CHESS HUB - MCF MALAYSIAN MASTERS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Women)
9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1873, and top seed was Li Ting Tan (🇲🇾 MAS, WFM, 2091).
Li Ting Tan (🇲🇾 MAS, WFM, 2091) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Jia-Tien Chua (5.0) and Sivanesan Nithyalakshmi (4.5). Tan shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Nur Uzma Bazilah Mohd Tarmizi (1737) beat Aqilah Husna Ainul Fikri (1915), a +178-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWFM Li Ting Tan led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Ashwiniy Kumaran takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
WFM Li Ting Tan drew with WCM Jia-Tien Chua (White).
WFM Li Ting Tan went unbeaten across 8 games (R1–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMLi Ting Tan | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2WCMJia-Tien Chua | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3WCMSivanesan Nithyalakshmi | ½ | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4WFMAinul Mardhiah Mohd Afif | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇾WFMTan, Li Ting | 2091 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 22.25 | 30.0 | -7.2 | 2039 |
| 2 | 🇲🇾WCMChua, Jia-Tien | 1926 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 19.25 | 31.0 | +7.4 | 1961 |
| 3 | 🇲🇾WCMNithyalakshmi, Sivanesan | 1870 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.50 | 31.5 | +10.6 | 1916 |
| 5 | 🇲🇾Kumaran, Ashwiniy | 1793 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.25 | 32.0 | +31.5 | 1883 |
| 6 | 🇲🇾WFMAzhar, Puteri Rifqah Fahada | 1947 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 15.00 | 32.0 | -17.6 | 1864 |
| 4 | 🇲🇾WFMMohd Afif, Ainul Mardhiah | 1836 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 14.25 | 32.0 | +16.4 | 1878 |
| 7 | 🇲🇾Ainul Fikri, Aqilah Husna | 1915 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 12.50 | 32.5 | -41.6 | 1825 |
| 8 | 🇲🇾Mohd Tarmizi, Nur Uzma Bazilah | 1737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 3.0 | 10.50 | 33.0 | +22.0 | 1803 |
| 9 | 🇲🇾Abd Aziz, A Dira A Ddawiyah | 1739 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 2.0 | 9.00 | 34.0 | -9.6 | 1697 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kumaran, AshwiniyMAS+31.54.0 pts · #5
- 2Mohd Tarmizi, Nur Uzma BazilahMAS+22.03.0 pts · #8
- 3Mohd Afif, Ainul MardhiahWFMMAS+16.44.0 pts · #4
- 1Ainul Fikri, Aqilah HusnaMAS-41.63.5 pts · #7
- 2Azhar, Puteri Rifqah FahadaWFMMAS-17.64.0 pts · #6
- 3Abd Aziz, A Dira A DdawiyahMAS-9.62.0 pts · #9
- R8+178 Elo gap
- R4+133 Elo gap
- R7+111 Elo gap