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DANIEL YONG CHEN I MEMORIAL MALAYSIA CHESS CHALLENGE

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136 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1889, and top seed was Christian Marcelo Olaybal (🇵🇭 PHI, 1970).

Khai Shen Leong (🇲🇾 MAS, 1758) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Zeus Alexis Paglinawan (7.5) and Christian Marcelo Olaybal (7.5). Leong clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Siang Yew Teoh (1465) beat Brandon Tien Sreenivasan (1797), a +332-point gap.

Location
🇲🇾Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dates
15 Sept 2025 → 21 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇵🇭Christian Marcelo Olaybal1970
Avg top 10
1,889
Participants
136
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇲🇾Malaysia×70
🇵🇭Philippines×28
🇮🇳India×12
🇮🇩Indonesia×11
🇸🇬Singapore×10
🇦🇺Australia×2
🇨🇳China×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Khai Shen Leong led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders
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7
3
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1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Leong takes lead
R9 · LEADER CHANGE21 Sept

Khai Shen Leong takes the sole lead (8.0/9).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Khai Shen Leong drew with Zeus Alexis Paglinawan (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Khai Shen Leong 4 wins (R1–R4)Zeus Alexis Paglinawan 6 wins (R1–R6)Christian Marcelo Olaybal 4 wins (R6–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Leong, Khai Shen1758MAS+95B+94N+3B+11N=14B+7N=2N+4B+12N8.051.054.547.752110+117.5
2Paglinawan, Zeus Alexis1844PHI+100B+71N+77B+8N+20B+9N=1B+5N−3B7.549.553.041.502062+47.8
3Olaybal, Christian Marcelo1970PHI+65N+39B−1N+54B=104N+31B+8N+25B+2N7.547.050.540.752017+9.2
4Adena, Lemmuel Jay1908PHI+62B+49N−8B+43N+77B+14N+41B−1N+9B7.046.550.536.001983+33.6
5Nelson Lau1818INA+111N+80B=29N=40B+39N+6B+21N−2B+41B7.044.547.534.751970+70.0
6Narzabal, Joemel1891PHI−76B+95N+55B+69N+15B−5N+40B+7N+14B7.043.547.036.001880+0.4
7Ong, El Win1673MAS+58N+25B=26N+16B+21N−1B+57N−6B+23N6.547.552.034.251978+129.2
8Satyam Prakash1804IND+101N+67B+4N−2B=93B+32N−3B+52N+22B6.545.549.032.251843+10.8
9Khoirullah, Muhammad Azmi1877INA=52N+85B+69N+24B+30N−2B+38N+23B−4N6.545.049.032.251867+5.6
10Claros, April JoyWFM1904PHI−45N+124B+28N+27B=33N+30B−12N+29B+31N6.544.547.032.751843-22.0
11Romero, Gladimir Chester1809PHI+82N+63B+32N−1B+42N−23B=56N+53B+24N6.543.047.031.251842+18.4
12Chen, Yu Kun Austin1733MAS+114B−122N=84B+53N+22B+109N+10B+20N−1B6.540.543.030.501841+23.8
13Magpily, Franiel Angela1735PHI=85N−52B+113N+96B+128N−25B+94N+38B+21N6.534.536.524.501734+3.6
