Elite's Classical 2.0
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Dec 2025 to 14 Dec 2025 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Top 10 Elo average was 494, and top seed was Salman Ali Khan (🇵🇰 PAK, 1932).
Qasim Zulfikar Khan (🇵🇰 PAK, 0) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Faiz Murtaza Noon (5.0) and Ayyan Tauqeer (4.5).
Location
🇵🇰Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Dates
13 Dec 2025 → 14 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
494
Participants
16
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇰Pakistan×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCo-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE14 Dec
Salman Ali Khan takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Qasim Zulfikar Khan lost to Faiz Murtaza Noon (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Qasim Zulfikar Khan 5 wins (R2–R6)Faiz Murtaza Noon 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Qasim Zulfikar Khan | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Faiz Murtaza Noon | 1 | * | — | 1 |
| 3FIDE 7858426 | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Ayyan Tauqeer | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qasim Zulfikar Khan | 0 | PAK | −2N | +?B | +?N | +7B | +?N | +5B | =?N | 5.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Faiz Murtaza Noon | 1515 | PAK | +1B | −10N | +13B | +9N | +3B | =?N | =5N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 16.50 | 1728 | +11.2 |
| 3 | Ayyan Tauqeer | 0 | PAK | =4N | +?B | −5B | +14N | −2N | +8B | +?N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.25 | 820 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 7858426 | 0 | — | =3B | +?N | +8B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +11B | 4.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.25 | 1691 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Zillal Shakeel Khan | 1728 | PAK | +14B | F | +3N | =?N | +11B | −1N | =2B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 10.00 | 1798 | +7.2 |
| 6 | FIDE 7858418 | 0 | — | +?N | F | +15B | +13N | F | −?B | +?N | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1666 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Saqib Ishaque | 0 | PAK | +?B | +8N | −11B | −1N | −9B | −?B | +13N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 897 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Muhammad Muddassir Hashmi | 0 | PAK | =?N | −7B | −4N | +?B | +?B | −3N | =?B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1684 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 7858400 | 0 | — | F | −?N | +?B | −2B | +7N | −?B | +?N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Syed Muhammad Waqas Ayub Shah | 0 | PAK | F | +2B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +11N | −?B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 11 | khurshid Hussain Moghal | 1697 | PAK | F | +13B | +7N | −?B | −5N | −10B | −4N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 928 | -18.4 |
| 12 | FIDE 7858345 | 0 | — | +16B | −?N | +14B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 847 | 0.0 |
| 13 | MUSTAFA HASSAN | 0 | PAK | +?B | −11N | −2N | −6B | −?N | =?B | −7B | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 7858388 | 0 | — | −5N | +?B | −12N | −3B | −?N | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 928 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Muhammad Unse | 0 | PAK | −?B | +?N | −6N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 847 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 7834179 | 0 | — | −12N | −?B | −?N | +?B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 884 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Faiz Murtaza NoonPAK+11.25.0 pts · #8
- 2Zillal Shakeel KhanPAK+7.24.0 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 78341790.01.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1khurshid Hussain MoghalPAK-18.42.0 pts · #9
- 2FIDE 78341790.01.0 pts · #14
- 3Saqib IshaquePAK0.03.0 pts · #16