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NATIONAL INTERSTATE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Juniors

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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.

Location
🇲🇾Pontian, Johor, Malaysia
Dates
03 Oct 2025 → 06 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,644
Participants
20
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇾Malaysia×20
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Thamil Chelvan Poovendtiran led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
2
2
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

Thamil Chelvan Poovendtiran never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Poovendtiran, Thamil Chelvan1728MAS+3B+14N+16B+5B+14B=13N5.512.013.012.251966+45.6
2Imran, Azzubayr1710MAS+12B+19N+18B7N+19B=18N4.57.57.53.501644-9.2
3Muhd Rosli, Muhd Harith Hazimi1611MAS1N+17B9N+8B+17N+9B4.014.515.57.501758+46.8
4Wong, Qian You Ryan1535MAS+16B=6N+11B=15B7N+11N4.012.513.57.501734+41.2
5Mohd Afif, Abdur Rahman1640MAS=6B+13N=14B1N=16B+10N3.514.515.57.001679+11.2
6Hoh, Hao Zheng1579MAS=5N=4B+20N+11N10N=16B3.513.013.06.251658+21.6
7Soh,Ye Sheng1511MAS=11BFF+2B+4B+15N3.512.012.011.001930+62.4
8Tan, Han Yang Luiz1576MASF=9B=13N3N+9N+17B3.011.511.55.501680+28.8
9Lim, Lucian1654MAS+17B=8N+3B17N8B3N2.515.016.06.501535-40.8
10Khor, Zhi Chong1589MAS=13NFF+20N+6B5B2.58.58.54.251641+10.8
11Mohd Afif, Muhd Danish Arif1732MAS=7N+15B4N6B=15N4B2.016.518.04.001218-99.2
12Tey, Yong Zhun0MAS2N+18N+15BFFF2.07.07.02.509050.0
13Marzuki, Muhd Aqiel Aisy Hafiey1529MAS=10B5B=8B14NF=1B1.516.016.05.501480-13.2
14Goh, Jing Hee1610MASF1B=5N+13B1NF1.516.016.03.251570-10.0
15Zulfikri, Ahmad Wazief0MAS=18B11N12N=4N=11B7B1.513.514.53.5014350.0
16Ishak, Muhd Faris Imran0MAS4NF1NF=5N=6N1.016.516.53.5014280.0
17Hayazee, Muhd Amsyar Dzaarif1591MAS9N3NF+9B3B8N1.016.016.02.501382-51.2
18Lim, Zi Hao0MAS=15N12B2NFF=2B1.012.512.53.0015120.0
19Lim, Cletus1523MASF2BFF2NF0.09.09.00.00905-20.8
20Samsera, Aisyah Nabilah1435MASFF6B10BFF0.06.06.00.00784-24.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets