COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U18 Open Event
12 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 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2013, and top seed was Sriram Adarsh Uppala (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2463).
Sriram Adarsh Uppala (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2463) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Tsuen Jin Aiesec Lee (6.0) and Borkhetariya Devarsh M (6.0). Uppala won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Tsuen Jin Aiesec Lee (1887) beat Jaidambareesh N R (FM, 2255), a +368-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Sriram Adarsh Uppala led from R3; +3.0-point edge over the runner-up.
IM Sriram Adarsh Uppala never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +3.0 over the runner-up.
IM Sriram Adarsh Uppala beat Tsuen Jin Aiesec Lee (Black).
IM Sriram Adarsh Uppala 9 wins (R1–R9)Tsuen Jin Aiesec Lee 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMSriram Adarsh Uppala | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Tsuen Jin Aiesec Lee | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Borkhetariya Devarsh M | 0 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4FMJaidambareesh N R | 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 | Sriram Adarsh UppalaIM | 2463 | IND | +7B | +3N | +5B | +2N | +9B | +4N | +6B | +8N | +10B | 9.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 42.50 | 2895 | +9.3 |
| 2 | Lee, Tsuen Jin Aiesec | 1887 | SGP | +4B | +8N | −3B | −1B | +6N | +5B | +10N | −7N | +9B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 26.50 | 2132 | +108.0 |
| 3 | Borkhetariya Devarsh M | 2047 | IND | +10B | −1B | +2N | −5N | +7B | +9N | =4B | =6N | +8B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 26.00 | 2132 | +40.8 |
| 4 | Jaidambareesh N RFM | 2255 | IND | −2N | +12B | =6N | +8B | +5N | −1B | =3N | +11B | +7N | 6.0 | 40.0 | 40.5 | 20.00 | 2129 | -40.0 |
| 5 | Leong, BenjaminCM | 2156 | AUS | +9B | +6N | −1N | +3B | −4B | −2N | −8B | +12N | +11N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 41.0 | 16.00 | 2018 | -49.2 |
| 6 | Sumanathilake, Yonal | 1909 | SRI | +11N | −5B | =4B | +10N | −2B | +7N | −1N | =3B | +12B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 40.5 | 14.50 | 1992 | +28.4 |
| 7 | Sehularo, Kganya | 1893 | RSA | −1N | =10B | +12N | =9B | −3N | −6B | +11N | +2B | −4B | 4.0 | 39.5 | 40.0 | 10.75 | 1856 | -25.6 |
| 8 | Kodithuwakku, K K DinujayaCM | 2064 | SRI | +12N | −2B | −9N | −4N | +10B | +11B | +5N | −1B | −3N | 4.0 | 39.5 | 40.0 | 9.50 | 1908 | -64.4 |
| 9 | Allie, Ishmael Mikaeel | 1763 | RSA | −5N | +11B | +8B | =7N | −1N | −3B | =12N | =10B | −2N | 3.5 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 8.75 | 1809 | +6.8 |
| 10 | Henning, Chris | 1691 | RSA | −3N | =7N | +11B | −6B | −8N | +12B | −2B | =9N | −1N | 3.0 | 38.5 | 39.0 | 5.25 | 1726 | +4.4 |
| 11 | Kay Koinange | 0 | KEN | −6B | −9N | −10N | F | +12B | −8N | −7B | −4N | −5B | 1.0 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 0.50 | 1606 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mohamed Raakin Fayaz | 1696 | MDV | −8B | −4N | −7B | F | −11N | −10N | =9B | −5B | −6N | 0.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 1.75 | 1508 | -46.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lee, Tsuen Jin AiesecSGP+108.06.0 pts · #2
- 2Borkhetariya Devarsh MIND+40.86.0 pts · #3
- 3Sumanathilake, YonalSRI+28.45.0 pts · #6
- 1Kodithuwakku, K K DinujayaCMSRI-64.44.0 pts · #7
- 2Leong, BenjaminCMAUS-49.25.0 pts · #5
- 3Mohamed Raakin FayazMDV-46.40.5 pts · #12
- R1+368 Elo gap
- R3+301 Elo gap
- R6+269 Elo gap