2nd Singapore Management University Chess Classic 2025 - Classical

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55 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Jun 2025 to 21 Jun 2025 in Singapore, Singapore. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1908, and top seed was Rege Vijay (🇸🇬 SGP, 2019).

Jing Fong Joash Chan (🇸🇬 SGP, 1801) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Ravi Krishna G (7.0) and Rege Vijay (7.0). Chan took the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Chenyu Wu (1604) beat Hong Ming Teo (2009), a +405-point gap.

Location

🇸🇬Singapore, Singapore

Dates

16 Jun 2025 → 21 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇬Rege Vijay2019

Avg top 10

1,908

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇸🇬Singapore×47

🇮🇳India×2

🇲🇾Malaysia×1

🇧🇷Brazil×1

🇨🇳China×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
Jing Fong Joash Chan
🇸🇬SGP·1801
7.0pts·2030perf+106.8
🥈
Ravi Krishna G
🇮🇳IND·2003
7.0pts·2001perf+6.2
🥉
Rege Vijay
🇸🇬SGP·2019
7.0pts·1978perf-5.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Vijay7Chan7Ravi Krishna7Lee6.5Phan6Tan6

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Chan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Rege Vijay drew with Jing Fong Joash Chan (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Jing Fong Joash Chan won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Rege Vijay	*	½	½	—
2Jing Fong Joash Chan	½	*	½	—
3Ravi Krishna G	½	½	*	1
4Jing Xi Jonathan Lee	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Chan, Jing Fong Joash	1801	SGP	+19N	+20B	+9N	=5B	+6N	+7B	=3N	=2N	=10B	7.0	47.5	52.0	39.25	2030	+106.8
2	Ravi Krishna G	2003	IND	+34N	+27B	=21N	+12B	=26N	+5B	+4N	=1B	=3N	7.0	44.5	48.0	36.75	2001	+6.2
3	Vijay, Rege	2019	SGP	+36N	+8B	=35N	+21B	=5N	+26B	=1B	+16N	=2B	7.0	42.5	46.0	34.25	1978	-5.2
4	Lee, Jing Xi Jonathan	1931	SGP	+33N	=17B	=16N	+27B	+13N	+21B	−2B	=9N	+7B	6.5	42.0	46.0	31.25	1858	-12.4
5	Tan, Jun HaoCM	1946	SGP	+39B	+38N	+7B	=1N	=3B	−2N	+10B	+22N	F	6.0	43.5	43.5	29.50	1941	+3.6
6	Phan, Stefanus Kf	2010	SGP	F	+52B	+22N	+11N	−1B	+12B	+15N	F	+9B	6.0	35.5	35.5	28.50	2061	+8.2
7	Goh, Ching Hayk	1685	SGP	+49N	+24B	−5N	+16B	+8B	−1N	=12N	+28B	−4N	5.5	44.0	46.5	24.25	1727	+14.4
8	Wu, Chenyu	1604	SGP	+48B	−3N	+31B	+9B	−7N	−11N	+18B	+26B	=12N	5.5	42.0	44.5	23.75	1750	+40.7
9	Teo, Hong Ming	2009	SGP	+29B	+42N	−1B	−8N	+34N	+23B	+20N	=4B	−6N	5.5	41.5	45.0	23.25	1775	-38.8
10	Teah, Jared	1628	SGP	F	−18N	+30B	+37N	+11B	+35B	−5N	+15B	=1N	5.5	40.0	40.0	25.50	1932	+94.0
