5th Penang U1800 Chess Tournament 2025

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66 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Penang, Malaysia. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1652, and top seed was Jia Shen Eow (🇲🇾 MAS, 1798).

Cheng Teik Lim (🇲🇾 MAS, 1559) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Ng Siang Zer (6.0) and Keertieshvar Saravanan (5.5). Lim won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Zhonghao Wang (1551) beat Jia Shen Eow (1798), a +247-point gap.

Location

🇲🇾Penang, Malaysia

Dates

20 Sept 2025 → 21 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇾Jia Shen Eow1798

Avg top 10

1,652

Participants

Federations · 4 represented

🇲🇾Malaysia×44

🇨🇳China×1

🇮🇳India×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
Cheng Teik Lim
🇲🇾MAS·1559
6.5pts·1940perf+84.0
🥈
Ng Siang Zer
🇲🇾MAS·1614
6.0pts·1835perf+62.4
🥉
Keertieshvar Saravanan
🇲🇾MAS·1646
5.5pts·1724perf+23.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Cheng Teik Lim led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Lim6.5Zer6Saravanan5.5Wang5.5Marimuthu5.5Lai5

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

Cheng Teik Lim held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Cheng Teik Lim 6 wins (R1–R6)Ng Siang Zer 3 wins (R5–R7)Keertieshvar Saravanan 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Cheng Teik Lim	*	—	½	—
2Ng Siang Zer	—	*	—	—
3Keertieshvar Saravanan	½	—	*	—
4Zhonghao Wang	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Lim, Cheng Teik	1559	MAS	+65B	+28N	+25B	+14N	+7B	+6B	=3N	6.5	28.0	29.0	26.25	1940	+84.0
2	Ng Siang Zer	1614	MAS	+35N	+8B	=18N	=10B	+25N	+16B	+6N	6.0	28.0	31.5	26.75	1835	+62.4
3	Saravanan, Keertieshvar	1646	MAS	+50N	+13B	+16N	+17B	−6N	+15B	=1B	5.5	30.0	32.5	24.25	1724	+23.2
4	Wang, Zhonghao	1551	CHN	+21N	+53B	−17N	+38B	+26N	+10B	=5N	5.5	26.5	28.5	21.25	1682	+26.8
5	Marimuthu, Sherralhan	1638	MAS	+52B	+38N	−23B	+33N	+32B	+24N	=4B	5.5	23.5	25.5	18.75	1603	-8.4
6	Lai, Guan Cheng	1644	MAS	+58B	+9N	+24B	+23N	+3B	−1N	−2B	5.0	31.0	32.5	20.00	1662	+7.2
7	Carson Goh Eu Zien	1675	MAS	=20N	+41B	+27N	+18B	−1N	+32B	=8N	5.0	28.0	31.0	19.75	1675	+0.8
8	Goh, Ed Win	1419	MAS	+40B	−2N	+61B	=11N	+19N	+29B	=7B	5.0	27.5	29.0	18.00	1658	+62.4
9	Subramanian, Nimallan	1431	MAS	+34N	−6B	+30N	+12B	=29N	+25B	=11B	5.0	27.0	30.5	21.00	1659	+60.0
10	Eow, Jia Shen	1798	MAS	+33B	+26N	=32B	=2N	+23B	−4N	+24B	5.0	27.0	30.5	20.25	1642	-40.0
11	Chee, Yik Han	1642	MAS	−27N	+31B	+45N	=8B	+22N	+18B	=9N	5.0	27.0	30.0	21.00	1576	-9.6
12	Shahzali, Muhd Faris Asymawi	1668	MAS	+55B	−14N	+21B	−9N	+48B	+38N	+43B	5.0	22.5	24.5	15.00	1314	-54.0
13	Chuah, Qi Feng	1436	MAS	+60B	−3N	+64B	+54N	−24B	+42N	+23B	5.0	20.0	21.0	11.50	1412	-4.8
