QCA Training Center Classical Chess Tournament A - November 2025
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Nov 2025 to 29 Nov 2025 in Doha, Qatar. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1212, and top seed was Hamdouchi Adam (🇲🇦 MAR, 1990).
Filjohn Banquerigo (🇵🇭 PHI, 1688) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Nuh Nizar Hilmi (4.0) and Alexander Torchinsky (3.0). Banquerigo broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Alexander Torchinsky (1428) beat Annliya Sajan (1552), a +124-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFiljohn Banquerigo led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Filjohn Banquerigo held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
Filjohn Banquerigo drew with Nuh Nizar Hilmi (Black).
Filjohn Banquerigo 3 wins (R1–R3)Nuh Nizar Hilmi 3 wins (R1–R3)Alexander Torchinsky 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Filjohn Banquerigo | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Nuh Nizar Hilmi | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Alexander Torchinsky | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Bhavish Pandikkannan | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banquerigo, Filjohn | 1688 | PHI | +10B | +9N | +5B | =2N | +3B | 4.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 9.50 | 1879 | +37.2 |
| 2 | Nuh Nizar Hilmi | 1659 | IND | +3N | +13B | +11N | =1B | =?N | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.25 | 1780 | +12.4 |
| 3 | Torchinsky, Alexander | 1428 | ENG | −2B | +7N | +6B | +5N | −1N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1588 | +20.4 |
| 4 | Bhavish Pandikkannan | 1457 | IND | +7B | F | F | +10N | +8B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2215 | +18.4 |
| 5 | Annliya Sajan | 1552 | IND | +12B | +14N | −1N | −3B | −6N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 744 | -62.0 |
| 6 | Ayush Pradeep | 1459 | IND | +8N | −11B | −3N | F | +5B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1522 | +7.2 |
| 7 | Khan, Muhammed Al Fatih | 0 | INA | −4N | −3B | −10B | +12N | =9B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1126 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Erlano, Earl Kristoff | 0 | PHI | −6B | +10N | =12B | F | −4N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1313 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Neavin Raghunathan | 1444 | IND | F | −1B | +13N | −?B | =7N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 882 | -8.0 |
| 10 | Shruthika Sunil Kurup | 1434 | IND | −1N | −8B | +7N | −4B | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 762 | -25.6 |
| 11 | Nita Robert Robertson Breethi | 0 | IND | F | +6N | −2B | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1559 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Al-Zeyara, Khalid | 0 | QAT | −5N | −?B | =8N | −7B | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 54293308 | 0 | — | F | −2N | −9B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Alfares, Reiad | 0 | ARG | F | −5B | −?N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Banquerigo, FiljohnPHI+37.24.5 pts · #1
- 2Torchinsky, AlexanderENG+20.43.0 pts · #2
- 3Bhavish PandikkannanIND+18.43.0 pts · #4
- 1Annliya SajanIND-62.02.0 pts · #11
- 2Shruthika Sunil KurupIND-25.61.0 pts · #10
- 3Neavin RaghunathanIND-8.01.5 pts · #13
- R4+124 Elo gap