COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event

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97 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysia. 38 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2466, and top seed was Guha Mitrabha (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2515).

Daniel Howard Fernandez (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2501) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Neelash Saha (7.0) and Adireddy Arjun (7.0). Fernandez shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Rui Yang Wong (1815) beat P V Nandhidhaa (WGM, 2302), a +487-point gap.

Location

🇲🇾Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysia

Dates

08 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳GMGuha Mitrabha2515

Avg top 10

2,466

Participants

Titled players · 38

GM×9

IM×6

FM×5

CM×8

WGM×3

WIM×1

WFM×3

WCM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇲🇾Malaysia×30

🇮🇳India×17

🇿🇦South Africa×9

🇲🇺Mauritius×7

🇲🇻Maldives×6

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×6

🇰🇪Kenya×6

🇸🇬Singapore×6

Top 3

🥇
GMDaniel Howard Fernandez
🇬🇧ENG·2501
7.5pts·2604perf+11.9
🥈
IMNeelash Saha
🇮🇳IND·2466
7.0pts·2527perf+9.4
🥉
IMAdireddy Arjun
🇮🇳IND·2288
7.0pts·2461perf+22.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Daniel Howard Fernandez led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Fernandez7.5Lalit Babu M7Arjun7Deepan Chakkravarthy7Saha7Sengupta6.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE14 Nov

