17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open)

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96 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Dec 2025 to 23 Dec 2025 in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. 27 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2387, and top seed was Duc Hoa Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, GM, 2432).

Hongchi Peng (🇨🇳 CHN, 2364) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Wagh Suyog (7.0) and Konstantin Sek (6.5). Peng shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Guan Cheng Lai (1651) beat Nur Adawiyah Abu Bakar Martin (2157), a +506-point gap.

Location

🇲🇾George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Dates

18 Dec 2025 → 23 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇻🇳GMDuc Hoa Nguyen2432

Avg top 10

2,387

Participants

Titled players · 27

GM×2

IM×11

FM×7

CM×3

WIM×1

WFM×1

WCM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇲🇾Malaysia×36

🇸🇬Singapore×12

🇮🇩Indonesia×9

🇮🇷Iran×6

🇨🇳China×6

🇻🇳Vietnam×5

🇮🇳India×4

🇵🇭Philippines×4

Top 3

🥇
Hongchi Peng
🇨🇳CHN·2364
7.5pts·2506perf+17.4
🥈
IMWagh Suyog
🇮🇳IND·2395
7.0pts·2470perf+9.9
🥉
IMKonstantin Sek
🇷🇺RUS·2378
6.5pts·2336perf-1.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Hongchi Peng led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Peng7.5Suyog7Rakhmatullaev6.5Sek6.5Polschikov6.5Rajaa6.5— ex-leaders:Huyled R4–R5, #22

