Mandalay Region Chess Chairman Cup 2025

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66 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Dec 2025 to 24 Dec 2025 in Mandalay, Myanmar. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2051, and top seed was Kyaw Lay Htaik (🇲🇲 MYA, FM, 2219).

Htike Soe Than (🇲🇲 MYA, 2180) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Hein Zaw A (8.0) and Soe Lwin Tun (7.0). Than shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Min Amarawatti (1639) beat Oo A Myint (2055), a +416-point gap.

Location

🇲🇲Mandalay, Myanmar

Dates

20 Dec 2025 → 24 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇲FMKyaw Lay Htaik2219

Avg top 10

2,051

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇲🇲Myanmar×60

Top 3

🥇
Htike Soe Than
🇲🇲MYA·2180
8.0pts·2271perf+16.6
🥈
Hein Zaw A
🇲🇲MYA·2046
8.0pts·2321perf+109.6
🥉
Soe Lwin Tun
🇲🇲MYA·1939
7.0pts·2162perf+102.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Hein Zaw8Than8Tun7Min6.5Swe6.5Hein6.5

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

Hein Zaw A held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/9. Than takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.0).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Hein Zaw A lost to Htike Soe Than (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Hein Zaw A	*	0	1	—
2Htike Soe Than	1	*	0	1
3Soe Lwin Tun	0	1	*	—
4Nay Htet Min	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Than, Htike Soe	2180	MYA	+61B	+19N	+9B	−3N	+6B	+5N	+8B	+2B	+16N	8.0	50.0	51.0	44.00	2271	+16.6
2	Hein Zaw A	2046	MYA	+37B	+18N	+6B	+31N	+16B	+3N	+17B	−1N	+4B	8.0	47.0	51.0	43.00	2321	+109.6
3	Soe Lwin Tun	1939	MYA	+43N	+35B	+13N	+1B	+4N	−2B	−16B	+11N	+9N	7.0	48.5	52.0	39.00	2162	+102.8
4	Myo Swe	2201	MYA	+8N	=33B	+32N	+25N	−3B	+21B	+14N	+16B	−2N	6.5	45.0	49.0	32.00	2065	-19.0
5	Nay Htet Min	1959	MYA	+36B	+34N	+11B	−16N	+31B	−1B	+19N	+22N	=7B	6.5	43.0	47.0	30.75	2052	+47.6
6	Ye Thura Hein	1852	MYA	+65N	+41B	−2N	+29B	−1N	+35B	=25N	+15N	+21B	6.5	43.0	43.0	24.75	2052	+65.9
7	Nyan Lin Htet	1913	MYA	+50B	+20N	−16B	+24N	+25B	−17N	+18B	+8N	=5N	6.5	42.0	45.0	31.75	1960	+8.0
8	Ye Aung	1663	MYA	−4B	+54N	+62B	+11N	+9B	+30B	−1N	−7B	+22N	6.0	43.5	44.5	23.50	1988	+109.6
9	Kyaw Kyaw Khaing A	1886	MYA	+53B	+62N	−1N	+49B	−8N	+34B	+20B	+17N	−3B	6.0	40.5	41.5	20.50	1895	+1.6
10	Han Zaw Htun	1963	MYA	=39N	−17B	+64N	−45B	+46N	+42B	+33N	=14B	+34N	6.0	32.0	32.5	19.75	1825	-27.2
11	Kyaw Kyaw Moe	1839	MYA	+64N	+48B	−5N	−8B	+27N	+32B	+30N	−3B	=14N	5.5	40.5	41.0	18.75	1783	-19.6
12	Khin Maung Lay	1931	MYA	+47B	+24N	−25B	+18N	+20B	−16N	−22B	=27N	+28B	5.5	38.5	41.5	24.75	1884	-5.4
13	Thaung Htike A	1818	MYA	+40B	+45N	−3B	−14N	=28B	+53N	−15B	+36N	+25B	5.5	38.0	40.5	20.25	1602	-56.4
14	Hsu Thiri May	1590	MYA	−30N	+59B	+63N	+13B	=38N	+15N	−4B	=10N	=11B	5.5	38.0	39.0	20.75	1924	+127.6
