FESTIVAL CATUR ANTARABANGSA PAHANG 2026

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70 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Kuantan, Malaysia. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2130, and top seed was James Morris (🇦🇺 AUS, IM, 2416).

James Morris (🇦🇺 AUS, IM, 2416) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Duc Hoa Nguyen (7.5) and Dede Lioe (7.0). Morris won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Aina Afrina Ahmad Suffian (1435) beat Bhattacharjee Chamak (1776), a +341-point gap.

Location

🇲🇾Kuantan, Malaysia

Dates

24 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇺IMJames Morris2416

Avg top 10

2,130

Participants

Titled players · 6

GM×1

IM×2

FM×1

CM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇲🇾Malaysia×55

🇮🇩Indonesia×5

🇦🇺Australia×1

🇻🇳Vietnam×1

🇧🇩Bangladesh×1

Top 3

🥇
IMJames Morris
🇦🇺AUS·2416
8.5pts·2549perf+9.2
🥈
GMDuc Hoa Nguyen
🇻🇳VIE·2393
7.5pts·2361perf+0.1
🥉
IMDede Lioe
🇮🇩INA·2243
7.0pts·2253perf+4.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM James Morris led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Morris8.5Nguyen7.5Lioe7Shahar6.5Abd Aziz6.5Lee6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM James Morris never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM James Morris beat GM Duc Hoa Nguyen (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM James Morris 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)GM Duc Hoa Nguyen 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Dede Lioe 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMJames Morris	*	1	½	1
2GMDuc Hoa Nguyen	0	*	½	1
3IMDede Lioe	½	½	*	½
4Uzair Shahar	0	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Morris, JamesIM	2416	AUS	+20N	+18B	+8N	+5B	+2N	=3B	+4N	+7B	+11N	8.5	50.5	56.0	52.50	2549	+9.2
2	Nguyen, Duc HoaGM	2393	VIE	+44B	+24N	+7B	+4N	−1B	+10N	=3N	+5B	+20N	7.5	50.5	54.5	42.50	2361	+0.1
3	Lioe, DedeIM	2243	INA	+26N	+37B	+13N	=6B	+16N	=1N	=2B	+12B	=4N	7.0	50.5	55.0	40.50	2253	+4.6
4	Shahar, Uzair	2084	MAS	+46N	+17B	+12N	−2B	+6N	+8B	−1B	+15N	=3B	6.5	52.0	56.0	36.50	2198	+54.3
5	Abd Aziz, A Qil A Lauddin	2086	MAS	+32B	+31N	+10B	−1N	+21B	+15N	=6B	−2N	+14B	6.5	49.0	53.5	34.25	2162	+38.8
6	Lee, Yun Rui	2041	MAS	+33N	+23B	+19N	=3N	−4B	+16B	=5N	=14B	+13N	6.5	47.5	52.0	36.00	2105	+38.0
7	Chong, Jin Cheng	1986	MAS	+51N	+45B	−2N	+11B	−12N	+27B	+19N	−1N	+24B	6.0	46.5	50.0	28.50	2060	+21.0
