CAKRA CLASSICAL CHESS TOURNAMENT AUGUST 2025 FIDE RATED UNDER 1800

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82 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Seremban2, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1724, and top seed was Yu Hock Benjamin Cheah (🇲🇾 MAS, 1782).

Muhd Idraki Fadzil (🇲🇾 MAS, 1745) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Yu Hock Benjamin Cheah (6.0) and Mohd Yusri Adjmain (6.0). Fadzil shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Muhd Uwais Aysar Muhd Muhaimi (1448) beat Haris Danial Abd Hadi (1669), a +221-point gap.

Location

🇲🇾Seremban2, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Dates

16 Aug 2025 → 17 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇾Yu Hock Benjamin Cheah1782

Avg top 10

1,724

Participants

Federations · 5 represented

🇲🇾Malaysia×55

🇨🇳China×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇸🇬Singapore×1

🇧🇩Bangladesh×1

Top 3

🥇
Muhd Idraki Fadzil
🇲🇾MAS·1745
6.0pts·1931perf+26.4
🥈
Yu Hock Benjamin Cheah
🇲🇾MAS·1782
6.0pts·1948perf+23.4
🥉
Mohd Yusri Adjmain
🇲🇾MAS·1605
6.0pts·1778perf+27.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R5; 3 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Fadzil6Cheah6Adjmain6Bakal5.5Imran5.5Wong5.5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Muhd Idraki Fadzil held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 6.0/7. Fadzil takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Muhd Idraki Fadzil drew with Yu Hock Benjamin Cheah (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Muhd Idraki Fadzil	*	½	—	—
2Yu Hock Benjamin Cheah	½	*	—	1
3Mohd Yusri Adjmain	—	—	*	—
4Mohd Bakri Bakal	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Fadzil, Muhd Idraki	1745	MAS	+81N	+25B	+18N	+19B	+9N	=13B	=2B	6.0	28.5	28.5	23.25	1931	+26.4
2	Cheah, Yu Hock Benjamin	1782	MAS	+67N	+24B	+61N	=4B	+39N	+6B	=1N	6.0	27.0	29.5	23.75	1948	+23.4
3	Adjmain, Mohd Yusri	1605	MAS	+46N	+51B	−39N	+32B	+26N	+31B	+9N	6.0	24.0	27.0	23.50	1778	+27.6
4	Wong, Kah Hing	1693	MAS	+55B	+41N	+5B	=2N	−14B	+15N	+19B	5.5	28.5	31.5	24.00	1785	+12.8
5	Rao, Heman	1588	MAS	+52N	+42B	−4N	+21B	+28N	=14N	+27B	5.5	26.0	29.0	21.25	1769	+38.8
6	Bakal, Mohd Bakri	1700	MAS	+49N	+48B	+47N	+39B	=13N	−2N	+16B	5.5	24.5	27.5	19.25	1850	+23.8
7	Imran, Azzubayr	1659	MAS	−35N	+69B	+49N	+25B	+18N	+24B	=13N	5.5	24.0	26.0	19.75	1927	+45.6
8	Khairulasmawi, Zharfan	1684	MAS	−34B	+75B	+63N	=17N	+23B	+40N	+14B	5.5	23.0	25.0	18.75	1872	+26.0
