7th Kuala Lumpur Classics 2200 (2nd May Day Classics) FIDE-Rated

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59 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysia. 1 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1906, and top seed was Jethro Esplanada (🇵🇭 PHI, 2056).

Yide Cao (🇨🇳 CHN, 1831) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Yin Lin Wee (5.0) and Ee Hern Leong (5.0). Cao shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Rayyan Hrishaal Baharudin (1487) beat Norazman Ismail (1884), a +397-point gap.

Location

🇲🇾Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysia

Dates

01 May 2026 → 03 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇭Jethro Esplanada2056

Avg top 10

1,906

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇲🇾Malaysia×42

🇨🇳China×4

🇮🇩Indonesia×3

🇵🇭Philippines×3

🇰🇷South Korea×1

🇮🇳India×1

🇨🇦Canada×1

Top 3

🥇
Yide Cao
🇨🇳CHN·1831
5.0pts·1995perf+48.8
🥈
Yin Lin Wee
🇲🇾MAS·1871
5.0pts·1950perf+24.4
🥉
Ee Hern Leong
🇲🇾MAS·1935
5.0pts·2007perf+20.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 3 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Wee5Leong5Cao5Mohd Fadzly4.5Esplanada4.5Tan4.5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 5.0/6. Cao takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Yin Lin Wee 3 wins (R4–R6)Ee Hern Leong 3 wins (R4–R6)Yide Cao 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Yin Lin Wee	*	—	1	—
2Ee Hern Leong	—	*	—	0
3Yide Cao	0	—	*	1
4Muhd Hariz Fikri Mohd Fadzly	—	1	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Cao, Yide	1831	CHN	+44N	+22B	+13N	+4B	+9B	−2N	5.0	20.5	22.5	17.50	1995	+48.8
2	Wee, Yin Lin	1871	MAS	+54N	+6B	−12N	+26B	+14N	+1B	5.0	20.5	21.5	17.50	1950	+24.4
3	Leong, Ee Hern	1935	MAS	+19N	+17B	−4N	+15B	+12N	+9B	5.0	19.5	23.0	18.50	2007	+20.8
4	Mohd Fadzly, Muhd Hariz Fikri	1791	MAS	+28B	+24N	+3B	−1N	+22B	=5B	4.5	20.5	23.5	16.25	1903	+38.0
5	Tan, Wei Hom Isaac	1838	MAS	+29B	=10N	+25B	=16N	+7B	=4N	4.5	19.5	22.5	16.50	1916	+28.0
6	Shahzali, Muhd Faris Asymawi	1708	MAS	+30B	−2N	+53B	=8N	+20B	+16N	4.5	19.5	20.5	13.25	1897	+51.6
7	Esplanada, Jethro	2056	PHI	+40N	=15B	+42N	+11B	−5N	+17B	4.5	17.5	19.5	13.25	1985	-12.8
8	Lauron, Paul John	1894	PHI	=34N	+57B	=18N	=6B	+32N	+15B	4.5	16.5	17.0	11.75	1836	-3.8
9	Emran, Muhammad Emir Rasyid	1804	MAS	+53B	+32N	+23B	+12B	−1N	−3N	4.0	19.5	20.5	10.50	1854	+9.8
10	Chan, Kok Leong	1688	MAS	+36N	=5B	−15N	+19B	=11N	+18B	4.0	19.0	21.5	13.75	1781	+8.4
11	Ren, Yibai	2031	CHN	+47B	+20N	=16B	−7N	=10B	+22N	4.0	18.5	20.5	12.25	1884	-32.8