GM Daniel Howard Fernandez takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Daniel Howard Fernandez beat GM Lalit Babu M R (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Daniel Howard Fernandez 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)IM Adireddy Arjun 4 wins (R5–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMDaniel Howard Fernandez	*	1	½	—
2GMLalit Babu M R	0	*	—	½
3IMAdireddy Arjun	½	—	*	—
4GMDeepan Chakkravarthy J.	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Fernandez, Daniel HowardGM	2501	ENG	+50B	+46N	+17B	=9N	+7B	+19N	+5B	=2B	=3N	7.5	49.5	54.0	43.75	2604	+11.9
2	Neelash SahaIM	2466	IND	+62N	+35B	=3N	+22B	=6N	+11B	+9B	=1N	=10N	7.0	50.5	54.5	40.75	2527	+9.4
3	Adireddy ArjunIM	2288	IND	+48B	+41N	=2B	−8N	+60B	+45N	+7B	+9N	=1B	7.0	48.0	52.0	38.25	2461	+22.0
4	Deepan Chakkravarthy J.GM	2410	IND	+55B	+60N	+30B	=7N	=5B	=8N	+18N	=6B	+11N	7.0	47.5	51.5	38.25	2523	+15.7
5	Lalit Babu M RGM	2506	IND	+64N	=22B	+18N	+11B	=4N	+27B	−1N	+29B	+12N	7.0	47.5	51.5	37.75	2504	+2.8
6	Sengupta, DeepGM	2478	IND	+51B	+15N	+13B	+19N	=2B	−9N	+20B	=4N	=8B	6.5	50.0	54.5	37.75	2452	+0.7
7	Das, SayantanGM	2424	IND	+34N	+12B	+23N	=4B	−1N	+24B	−3N	+44B	+17N	6.5	49.0	53.5	35.50	2381	-1.1
8	Vignesh N RGM	2494	IND	+61N	+33B	−11N	+3B	+13N	=4B	=12N	+21B	=6N	6.5	49.0	53.0	37.25	2401	-6.2
9	Morris, JamesIM	2416	AUS	+54N	+44B	+59N	=1B	+10N	+6B	−2N	−3B	+18N	6.5	49.0	53.0	35.25	2480	+10.8
10	Mitrabha, GuhaGM	2515	IND	+63B	+32N	=28B	=21N	−9B	+52N	+59B	+19N	=2B	6.5	43.0	47.0	31.75	2407	-7.4
11	Goh, Zi HanFM	2361	SGP	+38B	+49N	+8B	−5N	+59B	−2N	+46B	+28N	−4B	6.0	46.5	50.5	29.50	2372	+9.4
12	Abd Aziz, A Qil A Lauddin	2003	MAS	+39B	−7N	+55B	=20N	+31B	+17N	=8B	+32N	−5B	6.0	46.0	50.5	31.00	2175	+74.8
13	Mnyasta, Charlton	2160	RSA	+65N	+72B	−6N	+26B	−8B	+76N	=44B	=20N	+36N	6.0	41.0	44.5	26.50	2157	+2.0
14	Wong, Rui Yang	1815	MAS	−29N	+81B	−27N	+82B	+15B	=32N	=45B	+46N	+28B	6.0	38.0	41.0	26.25	2118	+132.4
15	Tashriq Saihan, Shan	2011	BAN	+81N	−6B	−34N	+77B	−14N	+65B	+61N	+66B	+29N	6.0	38.0	41.0	23.50	2042	+13.2
16	Khandhar, Kaushal	1887	MAS	+97B	−21N	+89B	−45N	+74B	+53N	−28B	+33N	+27N	6.0	35.0	35.0	20.00	2120	+40.8
17	Srija, SeshadriWGM	2285	IND	+43N	+25B	−1N	+42B	=44N	−12B	+26N	+24B	−7B	5.5	46.5	51.0	28.75	2156	-21.4
18	Raahul V SGM	2437	IND	=20B	+57N	−5B	+41N	+30B	+37N	−4B	+22N	−9B	5.5	46.5	51.0	27.75	2269	-13.9
19	Liyanage, Ranindu DilshanIM	2393	SRI	+75N	+36B	+47N	−6B	+21N	−1B	+27N	−10B	=25N	5.5	46.0	49.5	26.25	2262	-9.5
20	Lee, Yun Rui	1834	MAS	=18N	=27B	+35N	=12B	+22N	+23B	−6N	=13B	=21N	5.5	45.5	50.5	30.00	2204	+159.2
21	Mohota, NishaIM	2136	IND	+70N	+16B	=29N	=10B	−19B	+49N	+30B	−8N	=20B	5.5	44.5	48.5	28.00	2208	+8.5
22	Shen, Ree HerngCM	2068	MAS	+69B	=5N	+53B	−2N	−20B	+63N	+47N	−18B	+44N	5.5	42.5	46.5	25.00	2161	+37.2