8	Wong, Rui Yang	1953	MAS	+41B	+39N	−1B	+34N	+31B	−4N	−9B	+44N	+25B	6.0	44.0	48.0	27.00	1945	+2.0
9	Wan Abd Rahim, Wan Mohd Azmie	1868	MAS	=50N	+52B	=27N	−49B	+46N	+26B	+8N	−13B	+29N	6.0	37.5	41.0	27.75	1801	-10.2
10	Aris, T.L.S.	1947	INA	+48N	+36B	−5N	+23B	+19N	−2B	=17N	=18B	=16N	5.5	46.0	50.0	27.75	1937	-1.0
11	MN, Hudallah	2074	INA	+25B	=21N	+35B	−7N	+39B	+12B	−14N	+32N	−1B	5.5	45.0	49.5	26.75	1949	-21.4
12	Mohd Afif, Ainul MardhiahWFM	1890	MAS	+55B	+38N	−4B	+25N	+7B	−11N	+24B	−3N	=21B	5.5	45.0	48.0	26.25	1946	+20.9
13	Mohd Saprin, Amir Ghaazi	1946	MAS	+40B	+34N	−3B	=38N	=35B	+21N	=22B	+9N	−6B	5.5	44.0	48.5	27.75	1896	-8.2
14	Shen, Ree HerngCM	2024	MAS	+28B	=35N	=21B	=39N	+38B	=22N	+11B	=6N	−5N	5.5	43.5	48.0	28.25	1912	-23.8
15	Mohd Saprin, Amir Muqqri	1893	MAS	+29N	=27B	=16N	+45B	+49N	−5B	+43N	−4B	=18N	5.5	42.0	45.5	24.50	1853	-5.0
16	Razman, Muhd Asyraf	1842	MAS	+58B	+66N	=15B	+22N	−3B	−6N	+31B	=25N	=10B	5.5	42.0	44.0	22.50	1904	+13.8
17	Mohd Fadzly, Muhd Hariz Fikri	1776	MAS	+47B	−4N	+41B	+30N	−22B	+28N	=10B	−24N	+34B	5.5	41.5	45.5	25.75	1801	+16.4
18	Ismail, AhmadFM	1831	MAS	+54B	−1N	=33B	+41N	=24B	=49N	+38B	=10N	=15B	5.5	41.5	44.5	24.00	1845	+5.2
19	TAUFIQURRAHMAN	1848	INA	+30B	+62N	−6B	+28N	−10B	+35N	−7B	=34N	+32B	5.5	41.5	43.5	23.25	1809	-5.4
20	Muzzaffar, Ahmad	1663	MAS	−1B	=54N	−32B	+56N	+47B	+40N	+49B	+22N	−2B	5.5	41.0	44.0	22.00	1758	+20.6
21	Helmy, Muhammad Adnin Nuaym	1741	MAS	+67N	=11B	=14N	+26B	−5N	−13B	+51N	+43B	=12N	5.5	41.0	43.0	22.75	1870	+60.4
22	Tan, Wei Hom Isaac	1843	MAS	+42N	=49B	+50N	−16B	+17N	=14B	=13N	−20B	+36N	5.5	40.0	43.5	25.25	1820	-4.4
23	Tamilarusu, Jeya Suriya	1738	MAS	+56B	−6N	+40B	−10N	−25B	+55N	+26B	=31N	+33B	5.5	38.5	41.5	22.25	1769	+8.4
24	Abd Aziz, ANiq ARiffin	1834	MAS	+43N	−2B	=49N	+50B	=18N	+51B	−12N	+17B	−7N	5.0	41.0	44.5	21.00	1814	-3.8
25	Lim, Jia Yhu	1628	MAS	−11N	+57B	+63N	−12B	+23N	=37B	+45N	=16B	−8N	5.0	39.5	41.5	19.50	1799	+64.4
26	Mohd Afif, Muhd Danish Arif	1652	MAS	−3B	+59N	+62B	−21N	+30B	−9N	−23N	+48B	+43N	5.0	39.5	41.5	17.50	1670	+2.6
27	Chay, Joon Hoong	1695	MAS	+64B	=15N	=9B	−31N	+55B	−7N	=33B	=28N	+40B	5.0	39.0	41.0	20.00	1732	+7.0
28	Mohd Zahidi, Zafirah	1583	MAS	−14N	+67B	+37N	−19B	+45N	−17B	=36N	=27B	+49N	5.0	38.0	40.0	18.75	1774	+61.2
29	Muhd Iman Harriz Mohd Mujibara	1535	MAS	−15B	+64N	−34B	+62N	+44B	−31N	+35B	+37N	−9B	5.0	35.5	37.5	17.00	1725	+61.2
30	Imaduddeen, Adam Rayyan	1517	MAS	−19N	+70B	+36N	−17B	−26N	−45B	+63N	+53B	+46N	5.0	34.0	34.0	14.00	1679	+54.4
