CHESS HUB - MCF 1st GM-IM INVITATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
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26 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Jul 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 25 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2450, and top seed was Mahdi Gholami Orimi (🇮🇷 IRI, GM, 2511).
Li Tian Yeoh (🇲🇾 MAS, GM, 2490) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Harshavardhan G B (6.5) and Duc Hoa Nguyen (6.0). Yeoh shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Kavin Mohan (FM, 2154) beat Thanh Tu Tran (IM, 2430), a +276-point gap.
Location
🇲🇾Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dates
27 Jul 2025 → 03 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 25
GM×7
IM×9
FM×4
CM×1
WIM×2
WFM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇲🇾Malaysia×9
🇮🇳India×4
🇨🇳China×4
🇮🇩Indonesia×3
🇯🇵Japan×2
🇻🇳Vietnam×2
🇮🇷Iran×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Li Tian Yeoh led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE30 Jul
IM Harshavardhan G B takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Li Tian Yeoh beat IM Harshavardhan G B (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Li Tian Yeoh 3 wins (R7–R9)GM Duc Hoa Nguyen 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMLi Tian Yeoh | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2IMHarshavardhan G B | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3GMDuc Hoa Nguyen | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4GMPetr Kiriakov | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeoh, Li TianGM | 2490 | MAS | +8B | −6N | +20B | =7N | +2B | =4N | +15B | +3B | +13N | 7.0 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 35.75 | 2609 | +13.1 |
| 2 | Harshavardhan G BIM | 2454 | IND | +20B | =19N | +6B | +3B | −1N | +13B | =12N | +8N | =5B | 6.5 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 31.50 | 2560 | +12.7 |
| 3 | Nguyen, Duc HoaGM | 2405 | VIE | +21B | +14N | +4B | −2N | +18B | =12N | +6B | −1N | =11B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 27.25 | 2506 | +12.8 |
| 4 | Kiriakov, PetrGM | 2502 | FID | +17N | +16B | −3N | =13B | =9N | =1B | =10N | =6B | +12N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 46.0 | 26.75 | 2437 | -6.6 |
| 5 | Gholami Orimi, MahdiGM | 2511 | IRI | =7B | =22N | =8B | =15N | =14N | +18B | =9N | +12B | =2N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 25.25 | 2397 | -10.7 |
| 6 | Du, ChunhuiFM | 2402 | CHN | +26N | +1B | −2N | =9B | =10N | +19B | −3N | =4N | =8B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 23.25 | 2378 | -2.3 |
| 7 | Nguyen Van HuyGM | 2346 | VIE | =5N | +9B | =18N | =1B | −13N | =16B | +14N | =11N | =10B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 25.00 | 2398 | +6.2 |
| 8 | Wong, Yinn LongFM | 2300 | MAS | −1N | +26B | =5N | +22B | =16N | =10B | +13N | −2B | =6N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 19.50 | 2378 | +19.0 |
| 9 | Kavin MohanFM | 2154 | MAS | +12B | −7N | +11B | =6N | =4B | =15N | =5B | =10N | =16B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 44.5 | 24.50 | 2450 | +128.8 |
| 10 | Laxman, R.R.GM | 2251 | IND | +15B | =18B | =19N | =12N | =6B | =8N | =4B | =9B | =7N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 42.5 | 23.50 | 2419 | +19.6 |
| 11 | Tran, Thanh TuIM | 2430 | JPN | −14N | +24B | −9N | =17B | =22N | +23B | +16N | =7B | =3N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 19.25 | 2273 | -16.2 |
| 12 | Tan, Jun YingIM | 2421 | MAS | −9N | +21B | +16N | =10B | +19N | =3B | =2B | −5N | −4B | 4.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 20.75 | 2346 | -8.0 |
| 13 | Budhidharma, NayakaIM | 2399 | INA | =22B | =15N | +14B | =4N | +7B | −2N | −8B | +18N | −1B | 4.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 20.00 | 2359 | -7.8 |
| 14 | Sharma, Dinesh K.IM | 2186 | IND | +11B | −3B | −13N | +20N | =5B | =22N | −7B | +21N | =17B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 19.00 | 2318 | +14.7 |
| 15 | Jiang, HaochenIM | 2455 | CHN | −10N | =13B | +25N | =5B | +21N | =9B | −1N | +19B | F | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 17.50 | 2337 | -9.7 |
| 16 | Ang, Ern Jie AndersonFM | 2348 | MAS | +25B | −4N | −12B | +24N | =8B | =7N | −11B | +23B | =9N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 15.50 | 2260 | -18.0 |
| 17 | Nanjo, RyosukeIM | 2341 | JPN | −4B | =25N | =22B | =11N | =20B | −21N | +24B | +26N | =14N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 14.00 | 2199 | -15.5 |
| 18 | Priasmoro, NovendraGM | 2426 | INA | +24B | =10N | =7B | =19B | −3N | −5N | +21B | −13B | =20N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 15.00 | 2271 | -17.6 |
| 19 | Wu, YixingIM | 2376 | CHN | +23N | =2B | =10B | =18N | −12B | −6N | +22B | −15N | =24B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 15.00 | 2257 | -12.6 |
| 20 | Li, BoIM | 2240 | CHN | −2N | +23B | −1N | −14B | =17N | =26N | =25B | +24N | =18B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 12.00 | 2198 | -5.1 |
| 21 | Singgih, Diajeng TheresaWIM | 2116 | INA | −3N | −12N | +23B | +26N | −15B | +17B | −18N | −14B | =25N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 10.75 | 2178 | +9.2 |
| 22 | Sneha HalderWFM | 2076 | IND | =13N | =5B | =17N | −8N | =11B | =14B | −19N | −25N | =23B | 3.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 13.50 | 2154 | +21.7 |
| 23 | Azhar, Puteri Munajjah Az-ZahraaWIM | 2032 | MAS | −19B | −20N | −21N | +25B | +24B | −11N | =26B | −16N | =22N | 3.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 7.50 | 2078 | +6.0 |
| 24 | Shahar, Uzair | 2185 | MAS | −18N | −11N | +26B | −16B | −23N | +25B | −17N | −20B | =19N | 2.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 6.50 | 2084 | -50.4 |
| 25 | Chow, Yi ChenCM | 1969 | MAS | −16N | =17B | −15B | −23N | −26B | −24N | =20N | +22B | =21B | 2.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 9.00 | 2033 | +17.6 |
| 26 | Tan, Li TingWFM | 2084 | MAS | −6B | −8N | −24N | −21B | +25N | =20B | =23N | −17B | F | 2.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 6.00 | 2005 | -17.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kavin MohanFMMAS+128.85.0 pts · #7
- 2Sneha HalderWFMIND+21.73.0 pts · #23
- 3Laxman, R.R.GMIND+19.65.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Shahar, UzairMAS-50.42.5 pts · #24
- 2Ang, Ern Jie AndersonFMMAS-18.04.5 pts · #12
- 3Priasmoro, NovendraGMINA-17.64.0 pts · #19
Biggest upsets
- R3+276 Elo gap
- R1+267 Elo gap
- R1+244 Elo gap