23	Gomes, Mary AnnWGM	2262	IND	+74B	+40N	−7B	=72N	+47B	−20N	−32B	+51N	+52B	5.5	39.0	42.5	23.75	2050	-18.7
24	Masli, Muhd Nur Daie	2114	MAS	−57B	+80N	+50B	=47N	+40B	−7N	+75B	−17N	+49B	5.5	38.5	41.5	22.75	2030	-28.4
25	Boggarapu, KritanCM	1932	SCO	+95B	−17N	=78B	=63N	=38B	+48N	=37B	+59N	=19B	5.5	36.5	38.0	21.25	2036	+47.6
26	Mohd Saprin, Amir Muqqri	1910	MAS	=80B	=31N	+73B	−13N	=48B	+78N	−17B	+74N	+53B	5.5	35.5	38.5	20.75	1924	+5.6
27	Genkeswaran, GenivanFM	2035	MAS	=31B	=20N	+14B	+62N	+28B	−5N	−19B	+30N	−16B	5.0	45.0	49.0	25.25	2049	+1.6
28	Nandhidhaa, P VWGM	2302	IND	+66N	+42B	=10N	=29B	−27N	+36B	+16N	−11B	−14N	5.0	44.5	48.5	25.75	2149	-27.0
29	Shyaam Nikhil PGM	2423	IND	+14B	+52N	=21B	=28N	=45B	=44N	+33B	−5N	−15B	5.0	43.5	48.0	25.25	2179	-23.1
30	Erowan, Masrin	1893	MAS	+89N	+37B	−4N	+33B	−18N	+35B	−21N	−27B	+66N	5.0	42.0	44.0	21.00	2095	+37.4
31	Ng, Yong Rui Benjamin	1657	SGP	=27N	=26B	+43N	=36B	−12N	−47B	+54N	+72B	=35N	5.0	40.5	44.0	23.25	1968	+134.0
32	Mrittika Mallick	2036	IND	+86N	−10B	−61N	+78N	+51B	=14B	+23N	−12B	=34N	5.0	40.5	43.5	21.50	1982	-24.4
33	Sanudula, K M DahamdiWFM	2043	SRI	+87B	−8N	+51B	−30N	+50B	+39N	−29N	−16B	+62N	5.0	40.5	43.5	21.00	1993	-25.2
34	Rajendran, Kartikeyan	1827	MAS	−7B	+39N	+15B	−44B	=56N	=60N	+76B	=53N	=32B	5.0	40.0	43.5	23.50	2019	+86.0
35	Bandara, Dhanushka	2012	SRI	+83B	−2N	−20B	+57N	+62B	−30N	+63B	=41N	=31B	5.0	40.0	43.0	20.50	1910	-22.8
36	Tejaswini, SagarWIM	1955	IND	+90B	−19N	+48B	=31N	=52B	−28N	+50B	+45N	−13B	5.0	39.5	41.5	20.25	2024	+14.8
37	Rahman, Syed MahfuzurFM	2155	BAN	+78B	−30N	+56B	=40N	+72B	−18B	=25N	=49N	=41B	5.0	38.5	41.5	21.00	2007	-32.0
38	Ismail, AhmadFM	1787	MAS	−11N	+68B	−44N	+92B	=25N	=72B	=42N	=56B	+60B	5.0	37.0	39.0	19.25	1923	+30.8
39	Gan, Wei En Justin	1628	SGP	−12N	−34B	+94N	+64B	+54N	−33B	=72N	+47B	=45N	5.0	37.0	38.5	18.50	1912	+119.6
40	Siddharth, Sai	1906	SGP	+92N	−23B	+70N	=37B	−24N	=43B	−53B	+78N	+68B	5.0	36.5	38.5	18.00	1932	+13.3
41	Mohd Saprin, Amir Ghaazi	1914	MAS	+94N	−3B	=84N	−18B	=79N	+70B	+67N	=35B	=37N	5.0	36.5	38.0	17.50	1965	+9.6
42	Brander, Waylon	1954	RSA	+73B	−28N	+74B	−17N	+55B	−59N	=38B	=48N	+69B	5.0	36.0	39.5	20.25	1952	-1.4
43	Nik Norhisham, Nik Muhd Haziq	1780	MAS	−17B	=95N	−31B	+83N	+73B	=40N	−49B	+81N	+63B	5.0	33.5	35.0	16.75	1815	+6.2
44	Weerathungalage, W D Malisha SasviduCM	1965	SRI	+71B	−9N	+38B	+34N	=17B	=29B	=13N	−7N	−22B	4.5	45.0	49.0	22.25	2092	+48.8
45	Chow, Yi ChenCM	2146	MAS	+67N	−47B	+64N	+16B	=29N	−3B	=14N	−36B	=39B	4.5	42.5	46.5	22.00	1959	-76.4
46	Tin, Shan Wen	2021	MAS	+58N	−1B	−62N	+70B	+61N	+67B	−11N	−14B	=50N	4.5	40.5	44.5	18.75	1928	-23.2
47	Lee Luen Mang, Stefan	1895	MRI	+93B	+45N	−19B	=24B	−23N	+31N	−22B	−39N	+73B	4.5	40.0	42.0	17.75	1928	+3.2
48	Yong, Je Pin Ian	1786	MAS	−3N	+85B	−36N	+68B	=26N	−25B	+79N	=42B	=56N	4.5	39.5	42.5	17.50	1857	+30.8