14Mohd Saprin, Amir Muqqri1835MAS+91N=75B+34N+29B=1N−4B+39N+18B−6N6.048.052.032.001861+7.4
15Ordizo, Ericka1716PHI+60N+46B+47N−21B−6N+99B+35N+16BF6.044.047.529.501903+72.8
16Xavier, Negron1824SGP+92B+81N=30B−7N+79B=24N+75B−15N+42B6.040.544.526.501792-6.8
17Orlina, Lance Nathaniel1855PHI+96N=34B=27N=80B=75N=52B=19N+63B+39N6.039.042.527.751764-37.6
18Regidor, Kaye Lalaine1805PHI+70B+72N+122B−20N−56B+81N+48B−14N+44B6.039.041.525.501746-21.2
19Koh, En Jie Jonathan1670SGP−46N=60B+85N+112B−25N+78B=17B+55N+40B6.038.541.525.751772+40.8
20Chan, Sheng Yip1909MAS+28N+43B+33N+18B−2N+38B=23N−12BF5.547.552.529.751861-6.8
21Andes, Franklin Loyd1873PHI+90B=42N+68B+15N−7B+36N−5B+88N−13B5.545.049.026.501775-21.2
22Ang, Jou Ching0MAS=27N+86B−40N+73B−12N+68N+37B+33B−8N5.543.547.526.7517420.0
23Sushrutha, Reddy1837IND+98B+79N=36B=42N+81B+11N=20B−9N−7B5.543.547.026.001803-6.0
24Khandelwal Ananya1733IND+44B=38N+128B−9N+54B=16B=28N+61N−11B5.543.545.524.251577-42.0
25Chek, Kin Keuw1849MAS+64B−7N+94B=79N+19B+13N+93B−3NF5.543.046.526.001801-5.8
26Pardede, Jordan Rayson Pardomuan1809INA+48B+59N=7B−38N+80B=29N+44B−41N=27B5.542.046.027.251695-43.2
27Shahar, Nur Ain1675MAS=22B+61N=17B−10N+98B−35B+64N+87B=26N5.542.045.525.001761+32.4
28Valentino, Rio1595INA−20B+118N−10B+50N+83B+77N=24B=35N=32B5.541.544.524.251760+56.8
29Lee, Sheng Hong1733MAS+116B+97N=5B−14N+55B=26B=52N−10N+93B5.541.044.023.001707-4.4
30Joseph, Samuel Alexander1749INA+124N+78B=16N+57B−9B−10N−61B+76N+66B5.540.543.022.501830+34.0
31Alidani, Leonardo1791PHI+106B=53N−38B+84N+59B−3N+80B+93N−10B5.539.543.021.751722-12.0
32Borce, Cyreine Jean1711PHI+50B+102N−11B+123N=109B−8B=82N+45B=28N5.539.542.022.501683-8.4
33Rueda, Joyce Rianna1739PHI+93B+76N−20B+122N=10B−57B+65N−22N+61B5.538.541.022.251801+13.2
34Canino, Rhea Jean1672PHI+83B=17N−14B+66N−57N=64B=99N+78B+54N5.538.041.524.001666-1.4
35Sivanesan, Moganesh1834MAS−38B+114N+76B−81N+122B+27N−15B=28B+59N5.537.540.022.251678-64.0
36See, Hooi Chin1766MAS+131N+45B=23N+75B−38N−21B−53N+94B+52B5.537.539.521.751720-8.0
37Peh, Yi Feng1711MAS+112N=54B−75N−52B+111N+58B−22N+96B+53N5.534.037.020.751684-7.6
38Mun, Hoy Yan1526MAS+35N=24B+31N+26B+36B−20N−9B−13N=49B5.046.051.027.251836+134.8
39Goh, Li Fan1687MAS+125B−3N+70B+44N−5B+62N−14B+48N−17B5.045.548.021.501688+0.8
40Mohd Afif, Muhd Danish Arif1725MAS+129B=55N+22B=5N−41B+89N−6N+67B−19N5.043.545.521.751706-7.6
41Ordizo, Kate Nicole1848PHI−78NF+62B+63B+40N+56B−4N+26B−5N5.042.042.024.001799-16.8
42Getubig, Lyn1686PHI+105N=21B+52N=23B−11B−48N+84B+82N−16N5.041.044.521.501692+2.8
43Lee, Xia Sean1681MAS+118B−20N+97B−4B+45N−44N+98B+70NF5.039.042.019.501774+29.6
44Yong, Yanhe Jasper0MAS−24N+131B+115N−39B+86N+43B−26N+75B−18N5.038.040.018.0017000.0
