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COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U8 Open Event

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22 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysia. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1526, and top seed was Mahmood Azaan (🇧🇩 BAN, 1619).

Muhd Aariz Daniel Mohd Shahrul Annuar (🇲🇾 MAS, 1526) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Kevon Dulkith Basnayake (6.5) and Prayank Gaonkar (6.5). Mohd Shahrul Annuar shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Kevon Dulkith Basnayake (1446) beat A M Chesandu Yuven Aththanayaka (1595), a +149-point gap.

Location
🇲🇾Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysia
Dates
08 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇩Mahmood Azaan1619
Avg top 10
1,526
Participants
22
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇳India×4
🇲🇾Malaysia×3
🇿🇦South Africa×3
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×2
🇲🇻Maldives×1
🇵🇰Pakistan×1
🇧🇩Bangladesh×1
🇦🇺Australia×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Muhd Aariz Daniel Mohd Shahrul Annuar led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
10
5
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Mohd Shahrul Annuar takes lead
Mohd Shahrul Annuar7Gaonkar6.5Basnayake6.5Aththanayaka6Rastogi6Tiwari5.5
R9 · LEADER CHANGE16 Nov

Muhd Aariz Daniel Mohd Shahrul Annuar takes the sole lead (7.0/9).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Muhd Aariz Daniel Mohd Shahrul Annuar drew with Prayank Gaonkar (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Muhd Aariz Daniel Mohd Shahrul Annuar 4 wins (R6–R9)Prayank Gaonkar 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Muhd Aariz Daniel Mohd Shahrul Annuar*
½
½
1
2Prayank Gaonkar
½
*
½
0
3Kevon Dulkith Basnayake
½
½
*
1
4A M Chesandu Yuven Aththanayaka
0
1
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Muhd Aariz Daniel1526MAS+20B+16N=2B=3N−6B+9N+5N+7B+4N7.044.046.534.501711+74.0
2Basnayake, Kevon Dulkith1446SRI+14N+21B=1N=7B+4N=5B=3B=6N+8B6.545.547.532.251656+79.2
3Prayank Gaonkar1596IND+21N+8B+10N=1B=7N+6B=2N−4B+11N6.545.547.532.001617+10.0
4Aththanayaka, A M Chesandu Yuven1595SRI+13B−6N+5B+16N−2B+7B+10N+3N−1B6.047.050.031.001570-19.2
5Pranit Rastogi1525IND+18N=7B−4N+13N+8B=2N−1B+12N+6B6.045.548.529.501530-6.8
6Tejas Tiwari1479IND+11N+4B−7N+10B+1N−3N+8B=2B−5N5.547.552.531.251577+41.6
7Azaan, Mahmood1619BAN+12B=5N+6B=2N=3B−4N+9B−1N+16B5.547.550.528.001538-30.0
8Biraaj Sahani1481IND+22B−3N+17B+9N−5N+11B−6N+14B−2N5.041.541.517.001285-50.8
9Jyothi Nikhil, Neev1548AUS+15N−10B+11N−8B+13N−1B−7N+20B+14N5.040.042.520.00713-87.6
10Rathakrishnan, Ilanchezhliyan1447MAS+17B+9N−3B−6N+16B+12N−4B−11N+19N5.039.042.019.001369-10.4
11Koorts, Lukas0RSA−6B+12N−9B+22N+21B−8N+15N+10B−3B5.037.537.515.5012680.0
12Chang, Yi Chen0MAS−7N−11B+18N+14B+15N−10B+13N−5B+22N5.037.037.015.507310.0
13Ahmed Shehran Zafar0PAK−4N+19B+14N−5B−9B+16N−12B+15N+17B5.035.538.516.507740.0
14Rehse, Nathan0RSA−2B+20N−13B−12N+19B+17N+21B−8N−9B4.035.037.010.506960.0
15FIDE 5340179760—−9B+22N−16B+17N−12B+21N−11B−13B=18N3.531.031.06.507470.0
16FIDE 5340179410—F−1B+15N−4B−10N−13B+18N+19B−7N3.038.038.09.507460.0
17Mdaka, Vuyanathi0RSA−10N+18B−8N−15B+20N−14B−19N+22B−13N3.031.031.05.506580.0
18Daud Farish Ahmed0MDV−5B−17N−12B−19N+22B=20N−16B+21N=15B3.028.028.05.007510.0
19FIDE 5340138810—F−13N−20B+18B−14N+22N+17B−16N−10B3.025.525.56.006240.0
20FIDE 108532000—−1N−14B+19NF−17B=18B+22N−9N−21B2.529.029.04.507320.0
21FIDE 358768240—−3B−2N+22BF−11N−15B−14N−18B+20N2.033.533.52.507230.0
22FIDE 358966470—−8N−15B−21N−11B−18N−19B−20B−17N−12B0.030.032.00.006910.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets