Chess Hub-Pahang Year End Invitational Tournament 2025

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33 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Dec 2025 to 15 Dec 2025 in Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia. 3 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2188, and top seed was Hongchi Peng (🇨🇳 CHN, 2364).

Hongchi Peng (🇨🇳 CHN, 2364) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Bo Li (7.5) and Nik Ahmad Farouqi Nik (6.5). Peng shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Shivendra Raj Mohana Raj (1507) beat Aqilah Husna Ainul Fikri (1851), a +344-point gap.

Location

🇲🇾Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia

Dates

09 Dec 2025 → 15 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇳Hongchi Peng2364

Avg top 10

2,188

Participants

Titled players · 3

IM×1

FM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇲🇾Malaysia×16

🇮🇷Iran×7

🇨🇳China×4

🇮🇩Indonesia×3

🇦🇺Australia×1

🇸🇬Singapore×1

Top 3

🥇
Hongchi Peng
🇨🇳CHN·2364
7.5pts·2396perf+4.2
🥈
IMBo Li
🇨🇳CHN·2187
7.5pts·2356perf+18.3
🥉
Nik Ahmad Farouqi Nik
🇲🇾MAS·1961
6.5pts·2169perf+50.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

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

Co-leaders

Li7.5Peng7.5Nik6.5Zhang6Saragih5.5Yu5.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Peng takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Bo Li drew with Hongchi Peng (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Hongchi Peng 4 wins (R1–R4)Nik Ahmad Farouqi Nik 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMBo Li	*	½	1	1
2Hongchi Peng	½	*	1	½
3Nik Ahmad Farouqi Nik	0	0	*	—
4Zhi Zhang	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Peng, Hongchi	2364	CHN	+3N	+10B	+9N	+5B	=2N	+15B	=4N	+12N	=6B	7.5	46.0	50.5	41.00	2396	+4.2
2	Li, BoIM	2187	CHN	+17N	+18B	=8N	+9B	=1B	+3N	=5B	+4B	+10N	7.5	44.5	48.5	39.50	2356	+18.3
3	Nik, Nik Ahmad Farouqi	1961	MAS	−1B	+20N	+30B	+17N	+12B	−2B	+15N	=5N	+9B	6.5	43.0	45.0	27.25	2169	+50.2
4	Zhang, Zhi	2290	CHN	+19N	=15B	=16N	+24B	=8N	+11B	=1B	−2N	+5B	6.0	43.5	47.0	28.75	2217	-11.2
5	Yu,Shi	2119	CHN	+23N	+27B	+24N	−1N	=11B	+8B	=2N	=3B	−4N	5.5	45.0	47.5	24.50	2104	0.0
6	Saragih, Arif RahmanFM	2242	INA	+29B	−11N	=13N	=10B	+24N	=19B	=8N	+14B	=1N	5.5	40.0	42.5	24.25	2089	-28.0
7	Mohd Saprin, Amir Ghaazi	1923	MAS	−16N	+22B	+33N	−15B	+14N	=9B	=11N	=8B	+19N	5.5	37.0	37.0	20.50	2076	+31.4
8	Rabbani, Abtin	2011	IRI	+30N	+16B	=2B	=11N	=4B	−5N	=6B	=7N	=12B	5.0	44.5	46.5	23.75	2128	+53.6
9	Abd Aziz, A Qil A Lauddin	2078	MAS	+22N	+33B	−1B	−2N	+17B	=7N	+18B	=10N	−3N	5.0	44.0	44.0	17.25	2020	-24.4
10	Shahar, Uzair	2078	MAS	+20B	−1N	=23B	=6N	+27N	+13B	=16N	=9B	−2B	5.0	43.0	45.5	21.00	2075	+4.8
11	Muraley, Rittesh	1988	MAS	+31N	+6B	=15N	=8B	=5N	−4N	=7B	=16B	=13N	5.0	41.5	42.5	21.50	2085	+45.2
12	Azali, TannazWFM	2101	IRI	=25B	−24N	+26B	+23N	−3N	+21B	+19N	−1B	=8N	5.0	38.0	41.0	19.25	1982	-25.4
13	Wee, Yin Lin	1855	MAS	F	+21N	=6B	+22B	=16N	−10N	=17B	+25N	=11B	5.0	35.5	35.5	21.00	2040	+72.0
14	Roshantab, Sadra	2121	IRI	−24B	+25N	−17B	+31N	−7B	+20N	+27B	−6N	+22B	5.0	32.5	33.5	15.00	1894	-83.6
15	Norouzi Chenari, Parham	2051	IRI	+32B	=4N	=11B	+7N	+19B	−1N	−3B	=18N	F	4.5	43.0	43.5	17.50	2054	+4.0
16	Biriya, Mohammadamin	2301	IRI	+7B	−8N	=4B	+25N	=13B	=18N	=10B	=11N	F	4.5	40.0	43.5	21.50	2054	-42.4
17	Wan Abd Rahim, Wan Mohd Azmie	1854	MAS	−2B	+28N	+14N	−3B	−9N	+22B	=13N	=19B	F	4.0	41.0	43.5	16.00	1921	+14.4
18	Baardeh, Tahmoores	1992	IRI	+21B	−2N	+27B	−19N	+28N	=16B	−9N	=15B	F	4.0	36.0	38.5	13.50	1928	-19.2
19	Mohd Saprin, Amir Muqqri	1916	MAS	−4B	+32N	+31B	+18B	−15N	=6N	−12B	=17N	−7B	4.0	35.5	36.0	10.25	1909	-1.4
20	Lim, Kian Hwa	1714	MAS	−10N	−3B	=21N	+29B	+23N	−14B	−25B	=28N	+27B	4.0	33.0	35.5	12.25	1777	+12.4
21	Mohana Raj, Shivendra Raj	1507	MAS	−18N	−13B	=20B	+32N	+25B	−12N	+24N	−22B	=26N	4.0	32.0	32.5	11.00	1777	+104.0
22	Harahap, Jafaruddin	1800	INA	−9B	−7N	+32B	−13N	+31B	−17N	+30B	+21N	−14N	4.0	31.5	32.0	7.50	1731	-30.0
23	Abd Aziz, ANiq ARiffin	1845	MAS	−5B	+26N	=10N	−12B	−20B	−25N	=29N	+30B	+31B	4.0	30.5	31.5	9.75	1818	-5.2
24	Ainul Fikri, Aqilah Husna	1851	MAS	+14N	+12B	−5B	−4N	−6B	+28N	−21B	=27N	F	3.5	37.0	39.5	13.75	1895	+12.8
25	Ghanbarpour, Mahan	1828	IRI	=12N	−14B	+29N	−16B	−21N	+23B	+20N	−13B	F	3.5	35.0	37.5	13.00	1867	+4.2
26	Teo, Hong Ming	1978	SGP	F	−23B	−12N	F	+30B	−27N	=28B	+31N	=21B	3.0	21.0	21.0	6.25	1659	-50.4
27	Shahar, Nur Ain	1706	MAS	+28B	−5N	−18N	F	−10B	+26B	−14N	=24B	−20N	2.5	32.5	32.5	7.25	1767	+11.2
28	Tengku Muhd Azzazzuddin, Tengku Huffaz Harith	1435	MAS	−27N	−17B	F	+30N	−18B	−24B	=26N	=20B	=32N	2.5	23.5	23.5	5.75	1599	+48.8
29	Dharmanto, Clayton Valentino	1902	INA	−6N	−30B	−25B	−20N	F	+31N	=23B	+32B	F	2.5	20.5	20.5	3.50	1654	-88.4
30	Mohana Raj, Dharvindra Raj	1564	MAS	−8B	+29N	−3N	−28B	−26N	+32B	−22N	−23N	F	2.0	28.0	28.0	3.00	1615	+6.0
31	Abdullah Hidayat, Uwaiz Aamir	1467	MAS	−11B	F	−19N	−14B	−22N	−29B	+32N	−26B	−23N	1.0	28.0	28.0	0.50	1497	+2.8
32	Sheridan, Wallace	1595	AUS	−15N	−19B	−22N	−21B	F	−30N	−31B	−29N	=28B	0.5	24.5	24.5	1.25	1254	-52.6
33	FIDE 16706862	0	—	F	−9N	−7B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	1201	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mohana Raj, Shivendra RajMAS
+104.0
4.0 pts · #22
2Wee, Yin LinMAS
+72.0
5.0 pts · #11
3Rabbani, AbtinIRI
+53.6
5.0 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Dharmanto, Clayton ValentinoINA
-88.4
2.5 pts · #29
2Roshantab, SadraIRI
-83.6
5.0 pts · #10
3Sheridan, WallaceAUS
-52.6
0.5 pts · #32

Biggest upsets

R7+344 Elo gap
Mohana Raj, Shivendra Raj1507 beat Ainul Fikri, Aqilah Husna1851
R2+338 Elo gap
Mohana Raj, Dharvindra Raj1564 beat Dharmanto, Clayton Valentino1902
R5+321 Elo gap
Mohana Raj, Shivendra Raj1507 beat Ghanbarpour, Mahan1828