20th KCM Master U1800 FIDE Rated Standard

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105 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Shah Alam, Malaysia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1747, and top seed was Muhd Syakir Mohd Zin (🇲🇾 MAS, 1791).

Yu Hock Benjamin Cheah (🇲🇾 MAS, 1756) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Hao Ran Yap (6.0) and Zharfan Khairulasmawi (6.0). Cheah shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Guan Yi Tan (1429) beat Amsyar Ziqri Azahadi (1695), a +266-point gap.

Location

🇲🇾Shah Alam, Malaysia

Dates

12 Jul 2025 → 13 Jul 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇾Muhd Syakir Mohd Zin1791

Avg top 10

1,747

Participants

105

Federations · 2 represented

🇲🇾Malaysia×91

🇮🇳India×2

Top 3

🥇
Yu Hock Benjamin Cheah
🇲🇾MAS·1756
6.0pts·1934perf+27.2
🥈
Hao Ran Yap
🇲🇾MAS·1618
6.0pts·2444perf+85.6
🥉
Zharfan Khairulasmawi
🇲🇾MAS·1645
6.0pts·1925perf+70.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R6; 4 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Cheah6Yap6Yap6Khairulasmawi6Mohd Zaki5.5Mohd Zin5.5— ex-leaders:Mohd Shaidenled R4, #11

