COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U18 Girls Event

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15 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysia. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1749, and top seed was Anupam M Sreekumar (🇮🇳 IND, WCM, 1992).

Sagar Siya (🇮🇳 IND, 1822) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Anupam M Sreekumar (7.5) and Zuri Kaloki (6.0). Siya shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Wanga Netshimbupfe (1416) beat Aishath Sarah Ismail (1564), a +148-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

🇮🇳WCMAnupam M Sreekumar1992

Avg top 10

1,749

Participants

Titled players · 4

WFM×1

WCM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×3

🇮🇳India×2

🇲🇻Maldives×2

🇿🇦South Africa×2

🇰🇪Kenya×1

🇵🇰Pakistan×1

🇧🇩Bangladesh×1

🇲🇾Malaysia×1

Top 3

🥇
Sagar Siya
🇮🇳IND·1822
7.5pts·2008perf+82.4
🥈
WCMAnupam M Sreekumar
🇮🇳IND·1992
7.5pts·2004perf+12.8
🥉
WFMZuri Kaloki
🇰🇪KEN·1807
6.0pts·1849perf+10.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Sreekumar7.5Siya7.5Omnia Binta Yusuf6Kaloki6Retnaraja5.5Ramanayake4.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Siya takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (41.5).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Anupam M Sreekumar drew with Sagar Siya (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

WCM Anupam M Sreekumar 3 wins (R7–R9)Sagar Siya 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WCMAnupam M Sreekumar	*	½	½	½
2Sagar Siya	½	*	1	½
3WCMLubaba Omnia Binta Yusuf	½	0	*	1
4WFMZuri Kaloki	½	½	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sagar Siya	1822	IND	+10N	=7B	=2N	+9B	+4N	=3B	+5N	+8B	+6N	7.5	41.5	45.0	36.25	2008	+82.4
2	Anupam M SreekumarWCM	1992	IND	+8B	=3N	=1B	+6N	+5B	=4N	+7B	+9N	+11B	7.5	41.5	44.0	34.25	2004	+12.8
3	Kaloki, ZuriWFM	1807	KEN	+14N	=2B	+7N	−4B	+9N	=1N	+6B	+10B	−5N	6.0	42.5	44.5	25.50	1849	+10.4
4	Omnia Binta Yusuf, LubabaWCM	1824	BAN	+9B	+12N	=6B	+3N	−1B	=2B	=8N	+11B	=7N	6.0	40.0	42.5	25.00	1815	-0.8
5	Retnaraja, Athena-MalarWCM	1904	AUS	+11N	−6B	+13N	+8B	−2N	=7B	−1B	+12N	+3B	5.5	38.5	41.0	19.50	1758	-49.2
6	Ramanayake, Nemindi Linaya	1817	SRI	+13B	+5N	=4N	−2B	=7N	=8B	−3N	+15B	−1B	4.5	43.0	44.0	16.00	1705	-44.0
7	Dissanayake, Lihini	1620	SRI	+15B	=1N	−3B	+10N	=6B	=5N	−2N	F	=4B	4.0	41.5	41.5	16.25	1763	+44.8
8	Sutharshan, Shasrutha	1604	SRI	−2N	+10B	+15N	−5N	+14B	=6N	=4B	−1N	F	4.0	37.5	37.5	11.75	1687	+22.4
9	Fun, Ven Vhue	1534	MAS	−4N	+14B	+12B	−1N	−3B	+13N	F	−2B	+15N	4.0	35.0	35.0	8.00	1523	-9.2
10	Matshego, Thato	1516	RSA	−1B	−8N	+11N	−7B	+12B	F	+14N	−3N	=13B	3.5	31.0	31.0	8.25	1445	-24.8
11	Aishath Sarah Ismail	1564	MDV	−5B	−13N	−10B	F	+15N	=14B	+12B	−4N	−2N	2.5	30.5	30.5	4.50	925	-66.0
12	Khadija Anum	0	PAK	F	−4B	−9N	+13B	−10N	+15B	−11N	−5B	=14N	2.5	27.0	27.0	4.50	1354	0.0
13	Netshimbupfe, Wanga	1416	RSA	−6N	+11B	−5B	−12N	F	−9B	−15N	+14B	=10N	2.5	25.5	25.5	6.25	1501	+13.6
14	Aini Munthazim	0	MDV	−3B	−9N	F	+15B	−8N	=11N	−10B	−13N	=12B	2.0	26.0	26.0	3.50	1172	0.0
15	ANDHIN,Tehja	0	MRI	−7N	F	−8B	−14N	−11B	−12N	+13B	−6N	−9B	1.0	26.0	26.0	2.50	1318	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sagar SiyaIND
+82.4
7.5 pts · #2
2Dissanayake, LihiniSRI
+44.8
4.0 pts · #7
3Sutharshan, ShasruthaSRI
+22.4
4.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Aishath Sarah IsmailMDV
-66.0
2.5 pts · #15
2Retnaraja, Athena-MalarWCMAUS
-49.2
5.5 pts · #5
3Ramanayake, Nemindi LinayaSRI
-44.0
4.5 pts · #6

Biggest upsets

R2+148 Elo gap
Netshimbupfe, Wanga1416 beat Aishath Sarah Ismail1564