12	Nizam, Nazhan Syahmi	1790	MAS	+55N	+50B	+2B	−9N	−3B	+27N	4.0	18.5	19.5	10.50	1807	+5.6
13	Noor Azman, Muhd Afdal	1752	MAS	+37B	+27N	−1B	−22N	+21B	+28N	4.0	17.5	20.0	12.00	1640	-11.6
14	Teh, Eu An Ian	1709	MAS	F	+35B	+29N	+33N	−2B	+23N	4.0	16.0	16.0	11.00	1818	+9.0
15	Mohayuddin, Afiq Syukri	1748	MAS	+59B	=7N	+10B	−3N	+24B	−8N	3.5	21.0	21.0	9.25	1826	+18.8
16	Mohd Tarmizi, Nur Uzma Bazilah	1796	MAS	+52N	+31B	=11N	=5B	=18N	−6B	3.5	19.5	21.0	10.50	1803	+2.4
17	Gan, Kar Xin	1734	MAS	+33B	−3N	+27B	=32N	+25B	−7N	3.5	18.0	20.5	9.75	1729	-3.2
18	Zhang, Tong	0	CHN	=25B	+45N	=8B	+23N	=16B	−10N	3.5	18.0	20.0	10.50	1717	0.0
19	Tan Yu Hao Jaden	1508	MAS	−3B	+30N	=20B	−10N	+36N	+40B	3.5	18.0	20.0	9.25	1631	+19.6
20	Mohd Nurul Izani, Kaseh Irsya Dania	1730	MAS	+46N	−11B	=19N	+34B	−6N	+26B	3.5	17.5	19.5	9.25	1659	-19.2
21	YUAN, CHENG	0	CHN	+26N	−23N	=24B	+50B	−13N	+32B	3.5	15.5	17.0	8.50	1651	0.0
22	Berago, Josephine	1653	PHI	+58N	−1N	+28B	+13B	−4N	−11B	3.0	20.5	20.5	7.00	1698	+8.0
23	Feng, Yip Hang Hayden	1748	CAN	+35N	+21B	−9N	−18B	+29N	−14B	3.0	18.0	20.5	9.00	1532	-32.4
24	Nur Alya Batrisyia Armizi	1558	MAS	+48N	−4B	=21N	+38B	−15N	=25B	3.0	17.0	19.0	7.75	1663	+16.8
25	Teoh, Seong Hong	1549	MAS	=18N	+38B	−5N	+51B	−17N	=24N	3.0	17.0	18.5	7.25	1785	+54.8
26	Chow, Luo Ern Ashlynn	1552	MAS	−21B	+59N	+41B	−2N	+33B	−20N	3.0	16.5	16.5	4.50	1001	-16.0
27	Baharudin, Rayyan Hrishaal	1487	MAS	+51N	−13B	−17N	+36B	+44N	−12B	3.0	16.0	17.5	6.00	1652	+34.8
28	Yaakup, Nur Farwizah Darwisyah	1443	MAS	−4N	+48B	−22N	+55B	+42N	−13B	3.0	15.5	16.5	5.00	1603	+34.4
29	Mohd Safarizan, Nur Widad Uzma	1459	MAS	−5N	+58B	−14B	+41N	−23B	+43N	3.0	15.5	15.5	4.00	965	-17.6
30	Heng, Wu Guan	0	MAS	−6N	−19B	+54N	+40B	−31N	+45B	3.0	15.0	16.0	5.00	1561	0.0
31	Wan Safie, Wan Aisyah Maisarah	1631	MAS	+43B	−16N	−33B	+37N	+30B	F	3.0	13.5	13.5	7.50	1611	-1.6
32	Kim, Hajin A	1617	KOR	+56N	−9B	+55N	=17B	−8B	−21N	2.5	16.5	17.5	3.75	1630	-0.4
33	David	0	INA	−17N	+40B	+31N	−14B	−26N	=39B	2.5	16.0	18.0	6.25	1586	0.0
34	Mohd Safarizan, Muhd Salahuddin Al Ayyubi	1498	MAS	=8B	−42N	+43B	−20N	−39B	+41N	2.5	14.5	16.5	6.25	1442	-9.6
35	Andreas Enrico Benarivo	0	INA	−23B	−14N	−49B	+46N	+53B	=37N	2.5	13.5	14.5	4.25	1496	0.0
36	Lewin Chen	0	INA	−10B	+54B	=50N	−27N	−19B	+53N	2.5	13.0	14.0	2.75	1471	0.0
37	Yong, Shuen Yew	1426	MAS	−13N	−51B	+56N	−31B	+58N	=35B	2.5	12.0	12.0	2.25	936	-18.0
38	Ainul Fikri, Aqilah Husna	1912	MAS	=45B	−25N	+52B	−24N	+48N	F	2.5	11.5	11.5	4.50	1446	-85.2
39	Amirul, Amir FaizCM	1686	MAS	+41B	F	F	F	+34N	=33N	2.5	7.0	7.0	5.75	2298	+5.2