14	Goh, Xin Ying	1441	MAS	+30N	+12B	+19N	−1B	−16N	+44B	=15N	4.5	29.0	32.0	18.75	1557	+30.4
15	Goh, Cai Xuan	1544	MAS	+31N	=27B	=20N	+34B	+17N	−3N	=14B	4.5	27.0	30.5	18.50	1514	-4.8
16	Chin, Chee Boon	1546	MAS	+59B	+48N	−3B	+52N	+14B	−2N	=21B	4.5	25.0	26.5	12.75	1443	-16.0
17	Lim, Chuan Benz	1456	MAS	+66B	+49N	+4B	−3N	−15B	=33N	+32N	4.5	25.0	25.0	13.25	1564	+23.2
18	Eswaran, Tarendra Vinayagar	1507	MAS	+63B	+61N	=2B	−7N	+39B	−11N	+33B	4.5	24.0	25.0	12.00	1372	-16.8
19	Yeoh, Rae Yan	1476	MAS	+36B	=39N	−14B	+28N	−8B	+51N	+37B	4.5	23.5	26.0	15.00	630	-44.4
20	Chuah, Chong Hup	0	MAS	=7B	+?N	=15B	−24N	+40B	+41N	=29B	4.5	23.5	23.5	12.75	1572	0.0
21	Leong, Jin Kai	0	MAS	−4B	+?N	−12N	+?B	+49N	+26B	=16N	4.5	21.5	21.5	8.75	1467	0.0
22	Ariam, Bun Sem	0	MAS	=?B	+54N	+39B	−32N	−11B	+?N	+38B	4.5	16.5	16.5	8.00	1396	0.0
23	Siah, Chee Hwa	1481	MAS	+45N	+62B	+5N	−6B	−10N	+31B	−13N	4.0	27.5	28.5	13.50	1436	-10.8
24	Tee, Yuan Khai Eamonn	1483	MAS	+64N	+51B	−6N	+20B	+13N	−5B	−10N	4.0	27.5	28.5	13.00	1436	-11.2
25	Yeoh Yuan Qi	1465	MAS	+47N	+42B	−1N	+37B	−2B	−9N	+39B	4.0	27.0	30.0	12.50	736	-48.8
26	Vihaan Verma	1453	IND	+46N	−10B	+47N	+49B	−4B	−21N	+40B	4.0	24.0	26.5	11.50	875	-19.6
27	Lau, Zi Xuan Isaac	0	MAS	+11B	=15N	−7B	+48N	−41B	=39N	+?B	4.0	23.0	23.0	11.25	1537	0.0
28	FIDE 35895616	0	—	+37N	−1B	=51N	−19B	=?N	+46B	+44N	4.0	23.0	23.0	10.75	1231	0.0
29	Yeoh, Leighton	1523	MAS	−48B	+59N	+63B	+40N	=9B	−8N	=20N	4.0	21.5	22.5	10.25	1233	-30.4
30	Soon, Jun Shen Jason	0	MAS	−14B	+55N	−9B	+50B	+53N	−43N	+41B	4.0	20.0	22.0	9.50	1296	0.0
31	Low, Hui Kai	0	MAS	−15B	−11N	+?B	+?N	+54B	−23N	+42B	4.0	18.5	18.5	5.00	755	0.0
32	Chong, En Peng	1514	MAS	+57N	+44B	=10N	+22B	−5N	−7N	−17B	3.5	27.5	29.5	12.00	1320	-17.2
33	Chng, Yu Herng	0	MAS	−10N	+46B	+62N	−5B	+34N	=17B	−18N	3.5	26.0	27.0	9.75	1276	0.0
34	Teh, Wei Lun Dylan	0	MAS	−9B	+58N	+?B	−15N	−33B	=36N	+48B	3.5	20.5	20.5	5.75	1335	0.0
35	FIDE 35890223	0	—	−2B	−40N	+60B	+62N	−42B	+?N	=49B	3.5	17.0	17.0	3.75	816	0.0
36	FIDE 35895160	0	—	−19N	−43B	−?N	+58N	+65B	=34B	+53N	3.5	15.5	15.5	6.25	666	0.0
37	FIDE 35881151	0	—	−28B	+65N	+?B	−25N	=?B	+52N	−19N	3.5	15.5	15.5	3.00	1174	0.0
38	FIDE 35895292	0	—	+?N	−5B	+44N	−4N	+46B	−12B	−22N	3.0	26.5	26.5	6.00	818	0.0
39	Soldatikhin, Ratmir	0	RUS	+43N	=19B	−22N	+51B	−18N	=27B	−25N	3.0	24.5	27.0	9.75	1384	0.0
40	Teoh, Sow Hao	0	MAS	−8N	+35B	+53N	−29B	−20N	+50B	−26N	3.0	23.5	25.5	8.00	665	0.0
41	Teh, Bok Eng Danny	1636	MAS	F	−7N	+59B	+45B	+27N	−20B	−30N	3.0	22.0	22.0	8.50	876	-17.6
42	FIDE 35895594	0	—	+56B	−25N	−52B	+57B	+35N	−13B	−31N	3.0	20.5	22.5	7.50	653	0.0
43	Low, Yi Chen Tyrus	1445	MAS	−39B	+36N	−48B	+63N	F	+30B	−12N	3.0	19.0	20.0	8.50	866	-8.8