9	Gan, Wei Tian	1714	MAS	+70B	+17N	+12B	+15N	−1B	+10N	−3B	5.0	31.0	33.0	21.00	1681	-4.0
10	Mohd Derawi, Khairulasmawi	1592	MAS	+72B	−40N	+34B	+53N	+11N	−9B	+31N	5.0	24.5	26.5	18.00	1690	+5.4
11	Hasan Basri, Muhd Ariji	1665	MAS	+50B	+44N	=23B	=66N	−10B	+17B	+29N	5.0	24.0	26.5	18.25	1653	-1.6
12	Teoh, Ban Tat	1597	MAS	+69N	+35B	−9N	−26B	+62N	+47B	+30N	5.0	22.5	24.5	15.50	1685	+7.0
13	Helmy, Muhammad Adnin Nuaym	1722	MAS	F	+30N	+33B	+16N	=6B	=1N	=7B	4.5	29.5	29.5	21.00	1846	+37.6
14	Raja Badli, Raja Bazil Bot	1731	MAS	+82B	−23N	+54B	+30N	+4N	=5B	−8N	4.5	27.5	27.5	15.25	1608	-16.0
15	Chua, Kang Zhuang	0	MAS	+36N	+20B	+28N	−9B	=19N	−4B	+?N	4.5	27.5	27.5	14.75	1657	0.0
16	Dahlan, Aiman	1692	MAS	+38N	+32B	+21N	−13B	=61N	+20B	−6N	4.5	27.0	29.5	18.25	1620	-10.2
17	Md Rizam, Muhd Annas Syahmi	1510	MAS	+31N	−9B	+46N	=8B	+66B	−11N	+43B	4.5	26.5	29.0	16.25	1596	+16.4
18	Choong, Ee Jay	1585	MAS	+60B	+43N	−1B	+50N	−7B	=44N	+41B	4.5	25.0	28.0	14.75	1496	-13.2
19	Dinesh Ramakrishnan	1619	MAS	+73B	+53N	+40B	−1N	=15B	+61N	−4N	4.5	25.0	27.0	13.25	1555	-5.0
20	Mohsen, Nur Batrisya Wafa	1603	MAS	+45B	−15N	+55B	+41N	=40B	−16N	+44B	4.5	23.0	26.0	15.25	1579	-1.2
21	Zhang, Tong	0	CHN	+62B	+79N	−16B	−5N	+53B	=23N	+61B	4.5	22.0	23.5	11.50	1524	0.0
22	Anwardeen, Afshina	1573	FID	−40B	+72N	−50B	+46N	+70B	+26N	=39B	4.5	19.5	21.5	13.25	1774	+10.4
23	Ong, Chyia Ler, Isaac	1549	MAS	+74N	+14B	=11N	−28B	−8N	=21B	+52N	4.0	26.5	28.5	14.25	1597	+7.6
24	Mohd Shohod, Shahrulnizam	1532	MAS	F	−2N	+45B	+43N	+27B	−7N	+33B	4.0	26.5	26.5	15.00	1665	+13.8
25	Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Muhd Danish Haiqal	1531	MAS	+56B	−1N	+65B	−7N	+50B	=43N	=34B	4.0	25.0	27.5	12.25	902	-22.4
26	Lim, Chin Hong	0	MAS	−66B	+77N	+29B	+12N	−3B	−22B	+48N	4.0	25.0	27.0	14.00	1589	0.0
27	Roslan, Iman Izzuddin	1621	MAS	−42N	+52B	+38N	+48B	−24N	+32B	−5N	4.0	24.0	27.0	14.00	1527	-20.4
28	Abd Rahman, Syazrin	1648	MAS	+68B	+71N	−15B	+23N	−5B	−30N	+40B	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.00	1429	-18.0
29	Sri Subramaniam, Ganeshrao	1574	MAS	+37N	−39B	−26N	+58B	+49N	+36B	−11B	4.0	23.5	26.5	14.00	920	-25.2
30	Senthilkumar, Tharveen	1517	MAS	+76N	−13B	+42N	−14B	+69N	+28B	−12B	4.0	23.5	25.5	11.50	1482	-7.2
31	Syazrin, Hadif Imran	0	MAS	−17B	+70N	+71B	+73N	+33B	−3N	−10B	4.0	23.5	25.5	10.00	1383	0.0
32	Chin, Alice	1471	MAS	+80B	−16N	+64B	−3N	+52B	−27N	+50B	4.0	23.0	24.0	9.50	841	-33.2
33	Shamsuddin, Amirul Rahimi	1601	MAS	+59N	+54B	−13N	+47B	−31N	+51B	−24N	4.0	21.5	24.5	12.00	1443	-12.4
34	Liew, Yu Quan	0	MAS	+8N	−61B	−10N	+?B	=?N	+42B	=25N	4.0	20.5	20.5	11.00	1520	0.0
