UTP CONVO CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025

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51 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Oct 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia. Top 10 Elo average was 1683, and top seed was Pramod Kumar Narayanan (🇲🇾 MAS, 1781).

Ahmad Dilfitri Arsyad Ahmad Fauzi (🇲🇾 MAS, 1579) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Kang Ng Jeremiah Ling (5.5) and Syed Firdaus Asyraaf Syed Hashim Azmi (5.5). Ahmad Fauzi clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Yi Chen Tyrus Low (1436) beat Suhaimi Asmuni (1686), a +250-point gap.

Location

🇲🇾Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

Dates

04 Oct 2025 → 05 Oct 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Avg top 10

1,683

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇲🇾Malaysia×47

Top 3

🥇
Ahmad Dilfitri Arsyad Ahmad Fauzi
🇲🇾MAS·1579
6.0pts·1928perf+104.8
🥈
Kang Ng Jeremiah Ling
🇲🇾MAS·1695
5.5pts·1840perf+47.6
🥉
Syed Firdaus Asyraaf Syed Hashim Azmi
🇲🇾MAS·1741
5.5pts·1787perf+14.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Ahmad Dilfitri Arsyad Ahmad Fauzi led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Ahmad Fauzi6Ling5.5Kulothunkan5.5Syed Hashim Azmi5.5Shamsul Bahari5.5Olime5.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE05 Oct