R6 · LEADER CHANGE13 Jul

Yu Hock Benjamin Cheah takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 6.0/7. Cheah takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Yu Hock Benjamin Cheah 3 wins (R1–R3)Hao Ran Yap 5 wins (R3–R7)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Cheah, Yu Hock Benjamin	1756	MAS	+88B	+34N	+9B	=47N	+8B	+16N	=5B	6.0	28.0	30.0	25.50	1934	+27.2
2	Yap, Hao Ran	1618	MAS	+59N	−7B	+69N	+30B	+21N	+13B	+17N	6.0	26.5	29.5	24.50	2444	+85.6
3	Khairulasmawi, Zharfan	1645	MAS	+72N	+60B	=5B	=11N	+33B	+32N	+12N	6.0	26.5	29.5	24.25	1925	+70.8
4	Yap, Ray Jin	1726	MAS	+65B	+31N	=28B	+56N	+47B	=5N	+9B	6.0	25.5	28.5	23.75	1912	+56.0
5	Mohd Zin, Muhd Syakir	1791	MAS	+29N	+49B	=3N	+15B	+7N	=4B	=1N	5.5	32.0	35.5	26.50	1834	+7.4
6	Mohd Zaki, Zaviv Nur	0	MAS	+50N	=27B	+51N	=10B	=15N	+23N	+19B	5.5	27.0	30.5	23.25	1695	0.0
7	Mas Hafizulhilmi Agus, Afiq Darwish	0	MAS	+37B	+2N	+14B	=19N	−5B	+47N	=16B	5.0	30.0	33.5	23.25	1719	0.0
8	Mohd Shaiden, Shareef Basil	1759	MAS	+80N	+42B	+39N	+13B	−1N	−17B	+22N	5.0	28.5	31.0	20.00	1741	-2.0
9	Tung, Jun Qian	1632	MAS	+71N	+69B	−1N	+81B	+25N	+10B	−4N	5.0	27.5	29.5	17.50	1668	+8.0
10	Yahaya, Nor Zaiasron	1698	MAS	+44B	=52N	+23B	=6N	+31B	−9N	+37B	5.0	27.0	30.5	21.00	1716	+2.6
11	Wang, Xin Ran Claire	1717	MAS	+101N	=16B	+20N	=3B	=50N	=29B	+46N	5.0	27.0	28.0	18.75	1670	-12.0
12	Gan, Wen Han	1784	MAS	+64B	−35N	+38B	+52N	+28B	+14N	−3B	5.0	26.5	29.5	19.50	1691	-23.6
13	Muzzaffar, Ahmad	1660	MAS	+77B	+36N	+35B	−8N	+61B	−2N	+31B	5.0	26.0	29.0	18.00	1694	+5.6
14	Goh, Li Fan	1659	MAS	+95N	+30B	−7N	+55B	+48N	−12B	+29N	5.0	25.0	26.5	16.50	1771	+26.8
15	Dahlan, Aiman	1686	MAS	+87B	+43N	=56B	−5N	=6B	+81N	+28B	5.0	24.5	26.5	16.50	1731	+5.8
16	Tan, Sue Anne	1517	MAS	+83B	=11N	+96B	+92N	+19B	−1B	=7N	5.0	24.5	26.0	15.00	1864	+90.8
17	Kamaruzaman, Norazwan	1653	MAS	−63B	+79N	+65B	+62N	+60B	+8N	−2B	5.0	23.0	25.5	16.50	1792	+16.8
18	Tee, Yuan Zhi Matthias	1538	MAS	+41B	−19N	+74B	−33N	+83B	+82N	+32B	5.0	21.5	23.5	15.00	1711	+18.8
19	See, Hooi Chin	1754	MAS	+48N	+18B	+24N	=7B	−16N	+50B	−6N	4.5	28.5	32.0	19.00	1717	-2.8
20	Loo, Qing Yau	1553	MAS	=79B	+22N	−11B	=38N	+44B	+33N	=26B	4.5	26.0	28.5	18.00	1515	-3.2
21	Azmir, Alif Mikhael	1791	MAS	+40B	=23N	+57B	=28N	−2B	=55N	+58B	4.5	25.5	29.0	17.00	1596	-27.0
22	Yoon, Zi Jie	0	MAS	+85N	−20B	=29N	+54B	+49N	+34N	−8B	4.5	24.5	26.5	15.00	1578	0.0
23	Jivan Rao, Gauthm	1557	MAS	+104N	=21B	−10N	+67B	+59N	−6B	+54N	4.5	24.5	24.5	11.75	1552	-0.4
24	Siow, Sean Loong	1618	MAS	+94B	+63N	−19B	−36N	+45B	+30N	=25B	4.5	24.0	26.0	15.25	1534	+7.6
25	Rosli, Muhd Rayyan	0	MAS	−62B	+93N	+40B	+96N	−9B	+35N	=24N	4.5	22.5	24.0	13.75	1567	0.0
26	Azahadi, Amsyar Ziqri	1695	MAS	+76N	−78B	−48N	+58N	+43B	+61B	=20N	4.5	21.5	24.0	15.75	1493	-52.8
