Champions Classical Chess Tournament 2.0

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78 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 13 Jun 2025 to 15 Jun 2025 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Top 10 Elo average was 1880, and top seed was Junaid Sohail (🇵🇰 PAK, 2017).

Zaman Sohail (🇵🇰 PAK, 1899) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Saad Saeed (6.5) and Hazza Tariq (6.5). Sohail won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Muhammad Qasim (1564) beat Syed Saad Muhammad Shah (1877), a +313-point gap.

Location

🇵🇰Islamabad, Pakistan

Dates

13 Jun 2025 → 15 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇰Junaid Sohail2017

Avg top 10

1,880

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇵🇰Pakistan×56

Top 3

🥇
Zaman Sohail
🇵🇰PAK·1899
7.5pts·2193perf+66.4
🥈
Saad Saeed
🇵🇰PAK·1825
6.5pts·1907perf+22.4
🥉
Hazza Tariq
🇵🇰PAK·1757
6.5pts·1981perf+46.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Zaman Sohail led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Sohail7.5Saeed6.5Ullah6.5Tariq6.5Javed6Khan6

R5–R8 · LEAD HELD

Zaman Sohail never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Zaman Sohail beat Saad Saeed (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Zaman Sohail 7 wins (R1–R7)Saad Saeed 3 wins (R1–R3)Muhammad Saif Ullah 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Zaman Sohail	*	1	½	—
2Saad Saeed	0	*	—	—
3Muhammad Saif Ullah	½	—	*	—
4Hazza Tariq	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Zaman Sohail	1899	PAK	+23B	+34N	+50B	+26N	+8B	+2N	+5B	=4N	7.5	38.5	41.5	38.25	2193	+66.4
2	Saad Saeed	1825	PAK	+72B	+20N	+16B	=32N	+28B	−1B	+27N	+25N	6.5	35.0	36.0	26.50	1907	+22.4
3	Hazza Tariq	1757	PAK	+58B	=60N	+52B	−5N	+14B	+28N	+10B	+8N	6.5	33.0	35.5	28.25	1981	+46.8
4	Muhammad Saif Ullah	1835	PAK	+75B	+64N	+31B	−25N	+43B	+32N	+17B	=1B	6.5	31.0	31.0	22.75	1872	+13.6
5	Asad Javed	1828	PAK	+36N	+47B	=13N	+3B	+25B	+19N	−1N	=6B	6.0	38.5	42.0	29.00	1941	+30.4
6	Zillal Shakeel Khan	1634	PAK	F	+48B	+46N	+20N	+12B	+26N	=25B	=5N	6.0	33.0	36.5	27.25	2009	+78.0
7	Akhtar Hussain	1847	PAK	+56B	−14N	+21B	+34N	+45B	−25N	+31B	+20N	6.0	31.0	34.0	24.50	1637	-9.8
8	Anis Ur Rehman Zaidi	1823	PAK	+69N	+61B	+62N	+49B	−1N	+53B	+9N	−3B	6.0	29.5	31.5	17.50	1848	+8.4
9	Junaid Sohail	2017	PAK	+21B	+45N	−25N	+31B	+11B	=10N	−8B	+33N	5.5	34.5	38.0	24.75	1819	-26.8