31	Nik Norhisham, Nik Muhd Haziq	1827	MAS	+57N	−5B	+51N	+27B	−8N	+29B	−16N	=23B	F	4.5	41.5	44.5	19.25	1777	-7.2
32	Mohsen, Nur Basyira Wafa	1651	MAS	−5N	−43B	+20N	+67B	=42N	+50B	+37N	−11B	−19N	4.5	39.5	41.5	17.75	1699	+7.0
33	Mohana Raj, Dharvindra Raj	1622	MAS	−6B	+56N	=18N	+52B	−37N	=36B	=27N	+50B	−23N	4.5	38.5	41.5	17.50	1681	+24.4
34	Lee, Xia Sean	1690	MAS	+65N	−13B	+29N	−8B	−43N	+58B	+48N	=19B	−17N	4.5	38.0	40.0	16.25	1647	-16.5
35	Mohd Dzulkifli, Umar Qayyim Arrazi	1711	MAS	+68N	=14B	−11N	+46B	=13N	−19B	−29N	=51B	+50N	4.5	38.0	39.0	15.75	1728	-0.4
36	Shahar, Nur Ain	1702	MAS	+60B	−10N	−30B	+54N	=40B	=33N	=28B	+38N	−22B	4.5	37.5	40.0	17.00	1602	-43.2
37	Abdul Rahman, Hamzah	1778	MAS	+59B	−3N	−28B	+58N	+33B	=25N	−32B	−29B	+51N	4.5	37.0	39.5	15.50	1632	-68.4
38	Mohd Harris, Muhd Irfan	1665	MAS	+70N	−12B	+58N	=13B	−14N	+42B	−18N	−36B	+52N	4.5	37.0	37.0	13.25	1681	+1.2
39	Roslan, Iman Izzuddin	1698	MAS	+61N	−8B	+48N	=14B	−11N	−43B	+42N	−41B	+58N	4.5	36.5	39.0	16.25	1657	-26.4
40	Fun, Ven Vhue	1535	MAS	−13N	+61B	−23N	+64B	=36N	−20B	+52N	+49B	−27N	4.5	35.5	37.5	13.75	1588	+9.9
41	Muhd Shoair, Muhd Izz Anaqi	1574	MAS	−8N	+68B	−17N	−18B	+62B	=47N	+59B	+39N	F	4.5	34.5	35.5	12.00	1629	+10.4
42	Mohd Rahim, Irsyad Zafry	1511	MAS	−22B	−44N	+56B	+66N	=32B	−38N	−39B	+59N	+54B	4.5	31.5	33.5	12.75	1560	+16.4
43	Amir Hamzah, Asri Hafiy	1447	MAS	−24B	+32N	=54B	=44N	+34B	+39N	−15B	−21N	−26B	4.0	38.5	41.5	17.00	1649	+53.3
44	Tan, Sue Anne	1658	MAS	−2N	+42B	=52N	=43B	−29N	F	+54B	−8B	+45N	4.0	37.5	39.5	15.25	1638	-13.6
45	Mustapa, Abdul Shukor	1717	MAS	+69B	−7N	+55B	−15N	−28B	+30N	−25B	+54N	−44B	4.0	36.5	36.5	11.00	1569	-66.0
46	Tengku Muhd Azzazzuddin, Tengku Huffaz Harith	1639	MAS	−4B	+47N	+66B	−35N	−9B	−54N	+56B	+65N	−30B	4.0	34.0	36.0	11.00	1472	-66.8
47	Mohd Rahaidi, Shaiful Hafizi	1414	MAS	−17N	−46B	+65N	+48B	−20N	=41B	−50N	=57B	+63N	4.0	32.0	34.0	11.75	1436	+2.8
48	Khairul Nizam, Rabiatul Hasanah	1544	MAS	−10B	+60N	−39B	−47N	+65B	+53N	−34B	−26N	+62B	4.0	31.5	33.5	10.00	1423	-36.8
49	Beh, Yap Long Roger	1675	MAS	+63B	=22N	=24B	+9N	−15B	=18B	−20N	−40N	−28B	3.5	42.5	44.5	16.00	1615	-26.4
50	Sirajulhuda, Muhd Abu Bakar	1523	MAS	=9B	+53N	−22B	−24N	+52B	−32N	+47B	−33N	−35B	3.5	37.5	41.0	14.00	1603	+28.0
51	Muhd Rozali, Nur Arfah Irdina	1576	MAS	−7B	+69N	−31B	+59N	+53B	−24N	−21B	=35N	−37B	3.5	36.0	36.0	8.25	1620	+5.8
52	Ahmad Suffian, Aina Afrina	1435	MAS	+53B	−9N	=44B	−33N	−50N	+60B	−40B	+55N	−38B	3.5	33.5	36.0	11.00	1502	+22.8
53	Chamak, Bhattacharjee	1776	BAN	−52N	−50B	+68N	+57B	−51N	−48B	=58N	−30N	+59B	3.5	27.5	28.5	7.75	1352	-167.6
