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Ehsan Manas | 0 | IND | +?B | −9N | +23B | −12B | −11N | −24N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1391 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Loh, Jia Kang Daniel Jay | 0 | SGP | +16N | −4B | −15N | −27B | +41B | −23N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1301 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Yi, Taifeng | 0 | SGP | −11N | +30B | −8N | F | =19B | =18B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1380 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Haputhanthri, Thenuja Sasvidu | 0 | SRI | −10N | −29N | +42B | −16B | =36N | =28N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Kok, Kay Ian Matthew | 1570 | SGP | +38N | +15B | −10B | −21N | F | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1357 | -34.4 |
| 36 | Cheong, Lip Ghee | 0 | SGP | −2N | =17B | −16N | −?N | =34B | =37B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 5858836 | 0 | — | −13B | +41N | −21B | −24N | −29B | =36N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 1.75 | 640 | 0.0 |
| 38 | bhate, shreyas H | 0 | FID | −35B | −28N | +30B | −23N | F | =29N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1208 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Rajesh, Nathaniel | 1423 | SGP | −5B | +43N | =28B | −19N | −27B | F | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 878 | -7.2 |
| 40 | Agarwal, Madhav | 1695 | SGP | +29B | −10N | −18B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1418 | -21.8 |
| 41 | FIDE 5875331 | 0 | — | −7N | −37B | −17N | +43B | −32N | −42N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 776 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Sriram Manikandan | 0 | IND | −22N | −26B | −34N | −30N | F | +41B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Ramakrishnan, Raghav | 0 | SGP | −12N | −39B | −14N | −41N | −30B | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Punjabi, Shiven RajeshSGP+50.85.0 pts · #4
- 2Huang, JunrenSGP+47.64.5 pts · #11
- 3VELMURUGAN PRIYASUDHARSANA, ISHAAN HAENEETHIND+37.64.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Kok, Kay Ian MatthewSGP-34.42.0 pts · #21
- 2Ma, Malik YathoiHKG-32.03.0 pts · #33
- 3Shaunak ParamanikIND-22.44.0 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R2+151 Elo gap
- R2+142 Elo gap
- R4+136 Elo gap