CASPL 1st Junior (U16) FIDE Rated Standard Chess Challenge 2025 - Under 12
19 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 29 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Singapore, Singapore. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 620, and top seed was Tsao Kyle Oon (🇸🇬 SGP, 1686).
Gautham Bharadwaj (🇸🇬 SGP, 1579) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Tsao Kyle Oon (4.5) and Shihar Azmi Yusuf (4.5). Bharadwaj won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Gautham Bharadwaj (1579) beat Tsao Kyle Oon (1686), a +107-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsGautham Bharadwaj led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Gautham Bharadwaj never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Gautham Bharadwaj drew with Shihar Azmi Yusuf (Black).
Gautham Bharadwaj won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gautham Bharadwaj | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Shihar Azmi Yusuf | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Jingyang Torrez Chen | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Yi Zhe Edison Tay | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gautham Bharadwaj | 1579 | SGP | +15B | +16N | +4B | +2N | +6B | =3N | 5.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 20.25 | 2487 | +25.6 |
| 2 | Oon, Tsao Kyle | 1686 | SGP | +8N | +7B | +3N | −1B | =5N | +6N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 26.0 | 18.25 | 782 | -25.6 |
| 3 | Yusuf, Shihar Azmi | 0 | SGP | +19B | +?N | −2B | +9N | +11B | =1B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 9.75 | 1577 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Tay, Yi Zhe Edison | 0 | SGP | +?N | +5B | −1N | +?B | =8N | +12B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 9.75 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Chen, Jingyang Torrez | 0 | SGP | +?B | −4N | +?B | +?N | =2B | +8N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1687 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Lee, George | 0 | SGP | +10B | +17N | +?B | +16N | −1N | −2B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.50 | 1455 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Duan, Jingtian | 0 | SGP | +?N | −2N | −9B | +?B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 887 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Iyer, Saachi | 0 | SGP | −2B | +?N | +17B | +14N | =4B | −5B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.25 | 887 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Liu, Haosen | 0 | SGP | =13N | =?B | +7N | −3B | +16B | =10N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 9.50 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Liow, Ying Xiang Lucas | 1476 | SGP | −6N | =12B | +19N | =11N | +15B | =9B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.25 | 1462 | -0.4 |
| 11 | Chua, Cayenne Paige | 1462 | SGP | −14B | +13N | +18N | =10B | −3N | +17B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 9.25 | 1472 | +0.4 |
| 12 | Rajendran, I | 0 | SGP | −17B | =10N | +13B | +?N | +?B | −4N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Aarush Gaurav Tipnis | 0 | IND | =9B | −11B | −12N | +?N | +14B | +?N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 5884276 | 0 | — | +11N | −?N | +?B | −8B | −13N | +16N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Lee, Celest Pei Zhen | 0 | SGP | −1N | +?B | −?N | +18B | −10N | +?B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Goh, Jia Rui | 0 | SGP | +?N | −1B | +?N | −6B | −9N | −14B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 5880530 | 0 | — | +12N | −6B | −8N | −?B | +?N | −11N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 5862760 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −11B | −15N | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Ihaan Das | 0 | IND | −3N | −?B | −10B | −?N | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gautham BharadwajSGP+25.65.5 pts · #3
- 2Chua, Cayenne PaigeSGP+0.43.5 pts · #6
- 3Lee, Celest Pei ZhenSGP0.03.0 pts · #15
- 1Oon, Tsao KyleSGP-25.64.5 pts · #19
- 2Liow, Ying Xiang LucasSGP-0.43.5 pts · #8
- 3Lee, Celest Pei ZhenSGP0.03.0 pts · #15
- R4+107 Elo gap