27	Teoh, Ban Tat	1603	MAS	+89B	=6N	=62B	−60N	=40B	+95N	+55B	4.5	21.0	22.5	13.25	1480	-13.6
28	Tan, Ze Hao Brighton	1580	MAS	+68N	+99B	=4N	=21B	−12N	+48B	−15N	4.0	27.0	28.0	12.75	1612	+7.2
29	Lim, Yijia Claire	1446	MAS	−5B	+103N	=22B	+57N	+56B	=11N	−14B	4.0	27.0	27.0	11.75	1651	+46.0
30	Ahmad Faidzal, Ahmad Norman Adha	1471	MAS	+82B	−14N	+41B	−2N	+39N	−24B	+59N	4.0	26.5	28.5	13.00	1408	-12.0
31	Fun, Ven Vhue	1540	MAS	+75N	−4B	+71N	+53B	−10N	+70B	−13N	4.0	25.5	28.5	12.50	894	-36.0
32	Ismail, Muhd Yusuff	1669	MAS	=54N	+67B	=61N	+78B	+36N	−3B	−18N	4.0	24.5	27.0	12.75	1526	-19.0
33	Azmady, Ali Zuhayr	0	MAS	−96B	+84N	+42N	+18B	−3N	−20B	+61N	4.0	24.5	26.0	14.00	1572	0.0
34	Le Wen Huey	1547	MAS	+90N	−1B	+72N	=59B	+51N	−22B	=38N	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.00	1671	+13.2
35	Anuar, Nik Aqbar Hafiz	1550	MAS	+97N	+12B	−13N	−48B	+66N	−25B	+64N	4.0	24.0	25.5	12.50	1579	+5.6
36	Kuan, Rhe Anne	1476	MAS	+53N	−13B	+99N	+24B	−32B	−37N	+63B	4.0	24.0	25.0	12.00	1409	-8.4
37	Ch ng, Kai Xue Edric	1588	MAS	−7N	−59B	+68N	+71B	+69N	+36B	−10N	4.0	23.0	26.0	13.00	1574	-1.2
38	Sree Ganesh, Veneishann	0	MAS	+81N	=51B	−12N	=20B	=78N	+49B	=34B	4.0	23.0	25.0	12.75	1596	0.0
39	Soh, Yuan Bin	1644	MAS	+74B	+45N	−8B	−61N	−30B	+73N	+53B	4.0	22.5	25.5	13.50	1353	-59.2
40	Suresh, Sachiv	1448	MAS	−21N	+68B	−25N	+75B	=27N	=67B	+70N	4.0	22.5	25.5	12.75	1507	+3.6
41	Muhd Nasran, Muhd Nazriel	0	MAS	−18N	+76B	−30N	=80B	+65N	+51B	=42N	4.0	22.5	25.0	12.75	1499	0.0
42	Yap, Rae Lynn	1550	MAS	+102B	−8N	−33B	+73N	+63B	=53N	=41B	4.0	22.5	23.5	10.75	962	-9.2
43	Tan, Liang Yi Belle	1482	MAS	+70N	−15B	−59N	+99B	−26N	+68B	+76N	4.0	21.5	22.5	10.00	895	-18.0
44	Abd Aziz, Khairul Anuar	0	MAS	−10N	+66B	−49N	+100B	−20N	+86B	+62B	4.0	21.0	22.0	9.00	1383	0.0
45	Muhd Muhaimi, Muhd Uwais Aysar	1461	MAS	+86N	−39B	+100N	=49B	−24N	=59B	+66N	4.0	20.0	21.0	9.25	1289	-24.0
46	Mohd Derawi, Khairulasmawi	1574	MAS	F	F	+89B	+74N	+64B	+60N	−11B	4.0	17.0	17.0	11.00	1669	+8.0
47	Wong, Kah Hing	1689	MAS	+105N	+55B	+78N	=1B	−4N	−7B	F	3.5	26.5	26.5	9.00	1721	+3.4
48	Tan, Guan Yi	1429	MAS	−19B	+102N	+26B	+35N	−14B	−28N	=52B	3.5	25.5	26.5	11.25	1569	+38.8
49	Lim, Jia Yhu	1558	MAS	+73B	−5N	+44B	=45N	−22B	−38N	+95B	3.5	25.0	26.5	10.50	1434	-13.6
50	Wan Mohd Redzuan, Wan Mohd Zharfan	1547	MAS	−6B	+94N	+63B	+64N	=11B	−19N	F	3.5	24.5	26.5	10.50	1638	+31.6
51	Thavaraj, Keshvin	1588	MAS	+58B	=38N	−6B	+79N	−34B	−41N	+82B	3.5	23.5	25.5	10.00	747	-22.4
52	Mun, Hoy Yan	1516	MAS	+66N	=10B	=92N	−12B	−53N	+72B	=48N	3.5	23.0	25.0	11.25	1562	+6.8
53	Talderi, Abd Aziz	0	MAS	−36B	+77N	+85B	−31N	+52B	=42B	−39N	3.5	22.5	24.5	10.50	1470	0.0
54	Azahadi, Aimy Humairah	0	MAS	=32B	−57N	+98B	−22N	+79B	+56N	−23B	3.5	22.5	24.0	9.50	1492	0.0