49	Retnaraja, Ethan	1926	AUS	+85N	−11B	−67N	+69B	+65N	−21B	+43N	=37B	−24N	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.50	1922	-2.0
50	Ncethelo, Bongolethu	1866	RSA	−1N	+86B	−24N	+58B	−33N	+84B	−36N	+70B	=46B	4.5	39.0	42.0	16.75	1918	+10.2
51	Lwanga, AgudaCM	1844	KEN	−6N	+58B	−33N	+81B	−32N	=77B	+57N	−23B	+75N	4.5	38.0	41.0	17.25	1903	+9.6
52	Newansa, M EsandiWFM	1957	SRI	+91N	−29B	+54N	=67B	=36N	−10B	=62N	+75B	−23N	4.5	38.0	40.0	16.50	1970	-1.2
53	Lee, MilesCM	2062	NZL	=79N	+82B	−22N	+75B	=67N	−16B	+40N	=34B	−26N	4.5	37.5	40.5	17.50	1835	-48.4
54	Mukabi, JohnCM	1810	KEN	−9B	+71N	−52B	=73N	−39B	+80N	−31B	+79N	+74B	4.5	35.0	38.0	15.25	1731	-18.6
55	Emran, Muhammad Emir Rasyid	1806	MAS	−4N	+91B	−12N	+88B	−42N	+89B	−56N	=58B	+72N	4.5	35.0	37.0	12.25	1824	+0.8
56	Sahu, Sekhar ChandraIM	1983	IND	=82N	+88B	−37N	=65B	=34B	−75N	+55B	=38N	=48B	4.5	34.5	37.0	17.75	1794	-20.4
57	Liew, Tze Chi	1741	SGP	+24N	−18B	−72N	−35B	+90N	=64B	−51B	+88N	+76B	4.5	34.0	36.0	15.50	1895	+63.6
58	Kok, Jun Yi	1651	MAS	−46B	−51N	+93B	−50N	+92N	−61B	+80B	=55N	+78B	4.5	30.0	32.0	12.25	1713	+19.2
59	Zulkipli, ZaidanCM	2105	MAS	+77N	F	−9B	+61B	−11N	+42B	−10N	−25B	+64N	4.0	41.0	44.0	16.50	2077	-7.2
60	Xu, Luna YuexiuWCM	1935	NZL	+68N	−4B	=65N	+79B	−3N	=34B	−66N	+67B	−38N	4.0	40.0	43.0	15.50	1828	-49.2
61	Ainul Fikri, Aqilah Husna	1846	MAS	−8B	+87N	+32B	−59N	−46B	+58N	−15B	−69N	+86B	4.0	37.5	40.5	15.50	1866	+4.8
62	Leong, Ee Hern	1838	MAS	−2B	+83N	+46B	−27B	−35N	+82N	=52B	=76N	−33B	4.0	37.5	40.5	14.50	1904	+27.6
63	Muchiri, Rocky	1867	KEN	−10N	+77B	=79N	=25B	+84N	−22B	−35N	+86B	−43N	4.0	37.0	40.0	13.75	1838	-9.0
64	Ramtale, Bhavish	1867	MRI	−5B	+69N	−45B	−39N	+71B	=57N	=78B	+83N	−59B	4.0	36.0	39.0	14.75	1806	-33.6
65	Jeyaram, Andika	1776	MAS	−13B	+96N	=60B	=56N	−49B	−15N	+73B	−68N	+87B	4.0	35.5	36.5	11.75	1772	-3.6
66	Pitigala, Chandra Sudarman S.	1787	SRI	−28B	−73N	+71B	+80N	−76B	+68N	+60B	−15N	−30B	4.0	35.0	38.0	15.00	1755	-9.0
67	Abdul Hamid, Ahmad Abid	1755	MAS	−45B	+93N	+49B	=52N	=53B	−46N	−41B	−60N	+83B	4.0	34.5	36.5	14.00	1862	+17.2
68	Mohd Firdaus, Firast Haiqal	1574	MAS	−60B	−38N	+87B	−48N	+69N	−66B	+95N	+65B	−40N	4.0	33.5	35.0	12.50	1729	+67.2
69	Budge, Daniel	1735	RSA	−22N	−64B	+91N	−49N	−68B	+96B	+71N	+61B	−42N	4.0	33.0	34.0	11.00	1725	-3.0
70	Yap, Ray Jin	1753	MAS	−21B	+97N	−40B	−46N	+91B	−41N	+82B	−50N	+81B	4.0	32.5	32.5	8.00	1752	-22.4
71	Nihaya , AhmedWCM	1614	MDV	−44N	−54B	−66N	+94B	−64N	+97B	−69B	+80N	+88B	4.0	28.0	28.0	7.00	1618	-1.8
72	Braaf, Jiraan	1924	RSA	+96B	−13N	+57B	=23B	−37N	=38N	=39B	−31N	−55B	3.5	40.5	41.5	13.25	1778	-34.4
73	Teoh, Ban Tat	1599	MAS	−42N	+66B	−26N	=54B	−43N	+85B	−65N	+77B	−47N	3.5	36.0	39.0	12.75	1716	+23.0
74	Mujahid Bin Yazeed	1778	MDV	−23N	+94B	−42N	+89B	−16N	=79B	+77N	−26B	−54N	3.5	35.0	36.5	8.50	1688	-20.2
75	Naidoo, Kirthan	1790	RSA	−19B	+90N	=76B	−53N	+95B	+56B	−24N	−52N	−51B	3.5	34.5	36.0	9.75	1835	+13.2