R7 · LEADER CHANGE22 Dec

Hongchi Peng takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Hongchi Peng drew with IM Wagh Suyog (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Hongchi Peng 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)IM Wagh Suyog 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Almas Rakhmatullaev 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Hongchi Peng	*	½	½	—
2IMWagh Suyog	½	*	—	½
3IMAlmas Rakhmatullaev	½	—	*	—
4IMKonstantin Sek	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Peng, Hongchi	2364	CHN	+36B	+34N	+57B	=2B	=4N	+7N	+18B	+19B	=5N	7.5	47.5	51.5	41.50	2506	+17.4
2	Wagh SuyogIM	2395	IND	+51B	+20N	+70B	=1N	=12B	=18N	+10B	+15N	=3B	7.0	47.5	51.0	38.25	2470	+9.9
3	Sek, KonstantinIM	2378	RUS	+35N	=22B	=25N	+23B	+6N	=4B	=13N	+44B	=2N	6.5	47.0	51.5	36.50	2336	-1.2
4	Biriya, MohammadaminFM	2301	IRI	+49B	+37N	=9B	+45N	=1B	=3N	+20B	=18N	=11B	6.5	46.5	51.0	35.25	2356	+20.4
5	Rakhmatullaev, AlmasIM	2390	UZB	+71B	+39N	+43B	−18N	=21B	=14N	+24B	+25N	=1B	6.5	44.5	48.0	33.00	2309	-5.9
6	Lam, Chun Yung SamuelFM	2064	HKG	+80B	−9N	+69B	+47N	−3B	+37N	+12B	=7N	+18B	6.5	43.5	46.5	30.75	2288	+102.4
7	Karthik RajaaIM	2298	IND	=31N	+77B	=28N	+68B	+50N	−1B	+23N	=6B	+19N	6.5	43.0	46.0	30.25	2230	-6.6
8	Polschikov, AlexeyIM	2321	RUS	+69B	+60N	=11B	=27N	+43B	=10N	=25B	=9N	+21B	6.5	42.0	45.5	31.50	2322	+2.6
9	Shkapenko, PavelIM	2393	FID	+52N	+6B	=4N	+26B	=25N	=13B	=19N	=8B	=16N	6.0	47.0	51.5	33.75	2344	-3.8
10	Ang, Ern Jie AndersonFM	2280	MAS	+29N	+64B	=19N	=11N	+37B	=8B	−2N	=14B	+33N	6.0	46.0	50.0	31.00	2290	+8.2
11	Mohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIM	2399	IND	+61N	+33B	=8N	=10B	=16N	=25B	+43N	=13B	=4N	6.0	45.5	49.5	31.50	2314	-7.8
12	Wong, JianwenFM	2305	MAS	+89N	=58B	+22N	+14B	=2N	−19B	−6N	+20N	+25B	6.0	45.0	47.0	29.50	2238	-9.6
13	Zhang, Zhi	2290	CHN	=59B	+32N	=68B	+34N	+27B	=9N	=3B	=11N	=15B	6.0	43.5	47.0	31.00	2278	+4.0
14	Azali, TannazWFM	2101	IRI	=32B	+59N	+38B	−12N	+45B	=5B	=26N	=10N	+30B	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.75	2233	+32.2
15	Dang Hoang SonIM	2378	VIE	+63B	=68N	−27B	+57N	+58B	+21N	+30B	−2B	=13N	6.0	40.5	44.0	27.25	2239	-11.5
16	Li, BoIM	2187	CHN	+74B	+78N	−18B	+60N	=11B	−20N	+32B	+27N	=9B	6.0	40.5	43.5	26.50	2196	+4.0
17	Shen, Ree HerngCM	2105	MAS	+95N	−19B	+52N	=28B	=29N	=72B	+69N	=26B	+43N	6.0	36.5	37.5	22.75	2126	+12.2
18	Nguyen Van HuyGM	2363	VIE	+56N	+48B	+16N	+5B	=19N	=2B	−1N	=4B	−6N	5.5	50.0	54.0	30.50	2312	-3.1
19	Nguyen, Duc HoaGM	2432	VIE	+42B	+17N	=10B	+30N	=18B	+12N	=9B	−1N	−7B	5.5	48.5	53.5	30.75	2343	-8.4
20	Norouzi Chenari, Parham	2051	IRI	+76N	−2B	+72N	=29B	+35N	+16B	−4N	−12B	+49N	5.5	43.5	47.0	25.00	2106	+28.4
21	Roshantab, Sadra	2121	IRI	+46B	−57N	+63B	+36N	=5N	−15B	+56N	+29B	−8N	5.5	41.5	45.5	25.75	2087	-4.9
22	Lee, Yun Rui	1993	MAS	+86B	=3N	−12B	+31N	+44B	−30N	=28B	=32N	+53B	5.5	41.5	44.0	24.75	2106	+48.0