54	Azman, Amira Qistina	1447	MAS	−18N	=20B	=43N	−36B	+64N	+46B	−44N	−45B	−42N	3.0	36.0	38.0	10.75	1453	-2.4
55	Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Muhd Aariz Daniel	1529	MAS	−12N	+65B	−45N	+63B	−27N	−23B	=57N	−52B	=66B	3.0	30.5	32.5	6.50	1251	-66.0
56	Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Nur Aara Daniel	1409	MAS	−23N	−33B	−42N	−20B	+68N	+64B	−46N	−63B	+60B	3.0	30.5	31.5	5.50	834	0.0
57	Muhd Sabri, Siti Nur Addawiyyah Baalqis	1444	MAS	−31B	−25N	+69B	−53N	=60B	=59N	=55B	=47N	F	3.0	27.0	27.0	6.00	1411	-15.6
58	Muhd Rozali, Nur Damia Irdina	1464	MAS	−16N	F	−38B	−37B	+61N	−34N	=53B	+60N	−39B	2.5	32.0	32.0	6.75	1341	-21.2
59	Andreas Enrico Benarivo	1443	INA	−37N	−26B	+61N	−51B	+63N	=57B	−41N	−42B	−53N	2.5	31.0	33.0	6.00	1194	-60.8
60	FIDE 565005732	0	—	−36N	−48B	−67N	+68B	=57N	−52N	+66B	−58B	−56N	2.5	24.5	25.5	4.50	1064	0.0
61	FIDE 574000977	0	—	−39B	−40N	−59B	+69N	−58B	=66N	−65B	−64N	+68N	2.5	21.0	21.0	2.00	737	0.0
62	FIDE 35878401	0	—	F	−19B	−26N	−29B	−41N	−63B	+64N	+68B	−48N	2.0	29.0	29.0	3.00	830	0.0
63	FIDE 35899689	0	—	−49N	F	−25B	−55N	−59B	+62N	−30B	+56N	−47B	2.0	28.0	28.0	5.00	1209	0.0
64	Poobalan, Raghaav	0	MAS	−27N	−29B	F	−40N	−54B	−56N	−62B	+61B	+69N	2.0	25.0	25.0	2.50	725	0.0
65	Roslan, Nuraisyatul Husna	0	MAS	−34B	−55N	−47B	F	−48N	+69B	+61N	−46B	F	2.0	25.0	25.0	2.50	763	0.0
66	Zaba, Hifza Irdina	0	MAS	F	−16B	−46N	−42B	−67N	=61B	−60N	+69B	=55N	2.0	24.0	24.0	2.75	1221	0.0
67	Syaiful Arief Syah, Muhd Haikal	1410	MAS	−21B	−28N	+60B	−32N	+66B	F	F	F	F	2.0	23.5	23.5	4.50	860	-23.6
68	FIDE 16306481	0	—	−35B	−41N	−53B	−60N	−56B	F	+69N	−62N	−61B	1.0	22.5	22.5	0.00	818	0.0
69	FIDE 16306490	0	—	−45N	−51B	−57N	−61B	F	−65N	−68B	−66N	−64B	0.0	20.0	20.0	0.00	779	0.0
70	FIDE 35880422	0	—	−38B	−30N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	791	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lim, Jia YhuMAS
+64.4
5.0 pts · #32
2Muhd Iman Harriz Mohd MujibaraMAS
+61.2
5.0 pts · #43
3Mohd Zahidi, ZafirahMAS
+61.2
5.0 pts · #23

Top rating losers

1Chamak, BhattacharjeeBAN
-167.6
3.5 pts · #45
2Abdul Rahman, HamzahMAS
-68.4
4.5 pts · #27
3Tengku Muhd Azzazzuddin, Tengku Huffaz HarithMAS
-66.8
4.0 pts · #53

Biggest upsets

R1+341 Elo gap
Ahmad Suffian, Aina Afrina1435 beat Chamak, Bhattacharjee1776
R8+259 Elo gap
Imaduddeen, Adam Rayyan1517 beat Chamak, Bhattacharjee1776
R2+253 Elo gap
Sirajulhuda, Muhd Abu Bakar1523 beat Chamak, Bhattacharjee1776