10	Abubakar Sattar	1734	PAK	+42N	=71B	+15N	+33N	=32B	=9B	−3N	+27B	5.5	33.5	35.0	23.00	1860	+33.2
11	Waqas	1809	PAK	+78N	+63B	=35N	=13B	−9N	+36B	+38N	=29B	5.5	29.0	29.0	16.75	1775	-3.2
12	Sajeel, Ahmed	1849	PAK	+65N	−13B	+63N	+61B	−6N	+39B	+49N	=26B	5.5	26.5	28.5	15.25	1671	-26.4
13	Muhammad Umair.	0	PAK	F	+12N	=5B	=11N	−26B	+24N	+33B	+17N	5.0	35.5	35.5	25.25	1865	0.0
14	Muhammad Ibrahim Ishtiaq	0	PAK	+?N	+7B	−26N	=27B	−3N	+30B	=15N	+53B	5.0	34.0	34.0	18.25	1778	0.0
15	Ali Zain	0	PAK	+24B	=33N	−10B	+52N	−27B	+?N	=14B	+40N	5.0	31.0	31.0	16.50	1706	0.0
16	Abdullah	0	PAK	+?N	+29B	−2N	−19B	−36N	+55B	+64N	+38B	5.0	29.0	29.0	13.50	1754	0.0
17	Ahmad Sunair Nadeem	1838	PAK	+76N	−62B	+23N	+39B	+49N	+51B	−4N	−13B	5.0	28.5	28.5	15.00	1861	+5.2
18	FIDE 7846266	0	—	+39N	−49B	=22N	−37B	+60B	=41N	+34B	+31N	5.0	28.0	30.5	19.00	1532	0.0
19	Zorez Shabkhez	1895	PAK	F	+67N	−32B	+16N	+50B	−5B	+53N	+23N	5.0	28.0	28.0	18.00	1677	-21.2
20	Muhammad Rashad Cheema	0	PAK	+?N	−2B	+?N	−6B	+62N	+?B	+28N	−7B	5.0	25.0	25.0	6.50	1735	0.0
21	Diviyansh Kumar Punshi	0	PAK	−9N	+55B	−7N	+?B	+?N	−33N	+50B	+51B	5.0	24.5	24.5	9.00	1802	0.0
22	FIDE 7846290	0	—	=41B	−52N	=18B	+76N	+54B	−31N	+61B	+?N	5.0	21.0	21.0	9.50	699	0.0
23	Hafiza Mashal Rashid	0	PAK	−1N	+?B	−17B	+?N	+?N	+?B	+51N	−19B	5.0	20.5	20.5	3.00	1803	0.0
24	Syeda Daanya Zubair	0	PAK	−15N	+65B	+?N	+?B	−51N	−13B	+?N	+49B	5.0	18.0	18.0	5.00	1706	0.0
25	Rayyan Hassan	1774	PAK	F	+44N	+9B	+4B	−5N	+7B	=6N	−2B	4.5	40.5	40.5	25.00	1888	+37.6
26	Muhammad Haris Rizwan	1814	PAK	F	+74N	+14B	−1B	+13N	−6B	+35N	=12N	4.5	34.0	34.0	17.75	1521	-21.4
27	Ali Rayyan Sanwal	1747	PAK	+77N	−35B	+36B	=14N	+15N	+40B	−2B	−10N	4.5	34.0	34.0	15.50	1687	-9.2
28	Muneeb Yaqoob	1766	PAK	+48N	=37B	+71N	+35B	−2N	−3B	−20B	+60N	4.5	32.0	33.5	13.50	991	-18.6
29	Liaqat Ali ISB	1918	PAK	F	−16N	+67B	−45N	+37B	+34N	+32B	=11N	4.5	28.0	28.0	16.75	1901	-0.2
30	FIDE 7817746	0	—	+54B	−31N	−34B	+72N	=41B	−14N	+71B	+50N	4.5	24.5	25.5	10.50	1564	0.0
31	Faiz Murtaza Noon	1499	PAK	+55N	+30B	−4N	−9N	+58B	+22B	−7N	−18B	4.0	35.5	38.5	15.50	1060	-12.4
32	Muhammad Bin Jawad	1606	PAK	+70N	+46B	+19N	=2B	=10N	−4B	−29N	−35B	4.0	35.5	37.5	16.50	1769	+18.8
33	Arqam Haroon	1813	PAK	+73N	=15B	+37N	−10B	=35N	+21B	−13N	−9B	4.0	34.0	35.0	14.50	1076	-34.0
34	Alam Sher Khan	0	PAK	+?N	−1B	+30N	−7B	+42N	−29B	−18N	+64B	4.0	33.5	33.5	10.50	1088	0.0