23	Vijay, Rege	2013	SGP	+73B	−44N	+49B	−3N	+74B	+36N	−7B	=45N	+46B	5.5	39.5	43.0	23.25	2085	+29.6
24	Sidabutar, Uriel Noah Oloan	2099	INA	−79N	+85B	+54N	=61B	+77N	=26B	−5N	=31B	+45N	5.5	35.5	38.0	21.50	2032	-22.8
25	Yu,Shi	2119	CHN	+84B	+96N	=3B	+44N	=9B	=11N	=8N	−5B	−12N	5.0	45.0	45.0	20.00	2294	+70.4
26	Yuan, Qingyu	2268	CHN	+66B	+47N	=44B	−9N	+28B	=24N	=14B	=17N	F	5.0	42.5	46.5	24.50	2188	-11.0
27	Chow, Yi ChenCM	2070	MAS	=77N	+31B	+15N	=8B	−13N	=56B	+62N	−16B	=36N	5.0	42.5	45.5	24.25	2083	+6.4
28	Patini, Vishant Naidu	1931	MAS	+92B	=30N	=7B	=17N	−26N	+40B	=22N	=43B	=29N	5.0	42.5	44.0	22.75	2059	+57.6
29	Shiva Shanmugam, Tharvin	1840	MAS	−10B	+82N	+39B	=20N	=17B	=34N	+68B	−21N	=28B	5.0	41.5	44.5	22.25	2045	+90.8
30	Siva Kumar, Nirish KumarFM	2227	MAS	+62N	=28B	+58N	−19B	+61N	+22B	−15N	=33B	−14N	5.0	41.0	45.0	22.50	2113	-22.8
31	Cairel Adrin, Rumi Arjuna Malique	1853	MAS	=7B	−27N	+53B	−22B	=38N	+70N	+58B	=24N	=39B	5.0	41.0	44.5	23.00	2059	+86.6
32	Choo, Ting Han	1775	MAS	=14N	−13B	+93N	=56B	+64N	+50B	−16N	=22B	=38N	5.0	41.0	42.5	20.25	2012	+101.6
33	Masli, Muhd Nur Daie	2086	MAS	+40B	−11N	−36B	+46N	=69B	+71N	+34B	=30N	−10B	5.0	40.0	43.5	22.25	2053	-14.0
34	Tan, Jun HaoCM	1987	SGP	+81N	−1B	+62N	−13B	+47N	=29B	−33N	=56B	+59N	5.0	40.0	43.0	20.00	1994	+0.4
35	Loo, Kai Jue Bryan	1727	MAS	−3B	+71N	=42B	+38N	−20B	=51N	−37B	+74N	+63B	5.0	39.0	42.5	20.75	1988	+115.6
36	Ng, Shu Heng	1878	MAS	−1N	+94B	+33N	−21B	+88N	−23B	=39B	+68N	=27B	5.0	39.0	40.0	16.50	2090	+94.0
37	Anish Ramkumar	1932	IND	+93N	−4B	+79N	+88B	−10N	−6B	+35N	+54B	F	5.0	38.5	40.0	16.00	2059	+50.8
38	Marrhuimawan, Maximiliano	1957	INA	=75N	+65B	−14N	−35B	=31B	+78N	+73B	=53N	=32B	5.0	36.5	39.5	19.50	1779	-70.4
39	Rabbani, Abtin	2011	IRI	+91N	−5B	−29N	+95B	−56N	+55B	=36N	+72B	=31N	5.0	35.0	36.0	15.50	1931	-37.2
40	Joseph, Samuel Alexander	1769	INA	−33N	−61B	+94N	+48B	=51B	−28N	=71B	+58N	+60B	5.0	34.5	35.5	17.50	1974	+97.2
41	Portugalera, Ric	2028	PHI	−78B	−46N	+65N	+55B	−72N	+74B	=45B	=63N	+56N	5.0	32.5	35.5	20.25	1837	-39.0
42	Nedin, Danylo	1923	UKR	−19N	+95B	=35N	−77B	−59N	+81B	=47N	+78B	+62N	5.0	32.0	33.0	15.75	1870	-14.4
43	Castellano, ChristopherFM	2120	PHI	+85N	+79B	−5N	+64B	−8N	+54B	−11B	=28N	−17B	4.5	41.5	44.0	16.50	2058	-12.8
44	Domalchuk-Jonasson, AleksandrIM	2380	ISL	+54N	+23B	=26N	−25B	−22N	+52B	+72N	−3N	F	4.5	40.0	40.0	20.50	2132	-20.4
45	Chen, Meng Ren Morgan	1930	SGP	=65N	+75B	+87N	−4B	−14N	+77B	=41N	=23B	−24B	4.5	39.0	41.5	16.25	2013	+34.0
46	Kurniawan, Theodore Daniel	1786	INA	−21N	+41B	−50N	−33B	+83N	=48B	+64N	+52B	−23N	4.5	38.5	41.5	18.75	1968	+80.4
47	Ong, El Win	1802	MAS	+88N	−26B	+48N	−6B	−34B	=60N	=42B	+70N	=51B	4.5	38.0	40.0	16.75	2038	+101.2
48	Duhaylungsod Jr, Hermenegildo	1989	USA	+53B	−18N	−47B	−40N	+66B	=46N	+67B	−49N	+71B	4.5	36.5	40.0	18.25	1846	-66.0
