National Interstate Women Chess Championship 2025
26 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 03 Oct 2025 to 06 Oct 2025 in Pontian, Johor, Malaysia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1695, and top seed was Ainul Mardhiah Mohd Afif (🇲🇾 MAS, WFM, 1879).
Ashwiniy Kumaran (🇲🇾 MAS, 1818) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Ainul Mardhiah Mohd Afif (5.0) and A Dira A Ddawiyah Abd Aziz (4.5). Kumaran shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Yean Chee Tan (1416) beat Rou Yi Chong (1531), a +115-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 5.0/5. Kumaran takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.0).
WFM Ainul Mardhiah Mohd Afif 5 wins (R1–R5)Ashwiniy Kumaran 5 wins (R1–R5)A Dira A Ddawiyah Abd Aziz 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kumaran, Ashwiniy | 1818 | MAS | +9N | +18B | +22N | +25B | +10N | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 2407 | +49.6 |
| 2 | Mohd Afif, Ainul MardhiahWFM | 1879 | MAS | +14N | +17N | +8B | +23N | +25B | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2347 | +24.8 |
| 3 | Abd Aziz, A Dira A Ddawiyah | 1743 | MAS | +7N | +13B | +16N | =6B | +21N | 4.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 9.25 | 1878 | +11.4 |
| 4 | Mohd Tarmizi, Nur Uzma Bazilah | 1785 | MAS | +20B | +11N | +26B | +12N | =5B | 4.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.00 | 1829 | +5.2 |
| 5 | She, Shuen Fei | 1533 | MAS | +11N | =12B | +20N | +24B | =4N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 7.50 | 1784 | +51.6 |
| 6 | Lim, Yijia Claire | 1562 | MAS | +16N | +21B | +13N | =3N | F | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 1901 | +61.2 |
| 7 | Ammar, Nuha Zinnirah | 1483 | MAS | −3B | +26B | +21N | +13B | F | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1689 | +32.0 |
| 8 | Mohd Zahidi, Zafirah | 1548 | MAS | =15N | +14B | −2N | +17N | =23B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1663 | +24.8 |
| 9 | Muhamad Rosli, Nur Aufa Hana | 1568 | MAS | −1B | =19B | +18N | +22B | =16N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1666 | +25.2 |
| 10 | Ainul Fikri, Aqilah Husna | 1851 | MAS | +22B | F | +25B | +18N | −1B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1802 | -5.6 |
| 11 | Mohd Rahmat, Nur Afrina | 1567 | MAS | −5B | −4B | +12N | +20B | =24N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1495 | -17.6 |
| 12 | Fun, Ven Vhue | 1565 | MAS | +26B | =5N | −11B | −4B | +20N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1355 | -30.8 |
| 13 | Tan, Yean Chee | 1416 | MAS | +21N | −3N | −6B | −7N | +26B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1385 | -8.0 |
| 14 | Chong, Hui Yi | 1458 | MAS | −2B | −8N | +23B | =15N | =17B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1536 | +7.8 |
| 15 | Soh, Jing Qi | 1493 | MAS | =8B | +23N | −17B | =14B | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1537 | +9.6 |
| 16 | Sarawanan, Kaartiga | 1571 | MAS | −6B | +22B | −3B | −21B | =9B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1437 | -36.0 |
| 17 | Thamil Manni, Swetha | 1595 | MAS | F | −2B | +15N | −8B | =14N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1512 | -20.8 |
| 18 | Mohd Fathiyakan, Nur Izzah Iman | 1522 | MAS | +25B | −1N | −9B | −10B | =22N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.25 | 1518 | -4.8 |
| 19 | Fun, Ven Xuen | 1543 | MAS | +23N | =9N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1743 | +22.0 |
| 20 | Zaidani, Nusaybah Annayla | 1401 | MAS | −4N | +24N | −5B | −11N | −12B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 0.50 | 1339 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Chong, Rou Yi | 1531 | MAS | −13B | −6N | −7B | +16N | −3B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 1314 | -54.4 |
| 22 | Zaidani, Zinneerah Annour | 1529 | MAS | −10N | −16N | −1B | −9N | =18B | 0.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 0.75 | 1300 | -47.2 |
| 23 | Mohd Afif, Aishah | 1533 | MAS | −19B | −15B | −14N | −2B | =8N | 0.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1219 | -68.4 |
| 24 | Nor Ahdat, Nur Farhatul Hakimah | 1444 | MAS | F | −20B | F | −5N | =11B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1357 | -4.2 |
| 25 | Tan, Yean Shin | 1568 | MAS | −18N | F | −10N | −1N | −2N | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 967 | -42.4 |
| 26 | Ng, Yi Han | 0 | MAS | −12N | −7N | −4N | F | −13N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lim, Yijia ClaireMAS+61.23.5 pts · #4
- 2She, Shuen FeiMAS+51.64.0 pts · #5
- 3Kumaran, AshwiniyMAS+49.65.0 pts · #2
- 1Mohd Afif, AishahMAS-68.40.5 pts · #22
- 2Chong, Rou YiMAS-54.41.0 pts · #20
- 3Zaidani, Zinneerah AnnourMAS-47.20.5 pts · #21
- R1+115 Elo gap