45Aashrita Balaji Guttula1591IND+10B−36N−109B+97N−43B+114N+77B−32N+79B5.037.540.521.001733+59.6
46Gaurav Hagawane0IND+19B−15N=59B=68N−62B=76N+122B+80N=88B5.037.540.021.0016490.0
47Taneesha Drolia1820IND+123B+89N−15B−56N+76B−75N+62B+79NF5.036.038.519.001713-42.4
48Mohana Raj, Dharvindra Raj1517MAS−26N+133B−51N+132B+67N+42B−18N−39B+75N5.036.037.015.501658+47.6
49Bombales, Ann Beatrice1687PHI+126N−4B−78N=83N+66B−65B+123N+99B=38N5.035.037.517.501611-30.0
50Leong, Khai Ling1439MAS−32N−56B+91N−28B+136N+115B−63N+90N+89B5.035.035.015.001608+70.8
51Sapuan, Arleah Cassandra1696PHI−97B+116N+48B−93N=64B−53N=54B+98N+82B5.033.036.020.001551-57.2
52Abhijay Barua1585IND=9B+13N−42B+37N+108B=17N=29B−8B−36N4.547.050.524.501760+79.2
53Teoh, Ban Tat1603MAS+107N=31B−57N−12B+60N+51B+36B−11N−37B4.543.547.021.251683+15.8
54Hing, Mok Wen0MAS+88B=37N+108B−3N−24N=63B=51N+65B−34B4.542.045.519.5017040.0
55Lingga, El Noia0INA+73N=40B−6N+86B−29N=59N+72B−19B=67N4.541.545.520.0016860.0
56Mok, Jun Ji1613MAS−102B+50N+110B+47B+18N−41N=11BFF4.541.044.522.751893+73.2
57Yee Hao Loong1856MAS=84B+66N+53B−30N+34B+33N−7BFF4.540.540.522.001746-33.2
58Belen, James Matthew0PHI−7B=64N=98B+100N+72B−37N=59B=68N=62B4.538.041.518.7516040.0
59Harshad Shrinath Hagawane1617IND+133N−26B=46N+107B−31N=55B=58N+95B−35B4.537.538.515.001532-17.6
60Vishwakarthi, Vikram1449SGP−15B=19N−88B+90N−53B=100N+92B+84N=68B4.537.040.519.001609+74.4
61Hii, Hiong Fu Oscar0MAS=86N−27B−111N+113B+96N+73B+30N−24B−33N4.537.040.018.5016160.0
62Vijendran, Grittiban1592MAS−4N+126B−41N+124B+46N−39B−47N+116B=58N4.537.039.515.251565-12.0
63Lim, Eiliyah Ayaan1624PHI+121B−11N+130B−41N=123B=54N+50B−17N=70B4.537.039.015.751540-28.4
64Yeop, Mat Zaki1543MAS−25N=58B=105N+103B=51N=34N−27B=97N+108B4.536.540.018.001610+8.8
65Hashim, Yusuf1597MAS−3B=125N−83B+110N+129B+49N−33B−54N+101B4.536.038.015.251688+26.8
66Mohd Zahidi, Zafirah1508MAS=104N−57B+135N−34B−49N+102B+73N+77B−30N4.536.037.014.751660+56.0
67Ting, Zhi En1619MAS+136B−8N+102B−109N−48B+106N+83B−40N=55B4.535.535.513.251434-46.0
68Chippendale, Matthew1625AUS=117N+113B−21N=46B=82N−22B+124N=58B=60N4.535.037.516.001488-22.8
69Lim, Chin Hong1634MAS+130B+109N−9B−6B−99N−87B+113N=106N+122B4.533.535.512.751568-32.0
70Yap, Chee Khean1514SGP−18N+132B−39N+134B=94N=79N+81B−43B=63N4.533.034.012.001562+15.2
71Karthik Shetty1634IND+127N−2B−123N+87B=78N−82B−95N+111B+99N4.532.034.515.001512-27.6
72Wu, Haoyang1613SGP+132N−18B+103N−104B−58N+112B−55N=101B+95N4.532.033.012.751603-3.6
73Abd Rahman, Syazrin1630MAS−55B=129N+125B−22N+95B−61N−66B+126N+100B4.531.033.013.001661+3.8
74Wang, Ningnan1726SGP=113NFFFF+127B+102N+123B+96N4.517.017.013.502340+20.4
75Looi, Zhi Ming1653MAS+119B=14N+37B−36N=17B+47B−16N−44N−48B4.044.047.019.501711+10.0