11	Liew, Tze Chi	1767	SGP	+50N	=16B	+17N	−6B	−10N	+8B	+47N	=13B	=24B	5.5	39.5	42.0	23.00	1693	-26.0
12	Liew, Tze Hsien	1730	SGP	+43B	=26N	+28B	−2N	+47B	−6N	=7B	+20N	=8B	5.5	39.5	42.0	21.50	1748	+10.0
13	Manjunathan Janani, Yokgan	1604	SGP	+55N	−35B	+46N	+23B	−4B	−16N	+17B	=11N	+22B	5.5	37.0	37.5	19.75	1657	+16.0
14	Mooi, Kok Onn Osric	1714	SGP	−16N	+43B	+18B	−20N	+31B	=24N	−22B	+29N	+28N	5.5	35.5	38.5	22.25	1584	-22.4
15	Ng, Jing Xuan Alyssa	1689	SGP	=30B	+44N	−26B	+29N	+28B	+45N	−6B	−10N	+25B	5.5	35.0	38.0	20.50	1620	-25.6
16	Ooi, Hong Lue Ivan	1440	SGP	+14B	=11N	=4B	−7N	+27N	+13B	+26N	−3B	−21N	5.0	44.0	48.0	25.00	1746	+129.2
17	Nisban, Corwin	1520	SGP	+32B	=4N	−11B	=18N	−45N	+33B	−13N	+40B	+31B	5.0	38.0	41.0	21.25	1567	+7.6
18	Choo, Tien Ler Dylan	0	SGP	=22N	+10B	−14N	=17B	+46N	−20B	−8N	+36B	+27N	5.0	38.0	40.5	20.25	1598	0.0
19	Chu, Wa Ching David	1467	SGP	−1B	+32N	=47B	−28N	+37B	−42N	+38B	+41N	=20B	5.0	33.5	36.0	18.00	1571	+36.0
20	Tan, Xuan Ying Calyn	1520	SGP	+37B	−1N	+25B	+14B	−35N	+18N	−9B	−12B	=19N	4.5	41.5	45.0	21.00	1548	-1.1
21	Amarnani, Adityan Vivek	1795	BRA	+45B	+47N	=2B	−3N	+22B	−4N	−28N	F	+16B	4.5	40.5	43.0	18.50	1756	-8.8
22	Timothy, Gerard Lopez	1667	SGP	=18B	+30N	−6B	+52N	−21N	+34B	+14N	−5B	−13N	4.5	40.0	42.0	17.50	1686	+2.8
23	Ian, Chia	0	SGP	−28N	+36B	+41B	−13N	+38B	−9N	−27N	+46B	=29B	4.5	33.5	36.0	15.00	1603	0.0
24	Tan, Jun Heng	0	SGP	+41B	−7N	=29B	F	+33N	=14B	F	+27B	=11N	4.5	32.0	32.0	19.00	1641	0.0
25	Ng, Jacob Euben	0	SGP	−27N	+33B	−20N	−46B	=36N	+44B	+39N	+47B	−15N	4.5	30.5	33.0	14.75	1520	0.0
26	Shaunak Paramanik	1532	IND	+51N	=12B	+15N	+35B	=2B	−3N	−16B	−8N	F	4.0	41.5	41.5	17.75	1683	+39.6
27	Wu, Haoyang	1551	SGP	+25B	−2N	+45B	−4N	−16B	+31N	+23B	−24N	−18B	4.0	41.0	44.0	16.00	1588	+1.1
28	Law, Dominic	1626	SGP	+23B	F	−12N	+19B	−15N	+29N	+21B	−7N	−14B	4.0	40.0	40.0	18.00	1603	-5.0
29	Lum, Yong Feng	1504	SGP	−9N	+40B	=24N	−15B	+44N	−28B	+50N	−14B	=23N	4.0	36.0	38.5	13.50	1502	-4.4
30	Nitin Chandok	1436	SGP	=15N	−22B	−10N	+40B	=39N	−46B	−32N	+37N	+43B	4.0	33.0	35.5	14.50	1440	0.0
31	Zhou, Ruixi Kendrick	1470	SGP	−35N	+53B	−8N	+49B	−14N	−27B	+51N	+32B	−17N	4.0	32.5	33.5	10.00	840	-68.8
32	FIDE 5835011	0	—	−17N	−19B	=40N	−44B	+53N	=36B	+30B	−31N	+49B	4.0	30.5	31.5	11.00	1285	0.0
33	Lovetskaya, Valeria	1471	RUS	−4B	−25N	+55B	+43N	−24B	−17N	F	+54B	+39N	4.0	28.5	28.5	8.00	1584	+9.8
34	Wong, Zhong Yue Dwane	1491	SGP	−2B	+48N	=42B	+38N	−9B	−22N	+43B	F	F	3.5	35.0	37.5	10.75	1646	+38.4
35	Cheng, Chee Heng Jayden	1802	SGP	+31B	+13N	=3B	−26N	+20B	−10N	−42B	F	F	3.5	34.0	34.0	17.50	1644	-56.0
