4th Chess Hub Double Weekends Open Classical Tournament
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34 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 16 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia. 5 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1981, and top seed was Muhd Syakir Shazmeer Azhar (🇲🇾 MAS, CM, 2102).
Uzair Shahar (🇲🇾 MAS, 2067) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Yi Chen Chow (6.5) and Muhd Syakir Shazmeer Azhar (6.5). Shahar broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Muhd Faris Asymawi Shahzali (1652) beat Chee-Meng Jimmy Liew (IM, 2034), a +382-point gap.
Location
🇲🇾Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
Dates
16 Aug 2025 → 24 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 5
IM×1
CM×3
WCM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇲🇾Malaysia×29
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×2
🇯🇵Japan×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsUzair Shahar led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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5
1
1
1
1
2
1
R3–R8 · LEAD HELD
Uzair Shahar held the sole lead from R3 through R8 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Uzair Shahar beat CM Muhd Syakir Shazmeer Azhar (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Uzair Shahar 5 wins (R1–R5)CM Muhd Syakir Shazmeer Azhar 4 wins (R5–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Uzair Shahar | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2CMMuhd Syakir Shazmeer Azhar | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3CMYi Chen Chow | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4CMMukhriez Shah Mahmood Shah | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shahar, Uzair | 2067 | MAS | +27N | +7B | +14N | +3B | +10N | =2B | =4N | +5N | 7.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 33.50 | 2231 | +53.2 |
| 2 | Chow, Yi ChenCM | 1971 | MAS | +26N | +5B | =3N | +13B | +6N | =1N | +10B | =11B | 6.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 30.50 | 2141 | +69.6 |
| 3 | Azhar, Muhd Syakir ShazmeerCM | 2102 | MAS | +17B | +16N | =2B | −1N | +12B | +5N | +13B | +10N | 6.5 | 35.5 | 39.5 | 29.25 | 2108 | +3.2 |
| 4 | Mahmood Shah, Mukhriez ShahCM | 2033 | MAS | =20N | +9B | =6N | −5B | +25N | +7B | =1B | +15N | 5.5 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 24.75 | 1995 | -3.4 |
| 5 | Mohd Saprin, Amir Muqqri | 1799 | MAS | +31B | −2N | +24B | +4N | +11N | −3B | +14N | −1B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 19.00 | 1994 | +35.8 |
| 6 | Sabri, Mohd Saprin | 1891 | MAS | +24B | =8N | =4B | +17N | −2B | =13N | =15B | +16N | 5.0 | 33.0 | 36.5 | 20.75 | 1925 | +9.0 |
| 7 | Yee Hao Loong | 1854 | MAS | +33B | −1N | +30B | +8N | −18B | −4N | +19B | +13N | 5.0 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 16.00 | 1848 | +3.2 |
| 8 | Kumaran, Ashwiniy | 1784 | MAS | +34N | =6B | =15N | −7B | +21N | −11B | +23N | +14B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 15.50 | 1852 | +23.2 |
| 9 | Liew, Chee-Meng JimmyIM | 2034 | MAS | −30B | −4N | +33B | =24N | +22B | =16N | +28B | +17N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 14.75 | 1818 | -17.0 |
| 10 | Mohd Zin, Muhd Syakir | 1799 | MAS | +21N | =11B | +20N | +14B | −1B | +18N | −2N | −3B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 17.25 | 1920 | +21.0 |
| 11 | Chua, Chee Sian Sebastien | 2013 | MAS | +25B | =10N | =13B | +16N | −5B | +8N | F | =2N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 19.50 | 1912 | -14.8 |
| 12 | Avinash Reddy | 1792 | MAS | +19B | −14N | +29B | =15B | −3N | −25B | +27N | +20B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 14.50 | 1756 | -7.6 |
| 13 | Gagloyev, Alan | 1860 | KAZ | +28N | +18B | =11N | −2N | +15B | =6B | −3N | −7B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 15.25 | 1871 | +7.6 |
