KEJOHANAN CATUR PIALA TAR UMT SABAH 2025(FIDE RATED CLASSICAL U1800)
60 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 20 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Kota Kinabalu Sabah, Malaysia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1707, and top seed was Nazir Najarin (🇲🇾 MAS, 1794).
Muhd Tirmidzi Abdul Sahim (🇲🇾 MAS, 1698) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Nazir Najarin (7.0) and Zaimal Bin Berahima (6.5). Abdul Sahim won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Abu Sufian Abd Sahim (1494) beat Muhd Yusop A.B (1765), a +271-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsMuhd Tirmidzi Abdul Sahim led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Muhd Tirmidzi Abdul Sahim held the sole lead from R5 through R8 without losing it.
Muhd Tirmidzi Abdul Sahim 7 wins (R1–R7)Nazir Najarin 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)Zaimal Bin Berahima 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Muhd Tirmidzi Abdul Sahim | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Nazir Najarin | — | * | — | — |
| 3Zaimal Bin Berahima | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Ladimal | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdul Sahim, Muhd Tirmidzi | 1698 | MAS | +58B | +32N | +13B | +22N | +26B | +5N | +9B | =3N | 7.5 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 33.75 | 2394 | +72.4 |
| 2 | Najarin, Nazir | 1794 | MAS | +35B | +33N | +27B | −26N | +30B | +15N | +4B | +9N | 7.0 | 32.5 | 36.5 | 32.50 | 1846 | +4.8 |
| 3 | Zaimal Bin Berahima | 0 | INA | +?N | +?B | +10N | −9B | +20N | +26B | +7N | =1B | 6.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 24.25 | 1708 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Jupineh, Ainnur Asyikin | 1668 | MAS | +7N | +19B | +8N | −5B | +6N | +36B | −2N | +16B | 6.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 32.00 | 915 | -35.2 |
| 5 | Mohd Zaim, Mohd Afiq | 1635 | MAS | +55B | +17N | +30B | +4N | =9N | −1B | =13B | +15N | 6.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 27.25 | 1633 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ladimal | 0 | MAS | +?N | =10B | +?N | =11B | −4B | +?N | +14B | +13N | 6.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 15.50 | 1710 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Kamin, Muhd | 0 | MAS | −4B | +28N | +?B | +29N | +?B | +?N | −3B | +26N | 6.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 12.00 | 1740 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ahmad, Mohd Abhar | 0 | MAS | +59B | +?N | −4B | −32N | +47B | +37N | +31B | +?N | 6.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 12.00 | 1728 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Linus, Declan Carl | 1672 | MAS | +38B | +36N | +29B | +3N | =5B | +14N | −1N | −2B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 44.0 | 26.50 | 1620 | -12.0 |
| 10 | Mohd Taib, Fadly | 1731 | MAS | +50B | =6N | −3B | +23N | +12B | =16B | =17N | +22N | 5.5 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 25.50 | 2321 | +9.2 |
| 11 | A.B, Muhd Yusop | 1765 | MAS | +12B | +23N | −22B | =6N | +39B | −13N | +41B | +18B | 5.5 | 34.0 | 37.5 | 25.00 | 708 | -32.6 |
| 12 | Ibrahim, Jairan | 0 | MAS | −11N | +?B | +?N | =?B | −10N | +45B | +40B | +23N | 5.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 11.00 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Abd Sahim, Abu Sufian | 1494 | MAS | +56N | +42B | −1N | +44B | =17N | +11B | =5N | −6B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 20.00 | 1699 | +31.2 |
| 14 | Hajan, Muhd Haikal Syafwan | 1699 | MAS | −31N | +51B | +57N | +33B | +21N | −9B | −6N | +32B | 5.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 18.00 | 872 | -21.6 |
| 15 | Ajilin, Aqeef Afif | 0 | MAS | +?N | +?B | −26N | +47B | +18N | −2B | +20N | −5B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 13.00 | 893 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Paincho, Rhys Emmanuel Totuahan | 0 | MAS | +?N | −26B | +?N | +24B | =22B | =10N | +27B | −4N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 13.50 | 1567 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Salmidi, Syahmi | 0 | MAS | +?N | −5B | +53N | +?B | =13B | +22N | =10B | −?N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 11.75 | 1587 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Zulkarnain, Mohd Diya | 0 | MAS | +?N | −?B | +48N | +19B | −15B | +?N | +?B | −11N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.00 | 965 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Chai. Haw Xuan Nicodemus | 0 | MAS | +41B | −4N | +?B | −18N | +?B | +34N | −?B | +?N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 928 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Woo, Soo Kit | 0 | MAS | +57N | +?B | =?B | =?N | −3B | +35N | −15B | +?N | 5.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1664 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Hamid, Abbas | 0 | MAS | +?B | =?N | +39B | =?N | −14B | −27N | +?B | +30N | 5.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1616 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Zainul, Mupjajar | 1521 | MAS | +54N | +31B | +11N | −1B | =16N | −17B | +39N | −10B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 17.50 | 1606 | +12.0 |
| 23 | Kong Kong, Alashar | 0 | MAS | +?N | −11B | =?N | −10B | +49N | +?B | +28N | −12B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 7.00 | 1664 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ajilin, Nur Aleesya Aqeela | 0 | MAS | −34B | +59N | +?B | −16N | =42B | −41N | +?B | +40N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.25 | 1457 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Rackford, Eddy Isaiah | 0 | MAS | =?N | −?B | +46N | −43B | =?N | +?B | =?N | +39B | 4.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 1389 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Tan, David | 1650 | MAS | F | +16N | +15B | +2B | −1N | −3N | +30B | −7B | 4.0 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 21.00 | 1746 | +10.4 |
| 27 | Mohamed, Mohd Adhazril Helmi | 1623 | MAS | +48N | +44B | −2N | +31B | −36N | +21B | −16N | F | 4.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 15.50 | 994 | -10.8 |