49	Leong, Jyuin Pang Alexx Xander	1855	SGP	−4N	+83B	−23N	+96B	−68N	+76B	=50N	+48B	−20B	4.5	36.5	36.5	13.25	1918	+20.8
50	Nguyen Thanh Thuy TienWIM	1982	VIE	−57B	+84N	+46B	+70N	−7B	−32N	=49B	=69N	=55B	4.5	36.0	39.0	17.25	1885	-22.6
51	Rajendran, Kartikeyan	1913	MAS	−2N	+76B	−88N	+79B	=40N	=35B	=59N	=62B	=47N	4.5	36.0	38.0	17.75	1882	-20.0
52	Pham, Tran Gia ThuWCM	1907	VIE	−9B	+80N	−17B	+78N	=57B	−44N	+66B	−46N	+73B	4.5	35.5	38.5	15.50	1914	-2.4
53	Choo, Ting Yong	1665	MAS	−48N	=56B	−31N	=65B	+95N	+79B	+61N	=38B	−22N	4.5	35.0	36.0	14.50	1891	+88.8
54	Leong, Khai Shen	1887	MAS	−44B	+73N	−24B	+86N	+70B	−43N	+57B	−37N	=69B	4.5	34.0	36.5	15.25	1950	+24.0
55	Kapoor, Tanush	1805	SGP	+87B	−70N	−60B	−41N	+86B	−39N	+83N	+75B	=50N	4.5	31.0	33.5	13.75	1922	+49.2
56	Kumaran, Ashwiniy	1866	MAS	−18B	=53N	+67B	=32N	+39B	=27N	−21B	=34N	−41B	4.0	40.5	44.5	18.75	1909	+15.2
57	Shen, Houlin	1661	CHN	+50N	+21B	−1N	−15B	=52N	=61B	−54N	=71N	=70B	4.0	40.0	43.5	17.75	1939	+110.8
58	Aris, T.L.S.	1962	INA	+67B	=12N	−30B	+66N	−15N	=59B	−31N	−40B	+80B	4.0	39.0	42.0	16.00	1911	-14.8
59	Cheah, Austin Weibin	1841	MAS	=13N	−14B	−77N	+75B	+42B	=58N	=51B	=60N	−34B	4.0	38.0	41.0	17.75	1903	+24.8
60	Teo, Hong Ming	1978	SGP	+83N	−8B	+55N	−16B	−62N	=47B	+85N	=59B	−40N	4.0	37.5	40.0	14.25	1843	-32.0
61	Bruun, Henrik Emil	1922	DEN	−11B	+40N	+96B	=24N	−30B	=57N	−53B	=73N	=67B	4.0	37.5	37.5	13.50	1802	-28.4
62	Ismail, AhmadFM	1817	MAS	−30B	+92N	−34B	+82N	+60B	=68N	−27B	=51N	−42B	4.0	35.0	36.5	12.50	1856	+9.0
63	Nithyalakshmi, SivanesanWCM	1886	MAS	−15N	+91B	−21N	=81B	=73N	=85B	+77N	=41B	−35N	4.0	33.5	35.0	11.50	1824	-17.0
64	Gagloyev, Alan	1938	KAZ	+82B	−10N	+78B	−43N	−32B	−73N	−46B	+94N	+81B	4.0	32.5	33.5	10.00	1774	-74.4
65	AMADEUS DHARMAPUTRA KUSUMO	0	INA	=45B	−38N	−41B	=53N	=80B	−66N	+91B	=79B	+77N	4.0	32.0	33.5	12.00	1781	0.0
66	Chen, Yifei	1835	SGP	−26N	=93B	+75N	−58B	−48N	+65B	−52N	=77B	+78N	4.0	31.5	33.0	12.75	1759	-37.2
67	Lai, Guan Cheng	1651	MAS	−58N	+89B	−56N	−72B	=79N	+87B	−48N	+85B	=61N	4.0	28.0	30.0	10.50	1854	+87.6
68	Baardeh, Tahmoores	1992	IRI	+94N	=15B	=13N	−7N	+49B	=62B	−29N	−36B	F	3.5	40.5	41.5	13.50	1964	-20.4
69	Yeoh, Wei Shen	1866	MAS	−8N	+81B	−6N	+83B	=33N	F	−17B	=50B	=54N	3.5	39.0	41.0	13.00	1918	+16.0
70	Young, AngeloIM	2139	PHI	+90N	+55B	−2N	−50B	−54N	−31B	+76N	−47B	=57N	3.5	37.5	39.5	12.00	1809	-35.3
71	Dharmanto, Clayton Valentino	1902	INA	−5N	−35B	+76N	=73B	+81N	−33B	=40N	=57B	−48N	3.5	37.0	40.0	12.75	1770	-67.2
72	Gnanasekar, Jai Adithya	1875	SGP	F	+86N	−20B	+67N	+41B	=17N	−44B	−39N	F	3.5	36.0	36.0	14.50	1976	+33.2
73	Cheng, Chee Heng Jayden	1726	SGP	−23N	−54B	+89N	=71N	=63B	+64B	−38N	=61B	−52N	3.5	35.0	37.0	11.75	1839	+48.4
74	Siva Kumar, Rishikesh Kumar	1809	MAS	−16N	−88B	+91N	+87B	−23N	−41N	+80B	−35B	=75N	3.5	32.5	34.0	8.75	1850	+7.6
75	Norhayalim, Muhd Farhan	1638	MAS	=38B	−45N	−66B	−59N	+82B	=80N	+86B	−55N	=74B	3.5	31.5	34.0	11.25	1723	+16.6
