KCC, Classical Chess Challenge, 2025 - OPEN

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23 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Lahore, Pakistan. Top 10 Elo average was 635, and top seed was Fauzan Ullah (🇵🇰 PAK, 1908).

Syed Zain Nasir (🇵🇰 PAK, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Hashmi Amr Iftikhar (4.0) and Javid Waseem (4.0). Nasir took the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

Location

🇵🇰Lahore, Pakistan

Dates

20 Sept 2025 → 21 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Avg top 10

635

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇵🇰Pakistan×22

Top 3

🥇
Syed Zain Nasir
🇵🇰PAK
4.0pts·1483perf0.0
🥈
Hashmi Amr Iftikhar
🇵🇰PAK·1459
4.0pts·2255perf+19.6
🥉
Javid Waseem
🇵🇰PAK
4.0pts·1517perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Waseem4Amr Iftikhar4Nasir4Azan3.5Rashid3.5Rehman3— ex-leaders:Nasirled R3–R4, #9

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 4.0/5. Nasir takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Javid Waseem 4 wins (R2–R5)Hashmi Amr Iftikhar 3 wins (R3–R5)Syed Zain Nasir 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Javid Waseem	*	—	1	—
2Hashmi Amr Iftikhar	—	*	0	—
3Syed Zain Nasir	0	1	*	1
4Muhammad Azan	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Syed Zain Nasir	0	PAK	+7N	+2B	+5N	+?B	−3B	4.0	14.5	14.5	10.50	1483	0.0
2	Amr Iftikhar, Hashmi	1459	PAK	+8B	−1N	+15B	+17N	+6B	4.0	12.0	13.5	9.50	2255	+19.6
3	Waseem, Javid	0	PAK	F	+?B	+?N	+?B	+1N	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.00	1517	0.0
4	Hafiza Mashal Rashid	1776	PAK	+14N	=5B	+13N	−11B	+10N	3.5	11.0	13.0	8.75	2457	+13.6
5	Muhammad Azan	0	PAK	+?B	=4N	−1B	+19N	+?N	3.5	8.5	8.5	2.75	1621	0.0
6	Rayaan Rehman	1455	PAK	−16N	+18B	+9N	+12B	−2N	3.0	11.5	12.5	6.50	663	-19.6
7	Asim Khalid Mahmood	0	PAK	−1B	−8N	+?B	+?N	+13N	3.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	1677	0.0
8	Muhammad Mujtaba Aamir	0	PAK	−2N	+7B	+?N	+?B	−?N	3.0	7.0	7.0	3.00	1469	0.0
9	Rusitha Dhanula Ukwatta	0	PAK	+17B	−?N	−6B	+18N	+?B	3.0	5.5	5.5	2.50	1465	0.0
10	Fasih Ur Rehman	0	PAK	+?B	−?B	+20N	+?N	−4B	3.0	4.5	4.5	1.00	1599	0.0
11	Saarim Khizar	0	PAK	F	+13B	=?N	+4N	−?B	2.5	5.5	5.5	5.50	1725	0.0
12	Syeda Minahil Abdul Rahman	0	PAK	−?B	+19N	+?B	−6N	=17B	2.5	5.5	5.5	1.75	655	0.0
13	Muhammad Saleem Khan	1657	PAK	+18B	−11N	−4B	+21N	−7B	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.00	976	-13.6
14	Mohammad Hadeed Khan Niazi	0	PAK	−4B	+21N	+23B	−?N	−?B	2.0	5.5	5.5	2.00	924	0.0
15	Muhammad Mahd Ali	0	PAK	−?B	F	−2N	+20B	+?N	2.0	5.0	5.0	1.00	669	0.0
16	Naveed Ur Rehman	0	PAK	+6B	−?N	−?B	+22N	F	2.0	4.0	4.0	4.00	1348	0.0
17	Abdullah Akber	0	PAK	−9N	+22B	F	−2B	=12N	1.5	10.5	10.5	2.25	663	0.0
18	Mohid Adnan	0	PAK	−13N	−6N	−?B	−9B	+?N	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	756	0.0
19	FIDE 7842090	0	—	−?N	−12B	+?N	−5B	−23B	1.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1108	0.0
20	Umer Khan	0	PAK	+?B	−?N	−10B	−15N	F	1.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	689	0.0
21	Rayaan Zaid	0	PAK	−?N	−14B	+?N	−13B	F	1.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	857	0.0
22	Muhammad Chaudhry	0	PAK	−?N	−17N	F	−16B	+?B	1.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	678	0.0
23	Syed Muhammad Raza Almosavi	0	PAK	F	−?B	−14N	−?B	+19N	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	678	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Amr Iftikhar, HashmiPAK
+19.6
4.0 pts · #6
2Hafiza Mashal RashidPAK
+13.6
3.5 pts · #10
3Waseem, JavidPAK
0.0
4.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Rayaan RehmanPAK
-19.6
3.0 pts · #12
2Muhammad Saleem KhanPAK
-13.6
2.0 pts · #16
3Waseem, JavidPAK
0.0
4.0 pts · #3