44	FIDE 35839643	0	—	+?B	−32N	−38B	+55N	+52B	−14N	−28B	3.0	19.0	19.0	4.00	1329	0.0
45	Ng, Hui Xuen Amelia	0	MAS	−23B	+?N	−11B	−41N	+55B	−49N	+52B	3.0	18.5	18.5	4.00	786	0.0
46	FIDE 35872322	0	—	−26B	−33N	+58B	+?B	−38N	−28N	+55B	3.0	18.0	18.0	3.50	654	0.0
47	FIDE 35840056	0	—	−25B	+56N	−26B	−?N	F	+53B	+54N	3.0	15.0	15.0	6.00	642	0.0
48	Mera Azhan Akmal, Izzul Hanif	0	MAS	+29N	−16B	+43N	−27B	−12N	=60B	−34N	2.5	24.0	25.5	7.75	1545	0.0
49	FIDE 5727740	0	—	F	−17B	+?N	−26N	−21B	+45B	=35N	2.5	19.5	19.5	4.75	655	0.0
50	FIDE 35895632	0	—	−3B	+60N	−54B	−30N	+62B	−40N	=?B	2.5	17.0	17.0	2.50	846	0.0
51	Thinagaren, Adishvara	0	MAS	F	−24N	=28B	−39N	+?B	−19B	+?N	2.5	15.5	15.5	2.00	1354	0.0
52	FIDE 35895195	0	—	−5N	+?B	+42N	−16B	−44N	−37B	−45N	2.0	22.5	22.5	3.00	792	0.0
53	Cheah, Yik Ying	0	MAS	+?B	−4N	−40B	+61N	−30B	−47N	−36B	2.0	20.5	20.5	1.50	751	0.0
54	FIDE 35869151	0	—	+?N	−22B	+50N	−13B	−31N	F	−47B	2.0	20.0	20.0	2.50	640	0.0
55	Eng, Aik Guan	0	MAS	−12N	−30B	+66N	−44B	−45N	+62B	−46N	2.0	19.0	19.0	1.00	866	0.0
56	FIDE 35869208	0	—	−42N	−47B	−57N	−59B	+66N	−?B	+62N	2.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	681	0.0
57	FIDE 35878304	0	—	−32B	−?N	+56B	−42N	+?B	−?N	−?N	2.0	8.5	8.5	2.00	660	0.0
58	FIDE 35894350	0	—	−6N	−34B	−46N	−36B	F	=59N	+61B	1.5	18.0	18.0	2.25	839	0.0
59	FIDE 35895624	0	—	−16N	−29B	−41N	+56N	−?B	=58B	−?N	1.5	15.0	15.0	2.75	768	0.0
60	Tan, Zheng Kai	0	MAS	−13N	−50B	−35N	F	+61B	=48N	−?B	1.5	15.0	15.0	2.75	623	0.0
61	Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Nur Aara Daniel	0	MAS	+?N	−18B	−8N	−53B	−60N	=?B	−58N	1.5	14.5	14.5	0.00	1342	0.0
62	Thinagaren, Laxmisha	0	MAS	+?B	−23N	−33B	−35B	−50N	−55N	−56B	1.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	681	0.0
63	Mohd Azman, Ahmad Raees Iman	0	MAS	−18N	+?B	−29N	−43B	F	F	F	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	1295	0.0
64	Mohd Azman, Nur Zahra	0	MAS	−24B	F	−13N	+?B	F	F	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	1343	0.0
65	FIDE 35884339	0	—	−1N	−37B	−?N	+66B	−36N	−?B	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	760	0.0
66	FIDE 35895608	0	—	−17N	−?B	−55B	−65N	−56B	F	−?N	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	656	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lim, Cheng TeikMAS
+84.0
6.5 pts · #3
2Goh, Ed WinMAS
+62.4
5.0 pts · #8
3Ng Siang ZerMAS
+62.4
6.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Shahzali, Muhd Faris AsymawiMAS
-54.0
5.0 pts · #28
2Yeoh Yuan QiMAS
-48.8
4.0 pts · #61
3Yeoh, Rae YanMAS
-44.4
4.5 pts · #43

Biggest upsets

R6+247 Elo gap
Wang, Zhonghao1551 beat Eow, Jia Shen1798
R4+237 Elo gap
Subramanian, Nimallan1431 beat Shahzali, Muhd Faris Asymawi1668
R2+227 Elo gap
Goh, Xin Ying1441 beat Shahzali, Muhd Faris Asymawi1668