3rd Excellent Move Chess Tournament
Open SwissStandard
38 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Oct 2025 to 22 Oct 2025 in Mandalay, Myanmar. Top 10 Elo average was 1935, and top seed was Htike Soe Than (🇲🇲 MYA, 2176).
Htike Soe Than (🇲🇲 MYA, 2176) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Min Amarawatti (7.0) and Ye Thura Hein (6.5). Than shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Min Amarawatti (1656) beat Hlaing Min Thant (2115), a +459-point gap.
Location
🇲🇲Mandalay, Myanmar
Dates
18 Oct 2025 → 22 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇲Myanmar×30
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsHtike Soe Than led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE21 Oct
Htike Soe Than takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Htike Soe Than 5 wins (R5–R9)Min Amarawatti 4 wins (R6–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Htike Soe Than | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2Min Amarawatti | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Ye Thura Hein | ½ | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Lin Marn Bhone | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Than, Htike Soe | 2176 | MYA | +4B | +8N | =7B | =3N | +22B | +12N | +11N | +6B | +9B | 8.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 43.00 | 2181 | +4.2 |
| 2 | Min Amarawatti | 1656 | MYA | +36B | +12N | −5B | +13N | −3B | +22N | +7N | +17B | +11N | 7.0 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 31.00 | 1940 | +52.4 |
| 3 | Ye Thura Hein | 1804 | MYA | +27N | =16B | +34N | =1B | +2N | −11B | +13N | =4B | +7N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 47.5 | 33.25 | 2056 | +47.6 |
| 4 | Lin Marn Bhone | 0 | MYA | −1N | +29B | +31N | +6B | +21N | −9B | +14N | =3N | =5B | 6.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 27.75 | 1927 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Win Htut Aung | 2003 | MYA | +33N | +14B | +2N | −11N | =8B | −7B | +16N | +21B | =4N | 6.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 29.25 | 1849 | -16.8 |
| 6 | Zaw Win Hlaing | 1791 | MYA | +38B | −23N | +30B | −4N | +20B | +8N | +12B | −1N | +13B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 24.50 | 1825 | +1.6 |
| 7 | Hein Htet | 1899 | MYA | +37N | +32B | =1N | +9B | F | +5N | −2B | +8N | −3B | 5.5 | 46.5 | 48.5 | 26.00 | 1924 | +13.6 |
| 8 | Myat Thiri May | 1474 | MYA | +29N | −1B | +37N | +23B | =5N | −6B | +10N | −7B | +16B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 22.50 | 1708 | +42.0 |
| 9 | Myint, Oo A | 2065 | MYA | +35B | =30N | +23B | −7N | +16B | +4N | F | +11B | −1N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 23.75 | 1938 | -10.0 |
| 10 | Hein Htet Zaw | 1871 | MYA | −16B | +17N | =24B | −30N | +32B | +31N | −8B | +28N | +12B | 5.5 | 33.5 | 36.5 | 21.00 | 1674 | -23.6 |
| 11 | Hlaing Min Thant | 2115 | MYA | +20N | +31B | +21N | +5B | F | +3N | −1B | −9N | −2B | 5.0 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 24.00 | 1971 | -20.6 |
| 12 | Ye Aung | 0 | MYA | +18N | −2B | +14N | +24N | +?B | −1B | −6N | +22B | −10N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 17.50 | 1590 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Myo Myat Thuya Hlaing | 0 | MYA | −21N | +?B | +19N | −2B | +31N | +28N | −3B | +15B | −6N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 16.00 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Bhone Thet Paing | 0 | MYA | +15B | −5N | −12B | +25N | +29B | +?N | −4B | =18N | =26B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 16.75 | 1831 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Thurain Htet Ko | 0 | MYA | −14N | +33B | −18N | +37B | +19N | =30B | =?B | −13N | +24B | 5.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 15.25 | 1659 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ning Ja Du | 0 | MYA | +10N | =3N | −28B | +34B | −9N | +24N | −5B | +25B | −8N | 4.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 19.25 | 1616 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Zwe Ye Yint | 0 | MYA | +24N | −10B | +32N | −22N | =34B | +19B | F | −2N | +18B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 17.25 | 963 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Htet Nay Lin | 0 | MYA | −12B | +36N | +15B | −?N | +23N | −21B | +25N | =14B | −17N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 17.50 | 1015 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 13028855 | 0 | — | −23B | +38N | −13B | +26N | −15B | −17N | =29B | +?N | +28B | 4.