40	Sai Bhaskara Alekhya J	1544	IND	−7B	−33N	+46B	−30N	+49B	−19N	2.0	15.5	17.5	4.00	926	-25.2
41	Ng, Jin Jie	0	MAS	−39N	+44B	−26N	−29B	+56N	−34B	2.0	13.0	14.0	3.00	1291	0.0
42	See, Hooi Chin	1744	MAS	=57N	+34B	−7B	=47N	−28B	F	2.0	12.5	12.5	3.75	1541	-21.8
43	RK, Pradhyumna	0	MAS	−31N	=52B	−34N	+54B	=45N	−29B	2.0	12.0	13.0	2.75	1377	0.0
44	Wan Safie, Wan Alia Husna	1459	MAS	−1B	−41N	+58B	+49N	−27B	F	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	859	-22.4
45	Wong, Zhi Qing	1504	MAS	=38N	−18B	+57N	F	=43B	−30N	2.0	11.5	11.5	2.75	1904	+16.8
46	FIDE 8690880	0	—	−20B	−47N	−40N	−35B	+54N	+58B	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	1372	0.0
47	Sangkaran, Ashreeya Rao	1513	MAS	−11N	+46B	=51N	=42B	F	F	2.0	9.5	9.5	3.75	1722	+24.4
48	Wan Safie, Wan Athirah Isnaini	0	MAS	−24B	−28N	+59B	+53N	−38B	F	2.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	1398	0.0
49	Thinagaren, Adishvara	0	MAS	−50N	−55B	+35N	−44B	−40N	+59B	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.50	700	0.0
50	Yuvaraj, Harinesh	1561	MAS	+49B	−12N	=36B	−21N	F	F	1.5	12.0	12.0	3.25	990	-8.4
51	Ismail, Norazman	1884	MAS	−27B	+37N	=47B	−25N	F	F	1.5	10.5	10.5	3.50	1421	-42.4
52	Norfadzly, Muhd Faez Ady	1445	MAS	−16B	=43N	−38N	+57B	F	F	1.5	8.5	8.5	1.50	1021	-7.6
53	Thinagaren, Laxmisha	1450	MAS	−9N	+56B	−6N	−48B	−35N	−36B	1.0	15.5	16.5	1.00	956	-11.6
54	T.Selvananthan, Denendraa	1472	MAS	−2B	−36N	−30B	−43N	−46B	+56B	1.0	14.5	15.5	1.00	1071	-3.2
55	Yuvaraj, Swareega	1434	MAS	−12B	+49N	−32B	−28N	F	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	2.00	817	-34.4
56	FIDE 574006231	0	—	−32B	−53N	−37B	+59N	−41B	−54N	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	691	0.0
57	Chin, Shuen Wen Ryan	0	MAS	=42B	−8N	−45B	−52N	F	F	0.5	10.0	10.0	1.00	1325	0.0
58	FIDE 564071693	0	—	−22B	−29N	−44N	F	−37B	−46N	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	699	0.0
59	FIDE 574006223	0	—	−15N	−26B	−48N	−56B	F	−49N	0.0	11.5	12.0	0.00	850	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Teoh, Seong HongMAS
+54.8
3.0 pts · #22
2Shahzali, Muhd Faris AsymawiMAS
+51.6
4.5 pts · #11
3Cao, YideCHN
+48.8
5.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Ainul Fikri, Aqilah HusnaMAS
-85.2
2.5 pts · #31
2Ismail, NorazmanMAS
-42.4
1.5 pts · #34
3Yuvaraj, SwareegaMAS
-34.4
1.0 pts · #49

Biggest upsets

R1+397 Elo gap
Baharudin, Rayyan Hrishaal1487 beat Ismail, Norazman1884
R2+363 Elo gap
Teoh, Seong Hong1549 beat Ainul Fikri, Aqilah Husna1912
R4+354 Elo gap
Nur Alya Batrisyia Armizi1558 beat Ainul Fikri, Aqilah Husna1912