35	Lim, Wilhelm	0	MAS	+7B	−12N	−?N	+?B	−48N	+57B	+47N	4.0	19.5	19.5	11.50	1480	0.0
36	Wong, Zheng Kit	0	MAS	−15B	−45N	+72B	+79N	+71B	−29N	+53B	4.0	19.0	20.5	8.50	778	0.0
37	Rajendran, Lakshman	0	MAS	−29B	+62N	−41B	+67B	−47N	+70N	+51B	4.0	18.5	20.5	10.00	696	0.0
38	Lian, Wei Wah	0	MAS	−16B	+80N	−27B	−65N	+?B	+64N	+56B	4.0	17.5	17.5	6.50	860	0.0
39	Rajwan, Mollik	1773	BAN	F	+29N	+3B	−6N	−2B	+48B	=22N	3.5	29.0	29.0	15.25	1683	-12.8
40	Ramaesh, Livinesh Raj	0	MAS	+22N	+10B	−19N	+?B	=20N	−8B	−28N	3.5	28.0	28.0	11.75	1610	0.0
41	Rosli, Muhd Rayyan	1458	MAS	+78N	−4B	+37N	−20B	=42N	+71B	−18N	3.5	24.0	26.0	9.75	824	-34.4
42	Loganathan, Kumaranathan	0	MAS	+27B	−5N	−30B	+64N	=41B	−34N	+65B	3.5	23.5	26.0	10.75	1460	0.0
43	FIDE 35871008	0	—	+63N	−18B	+51N	−24B	+73N	=25B	−17N	3.5	22.5	24.5	9.50	1216	0.0
44	Athiswaran, Harshankumar	0	MAS	+?N	−11B	+76N	−61B	+57N	=18B	−20N	3.5	21.5	21.5	7.25	1290	0.0
45	Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Muhd Aariz Daniel	0	MAS	−20N	+36B	−24N	−51B	+?N	=67B	+62N	3.5	20.5	20.5	7.75	768	0.0
46	Mohd Ridzuan, Muhd Haris Aiman	0	MAS	−3B	+?N	−17B	−22B	=?N	+79N	+68B	3.5	19.0	19.0	4.00	762	0.0
47	Muhd Muhaimi, Muhd Uwais Aysar	1448	MAS	+77B	+66N	−6B	−33N	+37B	−12N	−35B	3.0	25.0	27.0	8.50	1447	-0.4
48	Koh, Hui Qi	1515	MAS	+57B	−6N	+56B	−27N	+35B	−39N	−26B	3.0	24.0	27.0	10.00	899	-32.0
49	Jasan Lopez, Saiishaa Lopez	0	MAS	−6B	+57N	−7B	+56N	−29B	=65N	=58B	3.0	24.0	26.5	8.75	846	0.0
50	Lim, Jun Zhe	0	MAS	−11N	+?B	+22N	−18B	−25N	+74B	−32N	3.0	24.0	24.0	6.50	1324	0.0
51	FIDE 35892390	0	—	+?B	−3N	−43B	+45N	+65B	−33N	−37N	3.0	23.5	23.5	6.00	801	0.0
52	Poobalan, Raghaav	0	MAS	−5B	−27N	+?B	+63B	−32N	+54N	−23B	3.0	23.0	23.0	5.50	759	0.0
53	FIDE 5789036	0	—	+58N	−19B	+?N	−10B	−21N	+69B	−36N	3.0	23.0	23.0	5.00	806	0.0
54	FIDE 35892889	0	—	+64B	−33N	−14N	−69B	+59N	−52B	+74N	3.0	19.0	21.0	7.50	864	0.0
55	Karthik, Moonesh Raaj	0	MAS	−4N	+78B	−20N	−57B	−74N	+76B	+69N	3.0	19.0	21.0	6.00	848	0.0
56	FIDE 35832320	0	—	−25N	+81B	−48N	−49B	+63N	+75B	−38N	3.0	18.5	18.5	4.50	724	0.0
57	FIDE 35892897	0	—	−48N	−49B	+82B	+55N	−44B	−35N	+79B	3.0	18.0	18.0	4.50	716	0.0
58	FIDE 35891211	0	—	−53B	=73N	+79B	−29N	+75N	−?B	=49N	3.0	15.5	15.5	6.00	761	0.0
59	Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Nur Aara Daniel	0	MAS	−33B	−64N	+80B	−71N	−54B	+?N	+70B	3.0	14.5	14.5	3.00	797	0.0
60	FIDE 35892536	0	—	−18N	−63B	−62B	−?N	+81N	+78B	+71N	3.0	13.5	13.5	4.00	777	0.0
61	Jayachandran, Sabarikanthan Reddy	1601	MAS	F	+34N	−2B	+44N	=16B	−19B	−21N	2.5	27.0	27.0	9.75	1426	-24.8
