National Junior Chess Championship 2025 - O14

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20 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 12 Sept 2025 in Hulhumale, Maldives. Top 10 Elo average was 301, and top seed was Zawl Ahmed Hassaan (🇲🇻 MDV, 1532).

Mohamed Shail Samir (🇲🇻 MDV, 1509) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Muqsith Mohamed Mahfooz (7.0) and Mohamed Anak Nizam (7.0). Samir shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

Location

🇲🇻Hulhumale, Maldives

Dates

05 Sept 2025 → 12 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Avg top 10

301

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇲🇻Maldives×14

Top 3

🥇
Mohamed Shail Samir
🇲🇻MDV·1509
7.0pts·2302perf+19.6
🥈
Muqsith Mohamed Mahfooz
🇲🇻MDV
7.0pts·709perf0.0
🥉
Mohamed Anak Nizam
🇲🇻MDV
7.0pts·1574perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R5; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Nizam7Samir7Mahfooz7Saleem6.56.5Ali5.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Mohamed Anak Nizam held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Samir takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mohamed Anak Nizam beat Mohamed Shail Samir (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Mohamed Anak Nizam	*	1	0	0
2Mohamed Shail Samir	0	*	1	0
3Muqsith Mohamed Mahfooz	1	0	*	1
4Ahmed Rayyan Saleem	1	1	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Mohamed Shail Samir	1509	MDV	+19N	+16B	+4N	+2B	−3N	−5B	+7N	+15B	+6B	7.0	46.0	48.5	35.00	2302	+19.6
2	Muqsith Mohamed Mahfooz	0	MDV	+14B	+18N	+?B	−1N	+9B	+3B	+5N	−4B	+8N	7.0	45.5	45.5	32.00	709	0.0
3	Mohamed Anak Nizam	0	MDV	+6N	+?B	+?N	+7B	+1B	−2N	+8B	−5N	+15N	7.0	41.0	41.0	27.50	1574	0.0
4	FIDE 16706480	0	—	+?B	+15N	−1B	+?N	+11B	−8N	+13B	+2N	=5B	6.5	39.0	39.0	23.25	709	0.0
5	Ahmed Rayyan Saleem	0	MDV	+?B	−11N	+13B	+?N	+?B	+1N	−2B	+3B	=4N	6.5	36.5	36.5	21.75	1529	0.0
6	Jinah, Yusuf Izan	1502	MDV	−3B	+9N	+12B	=8N	=15B	=13N	+10B	+7B	−1N	5.5	44.5	48.5	27.50	709	-19.6
7	Ryan Areen Mohamed	0	MDV	+?N	=12B	+11B	−3N	+?B	+?N	−1B	−6N	+13B	5.5	33.0	33.0	11.25	706	0.0
8	Roohul Rahk bin Ali	0	MDV	−?B	+?N	+?N	=6B	+?N	+4B	−3N	+9B	−2B	5.5	31.5	31.5	14.75	1502	0.0
9	Abdulla Naish Naif	0	MDV	=12N	−6B	+?N	+18B	−2N	+?B	+?N	−8N	+11B	5.5	30.0	30.0	9.75	702	0.0
10	Ahmed Izyan Hassan	0	MDV	−16N	−19B	+?N	−12N	+?B	+?B	−6N	+?B	+?N	5.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	1517	0.0
11	Mohamed Aydhin Munthazim	0	MDV	+?N	+5B	−7N	+?B	−4N	−?B	+16N	=12B	−9N	4.5	32.5	32.5	12.75	1552	0.0
12	FIDE 16706544	0	—	=9B	=7N	−6N	+10B	−?B	+?N	+17B	=11N	−?B	4.5	29.5	29.5	16.25	702	0.0
13	Mohamed Looth Ismail	0	MDV	+?N	−?B	−5N	+?B	+?N	=6B	−4N	+?B	−7N	4.5	24.0	24.0	2.75	1537	0.0
14	Aiz Ali Azwar	0	MDV	−2N	+?B	−?N	+19N	=?B	−?B	+?N	−?B	+?N	4.5	9.5	9.5	2.50	1552	0.0
15	Yanaal Bin Haneef	0	MDV	F	−4B	+?N	=?B	=6N	+16B	+?N	−1N	−3B	4.0	30.0	30.0	6.75	1313	0.0
16	Moosa Zaavie Zareer	0	MDV	+10B	−1N	+18B	−?N	+17B	−15N	−11B	+?N	−?N	4.0	27.0	27.0	11.50	709	0.0
17	FIDE 16706510	0	—	−?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	−16N	+18B	−12N	=19B	−?N	3.5	14.0	14.0	4.25	732	0.0
18	FIDE 16704711	0	—	+?N	−2B	−16N	−9N	+19B	−17N	−20B	+?B	−?N	3.0	24.5	24.5	2.50	732	0.0
19	FIDE 16706552	0	—	−1B	+10N	−?N	−14B	−18N	F	+?B	=17N	−?N	2.5	23.0	23.0	6.75	721	0.0
20	FIDE 16706528	0	—	−?N	−?B	F	−?N	−?B	F	+18N	−?B	+?B	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.00	732	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mohamed Shail SamirMDV
+19.6
7.0 pts · #6
2Muqsith Mohamed MahfoozMDV
0.0
7.0 pts · #15
3Mohamed Looth IsmailMDV
0.0
4.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Jinah, Yusuf IzanMDV
-19.6
5.5 pts · #13
2Muqsith Mohamed MahfoozMDV
0.0
7.0 pts · #15
3Mohamed Looth IsmailMDV
0.0
4.5 pts · #2