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 10.25 | 1657 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Mg Mg Aung Khit | 0 | MYA | −11B | +25N | −?B | +?B | −6N | +29N | =28B | F | +22N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 13.25 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Ye Min Htike | 1971 | MYA | +13B | +22N | −11B | +28N | −4B | +18N | F | −5N | F | 4.0 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 17.00 | 1793 | -26.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 13028871 | 0 | — | +?N | −21B | +?N | +17B | −1N | −2B | +23B | −12N | −20B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 8.50 | 1134 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Thet Hninn Khaine | 0 | MYA | +19N | +6B | −9N | −8N | −18B | +27B | −22N | =34B | =?N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 15.75 | 1660 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Khant Nyi Htoo | 0 | MYA | −17B | +26N | =10N | −12B | +?N | −16B | =34N | +31B | −15N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 11.00 | 1724 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 13028898 | 0 | — | −31N | −20B | +27N | −14B | +36B | +?N | −18B | −16N | +35B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 8.50 | 736 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Sai Naw Kham | 0 | MYA | −28B | −24B | +33N | −19B | F | =34N | +27N | +?B | =14N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 10.75 | 1648 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Phone Khant | 0 | MYA | −3B | −?N | −25B | +?N | +?B | −23N | −26B | +36B | +31N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 5.00 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Oak Soe Kyaw | 1637 | MYA | +26N | =34B | +16N | −21B | =30N | −13B | =20N | −10B | −19N | 3.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 13.75 | 1121 | -13.2 |
| 29 | Thant Han Nyein Soe | 0 | MYA | −8B | −4N | +35B | +32N | −14N | −20B | =19N | +?B | F | 3.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 7.75 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Aung Ko Zin | 0 | MYA | +?N | =9B | −6N | +10B | =28B | =15N | F | F | F | 3.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 12.50 | 1841 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Htoo Oakar Lwin | 1537 | MYA | +25B | −11N | −4B | +36N | −13B | −10B | +33N | −24N | −27B | 3.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 9.00 | 1104 | -8.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 13026690 | 0 | — | +?N | −7N | −17B | −29B | −10N | F | −?B | +35B | +33N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 5.50 | 1085 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 13028863 | 0 | — | −5B | −15N | −26B | =?B | =35N | +36N | −31B | +?N | −32B | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.25 | 970 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Pyae Mue Thaw | 0 | MYA | F | =28N | −3B | −16N | =17N | =26B | =24B | =23N | F | 2.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 10.00 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 13026607 | 0 | — | −9N | −?B | −29N | −38B | =33B | +?N | +37B | −32N | −25N | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 3.50 | 1265 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 13028766 | 0 | — | −2N | −18B | +?N | −31B | −25N | −33B | +?B | −27N | −37N | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 0.00 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 13026569 | 0 | — | −7B | +?N | −8B | −15N | F | −?B | −35N | F | +36B | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 2.00 | 887 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Phone Pyae Sone | 0 | MYA | −6N | −19B | F | +35N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 991 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Min AmarawattiMYA+52.47.0 pts · #9
- 2Ye Thura HeinMYA+47.66.5 pts · #6
- 3Myat Thiri MayMYA+42.05.5 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Ye Min HtikeMYA-26.04.0 pts · #22
- 2Hein Htet ZawMYA-23.65.5 pts · #8
- 3Hlaing Min ThantMYA-20.65.0 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R9+459 Elo gap
- R7+397 Elo gap
- R7+243 Elo gap