76Kurniawan, Alexander Philip1590INA+6N−33B−35N+105B−47N=46B+128N−30B=86N4.041.043.017.001590-2.0
77Lieyanto, Ryu Manson1791INA+87N+115B−2N+78B−4N−28B−45N−66N+113B4.040.543.514.001550-101.2
78Dimatangihan Anica Shey1540PHI+41B−30N+49B−77N=71B−19N+108B−34N=80B4.039.543.017.751664+57.2
79Romanillos, Shaina Magne1633PHI+103N−23B+82N=25B−16N=70B+101N−47B−45N4.039.042.516.001597-10.2
80Yapp, Yihong Sean1632MAS+120B−5N+119B=17N−26N+128B−31N−46B=78N4.039.041.013.001522-13.4
81Abundo, Don Lester1632PHI+135N−16B+101N+35B−23N−18B−70N+91BF4.039.040.014.001660+11.6
82Mohana Raj, Shivendra Raj1516MAS−11B+121N−79B+130N=68B+71N=32B−42B−51N4.038.040.014.501527+0.8
83Chow, Zheng Heng0MAS−34N=96B+65N=49B−28N+91B−67N−86B+115N4.036.539.515.7515690.0
84Capilitan, Zhaoyu1567PHI=57N=104B=12N−31B=107N+117B−42N−60B+103N4.036.539.515.501526-14.8
85Kuan, Rhe Anne1463MAS=13B−9N−19B+125N−88B−90N=120B+130N+119B4.035.537.512.251455-1.2
86Lim, Jia Yhu1667MAS=61B−22N+129B−55N−44B=97N=126B+83N=76B4.033.535.513.251574-18.0
87Razali, Radzy1500MAS−77B−110N+121B−71N+119B+69N+89B−27NF4.033.036.014.501600+12.2
88Getubig, LJ1653PHI−54N=112B+60N−128B+85N+123BF−21B=46N4.032.534.515.001695+12.0
89Avichal Jadeja1619IND+134N−47B−93N+106B+101N−40B−87N+114B−50N4.032.533.511.001465-34.6
90Mathan, Suchita1584MAS−21N=105B−112N−60B+134N+85B=103N−50B+114N4.032.033.011.501391-64.0
91Heng, Xiang Qing Elizabeth1526MAS−14B−119N−50B+120N+130B−83N+118B−81N+117B4.031.033.011.00834-44.0
92Cheng, Lin Yi Nathan1532SGP−16N−103B−107N+133B−117N+119B−60N+132B+116N4.027.528.58.001452-14.4
93Teoh, Siang Yew1465MAS−33NF+89B+51B=8N+104B−25N−31B−29N3.541.041.015.751710+88.0
94Suze, Zi Nan1596MASF−1B−25N+116N=70B+108N−13B−36N+97B3.540.040.012.251605+2.4
95Prem Kumar, Mahaaneetha1468MAS−1N−6B+126N=115B−73N+132B+71B−59N−72B3.538.539.59.501502+8.4
96Arief, Alqori1553INA−17B=83N+120B−13N−61B+129N+125B−37N−74B3.536.538.59.501526-11.2
97Shamsulbahrim, Muhd Azri Hakimi1433MAS+51N−29B−43N−45B=132N=86B+115N=64B−94N3.535.536.512.751552+42.8
98Law, Chuan Chyi Nicholas1528MAS−23N=135B=58N+117B−27N+107B−43N−51B=105N3.535.536.511.001299-46.0
99Chanthiran, Taj Prasshad Nambiyar1524MAS−109B−130N+118B+119N+69B−15N=34B−49N−71B3.535.037.013.251504-6.4
100Joaquin, Matthew Emmanuel1535PHI−2N+127B−104N−58B=112N=60B+105N=103B−73N3.534.537.011.501392-37.6
101Wong, Xiang Liang1509MAS−8B+136N−81B+102N−89B+110N−79B=72N−65N3.534.534.59.251249-56.4
102Syazrin, Hadif Imran0MAS+56N−32B−67N−101B=124N−66N−74B+127N+126B3.532.034.510.7514280.0
103Javier, Leo Stephan0PHI−79B+92N−72B−64N+116B=122N=90B=100N−84B3.531.534.012.0014800.0
104Sreenivasan, Brandon Tien1797MAS=66B=84N+100B+72N=3B−93NFFF3.531.531.516.001667-16.8
105Pramudya Dylan Andrian0INA−42B=90N=64B−76N−110B+121N−100B+133N=98B3.531.032.010.0013850.0