55	Mohd Khairunizam, Muhd Arif Iskandar	1509	MAS	+98B	−47N	+73B	−14N	+84B	=21B	−27N	3.5	22.5	24.0	8.75	1365	-23.6
56	Idris, Ali Amir	1567	MAS	+103N	+100B	=15N	−4B	−29N	−54B	+78N	3.5	22.0	22.0	6.00	1513	-13.6
57	Kwan, Li Geng	1522	MAS	=67N	+54B	−21N	−29B	−70N	+97B	+79N	3.5	20.5	22.0	9.00	830	-30.0
58	Mazani, Mohd Faizal	0	MAS	−51N	=85B	+97N	−26B	+80N	+78B	−21N	3.5	19.5	21.0	7.50	1525	0.0
59	Law, Chuan Chyi Nicholas	0	MAS	−2B	+37N	+43B	=34N	−23B	=45N	−30B	3.0	26.5	30.5	12.00	1482	0.0
60	Gan, Yule	1468	MAS	F	−3N	+83B	+27B	−17N	−46B	+67N	3.0	24.5	24.5	9.50	1426	-8.0
61	Ting, Ji Yan Triston	1488	MAS	+91B	=96N	=32B	+39B	−13N	−26N	−33B	3.0	23.5	25.0	8.75	1593	+26.4
62	Suresh, Sahen	1494	MAS	+25N	=92B	=27N	−17B	−82N	+71B	−44N	3.0	23.0	25.0	10.75	1526	+4.4
63	Chan, Lok Him	0	MAS	+17N	−24B	−50N	+86B	−42N	+100B	−36N	3.0	23.0	24.0	8.00	1273	0.0
64	Sim, Kai Sen	1444	MAS	−12N	+104B	+70N	−50B	−46N	+75B	−35B	3.0	22.5	22.5	6.00	778	-54.8
65	Lai, Yong Jie Clara	1420	MAS	−4N	+90B	−17N	−66B	−41B	+89N	+91B	3.0	22.0	24.0	6.00	892	-13.6
66	Panir Sellvam, Siva Karthigeyan	0	MAS	−52B	−44N	+77B	+65N	−35B	+87N	−45B	3.0	21.5	23.5	8.00	1294	0.0
67	Muhd Shafiq, Muhd Ariq	0	MAS	=57B	−32N	+88B	−23N	+85B	=40N	−60B	3.0	21.0	23.0	7.75	1459	0.0
68	FIDE 35880201	0	—	−28B	−40N	−37B	+77N	+93B	−43N	+85B	3.0	21.0	23.0	7.00	1272	0.0
69	Azaharmee, Ammar Zakwan	0	MAS	F	−9N	−2B	+91N	−37B	+84N	+81B	3.0	21.0	21.0	6.00	1389	0.0
70	Saw, Ethan Yuhong	0	MAS	−43B	+87N	−64B	+93N	+57B	−31N	−40B	3.0	20.5	22.5	7.50	1249	0.0
71	Khairul Azli, Nur Azra Hana	0	MAS	−9B	+82N	−31B	−37N	+91B	−62N	+84B	3.0	20.0	22.0	6.00	765	0.0
72	Darmawan, Nur Dalisa Balqis	0	MAS	−3B	+91N	−34B	−84N	+90B	−52N	+83B	3.0	19.5	21.5	6.00	770	0.0
73	Mohd Hafidz, Muhd Danial Haqiem	0	MAS	−49N	+80B	−55N	−42B	+101N	−39B	+88N	3.0	19.5	20.5	5.50	1456	0.0
74	Kanthakumar, Jayhan	0	MAS	−39N	+86B	−18N	−46B	−75N	+102B	+100N	3.0	19.0	20.0	4.00	778	0.0
75	Roslan, Muhd Farhan Nazmi	0	MAS	−31B	+101B	−81N	−40N	+74B	−64N	+87B	3.0	18.0	19.0	6.00	1230	0.0
76	FIDE 35890126	0	—	−26B	−41N	−84B	+98N	+102B	+83N	−43B	3.0	18.0	19.0	4.50	791	0.0
77	FIDE 35876263	0	—	−13N	−53B	−66N	−68B	+103N	+104B	+86N	3.0	16.5	16.5	2.00	859	0.0
78	Bahari, Ramli	1514	MAS	+84B	+26N	−47B	−32N	=38B	−58N	−56B	2.5	23.0	25.0	8.50	1463	-9.6
79	Mohd Izlan, Muhd Siddiq	0	MAS	=20N	−17B	+95N	−51B	−54N	+80B	−57B	2.5	22.5	24.0	6.25	1402	0.0
80	Lim, Yihui Sophia	1438	MAS	−8B	−73N	+103B	=41N	−58B	−79N	+98B	2.5	19.5	19.5	3.50	962	-5.2
81	Kardi, Muhd Marsaid	1477	MAS	−38B	+89N	+75B	−9N	F	−15B	−69N	2.0	22.0	24.0	5.00	862	-22.0
82	Tan, Ryu Han	0	MAS	−30N	−71B	F	+87N	+62B	−18B	−51N	2.0	20.5	20.5	5.00	1328	0.0
83	FIDE 35876352	0	—	−16N	+105B	−60N	+101B	−18N	−76B	−72N	2.0	20.0	20.0	1.00	1291	0.0