| 28 | Soupin, Hosdi | 1754 | MAS | −44N | −7B | +40B | +48N | −35B | +54N | −23B | +47N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 11.50 | 2237 | +2.6 |
| 29 | Julazzmie, Muhd Hadiff Ziqry | 0 | MAS | +37N | +34B | −9N | −7B | −44N | +?B | −32N | +?B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 8.00 | 872 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Andy, Nicholas Xavier | 0 | MAS | +?N | +?B | −5N | +42B | −2N | +?B | −26N | −21B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.50 | 893 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Jude, Joshua Abel | 0 | MAS | +14B | −22N | +41B | −27N | +?N | +?B | −8N | −?B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Mapansing, Helfren Filex | 0 | MAS | +?N | −1B | +?N | +8B | −?B | −?N | +29B | −14N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Fads, Fattah Thoha | 0 | MAS | +45N | −2B | +?N | −14N | =41B | =?N | −34B | +?B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 4.75 | 947 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Samson, Dynviq Standdy | 0 | MAS | +24N | −29N | =?B | =?B | +53N | −19B | +33N | −?B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 10.50 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Gabi, Jahim | 0 | MAS | −2N | −?B | +54N | +?B | +28N | −20B | +?N | −?B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1774 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Mohd Yusop, Muhd Ammar Arifuddin | 0 | MAS | +?N | −9B | +?N | +?B | +27B | −4N | −?B | −?N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 35895578 | 0 | — | −29B | +?N | −?N | +?B | +?N | −8B | =?N | =?B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Kam, Zarul Zaqwan | 0 | MAS | −9N | −?B | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +46N | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 844 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Ajilin, Adheen Ahnaf | 0 | MAS | =49N | +46B | −21N | +45B | −11N | +42N | −22B | −25N | 3.5 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 11.00 | 843 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Safran, Mohd Farhan Najwan | 1437 | MAS | =47N | −49B | −28N | +60B | +46N | +43B | −12N | −24B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 8.50 | 954 | -5.2 |
| 41 | Wong, Xin Yi Chloe | 0 | MAS | −19N | +?B | −31N | +?B | =33N | +24B | −11N | −?B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 6.50 | 965 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 35884649 | 0 | — | +?B | −13N | +?B | −30N | =24N | −39B | +43N | −?B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.75 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Kevin Suresh, Angelina Sanyukta | 0 | MAS | F | +?B | =45N | +25N | −?B | −40N | −42B | +?N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 813 | 0.0 |
| 44 | James, Erickson | 0 | MAS | +28B | −27N | +?B | −13N | +29B | −?N | −?B | =?N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 35893249 | 0 | — | −33B | +50N | =43B | −39N | +?B | −12N | −?N | =52B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 6.25 | 1587 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Zahir Ridwan, Zayyan Raziq | 0 | MAS | =?B | −39N | −25B | +55N | −40B | =?B | +48N | −38B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.00 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Mohd Kifflee, Awang Mohd Syahmi | 0 | MAS | =40B | =?N | +?B | −15N | −8N | −?B | +53N | −28B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.75 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 35884940 | 0 | — | −27B | +?N | −18B | −28B | +?N | −?N | −46B | +?N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 889 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Salmidi, Khayla | 0 | MAS | =39B | +40N | −?B | −?N | −23B | =?N | +51B | −?N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 1423 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 35885203 | 0 | — | −10N | −45B | −?N | +56B | −?N | −?N | +?B | +59B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Khairol Asmawi, Muhd Athif Khairy | 0 | MAS | −?B | −14N | −?B | +?N | −?N | +?B | −49N | +53B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Jupineh, Anis Daniella | 0 | MAS | −?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | =?B | =45N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 938 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Ansie, Hosanna Sendie Leo | 0 | MAS | +?B | −?N | −17B | +?N | −34B | −?N | −47B | −51N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 888 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Kuyubin, Sean Seidie | 0 | MAS | −22B | −?N | −35B | +?N | +?B | −28B | −?N | −58N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 838 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Khairul Fahmy, Khairul Noah Fahimy | 0 | MAS | −5N | −?B | =60N | −46B | =59N | +?B | −?N | −56B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.75 | 835 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Law, Kiong Rui Ethan | 0 | MAS | −13B | −?B | −?N | −50N | −?B | +58N | −?B | +55N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Nor Noimin, Adam Syazani | 0 | MAS | −20B | +?N | −14B | +?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | −?N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1454 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Junaidi, Nur Aulia Ramadhan | 0 | MAS | −1N | −?B | −?N | =59B | −?N | −56B | F | +54B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 800 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 35864680 | 0 | — | −8N | −24B | −?N | =58N | =55B | F | −?B | −50N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.75 | 767 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 35895586 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | =55B | −40N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 637 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Abdul Sahim, Muhd TirmidziMAS+72.47.5 pts · #2
- 2Abd Sahim, Abu SufianMAS+31.25.0 pts · #15
- 3Zainul, MupjajarMAS+12.04.5 pts · #20
- 1Jupineh, Ainnur AsyikinMAS-35.26.0 pts · #45
- 2A.B, Muhd YusopMAS-32.65.5 pts · #33
- 3Hajan, Muhd Haikal SyafwanMAS-21.65.0 pts · #40
- R6+271 Elo gap
- R3+244 Elo gap
- R4+144 Elo gap