106Siva Prakash, Subhaashini1497MAS−31N=107B=117N−89N+121B−67B+112N=69BF3.531.031.011.501472-7.6
107Wee, Yu Xi Lyndon0SGP−53B=106N+92B−59N=84B−98N−116B=118N+129B3.530.032.011.2514470.0
108Lai, Zhi You1678MAS=128N+117B−54N+111B−52N−94B−78N+124B−64N3.529.531.59.501317-92.4
109Giacometto, Mario1832ITA+99N−69B+45N+67B=32N−12BFFF3.529.529.515.751696-19.4
110Wong, Yong Sing Ethan0MAS−115N+87B−56N−65B+105N−101B−111N=112B+124N3.529.031.511.5013090.0
111Siw, Yang Zheng Simon1523MAS−5B=120N+61B−108N−37B−125N+110B−71N=118B3.034.537.011.00849-67.6
112Liu, Haoyang(GD)1433CHN−37B=88N+90B−19N=100B−72N−106B=110N=128N3.034.536.510.501451+2.4
113Peh, Yi Zheng1457MAS=74B−68N−13B−61N=118B+130N−69B+120N−77N3.034.536.58.7513380.0
114Ng, Wei Jie1460MAS−12N−35B=127N+135B=115N−45B+117N−89N−90B3.033.534.56.751400-21.2
115Daiwik Hemant Mehta1599IND+110B−77N−44B=95N=114B−50N−97B+125N−83B3.031.534.09.251374-72.0
116Ng, Jin Jie1458MAS−29N−51B+133N−94B−103N+134B+107N−62N−92B3.030.531.55.50828-56.4
117Lye, Qason0MAS=68B−108N=106B−98N+92B−84N−114B+129N−91N3.030.032.010.0014160.0
118Yang, Killian0INA−43N−28B−99N=131B=113N+133B−91N=107B=111N3.029.530.56.7512810.0
119Ho, Xing Ern Megan0MAS−75N+91B−80N−99B−87N−92N+?B+131B−85N3.029.529.56.0013430.0
120Kuan, Rhay Wen0MAS−80N=111B−96N−91B+131N−124B=85N−113B+132N3.026.027.06.5014010.0
121Mathan, Sowmiya0MAS−63N−82B−87N+126B−106N−105B−131N+136B+130B3.026.026.04.5012330.0
122Genkeswaran, Genvisha1573MASF+12B−18N−33B−35N=103B−46N+128B−69N2.538.538.510.251511-14.4
123Too, Pi Cheng1524MAS−47NF+71B−32B=63N−88N−49B−74N+125B2.535.536.59.251517-6.4
124Mohan, Sanvinaa1465MAS−30B−10N+136B−62N=102B+120N−68B−108N−110B2.534.534.54.759090.0
125Too, Pi He1402MAS−39N=65B−73N−85B+127N+111B−96N−115B−123N2.530.032.57.751319-31.6
126Vishvanand Omprakash1414IND−49B−62N−95B−121N+135N+136B=86N−73B−102N2.529.029.03.001387-10.0
127Hwang, Kai Feng Alexander0SGP−71B−100N=114B−129N−125B−74N+136N−102B+?B2.523.523.51.5011380.0
128Abdullah Hidayat, Uwaiz Aamir0MAS=108BF−24N+88N−13B−80N−76B−122N=112B2.035.037.57.2514360.0
129Syazrin, Harraz Ismail1452MAS−40N=73B−86N+127B−65N−96B=132N−117B−107N2.030.531.55.251270-38.0
130Jaganathan, Jeeva Prasant0MAS−69N+99B−63N−82B−91N−113B+134N−85B−121N2.030.531.54.5012720.0
131Tan, Zhe Yu Cayden1487SGP−36B−44N−134B=118N−120B=135N+121B−119N−133B2.024.525.55.001407-9.6
132Tan, Wen Tao Jacob0MAS−72B−70NF−48N=97B−95N=129B−92N−120B1.030.030.02.7511980.0
133Rajpura, Palash0AUS−59B−48N−116B−92NF−118NF−105B+131N1.026.026.02.0012820.0
134Mohd Izuan, Alisya Zehra0MAS−89BF+131N−70N−90B−116N−130B−?NF1.022.022.02.0012930.0
135Kumaressan, Vetrivel0MAS−81B=98N−66B−114N−126B=131BFFF1.020.520.52.751231-58.0
136FIDE 358933110—−67N−101B−124NF−50B−126N−127B−121NF0.024.524.50.006960.0

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