84	Praneela S	0	IND	−78N	−33B	+76N	+72B	−55N	−69B	−71N	2.0	19.5	22.0	6.00	711	0.0
85	Nevedha Kalidoss	1463	IND	−22B	=58N	−53N	+97B	−67N	=88B	−68N	2.0	19.5	21.0	4.25	1436	-1.6
86	FIDE 35854995	0	—	−45B	−74N	+94B	−63N	+89B	−44N	−77B	2.0	19.0	21.0	4.00	662	0.0
87	FIDE 35877081	0	—	−15N	−70B	+90N	−82B	+99N	−66B	−75N	2.0	18.0	19.0	3.00	891	0.0
88	Nur Izzati Zakaria	1435	MAS	−1N	=97B	−67N	−95B	+105N	=85N	−73B	2.0	17.0	17.0	1.75	1416	-1.8
89	FIDE 35890240	0	—	−27N	−81B	−46N	+104B	−86N	−65B	+102N	2.0	16.5	16.5	1.00	721	0.0
90	FIDE 35827661	0	—	−34B	−65N	−87B	F	−72N	+94N	+93B	2.0	16.0	16.0	4.00	683	0.0
91	Saharudin, Rashid	0	MAS	−61N	−72B	+105N	−69B	−71N	+101B	−65N	2.0	16.0	16.0	1.00	1317	0.0
92	Govindaraju, Arvind	1689	MAS	+93B	=62N	=52B	−16B	F	F	F	2.0	15.5	15.5	5.25	1384	-48.4
93	FIDE 35857420	0	—	−92N	−25B	+104N	−70B	−68N	+99B	−90N	2.0	15.5	15.5	1.00	889	0.0
94	Kuan, Rhay Wen	0	MAS	−24N	−50B	−86N	+103B	−100N	−90B	+104N	2.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	653	0.0
95	Ch ng, Kai Ler Ryan	0	MAS	−14B	=98N	−79B	+88N	F	−27B	−49N	1.5	19.0	20.5	2.75	1372	0.0
96	Muhd Khaire, Amirul Danish	1663	MAS	+33N	=61B	−16N	−25B	F	F	F	1.5	18.0	18.0	5.50	1310	-36.8
97	Mohd Nazroel, Mohd Nazri Aariez	0	MAS	−35B	=88N	−58B	−85N	+98B	−57N	F	1.5	16.5	17.5	2.50	1171	0.0
98	Roslan, Ukail Riezky	0	MAS	−55N	=95B	−54N	−76B	−97N	+103B	−80N	1.5	15.5	15.5	0.75	674	0.0
99	Mohd Fakhri, Aqeelah Farha	0	MAS	F	−28N	−36B	−43N	−87B	−93N	+105B	1.0	20.0	20.0	0.00	704	0.0
100	Rashid, Muhd Danial Haqeem	0	MAS	F	−56N	−45B	−44N	+94B	−63N	−74B	1.0	19.5	19.5	2.00	715	0.0
101	Munif, Muhd Unais	1416	MAS	−11B	−75N	+102B	−83N	−73B	−91N	F	1.0	16.5	17.5	1.00	917	-6.0
102	FIDE 35827653	0	—	−42N	−48B	−101N	+105B	−76N	−74N	−89B	1.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	666	0.0
103	Mohd Hafidz, Muhd Danial Hadief	0	MAS	−56B	−29B	−80N	−94N	−77B	−98N	F	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	691	0.0
104	FIDE 35891009	0	—	−23B	−64N	−93B	−89N	F	−77N	−94B	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	701	0.0
105	FIDE 35857439	0	—	−47B	−83N	−91B	−102N	−88B	F	−99N	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	763	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tan, Sue AnneMAS
+90.8
5.0 pts · #17
2Yap, Hao RanMAS
+85.6
6.0 pts · #8
3Khairulasmawi, ZharfanMAS
+70.8
6.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Soh, Yuan BinMAS
-59.2
4.0 pts · #66
2Sim, Kai SenMAS
-54.8
3.0 pts · #77
3Azahadi, Amsyar ZiqriMAS
-52.8
4.5 pts · #32

Biggest upsets

R3+266 Elo gap
Tan, Guan Yi1429 beat Azahadi, Amsyar Ziqri1695
R5+237 Elo gap
Tan, Sue Anne1517 beat See, Hooi Chin1754
R2+234 Elo gap
Anuar, Nik Aqbar Hafiz1550 beat Gan, Wen Han1784