Kudat Classical Chess U1800 2.0 FIDE RATED
62 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1676, and top seed was Mohd Izzuddin Mohd Asdi (🇲🇾 MAS, 1764).
Declan Carl Linus (🇲🇾 MAS, 1594) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Akmal Adam Kamarudin (6.0) and Dywane Luiz Honi (6.0). Linus shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Declan Carl Linus (1594) beat Fadly Mohd Taib (1719), a +125-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsDeclan Carl Linus led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Declan Carl Linus never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Declan Carl Linus beat Akmal Adam Kamarudin (White).
Declan Carl Linus 7 wins (R1–R7)Akmal Adam Kamarudin 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Dywane Luiz Honi 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Declan Carl Linus | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Akmal Adam Kamarudin | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Dywane Luiz Honi | — | — | * | — |
| 4Wenceslaus Nicholas | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linus, Declan Carl | 1594 | MAS | +21N | +22B | +32N | +2B | +9N | +8B | +4N | 7.0 | 30.5 | 34.0 | 34.00 | 2505 | +78.0 |
| 2 | Kamarudin, Akmal Adam | 1690 | MAS | +57B | +33N | +13B | −1N | +24B | +12N | +9N | 6.0 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 25.00 | 1650 | -2.2 |
| 3 | Honi, Dywane Luiz | 1676 | MAS | +50B | +31N | =15B | =24N | +27B | +11N | +16B | 6.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 25.00 | 2564 | +24.8 |
| 4 | Mohd Taib, Fadly | 1719 | MAS | +49N | +19B | +17N | +10B | =8N | +5B | −1B | 5.5 | 32.0 | 35.0 | 25.25 | 1780 | +12.0 |
| 5 | Linus, Brayden Carl | 1613 | MAS | +56B | +59N | =11B | +34N | +6B | −4N | +20B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 20.50 | 1691 | +8.4 |
| 6 | Tan, David | 1662 | MAS | +60N | =46B | +35N | +15B | −5N | +22B | +17N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 20.75 | 1552 | -12.0 |
| 7 | Muhammad Luthfie Muszaphar | 0 | INA | +12N | −10B | +53N | +?B | =17N | +18B | +?N | 5.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 14.75 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Nicholas, Wenceslaus | 0 | MAS | +?B | +30N | +?B | +16N | =4B | −1N | +?B | 5.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 11.25 | 1680 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Bakal, Mohd Bakri | 1707 | MAS | +61B | +38N | +20B | +23N | −1B | +10N | −2B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 18.00 | 1655 | -5.6 |
| 10 | Yapp, Yihong Sean | 1648 | MAS | +55B | +7N | +37B | −4N | +30B | −9B | +25N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 19.50 | 913 | -16.4 |
| 11 | Zulkarnain, Mohd Diya | 0 | MAS | +43N | +25B | =5N | +18B | =?N | −3B | +24N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 18.75 | 1622 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Abd Wahab, Ahmad Asyrawi | 0 | MAS | −7B | +55N | +50B | +?N | +23B | −2B | +29N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 13.50 | 1689 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Mohd. Salleh, Sumiran | 0 | MAS | +?N | +14B | −2N | +48B | −22N | +?B | +26N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 12.00 | 890 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Salmidi, Syahmi | 0 | MAS | +?B | −13N | +29B | −27N | +38B | +37N | +?B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 1643 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Ahmad, Mohd Abhar | 0 | MAS | +?N | +?B | =3N | −6N | +39B | =?B | +22N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.50 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Mohd Asdi, Mohd Izzuddin | 1764 | MAS | +45N | +26B | =18N | −8B | +44N | +43B | −3N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 16.75 | 1398 | -37.6 |
| 17 | Ab Halim, Ayden Mikail | 1491 | MAS | +39B | +42N | −4B | +36N | =7B | +40N | −6B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 16.75 | 891 | -19.2 |
| 18 | Aim, Afely | 1505 | MAS | +36B | +62N | =16B | −11N | +33B | −7N | +41B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 12.75 | 1764 | +12.8 |
| 19 | Ajilin, Aqeef Afif | 0 | MAS | +?B | −4N | −39B | +56N | +36B | =41N | +43B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 11.25 | 919 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Jeni, Samson Ezra | 0 | MAS | +?N | +?B | −9N | +46B | =21N | +34B | −5N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 9.25 | 860 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Mohd Nor Fadzli, Muhd Fadhullah | 0 | MAS | −1B | +?N | +?B | +37N | =20B | −?N | +40B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.25 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Safran, Mohd Farhan Najwan | 0 | MAS | +?B | −1N | +31B | +38N | +13B | −6N | −15B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 12.50 | 828 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Jupineh, Ainnur Asyikin | 1687 | MAS | +52N | +53B | +54N | −9B | −12N | −29B | +32N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 12.00 | 906 | -18.8 |
| 24 | Abd Mubin, Muhd Hazim | 0 | MAS | +?N | =35B | +51N | =3B | −2N | +?N | −11B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 7.75 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Ahmad, Tonny | 0 | MAS | +?B | −11N | −48B | +55N | +50B | +28N | −10B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Aim, Azrian | 0 | MAS | +?N | −16N | −36B | +?B | +52N | +42N | −13B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 964 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Hamiddon, Muhd Asnawi | 0 | MAS | −32N | +?B | +?N | +14B | −3N | −?B | +?N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 915 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Primus, Oudin | 0 | MAS | +?N | −?N | −33B | +49B | +45N | −25B | +?N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 823 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Jupineh, Anis Daniella | 0 | MAS | −?N | +?B | −14N | +?B | +?N | +23N | −12B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1721 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 35876760 | 0 | — | +?N | −8B | +49N | +?B | −10N | +?B | −?N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 871 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Hilyadi, Izz Aflah Wardina | 0 | MAS | +?N | −3B | −22N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 876 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Teo, Sen Hao Andrew | 0 | MAS | +27B | +?N | −1B | =33N | −40B | +47N | −23B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 9.25 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Fads, Fattah Thoha | 0 | MAS | +?N | −2B | +28N | =32B | −18N | +35B | −34N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 9.25 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Stevenson, Stallone Tiyyo | 0 | MAS | =40N | +58B | +?N | −5B | F | −20N | +33B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.75 | 813 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Samson, Dynviq Standdy | 0 | MAS | +?B | =24N | −6B | −40N | +51B | −33N | +57B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 862 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Mohd Nor Fadzli, Muhd Hasbul Hadi | 0 | MAS | −18N | +?B | +26N | −17B | −19N | +?B | =38B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.75 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Ajilin, Afeeq Faiq | 0 | MAS | +?N | +?B | −10N | −21B | +48N | −14B | =46N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.75 | 1701 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 35889586 | 0 | — | +?N | −9B | +?N | −22B | −14N | +48B | =36N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.75 | 906 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Mohd Nor Fadzli, Muhd Wasbul Wafi | 0 | MAS | −17N | +?B | +19N | =54B | −15N | +44B | −?N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.25 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Chua, Wen Herng | 0 | MAS | =34B | −?N | +?N | +35B | +32N | −17B | −21N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.75 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Samson, Dider Nider | 0 | MAS | +?N | −54B | +45N | =44B | =?N | =19B | −18N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Salmidi, Khayla | 0 | MAS | +?N | −17B | −43N | +60B | +?N | −26B | =45N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.75 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Jason Jouil, Ivory Ann | 0 | MAS | −11B | +?N | +42B | +?N | =?B | −16N | −19N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1630 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Honi, Darren Damiean | 0 | MAS | −51B | +?N | +59B | =41N | −16B | −39N | +?B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.75 | 964 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Junaidi, Nur Aulia Ramadhan | 0 | MAS | −16B | +?N | −41B | +?N | −28B | +?N | =42B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.75 | 964 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Jurin Gunsalam, Joel Randawi | 0 | MAS | +?B | =6N | =?B | −20N | −?B | +?N | =37B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1653 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Jaidin, Hassan | 0 | MAS | −?N | +?B | +?N | −?N | =?B | −32B | +58N | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 894 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 35889594 | 0 | — | −?B | +?B | +25N | −13N | −37B | −38N | +?B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 823 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 5764041 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −30B | −28N | +59B | +?N | −?B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 919 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Latuwo, Saharuddin | 0 | MAS | −3N | +?B | −12N | +?B | −25N | +?B | −?N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 876 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Wong, Se Hao | 0 | MAS | +44N | =?B | −24B | −?N | −35N | +?B | =?N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 954 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Kong Kong, Alashar | 0 | MAS | −23B | +?N | −?B | +59N | −26B | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 891 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 35886161 | 0 | — | +?B | −23N | −7B | +?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 887 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Mohd Redzwan, Mohd Shafik | 0 | MAS | +?B | +41N | −23B | =39N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 887 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 35889691 | 0 | — | −10N | −12B | +?N | −25B | −?N | +?B | =?N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 35891793 | 0 | — | −5N | −?B | +?N | −19B | +?N | −?B | =?N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 813 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Kam, Zarul Zaqwan | 0 | MAS | −2N | +?B | +?N | −?N | =?B | −?B | −35N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 35863811 | 0 | — | =?B | −34N | +?B | =?B | =?N | −?N | −47B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1370 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 35889730 | 0 | — | +?N | −5B | −44N | −52B | −49N | +?B | −?N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 813 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 35884258 | 0 | — | −6B | −?N | +62B | −42N | −?B | +?N | −?B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 878 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 35876549 | 0 | — | −9N | −?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 906 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 35886277 | 0 | — | −?N | −18B | −60N | −?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Linus, Declan CarlMAS+78.07.0 pts · #2
- 2Honi, Dywane LuizMAS+24.86.0 pts · #16
- 3Aim, AfelyMAS+12.84.5 pts · #21
- 1Mohd Asdi, Mohd IzzuddinMAS-37.64.5 pts · #19
- 2Ab Halim, Ayden MikailMAS-19.24.5 pts · #27
- 3Jupineh, Ainnur AsyikinMAS-18.84.0 pts · #26
- R7+125 Elo gap
- R5+113 Elo gap