Elite Chess Tournament Classical Open
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 02 Nov 2025 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Top 10 Elo average was 1335, and top seed was Arqam Haroon (🇵🇰 PAK, 1785).
Zillal Shakeel Khan (🇵🇰 PAK, 1681) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Muhammad (4.0) and Muhammad Bin Jawad (3.0). Khan won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Zillal Shakeel Khan (1681) beat Arqam Haroon (1785), a +104-point gap.
Location
🇵🇰Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Dates
02 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇰Pakistan×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsZillal Shakeel Khan led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Zillal Shakeel Khan held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Zillal Shakeel Khan drew with Muhammad (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Zillal Shakeel Khan won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zillal Shakeel Khan | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Muhammad | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Arqam Haroon | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Muhammad Hussain Farooq | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zillal Shakeel Khan | 1681 | PAK | +15B | +10N | +5B | =2N | +3B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 11.00 | 1996 | +46.8 |
| 2 | Muhammad | 1726 | PAK | +16N | +8B | =3N | =1B | +4N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.25 | 1820 | +15.2 |
| 3 | Muhammad Bin Jawad | 1659 | PAK | +17B | +11N | =2B | =6N | −1N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1514 | -11.6 |
| 4 | Muneeb Yaqoob | 1745 | PAK | +12B | =6N | =7B | +11N | −2B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1513 | -18.4 |
| 5 | Arqam Haroon | 1785 | PAK | F | +13B | −1N | +9N | +6B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 1713 | -9.6 |
| 6 | Muhammad Hussain Farooq | 1509 | PAK | +14N | =4B | +12N | =3B | −5N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1605 | +13.2 |
| 7 | Jawad Irfan | 1680 | PAK | −13N | +16B | =4N | +15B | =8N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1745 | +3.6 |
| 8 | Rayan Ahmad Khan | 0 | PAK | +9B | −2N | −11B | +16N | =7B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1660 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Muhammad Chaudhry | 1569 | PAK | −8N | +14B | +17N | −5B | =12N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 985 | -9.2 |
| 10 | Shaharyar Tariq | 0 | PAK | F | −1B | =13N | +17B | +?N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 881 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 7853106 | 0 | — | F | −3B | +8N | −4B | +15N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 902 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Muhammad Ali | 0 | PAK | −4N | F | −6B | +14N | =9B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1336 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Muhammad Saad Ramzan | 0 | PAK | +7B | −5N | =10B | −?N | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1733 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Syed Iyaad Zaydan Rizvi | 0 | PAK | −6B | −9N | F | −12B | +16B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Muhammad Muddassir Hashmi | 0 | PAK | −1N | =?B | F | −7N | −11B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 881 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 7855540 | 0 | — | −2B | −7N | F | −8B | −14N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 903 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 7855559 | 0 | — | −3N | F | −9B | −10N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 817 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zillal Shakeel KhanPAK+46.84.5 pts · #1
- 2MuhammadPAK+15.24.0 pts · #3
- 3Muhammad Hussain FarooqPAK+13.23.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Muneeb YaqoobPAK-18.43.0 pts · #8
- 2Muhammad Bin JawadPAK-11.63.0 pts · #7
- 3Arqam HaroonPAK-9.63.0 pts · #2
Biggest upsets
- R3+104 Elo gap