COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U18 Girls Event
15 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysia. 3 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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Siya takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (41.5).
WCM Anupam M Sreekumar drew with Sagar Siya (White).
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 |
| 4Zuri 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, Zuri | 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.
- 1Sagar SiyaIND+82.47.5 pts · #2
- 2Dissanayake, LihiniSRI+44.84.0 pts · #7
- 3Sutharshan, ShasruthaSRI+22.44.0 pts · #8
- 1Aishath Sarah IsmailMDV-66.02.5 pts · #15
- 2Retnaraja, Athena-MalarWCMAUS-49.25.5 pts · #5
- 3Ramanayake, Nemindi LinayaSRI-44.04.5 pts · #6
- R2+148 Elo gap