36	Tan, Dezheng Daniel	1510	SGP	−3B	−23N	−37B	+53N	=25B	=32N	=48B	−18N	+55B	3.5	32.0	32.5	7.00	1110	-3.2
37	Tan, Qing Ze	0	SGP	−20N	=50B	+36N	−10B	−19N	−40B	+44N	−30B	+53N	3.5	31.5	32.5	8.75	1384	0.0
38	Gurusamy, Vellan	1633	MAS	+40N	−5B	=39N	−34B	−23N	+54B	−19N	=51B	=50N	3.5	31.0	32.0	8.75	1320	-82.0
39	Chong, Rui Ying Isabella	1486	SGP	−5N	+55B	=38B	−47N	=30B	=43N	−25B	+48N	−33B	3.5	30.0	30.5	8.25	1380	-36.4
40	Huang, Xinyun	0	SGP	−38B	−29N	=32B	−30N	+55B	+37N	+52B	−17N	F	3.5	29.5	30.0	8.00	1276	0.0
41	Song, Yiyang	1520	CHN	−24N	+49B	−23N	−45B	+48N	=51B	+46N	−19B	F	3.5	27.0	29.0	8.75	1342	-29.2
42	Agarwal, Madhav	1673	SGP	+53N	−9B	=34N	F	F	+19B	+35N	F	F	3.5	18.5	18.5	11.25	1787	+11.0
43	Foo, Weng Chew	1457	SGP	−12N	−14N	+53B	−33B	+49N	=39B	−34N	=50B	−30N	3.0	31.0	32.0	6.50	1225	-36.6
44	Ng, Jing Qi Ashley	1424	SGP	F	−15B	−52N	+32N	−29B	−25N	−37B	+55N	+48B	3.0	26.5	26.5	7.00	757	-39.6
45	Oh, Kang Le Clifford	1467	SGP	−21N	+54B	−27N	+41N	+17B	−15B	F	F	F	3.0	23.5	23.5	9.50	1541	+8.4
46	Lim, Julian Jia Rui	1472	SGP	F	F	−13B	+25N	−18B	+30N	−41B	−23N	=51B	2.5	29.5	29.5	9.75	1394	-12.0
47	Kottakki, Vahein Patnaik	1554	SGP	+54N	−21B	=19N	+39B	−12N	F	−11B	−25N	F	2.5	29.5	29.5	7.00	1499	-16.8
48	Leaw, Marcus	0	SGP	−8N	−34B	−49N	+55N	−41B	+53B	=36N	−39B	−44N	2.5	26.0	26.5	3.25	1106	0.0
49	FIDE 5854156	0	—	−7B	−41N	+48B	−31N	−43B	=55N	−54N	+53B	−32N	2.5	24.5	25.0	3.75	744	0.0
50	Lee, Kar Yan Rebekah	1458	SGP	−11B	=37N	=51B	F	F	=52N	−29B	=43N	=38B	2.5	24.0	24.0	7.25	1421	-2.0
51	Ng, Tso Wong Peter	0	SGP	−26B	F	=50N	F	=52B	=41N	−31B	=38N	=46N	2.5	22.0	22.0	7.00	1409	0.0
52	Cheong, Lip Ghee	1489	SGP	F	−6N	+44B	−22B	=51N	=50B	−40N	F	F	2.0	25.5	25.5	5.50	1511	-1.6
53	Ku, Yu Ting Kelly	0	SGP	−42B	−31N	−43N	−36B	−32B	−48N	+55B	−49N	−37B	1.0	26.5	27.0	0.50	739	0.0
54	Ng, Hsuan Jen Danielle Wudijono	0	SGP	−47B	−45N	F	F	F	−38N	+49B	−33N	F	1.0	15.5	15.5	2.50	732	0.0
55	Karthikeyan, Sree Saakethraman	0	SGP	−13B	−39N	−33N	−48B	−40N	=49B	−53N	−44B	−36N	0.5	28.0	29.0	1.25	699	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ooi, Hong Lue IvanSGP
+129.2
5.0 pts · #10
2Chan, Jing Fong JoashSGP
+106.8
7.0 pts · #2
3Teah, JaredSGP
+94.0
5.5 pts · #16

Top rating losers

1Gurusamy, VellanMAS
-82.0
3.5 pts · #43
2Zhou, Ruixi KendrickSGP
-68.8
4.0 pts · #50
3Cheng, Chee Heng JaydenSGP
-56.0
3.5 pts · #21

Biggest upsets

R4+405 Elo gap
Wu, Chenyu1604 beat Teo, Hong Ming2009
R1+274 Elo gap
Ooi, Hong Lue Ivan1440 beat Mooi, Kok Onn Osric1714
R4+270 Elo gap
Shaunak Paramanik1532 beat Cheng, Chee Heng Jayden1802