| 14 | Erowan, Masrin | 1916 | MAS | +23N | +12B | −1B | −10N | +19B | +17N | −5B | −8N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 37.5 | 16.00 | 1735 | -32.6 |
| 15 | Nithyalakshmi, SivanesanWCM | 1919 | MAS | =22B | +30N | =8B | =12N | −13N | +20B | =6N | −4B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 14.50 | 1772 | -27.8 |
| 16 | Chay, Joon Hoong | 1831 | MAS | +32N | −3B | +27N | −11B | =20N | =9B | +21N | −6B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 11.75 | 1777 | -9.4 |
| 17 | Teh, Eu An Ian | 1732 | MAS | −3N | +32B | +21N | −6B | +23N | −14B | +25N | −9B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 11.50 | 1739 | -1.4 |
| 18 | Ainul Fikri, Aqilah Husna | 1739 | MAS | +29B | −13N | +19B | +22N | +7N | −10B | F | F | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 15.00 | 1761 | +5.2 |
| 19 | Jeyaram, Andika | 0 | MAS | −12N | +23B | −18N | +27B | −14N | +26B | −7N | +25B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 12.00 | 1714 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Looi, Zhi Ming | 1631 | MAS | =4B | +22N | −10B | =30N | =16B | −15N | +33B | −12N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 10.25 | 1703 | +22.4 |
| 21 | Abd Latif, Amir Harith | 0 | MAS | −10B | +25N | −17B | +31N | −8B | +24N | −16B | =26N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 9.50 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Gokita, Kensei | 1528 | JPN | =15N | −20B | +26N | −18B | −9N | −23B | +32N | +27B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 9.00 | 1638 | +34.4 |
| 23 | Mohd Ridzuan, Seth | 1520 | MAS | −14B | −19N | +31B | +29N | −17B | +22N | −8B | =28N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 8.75 | 1539 | -1.2 |
| 24 | Law, Chuan Chyi Nicholas | 1513 | MAS | −6N | +34B | −5N | =9B | =27N | −21B | =26N | +31B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 6.75 | 1624 | +20.8 |
| 25 | Gagloyev, Georgiy | 1624 | KAZ | −11N | −21B | +32N | +28B | −4B | +12N | −17B | −19N | 3.0 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 8.50 | 1746 | +15.2 |
| 26 | Joinim, Danny | 1586 | MAS | −2B | =31N | −22B | +33N | =30B | −19N | =24B | =21B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 6.25 | 1543 | -16.4 |
| 27 | Ng, Jing Yew | 1677 | MAS | −1B | +33N | −16B | −19N | =24B | +29N | −12B | −22N | 2.5 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 5.25 | 1498 | -60.0 |
| 28 | Ng, Wen Chuan Mark | 1474 | MAS | −13B | −29N | +34B | −25N | +31B | F | −9N | =23B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.25 | 1398 | -16.4 |
| 29 | Rohanraj, Desika Rubhan | 0 | MAS | −18N | +28B | −12N | −23B | =32N | −27B | −31N | +33B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 4.25 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Shahzali, Muhd Faris Asymawi | 1652 | MAS | +9N | −15B | −7N | =20B | =26N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.25 | 1732 | +15.2 |
| 31 | Abd Latif, Alia Hannah | 0 | MAS | −5N | =26B | −23N | −21B | −28N | F | +29B | −24N | 1.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 4.00 | 1211 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Abdullah Hidayat, Uwaiz Aamir | 1410 | MAS | −16B | −17N | −25B | +34N | =29B | −33N | −22B | F | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.25 | 827 | -55.6 |
| 33 | Tee, Eugene | 1413 | WLS | −7N | −27B | −9N | −26B | F | +32B | −20N | −29N | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 1.50 | 1388 | -11.6 |
| 34 | FIDE 35816155 | 0 | — | −8B | −24N | −28N | −32B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chow, Yi ChenCMMAS+69.66.5 pts · #3
- 2Shahar, UzairMAS+53.27.0 pts · #1
- 3Mohd Saprin, Amir MuqqriMAS+35.85.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Ng, Jing YewMAS-60.02.5 pts · #27
- 2Abdullah Hidayat, Uwaiz AamirMAS-55.61.5 pts · #34
- 3Erowan, MasrinMAS-32.64.0 pts · #17
Biggest upsets
- R1+382 Elo gap
- R4+234 Elo gap
- R5+214 Elo gap