CHESS HUB - MCF MALAYSIAN MASTERS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Open)
Open Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 7 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2108, and top seed was Lik Zang Lye (🇲🇾 MAS, FM, 2264).
Uzair Shahar (🇲🇾 MAS, 2104) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Kavin Mohan (5.5) and Lik Zang Lye (5.0). Shahar took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ree Herng Shen (CM, 1897) beat Nirish Kumar Siva Kumar (FM, 2151), a +254-point gap.
Location
🇲🇾Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dates
18 Jun 2025 → 22 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 7
FM×5
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇾Malaysia×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsUzair Shahar led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE20 Jun
Uzair Shahar takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Uzair Shahar lost to FM Kavin Mohan (White).
R4–R9 · UNBEATEN
Uzair Shahar went unbeaten across 5 games (R4–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Uzair Shahar | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2FMKavin Mohan | 1 | * | 0 | 0 |
| 3FMLik Zang Lye | 0 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4FMGenivan Genkeswaran | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇾Shahar, Uzair | 2104 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | — | 6.0 | 23.50 | 33.0 | +80.8 | 2297 |
| 2 | 🇲🇾FMKavin Mohan | 2103 | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 17.75 | 33.5 | +43.6 | 2189 |
| 3 | 🇲🇾FMLye, Lik Zang | 2264 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | — | 5.0 | 20.00 | 34.0 | -16.4 | 2179 |
| 4 | 🇲🇾FMGenkeswaran, Genivan | 2124 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 15.25 | 34.0 | +12.0 | 2149 |
| 5 | 🇲🇾Masli, Muhd Nur Daie | 2096 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4.5 | 16.25 | 34.5 | +24.4 | 2148 |
| 7 | 🇲🇾CMShen, Ree Herng | 1897 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | — | 4.0 | 17.75 | 35.0 | +92.4 | 2130 |
| 6 | 🇲🇾FMSiva Kumar, Nirish Kumar | 2151 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | — | 4.0 | 16.75 | 35.0 | -11.2 | 2098 |
| 8 | 🇲🇾FMYeap, Eng Chiam | 2083 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | — | 3.0 | 12.25 | 36.0 | -14.4 | 2020 |
| 9 | 🇲🇾Chong, Jin Cheng | 2117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.0 | 3.50 | 37.0 | -104.0 | 1887 |
| 10 | 🇲🇾CMZulkipli, Zaidan | 2144 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 39.0 | -32.6 | 1314 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shen, Ree HerngCMMAS+92.44.0 pts · #7
- 2Shahar, UzairMAS+80.86.0 pts · #1
- 3Kavin MohanFMMAS+43.65.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Chong, Jin ChengMAS-104.02.0 pts · #9
- 2Zulkipli, ZaidanCMMAS-32.60.0 pts · #10
- 3Lye, Lik ZangFMMAS-16.45.0 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R2+254 Elo gap
- R4+227 Elo gap
- R5+160 Elo gap