Ahmad Dilfitri Arsyad Ahmad Fauzi takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ahmad Dilfitri Arsyad Ahmad Fauzi beat Kang Ng Jeremiah Ling (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ahmad Dilfitri Arsyad Ahmad Fauzi 3 wins (R5–R7)Kang Ng Jeremiah Ling 5 wins (R1–R5)Loganetraa Kulothunkan 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ahmad Dilfitri Arsyad Ahmad Fauzi	*	1	—	½
2Kang Ng Jeremiah Ling	0	*	1	½
3Loganetraa Kulothunkan	—	0	*	—
4Syed Firdaus Asyraaf Syed Hashim Azmi	½	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ahmad Fauzi, Ahmad Dilfitri Arsyad	1579	MAS	+51N	=3B	+9B	=4N	+23B	+16N	+2B	6.0	28.5	28.5	23.00	1928	+104.8
2	Ling, Kang Ng Jeremiah	1695	MAS	+39N	+21B	+7N	+5B	+6N	=3B	−1N	5.5	31.5	34.0	25.25	1840	+47.6
3	Syed Hashim Azmi, Syed Firdaus Asyraaf	1741	MAS	+18B	=1N	+16B	+14N	+10B	=2N	=5B	5.5	29.5	33.5	25.00	1787	+14.0
4	Olime, Nehemiah Banyie	1623	MAS	+46B	=14N	+25B	=1B	+7N	=6B	+9N	5.5	28.5	29.5	21.75	1820	+41.2
5	Shamsul Bahari, Muhd Irsyad	1648	MAS	+47N	+24B	+11N	−2N	+19B	+8B	=3N	5.5	28.0	29.0	20.75	1783	+36.4
6	Kulothunkan, Loganetraa	1678	MAS	+36B	+12N	+38B	+23N	−2B	=4N	+10B	5.5	26.5	29.0	20.75	1781	+15.4
7	Mohd Faris, Ibroh Nawwaarah	1563	MAS	+44N	+13B	−2B	+33N	−4B	+31N	+23B	5.0	25.0	26.5	15.50	1731	+46.0
8	Shahzali, Muhd Faris Asymawi	1613	MAS	−14B	+41N	+36B	+11N	+30B	−5N	+15B	5.0	24.0	26.0	16.50	1771	+32.8
9	Mohd Salim, Muhd Faheem	1688	MAS	+17N	=10B	−1N	+32B	+14N	+35B	−4B	4.5	27.0	30.0	16.25	1563	-32.8
10	Mohd Faris, Hashsya Nawwaarah	1555	MAS	+48B	=9N	+45B	+15N	−3N	+12B	−6N	4.5	25.5	26.5	13.25	1723	+56.0
11	Sinnathamby, Thanush Kumar	1532	MAS	+30B	+15N	−5B	−8B	=39N	+25N	+24B	4.5	24.5	27.0	15.25	1512	-5.6
12	Shamsuddin, Salehuddin	1552	MAS	+50N	−6B	=24N	+25B	+26N	−10N	+27B	4.5	24.0	24.5	12.75	816	-33.2
13	Mohd Noor, Ali Sadiqin	1687	MAS	+40B	−7N	−14B	+36N	=28B	+39N	+38B	4.5	20.5	23.0	12.25	1647	-8.8
14	Johnson, Damien Steve	0	MAS	+8N	=4B	+13N	−3B	−9B	+28N	=19B	4.0	29.0	32.5	17.75	1655	0.0
15	Goh, Jun Xiang	1660	MAS	+37N	−11B	+39N	−10B	+32N	+22B	−8N	4.0	24.0	26.5	12.50	1469	-50.0
16	Mohd. Fadly, Muhd Airy	1585	MAS	=27N	+42B	−3N	+44B	+24N	−1B	=30N	4.0	23.5	25.0	10.25	1453	-21.2
17	Low, Yi Chen Tyrus	1436	MAS	−9B	=26N	+27B	+45N	=35B	=23N	=20N	4.0	22.0	23.5	12.00	1650	+54.4
18	Suresh, Sahen	1499	MAS	−3N	+43B	−33N	+34B	−20N	+32B	+35N	4.0	21.5	23.5	11.00	1484	-2.8
19	Rustam Affendi, Ahmad Kamal	1591	MAS	+49B	−32N	+31B	+38N	−5N	=30B	=14N	4.0	21.0	21.5	9.50	1577	-1.6
20	Ramli, Ahmad Mudzaffar	1655	MAS	+31B	−38N	=40B	−26N	+18B	+44N	=17B	4.0	19.5	21.0	11.75	1468	-38.8
21	Jayachandran, Sabarikanthan Reddy	1579	MAS	+26B	−2N	+48B	−30N	−31B	+51N	+34B	4.0	19.0	19.0	7.50	895	-13.6
22	Mohd. Fadly, Maarya Aimy	1521	MAS	−34N	−44B	+43N	+37B	+33B	−15N	+31B	4.0	18.0	19.5	11.00	1671	+16.0
23	Ahmad Umair, Ahmad Musab	1598	MAS	+43N	+34B	+32N	−6B	−1N	=17B	−7N	3.5	26.5	28.5	10.00	1242	-67.6
24	Johar, Muhd Iskandar Zulkarnain	0	MAS	+35B	−5N	=12B	+41N	−16B	+33N	−11N	3.5	24.5	26.5	10.25	1587	0.0
25	Wong, Jee Lok	0	MAS	+28N	=33B	−4N	−12N	+41B	−11B	+42N	3.5	23.0	25.0	9.00	1542	0.0
