CAPITAL CHESS CLASSIC 2.0
Open SwissStandard
27 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 31 Aug 2025 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Top 10 Elo average was 1177, and top seed was Arqam Haroon (🇵🇰 PAK, 1779).
Arqam Haroon (🇵🇰 PAK, 1779) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Ali Zain (4.0) and Faiz Murtaza Noon (4.0). Haroon clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Faiz Murtaza Noon (1465) beat Zillal Shakeel Khan (1712), a +247-point gap.
Location
🇵🇰Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Dates
31 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇰Pakistan×24
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsArqam Haroon led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE31 Aug
Arqam Haroon takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Arqam Haroon drew with Ali Zain (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Arqam Haroon 3 wins (R3–R5)Rayan Ahmad Khan 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arqam Haroon | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Ali Zain | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Rayan Ahmad Khan | — | — | * | — |
| 4Faiz Murtaza Noon | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arqam Haroon | 1779 | PAK | +19B | =2N | +16B | +7N | +3N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 14.00 | 2287 | +6.0 |
| 2 | Ali Zain | 0 | PAK | +20B | =1B | =4N | +?N | +8B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.25 | 1739 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Faiz Murtaza Noon | 1465 | PAK | +24B | +13N | +22B | +8N | −1B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 1746 | +25.2 |
| 4 | Muhammad Bin Jawad | 1625 | PAK | +21B | =10N | =2B | +20N | +9B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 2565 | +13.8 |
| 5 | Jawad Irfan | 1676 | PAK | +26B | +15N | =7B | =17N | +12B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 1747 | +4.0 |
| 6 | Rayan Ahmad Khan | 0 | PAK | −16B | +18N | +?B | +?N | +?N | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1715 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Farhan Hassan | 0 | PAK | +9B | +?N | =5N | −1B | +17B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1769 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Zillal Shakeel Khan | 1712 | PAK | +14N | +25B | +11N | −3B | −2N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 687 | -31.2 |
| 9 | Muhammad Umar Farooq | 1765 | PAK | −7N | +12B | +19N | +11B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 825 | -27.6 |
| 10 | Muhammad Chaudhry | 0 | PAK | +?B | =4B | =17N | −16N | +18B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 1691 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Abdul Ghaffar | 0 | PAK | +?B | +?N | −8B | −9N | +16B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 939 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Shahbir Hussain | 0 | PAK | +?B | −9N | +?B | +?N | −5N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 921 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Muhammad Musadiq Jahan Khan | 0 | PAK | +?B | −3B | −?N | +24N | +?B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1613 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Jawad Ahmad | 0 | PAK | −8B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +22B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 896 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Meekail Shoaib | 0 | PAK | +?N | −5B | −?B | +?N | +?B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1677 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ayaan Ahmed | 0 | PAK | +6N | =17B | −1N | +10B | −11N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 8.25 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Muneeb Yaqoob | 1747 | PAK | +18B | =16N | =10B | =5B | −7N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 6.75 | 1676 | -2.0 |
| 18 | Isfahan Maimoon Wander | 0 | PAK | −17N | −6B | +?N | +26B | −10N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 947 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 7848706 | 0 | — | −1N | F | −9B | +?N | +21B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 972 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Raja Babar Naseer | 0 | PAK | −2N | +27B | +25N | −4B | −?N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 820 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Muhammad Ibrar Hassan | 0 | PAK | −4N | +?N | −?B | +25B | −19N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Muhammad Umair Khan | 0 | PAK | +?B | +?N | −3N | −?B | −14N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 7846827 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 861 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Muhammad Suleman | 0 | PAK | −3N | −?N | =?B | −13B | +?N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1358 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Ayyan Tauqeer | 0 | PAK | +?B | −8N | −20B | −21N | =?B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 912 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Muhammad Abu Bakkar farooq | 0 | PAK | −5N | −?B | F | −18N | +?B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 892 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 7852622 | 0 | — | −?B | −20N | −?B | −?N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 815 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Faiz Murtaza NoonPAK+25.24.0 pts · #8
- 2Muhammad Bin JawadPAK+13.84.0 pts · #10
- 3Arqam HaroonPAK+6.04.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Zillal Shakeel KhanPAK-31.23.0 pts · #21
- 2Muhammad Umar FarooqPAK-27.63.0 pts · #15
- 3Muneeb YaqoobPAK-2.02.5 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R4+247 Elo gap
- R5+140 Elo gap