NATIONAL INTERSTATE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Juniors
20 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 03 Oct 2025 to 06 Oct 2025 in Pontian, Johor, Malaysia. Top 10 Elo average was 1644, and top seed was Muhd Danish Arif Mohd Afif (🇲🇾 MAS, 1732).
Thamil Chelvan Poovendtiran (🇲🇾 MAS, 1728) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Azzubayr Imran (4.5) and Muhd Harith Hazimi Muhd Rosli (4.0). Poovendtiran won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ye Sheng Soh (1511) beat Azzubayr Imran (1710), a +199-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsThamil Chelvan Poovendtiran led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Thamil Chelvan Poovendtiran never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Thamil Chelvan Poovendtiran 5 wins (R1–R5)Azzubayr Imran 3 wins (R1–R3)Muhd Harith Hazimi Muhd Rosli 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thamil Chelvan Poovendtiran | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Azzubayr Imran | — | * | — | — |
| 3Muhd Harith Hazimi Muhd Rosli | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Qian You Ryan Wong | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poovendtiran, Thamil Chelvan | 1728 | MAS | +3B | +14N | +16B | +5B | +14B | =13N | 5.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 12.25 | 1966 | +45.6 |
| 2 | Imran, Azzubayr | 1710 | MAS | +12B | +19N | +18B | −7N | +19B | =18N | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1644 | -9.2 |
| 3 | Muhd Rosli, Muhd Harith Hazimi | 1611 | MAS | −1N | +17B | −9N | +8B | +17N | +9B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1758 | +46.8 |
| 4 | Wong, Qian You Ryan | 1535 | MAS | +16B | =6N | +11B | =15B | −7N | +11N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1734 | +41.2 |
| 5 | Mohd Afif, Abdur Rahman | 1640 | MAS | =6B | +13N | =14B | −1N | =16B | +10N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1679 | +11.2 |
| 6 | Hoh, Hao Zheng | 1579 | MAS | =5N | =4B | +20N | +11N | −10N | =16B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 1658 | +21.6 |
| 7 | Soh,Ye Sheng | 1511 | MAS | =11B | F | F | +2B | +4B | +15N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.00 | 1930 | +62.4 |
| 8 | Tan, Han Yang Luiz | 1576 | MAS | F | =9B | =13N | −3N | +9N | +17B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1680 | +28.8 |
| 9 | Lim, Lucian | 1654 | MAS | +17B | =8N | +3B | −17N | −8B | −3N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 1535 | -40.8 |
| 10 | Khor, Zhi Chong | 1589 | MAS | =13N | F | F | +20N | +6B | −5B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1641 | +10.8 |
| 11 | Mohd Afif, Muhd Danish Arif | 1732 | MAS | =7N | +15B | −4N | −6B | =15N | −4B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1218 | -99.2 |
| 12 | Tey, Yong Zhun | 0 | MAS | −2N | +18N | +15B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 905 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Marzuki, Muhd Aqiel Aisy Hafiey | 1529 | MAS | =10B | −5B | =8B | −14N | F | =1B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1480 | -13.2 |
| 14 | Goh, Jing Hee | 1610 | MAS | F | −1B | =5N | +13B | −1N | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 1570 | -10.0 |
| 15 | Zulfikri, Ahmad Wazief | 0 | MAS | =18B | −11N | −12N | =4N | =11B | −7B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ishak, Muhd Faris Imran | 0 | MAS | −4N | F | −1N | F | =5N | =6N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1428 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Hayazee, Muhd Amsyar Dzaarif | 1591 | MAS | −9N | −3N | F | +9B | −3B | −8N | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1382 | -51.2 |
| 18 | Lim, Zi Hao | 0 | MAS | =15N | −12B | −2N | F | F | =2B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Lim, Cletus | 1523 | MAS | F | −2B | F | F | −2N | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 905 | -20.8 |
| 20 | Samsera, Aisyah Nabilah | 1435 | MAS | F | F | −6B | −10B | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 784 | -24.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Soh,Ye ShengMAS+62.43.5 pts · #7
- 2Muhd Rosli, Muhd Harith HazimiMAS+46.84.0 pts · #2
- 3Poovendtiran, Thamil ChelvanMAS+45.65.5 pts · #1
- 1Mohd Afif, Muhd Danish ArifMAS-99.22.0 pts · #16
- 2Hayazee, Muhd Amsyar DzaarifMAS-51.21.0 pts · #14
- 3Lim, LucianMAS-40.82.5 pts · #8
- R4+199 Elo gap
- R3+197 Elo gap
- R6+197 Elo gap