26	Kalidass, Pavithirran	0	MAS	−21N	=17B	+42N	+20B	−12B	−38N	+39B	3.5	21.5	23.5	10.50	1518	0.0
27	Kalidass, Kaarthikan	0	MAS	=16B	−45N	−17N	+46B	+40N	+29B	−12N	3.5	20.0	21.0	9.00	1487	0.0
28	Mohd Faizal, Muhd Fateh	1507	MAS	−25B	+46N	−30N	+47B	=13N	−14B	+40N	3.5	18.5	19.5	6.75	1753	+25.6
29	Dennia Daniel, Vianna	1575	MAS	−32B	−31N	+46B	+48N	=38B	−27N	+44B	3.5	14.5	15.5	4.75	1505	-2.0
30	Shaiful Bahari, Shaiful Danish Absyar	0	MAS	−11N	F	+28B	+21B	−8N	=19N	=16B	3.0	25.0	25.0	11.50	1568	0.0
31	Baharom, Masri	0	MAS	−20N	+29B	−19N	+42B	+21N	−7B	−22N	3.0	24.5	26.5	9.50	1507	0.0
32	Masri, Muamar	0	MAS	+29N	+19B	−23B	−9N	−15B	−18N	+41B	3.0	23.5	25.5	9.50	1534	0.0
33	M. Sapuan, Yusri	1689	MAS	=41B	=25N	+18B	−7B	−22N	−24B	+46N	3.0	22.0	23.0	7.75	1429	-56.4
34	Thamil Selvan, Hoviyeamathy	0	MAS	+22B	−23N	−41B	−18N	+36B	+37B	−21N	3.0	21.5	23.5	10.00	1296	0.0
35	Lee, Guan Sheng	1621	MAS	−24N	+47B	=44N	+40B	=17N	−9N	−18B	3.0	20.0	21.0	6.25	1427	-42.8
36	Syed Qamma, Syed Muhd Rafiq	0	MAS	−6N	+50B	−8N	−13B	−34N	+47B	+49N	3.0	19.5	20.0	2.00	859	0.0
37	Ahmad Umair, Al Baaqiyatus Solehah	0	MAS	−15B	−48N	+49B	−22N	+50B	−34N	+51B	3.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	787	0.0
38	Mohd Noor Fadillah, Muhd Noor Firdaus	1505	MAS	F	+20B	−6N	−19B	=29N	+26B	−13N	2.5	25.0	25.0	9.25	1488	-4.4
39	Visvaruban, Vishakan	1483	MAS	−2B	+49N	−15B	+50N	=11B	−13B	−26N	2.5	22.5	23.0	3.25	1320	-27.2
40	Mohd Nurul Izani, Muhd Irzam Danial	1418	MAS	−13N	+51B	=20N	−35N	−27B	+43N	−28B	2.5	20.5	20.5	4.00	1295	-22.4
41	Ganesh, Linggeswary	1479	MAS	=33N	−8B	+34N	−24B	−25N	=42B	−32N	2.0	21.0	23.0	5.50	1447	-2.8
42	Ganesh, Kamaleshvaran	1414	MAS	=45B	−16N	−26B	−31N	+49B	=41N	−25B	2.0	17.5	18.0	2.25	1458	+6.0
43	Kalaikumar, Saathvik	0	MAS	−23B	−18N	−22B	=49N	+47N	−40B	=50N	2.0	15.5	16.0	1.50	713	0.0
44	Mera Azhan Akmal, Izzul Hanif	0	MAS	−7B	+22N	=35B	−16N	F	−20B	−29N	1.5	23.5	25.0	5.50	1394	0.0
45	Asmuni, Suhaimi	1686	MAS	=42N	+27B	−10N	−17B	F	F	F	1.5	15.5	15.5	4.50	1195	-36.4
46	FIDE 35872136	0	—	−4N	−28B	−29N	−27N	F	+50B	−33B	1.0	19.5	19.5	0.50	798	0.0
47	Cheung, Pak Hei Braven	0	MAS	−5B	−35N	+51B	−28N	−43B	−36N	F	1.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	792	0.0
48	FIDE 35896558	0	—	−10N	+37B	−21N	−29B	F	F	F	1.0	15.0	15.0	3.00	770	0.0
49	FIDE 35893680	0	—	−19N	−39B	−37N	=43B	−42N	F	−36B	0.5	16.5	16.5	1.00	696	0.0
50	FIDE 5787580	0	—	−12B	−36N	F	−39B	−37N	−46N	=43B	0.5	16.0	16.0	1.00	718	0.0
51	Lew, Yu Zek	0	MAS	−1B	−40N	−47N	F	F	−21B	−37N	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	730	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ahmad Fauzi, Ahmad Dilfitri ArsyadMAS
+104.8
6.0 pts · #2
2Mohd Faris, Hashsya NawwaarahMAS
+56.0
4.5 pts · #7
3Low, Yi Chen TyrusMAS
+54.4
4.0 pts · #20

Top rating losers

1Ahmad Umair, Ahmad MusabMAS
-67.6
3.5 pts · #36
2M. Sapuan, YusriMAS
-56.4
3.0 pts · #24
3Goh, Jun XiangMAS
-50.0
4.0 pts · #22

Biggest upsets

R4+250 Elo gap
Low, Yi Chen Tyrus1436 beat Asmuni, Suhaimi1686
R5+168 Elo gap
Mohd. Fadly, Maarya Aimy1521 beat M. Sapuan, Yusri1689
R2+150 Elo gap
Mohd Noor Fadillah, Muhd Noor Firdaus1505 beat Ramli, Ahmad Mudzaffar1655