76	Ng, Jing Xuan Alyssa	1751	SGP	−20B	−51N	−71B	+90B	+96N	−49N	−70B	=82N	+85B	3.5	29.0	29.0	6.00	1735	-12.8
77	Berata, I Kadek Winayaka Sentanu	1768	INA	=27B	−7N	+59B	+42N	−24B	−45N	−63B	=66N	−65B	3.0	38.5	42.5	13.50	1882	+36.8
78	Tharation, Prem Kumar	1744	MAS	+41N	−16B	−64N	−52B	+87N	−38B	+89N	−42N	−66B	3.0	36.0	38.0	9.50	1845	+19.0
79	Sivanesan, Moganesh	1770	MAS	+24B	−43N	−37B	−51N	=67B	−53N	+82B	=65N	−83B	3.0	35.0	38.0	12.50	1684	-41.6
80	Frost, Peter	1756	AUS	−6N	−52B	−81N	+89B	=65N	=75B	−74N	+87B	−58N	3.0	31.5	33.5	8.25	1739	-7.2
81	Yvonne Yeoh Xin Ying	1663	MAS	−34B	−69N	+80B	=63N	−71B	−42N	=90N	+89B	−64N	3.0	30.0	32.0	8.00	1753	+41.6
82	Lai, Zhun Hoong Lennard	1576	MAS	−64N	−29B	+85N	−62B	−75N	=84B	−79N	=76B	+90N	3.0	28.5	30.5	7.75	1665	+18.0
83	Valentino, Rio	1652	INA	−60B	−49N	F	−69N	−46B	+91N	−55B	+90B	+79N	3.0	27.5	27.5	6.50	1733	+28.4
84	Wismeijer, Jeroen	1784	NED	−25N	−50B	F	+91B	F	=82N	F	=86N	+94B	3.0	17.5	17.5	5.25	1801	+1.0
85	Amirullah, Muhd Ali Asghar	1784	MAS	−43B	−24N	−82B	+92N	+94B	=63N	−60B	−67N	−76N	2.5	30.0	31.0	4.50	1633	-37.8
86	Teoh, Je Hern	1711	MAS	−22N	−72B	+90N	−54B	−55N	=92B	−75N	=84B	=87N	2.5	29.0	30.5	5.50	1647	-37.2
87	Abu Bakar Martin, Nur Adawiyah	2157	MAS	−55N	+90B	−45B	−74N	−78B	−67N	+96B	−80N	=86B	2.5	27.0	27.0	3.25	1544	-226.0
88	Caparino, Diego Abraham	2152	PHI	−47B	+74N	+51B	−37N	−36B	F	F	F	F	2.0	26.0	26.0	8.00	1795	-43.6
89	Pulley, Alvin	1858	USA	−12B	−67N	−73B	−80N	+93B	+94N	−78B	−81N	F	2.0	25.0	25.0	2.50	1558	-63.8
90	Eggers, Paul S	1786	USA	−70B	−87N	−86B	−76N	=92B	+96N	=81B	−83N	−82B	2.0	22.5	22.5	2.25	1437	-67.6
91	Lim, Kian Hwa	1714	MAS	−39B	−63N	−74B	−84N	F	−83B	−65N	+96B	=92N	1.5	24.0	24.0	0.75	1362	-42.2
92	Ting, Shi Wen Joshua	1436	MAS	−28N	−62B	−95N	−85B	=90N	=86N	−94B	F	=91B	1.5	19.5	19.5	3.00	1515	+19.2
93	Narayanan, Sri Shiva Kumar	1527	MAS	−37B	=66N	−32B	F	−89N	F	F	F	+96N	1.5	16.0	16.0	2.00	1527	-0.6
94	Lim, Howe Luong	1693	MAS	−68B	−36N	−40B	F	−85N	−89B	+92N	−64B	−84N	1.0	26.5	26.5	1.50	1482	-75.6
95	Yogesh, Vivek Shelgaonkar	1776	SGP	−17B	−42N	+92B	−39N	−53B	F	F	F	F	1.0	22.0	22.0	1.50	1588	-23.0
96	Lim, Beng Seng Ronald	0	SGP	F	−25B	−61N	−49N	−76B	−90B	−87N	−91N	−93B	0.0	24.5	24.5	0.00	1054	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Loo, Kai Jue BryanMAS
+115.6
5.0 pts · #34
2Shen, HoulinCHN
+110.8
4.0 pts · #62
3Lam, Chun Yung SamuelFMHKG
+102.4
6.5 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Abu Bakar Martin, Nur AdawiyahMAS
-226.0
2.5 pts · #90
2Lim, Howe LuongMAS
-75.6
1.0 pts · #92
3Gagloyev, AlanKAZ
-74.4
4.0 pts · #51

Biggest upsets

R6+506 Elo gap
Lai, Guan Cheng1651 beat Abu Bakar Martin, Nur Adawiyah2157
R2+460 Elo gap
Shen, Houlin1661 beat Roshantab, Sadra2121
R5+413 Elo gap
Tharation, Prem Kumar1744 beat Abu Bakar Martin, Nur Adawiyah2157