35	Muhammad Shahrukh	0	PAK	F	+27N	=11B	−28N	=33B	+50N	−26B	+32N	4.0	33.0	36.0	16.25	1761	0.0
36	Ibsam Rehmat	0	PAK	−5B	+51B	−27N	+57N	+16B	−11N	−?B	+61N	4.0	29.0	29.0	13.00	1606	0.0
37	Muhammad Muaz Hussain	0	PAK	+53B	=28N	−33B	+18N	−29N	=?B	=?N	=39B	4.0	25.0	25.0	12.25	1676	0.0
38	Zamrez Khurshid	0	PAK	−67B	+75N	+54B	−50N	+71B	+45N	−11B	−16N	4.0	23.5	23.5	8.00	919	0.0
39	Annan Khan	0	PAK	−18B	+?N	+?B	−17N	+44B	−12N	=?B	=37N	4.0	23.5	23.5	6.00	1503	0.0
40	Syed Saad Muhammad Shah	1877	PAK	+66B	+68N	−49N	+62B	−53N	−27N	+54B	−15B	4.0	22.5	24.5	9.00	852	-46.6
41	FIDE 7845294	0	—	=22N	=?B	+?N	−51B	=30N	=18B	+57N	−?B	4.0	20.5	20.5	10.25	973	0.0
42	FIDE 7846215	0	—	−10B	−?N	+56B	+?N	−34B	−?N	+52B	+54N	4.0	18.5	18.5	9.00	888	0.0
43	Shahzad Ahmed	0	PAK	−62N	+?B	+47N	+?B	−4N	−49B	+?N	−?B	4.0	15.0	15.0	3.50	1466	0.0
44	Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain	0	PAK	+?N	−25B	−?N	+63B	−39N	−?B	+76N	+?B	4.0	10.5	10.5	2.00	1452	0.0
45	Abdul Rehman Zaheer	0	PAK	+?N	−9B	+?N	+29B	−7N	−38B	=48N	F	3.5	23.5	23.5	6.25	1802	0.0
46	Shahzain Shoaib	0	PAK	+?B	−32N	−6B	−54N	+56B	−61N	=?B	+71N	3.5	19.5	19.5	4.50	820	0.0
47	Abdul Zahoor	0	PAK	+?B	−5N	−43B	−58N	=52B	−71N	+66B	+?N	3.5	19.5	19.5	3.50	1028	0.0
48	Muhammad Chaudhry	0	PAK	−28B	−6N	+66B	−?B	+?N	+52N	=45B	−?N	3.5	19.0	19.0	6.75	884	0.0
49	Muhammad Qasim	1564	PAK	F	+18N	+40B	−8N	−17B	+43N	−12B	−24N	3.0	34.5	34.5	13.00	1654	+14.0
50	Muhammad Iqtedar Uddin	1629	PAK	+59B	+57N	−1N	+38B	−19N	−35B	−21N	−30B	3.0	33.0	36.0	10.00	1097	-14.0
51	Aneeq Akhtar	1810	PAK	+68B	−36N	F	+41N	+24B	−17N	−23B	−21N	3.0	30.0	30.0	11.00	1038	-18.4
52	Syed Iyaad Zaydan Rizvi	0	PAK	=?N	+22B	−3N	−15B	=47N	−48B	−42N	+69B	3.0	29.5	29.5	8.75	957	0.0
53	Sehrish	1645	PAK	−37N	F	+59B	+64N	+40B	−8N	−19B	−14N	3.0	29.0	30.0	9.00	1740	+13.2
54	FIDE 7846282	0	—	−30N	+70B	−38N	+46B	−22N	+?B	−40N	−42B	3.0	27.0	27.0	5.50	1077	0.0
55	FIDE 7846231	0	—	−31B	−21N	−72B	+66N	+?B	−16N	−63B	+?N	3.0	19.0	19.0	2.00	699	0.0
56	FIDE 7830556	0	—	−7N	−?B	−42N	+?B	−46N	+68B	+?N	−57B	3.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	1047	0.0
57	FIDE 7839740	0	—	+?N	−50B	−61N	−36B	+75N	F	−41B	+56N	3.0	18.0	18.0	3.00	829	0.0
58	Muhammad Huzaifa Farooq	0	PAK	−3N	−?B	+65N	+47B	−31N	+?B	−?N	−?B	3.0	16.0	16.0	5.50	857	0.0
59	FIDE 7846223	0	—	−50N	+?B	−53N	+?B	+61N	F	F	F	3.0	8.0	8.0	2.00	837	0.0
60	FIDE 7846193	0	—	+?N	=3B	F	F	−18N	F	+?B	−28B	2.5	16.0	16.0	3.25	1569	0.0
61	FIDE 7846207	0	—	F	−8N	+57B	−12N	−59B	+46B	−22N	−36B	2.0	30.0	30.0	6.50	1036	0.0
62	Aaliyan Hussan	0	PAK	+43B	+17N	−8B	−40N	−20B	F	F	F	2.0	26.0	26.0	9.00	1721	0.0
63	Ayyan Tauqeer	0	PAK	+?B	−11N	−12B	−44N	−70B	F	+55N	−?N	2.0	21.0	21.0	3.00	1029	0.0
64	Muhammad Mohsin Butt	0	PAK	+?N	−4B	+?N	−53B	−?N	F	−16B	−34N	2.0	20.5	20.5	0.00	1629	0.0
65	FIDE 7846274	0	—	−12B	−24N	−58B	+68N	+?B	F	F	F	2.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	1049	0.0
66	FIDE 7842287	0	—	−40N	−?B	−48N	−55B	+?N	−69B	−47N	+75B	2.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	1077	0.0
67	FIDE 7846320	0	—	+38N	−19B	−29N	+?B	−?N	F	F	F	2.0	13.5	13.5	4.00	1050	0.0
68	FIDE 7846355	0	—	−51N	−40B	−?N	−65B	F	−56N	+?B	+?B	2.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	1044	0.0
69	Mahd Salman Wani	0	PAK	−8B	−?B	+?N	−?N	−?B	+66N	−?B	−52N	2.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	959	0.0
70	FIDE 7844549	0	—	−32B	−54N	+75B	−?B	+63N	−?N	−?B	F	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	806	0.0
71	Saqib Ishaque	0	PAK	F	=10N	−28B	−?B	−38N	+47B	−30N	−46B	1.5	25.5	25.5	6.25	1472	0.0
72	FIDE 7846347	0	—	−2N	−?B	+55N	−30B	−?N	F	F	F	1.0	16.0	16.0	3.00	981	0.0
73	FIDE 7837070	0	—	−33B	F	F	F	F	F	+75N	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1013	0.0
74	Muhammad Warzaan Amir	0	PAK	+?N	−26B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	1705	0.0
75	FIDE 7838840	0	—	−4N	−38B	−70N	F	−57B	−?N	−73B	−66N	0.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	1035	0.0
76	FIDE 7830564	0	—	−17B	−?N	F	−22B	−?N	F	−44B	F	0.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	1038	0.0
77	Muhammad Ibraheem	0	PAK	−27B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	947	0.0
78	FIDE 7846339	0	—	−11B	−?B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	926	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zillal Shakeel KhanPAK
+78.0
6.0 pts · #15
2Zaman SohailPAK
+66.4
7.5 pts · #1
3Hazza TariqPAK
+46.8
6.5 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Syed Saad Muhammad ShahPAK
-46.6
4.0 pts · #69
2Arqam HaroonPAK
-34.0
4.0 pts · #51
3Junaid SohailPAK
-26.8
5.5 pts · #10

Biggest upsets

R3+313 Elo gap
Muhammad Qasim1564 beat Syed Saad Muhammad Shah1877
R3+289 Elo gap
Muhammad Bin Jawad1606 beat Zorez Shabkhez1895
R3+243 Elo gap
Rayyan Hassan1774 beat Junaid Sohail2017