25th Oct IntChess Asia Classical - Open
24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 25 Oct 2025 in Singapore, Singapore. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1597, and top seed was Wong Conan (🇸🇬 SGP, 1760).
Thomas John Daniel (🇸🇬 SGP, 1478) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Boon Cheng Richard Lean (4.0) and Rui Ze Jonas Yao (4.0). Daniel won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Xing Yu Felix Tan (1436) beat Chit Ye Thu (1692), a +256-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsThomas John Daniel led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Thomas John Daniel held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Thomas John Daniel drew with Rui Ze Jonas Yao (Black).
Thomas John Daniel 4 wins (R1–R4)Rui Ze Jonas Yao 3 wins (R2–R4)Boon Cheng Richard Lean 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas John Daniel | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Rui Ze Jonas Yao | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Boon Cheng Richard Lean | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Madhav Agarwal | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel, Thomas John | 1478 | SGP | +20N | +4B | +7N | +2B | =3N | 4.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 13.50 | 2414 | +82.0 |
| 2 | Lean, Boon Cheng Richard | 1677 | SGP | +14B | +11N | +8B | −1N | +7B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.00 | 1587 | -6.6 |
| 3 | Yao, Rui Ze Jonas | 0 | SGP | =6B | +18N | +16B | +10N | =1B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 1633 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Agarwal, Madhav | 1704 | SGP | +24B | −1N | +6B | +9N | =5B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 1590 | -8.6 |
| 5 | Low, Hei Yuet Cheryl | 1543 | SGP | +9B | −8N | +12B | +20N | =4N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 8.75 | 1705 | +4.4 |
| 6 | Conan, Wong | 1760 | SGP | =3N | +22B | −4N | +8B | +16N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 1592 | -8.4 |
| 7 | Tan, Xing Yu Felix | 1436 | SGP | +12B | +10N | −1B | +15N | −2N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1626 | +33.6 |
| 8 | Chai, Sea Yong | 0 | SGP | +15B | +5B | −2N | −6N | +20B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1668 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ng, Ernest Kai Yao | 0 | SGP | −5N | +21B | +?N | −4B | +15B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Law, Dominic | 1660 | SGP | +23N | −7B | +14N | −3B | +21N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 661 | -15.2 |
| 11 | Tay, Ye Zhe Eliot | 1440 | SGP | +21N | −2B | −15N | +19B | +18N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1494 | +5.2 |
| 12 | Wu, Qingan Alexander | 0 | SGP | −7N | +23B | −5N | +22B | +14N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Nguyen, Gia An | 0 | SGP | =19N | −15B | +22N | −14B | +?N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1554 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Dacumos, Darwen | 0 | PHI | −2N | +17B | −10B | +13N | −12B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 870 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Chit Ye Thu | 1692 | MYA | −8N | +13N | +11B | −7B | −9N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1458 | -11.8 |
| 16 | Rajan, Thinesh | 1475 | SGP | +17B | F | −3N | +18N | −6B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 962 | -6.4 |
| 17 | Sim, Jia Le Ryan | 0 | MAS | −16N | −14N | +24B | −21B | +22N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Nagendararaw, Sharwin Rao | 1491 | MAS | =22N | −3B | +23N | −16B | −11B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.25 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Chew, Clement | 1488 | SGP | =13B | F | F | −11N | +23B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 654 | -22.0 |
| 20 | Seah, Jia Heng | 0 | SGP | −1B | +24N | F | −5B | −8N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 5883423 | 0 | — | −11B | −9N | F | +17N | −10B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 5869420 | 0 | — | =18B | −6N | −13B | −12N | −17B | 0.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 0.75 | 962 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Lim, Jia Hui Ember | 0 | SGP | −10B | −12N | −18B | F | −19N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 775 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 547074965 | 0 | — | −4N | −20B | −17N | −?B | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Daniel, Thomas JohnSGP+82.04.5 pts · #1
- 2Tan, Xing Yu FelixSGP+33.63.0 pts · #5
- 3Tay, Ye Zhe EliotSGP+5.23.0 pts · #11
- 1Chew, ClementSGP-22.01.5 pts · #17
- 2Law, DominicSGP-15.23.0 pts · #13
- 3Chit Ye ThuMYA-11.82.0 pts · #10
- R4+256 Elo gap
- R2+226 Elo gap
- R2+224 Elo gap