76	Camer, AngelitoFM	1954	AUS	=88N	=79B	=75N	=84B	+66N	−13B	−34N	=62B	−57N	3.5	33.0	35.5	12.00	1722	-54.4
77	Parenzee, Ethan	1737	RSA	−59B	−63N	+90B	−15N	+88B	=51N	−74B	−73N	+94B	3.5	30.0	31.5	8.25	1681	-15.6
78	Lam Kin Cheung, Stephane	1758	MRI	−37N	+92B	=25N	−32B	+85N	−26B	=64N	−40B	−58N	3.0	37.5	39.5	9.75	1702	-15.0
79	Lim, Kian Hwa	1715	MAS	=53B	=76N	=63B	−60N	=41B	=74N	−48B	−54B	=85N	3.0	33.5	36.5	11.75	1719	-0.6
80	Petlele, Motheo	1416	RSA	=26N	−24B	=88N	−66B	+86N	−54B	−58N	−71B	+96N	3.0	33.5	34.5	8.00	1569	+25.0
81	Agnes Mary	1638	KEN	−15B	−14N	+97B	−51N	−89N	+93B	+84N	−43B	−70N	3.0	32.5	32.5	5.00	1560	-22.4
82	Tan, Sue Anne	1616	MAS	=56B	−53N	=95B	−14N	+97N	−62B	−70N	+89B	−84N	3.0	29.5	29.5	5.00	1509	-33.6
83	Burbach, Bruno	1649	MRI	−35N	−62B	=85N	−43B	=96N	+92B	+89N	−64B	−67N	3.0	29.0	30.0	6.00	1519	-28.2
84	Severin, Martin	1755	RSA	F	F	=41B	=76N	−63B	−50N	−81B	+90N	+82B	3.0	29.0	29.0	9.25	1730	-5.6
85	Nuha, RilwanWFM	1506	MDV	−49B	−48N	=83B	+96N	−78B	−73N	−88B	+91N	=79B	3.0	26.0	27.0	6.00	1550	+7.2
86	Ingado, Mercy	1663	KEN	−32B	−50N	=96B	=95N	−80B	+91N	+90B	−63N	−61N	3.0	26.0	27.0	5.25	1568	-25.0
87	Cherono Mercy	1709	KEN	−33N	−61B	−68N	−90B	=94N	=88N	+92B	+93B	−65N	3.0	25.5	27.0	6.00	1477	-48.8
88	Mohamed Rayyan Adam Shakir	1602	MDV	=76B	−56N	=80B	−55N	−77N	=87B	+85N	−57B	−71N	2.5	30.5	33.5	7.75	1553	-30.8
89	Daniel RUEPP	0	MRI	−30B	F	−16N	−74N	+81B	−55N	−83B	−82N	+97B	2.0	28.0	28.0	3.00	1444	0.0
90	Andhin, ChethanahWCM	1602	MRI	−36N	−75B	−77N	+87N	−57B	+94B	−86N	−84B	−93N	2.0	27.5	29.0	4.50	1531	-15.6
91	Muhammad Iqtedar Uddin	1609	PAK	−52B	−55N	−69B	+93N	−70N	−86B	+97N	−85B	−92N	2.0	27.0	27.0	2.00	905	-106.8
92	Mohamed Yoosuf	1409	MDV	−40B	−78N	F	−38N	−58B	−83N	−87N	+97B	+91B	2.0	25.5	25.5	2.00	1412	-19.2
93	Ng, Jin Jie	0	MAS	−47N	−67B	−58N	−91B	F	−81N	+96B	−87N	+90B	2.0	24.0	24.0	3.00	1472	0.0
94	Bahari, Ramli	1443	MAS	−41B	−74N	−39B	−71N	=87B	−90N	F	+95B	−77N	1.5	27.5	27.5	3.00	1428	-4.8
95	Yap, Chee Khean	1530	SGP	−25N	=43B	=82N	=86B	−75N	F	−68B	−94N	F	1.5	25.5	25.5	5.50	1455	-28.4
96	Reetoo, Dinay	1455	MRI	−72N	−65B	=86N	−85B	=83B	−69N	−93N	F	−80B	1.0	25.5	25.5	3.00	1350	-32.8
97	Hassan Ibthihaal Ali	0	MDV	−16N	−70B	−81N	F	−82B	−71N	−91B	−92N	−89N	0.0	26.0	26.0	0.00	862	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lee, Yun RuiMAS
+159.2
5.5 pts · #17
2Ng, Yong Rui BenjaminSGP
+134.0
5.0 pts · #41
3Wong, Rui YangMAS
+132.4
6.0 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Muhammad Iqtedar UddinPAK
-106.8
2.0 pts · #96
2Chow, Yi ChenCMMAS
-76.4
4.5 pts · #42
3Camer, AngelitoFMAUS
-54.4
3.5 pts · #68

Biggest upsets

R9+487 Elo gap
Wong, Rui Yang1815 beat WGMNandhidhaa, P V2302
R6+428 Elo gap
Lee, Yun Rui1834 beat WGMGomes, Mary Ann2262
R9+412 Elo gap
Tashriq Saihan, Shan2011 beat GMShyaam Nikhil P2423