62	Ganakaran, Kavipriya	0	MAS	−21N	−37B	+60N	+74B	−12B	=68N	−45B	2.5	22.5	24.5	6.25	795	0.0
63	FIDE 35892900	0	—	−43B	+60N	−8B	−52N	−56B	+80N	=64B	2.5	20.5	21.5	5.25	886	0.0
64	FIDE 35835036	0	—	−54N	+59B	−32N	−42B	+72N	−38B	=63N	2.5	20.0	22.0	6.25	671	0.0
65	FIDE 35876697	0	—	=75N	=?B	−25N	+38B	−51N	=49B	−42N	2.5	19.5	19.5	6.50	1345	0.0
66	Abd Hadi, Haris Danial	1669	MAS	+26N	−47B	+67N	=11B	−17N	F	F	2.5	19.0	19.0	9.00	1268	-59.6
67	Ganakaran, Priyadarsini	0	MAS	−2B	+74N	−66B	−37N	+80B	=45N	−?B	2.5	19.0	19.0	4.75	924	0.0
68	FIDE 35891947	0	—	−28N	−?B	−?N	+78B	+76N	=62B	−46N	2.5	14.0	14.0	5.25	852	0.0
69	FIDE 35874937	0	—	−12B	−7N	+77B	+54N	−30B	−53N	−55B	2.0	23.5	25.5	5.00	790	0.0
70	Jaganathan, Jeeva Prasant	0	MAS	−9N	−31B	+78N	+76B	−22N	−37B	−59N	2.0	22.5	24.5	4.00	844	0.0
71	FIDE 35891220	0	—	+?N	−28B	−31N	+59B	−36N	−41N	−60B	2.0	21.5	21.5	3.00	756	0.0
72	FIDE 35868120	0	—	−10N	−22B	−36N	=77B	−64B	+82N	=75N	2.0	20.0	20.0	2.00	783	0.0
73	FIDE 35891939	0	—	−19N	=58B	+75N	−31B	−43B	−?N	=77B	2.0	19.0	19.0	4.50	819	0.0
74	FIDE 35872551	0	—	−23B	−67B	+81N	−62N	+55B	−50N	−54B	2.0	18.0	18.0	3.00	756	0.0
75	FIDE 35876824	0	—	=65B	−8N	−73B	+82N	−58B	−56N	=72B	2.0	18.0	18.0	2.25	886	0.0
76	FIDE 35832312	0	—	−30B	+82N	−44B	−70N	−68B	−55N	+?B	2.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	717	0.0
77	Ti, Jha Eu Ethan	0	SGP	−47N	−26B	−69N	=72N	−79B	+?B	=73N	2.0	14.5	14.5	2.00	649	0.0
78	FIDE 35891955	0	—	−41B	−55N	−70B	−68N	+82B	−60N	+81B	2.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	660	0.0
79	Rosli, Sofia Batrisya	0	MAS	=?N	−21B	−58N	−36B	+77N	−46B	−57N	1.5	20.0	20.0	2.00	1543	0.0
80	FIDE 35891963	0	—	−32N	−38B	−59N	+81B	−67N	−63B	−?N	1.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	671	0.0
81	FIDE 35891335	0	—	−1B	−56N	−74B	−80N	−60B	F	−78N	0.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	945	0.0
82	FIDE 35891327	0	—	−14N	−76B	−57N	−75B	−78N	−72B	F	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	931	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Imran, AzzubayrMAS
+45.6
5.5 pts · #7
2Rao, HemanMAS
+38.8
5.5 pts · #16
3Helmy, Muhammad Adnin NuaymMAS
+37.6
4.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Abd Hadi, Haris DanialMAS
-59.6
2.5 pts · #38
2Rosli, Muhd RayyanMAS
-34.4
3.5 pts · #64
3Chin, AliceMAS
-33.2
4.0 pts · #75

Biggest upsets

R2+221 Elo gap
Muhd Muhaimi, Muhd Uwais Aysar1448 beat Abd Hadi, Haris Danial1669
R2+182 Elo gap
Ong, Chyia Ler, Isaac1549 beat Raja Badli, Raja Bazil Bot1731
R5+159 Elo gap
Md Rizam, Muhd Annas Syahmi1510 beat Abd Hadi, Haris Danial1669