15	Si Thu Aung	1927	MYA	+51N	=32B	+33N	−30B	+45N	−14B	+13N	−6B	+27N	5.5	37.0	39.5	21.50	1781	-25.8
16	Kyaw Lay HtaikFM	2219	MYA	F	+26B	+7N	+5B	−2N	+12B	+3N	−4N	−1B	5.0	52.5	52.5	30.00	2094	-21.8
17	Myint, Oo A	2055	MYA	−27N	+10N	+61B	+19B	+26N	+7B	−2N	−9B	F	5.0	45.5	46.5	23.00	1937	-20.2
18	Zaw Win Hlaing	1793	MYA	+52N	−2B	+23N	−12B	+36N	+41B	−7N	+38B	F	5.0	41.5	44.0	19.00	1800	+1.6
19	Lin Marn Bhone	1814	MYA	F	−1B	+43N	−17N	+37B	+23N	−5B	+41N	+20B	5.0	40.5	42.5	21.00	1836	+3.6
20	Paing Swan Pyae	0	MYA	+63N	−7B	+35N	+33B	−12N	+31B	−9N	+26B	−19N	5.0	39.5	40.5	17.50	1859	0.0
21	Win Htut Aung	1986	MYA	−41N	+39B	−27B	+47N	+24B	−4N	+32N	+49B	−6N	5.0	37.0	40.0	19.00	1790	-38.6
22	Myo Than Htike	1835	MYA	+60N	−25B	+41N	+46B	−30N	+38B	+12N	−5B	−8B	5.0	37.0	38.0	17.00	1808	-8.0
23	Htun Htun	0	MYA	+44B	−31N	−18B	+61N	+29N	−19B	−49N	+32B	+35N	5.0	33.0	34.0	17.00	1802	0.0
24	Thurein Saw Htoo	1726	MYA	+46N	−12B	+48N	−7B	−21N	+59B	−36N	+56B	+45B	5.0	32.0	33.0	12.00	1052	-56.0
25	Zaw Weik	0	MYA	+28B	+22N	+12N	−4B	−7N	+26B	=6B	F	−13N	4.5	44.5	44.5	22.75	1903	0.0
26	Hlyan Bhone Htet	1794	MYA	+56B	−16N	+36B	+44N	−17B	−25N	+37B	−20N	=41B	4.5	34.5	36.5	15.25	1891	+13.8
27	Min Amarawatti	1639	MYA	+17B	F	+21N	F	−11B	+58N	+31N	=12B	−15B	4.5	32.5	32.5	18.75	1986	+87.9
28	Myo Win A	1723	MYA	−25N	=64B	+51N	=32B	=13N	−33B	+54N	+42B	−12N	4.5	31.5	32.0	13.00	1686	-10.4
29	Sharr Luu	1766	MYA	+54B	−30B	+66N	−6N	−23B	−47N	=60B	+55N	+43B	4.5	27.0	27.0	8.00	1530	-48.4
30	Win Naing SP	1964	MYA	+14B	+29N	−31B	+15N	+22B	−8N	−11B	F	F	4.0	40.0	44.0	20.50	1831	-42.4
31	Hein Htet Zaw	1846	MYA	F	+23B	+30N	−2B	−5N	−20N	−27B	+47N	+37B	4.0	40.0	40.0	16.00	1795	-13.2
32	Su Laet Nandar	1724	MYA	+42B	=15N	−4B	=28N	+44B	−11N	−21B	−23N	+59N	4.0	39.0	40.0	13.00	1794	+8.2
33	Ye Khaing	1788	MYA	+66B	=4N	−15B	−20N	+52B	+28N	−10B	=45N	−36B	4.0	37.0	37.0	11.75	1726	-20.8
34	Nyein Myat Tun	1750	MYA	+55N	−5B	−46N	+43B	+50N	−9N	+47B	F	−10B	4.0	35.0	37.0	11.50	1705	-12.8
35	Zaw Htay	1734	MYA	+57B	−3N	−20B	+56N	+48B	−6N	−41N	+46B	−23B	4.0	35.0	37.0	10.00	1004	-49.2
36	Saung Wutt Hmone Oo	1577	MYA	−5N	+52B	−26N	F	−18B	+57N	+24B	−13B	+33N	4.0	35.0	35.0	13.50	1689	+30.0
37	R Yone Mhwe	1633	MYA	−2N	+58B	−44B	+57N	−19N	+46B	−26N	+59B	−31N	4.0	32.0	33.0	8.00	1083	-42.4
38	Toe Ghon Shein Linn	1712	MYA	−62B	+56N	=45B	+42N	=14B	−22N	+44B	−18N	F	4.0	31.5	32.5	13.25	1696	-5.2
39	Myo Myat Thuya Hlaing	1580	MYA	=10B	−21N	−42B	−48B	+60N	−55N	+50B	=40N	+54N	4.0	28.5	29.5	11.00	1781	+13.2
40	Phone Khant	0	MYA	−13N	−63B	=55N	+51B	−42N	−54B	+52N	=39B	+57N	4.0	24.0	25.0	10.00	1606	0.0
41	Oak Soe Kyaw	1615	MYA	+21B	−6N	−22B	F	+49N	−18N	+35B	−19B	=26N	3.5	38.0	39.0	14.25	1781	+61.2
42	Yin, Mon Naing	0	MYA	−32N	=51B	+39N	−38B	+40B	−10N	+53B	−28N	−47B	3.5	32.0	34.5	11.75	1448	0.0
43	Aung Thurein Lin	1560	MYA	−3B	+57N	−19B	−34N	+56B	=48N	=55B	=44N	−29N	3.5	31.0	33.0	8.25	1471	-14.4
44	Hein Htet	1912	MYA	−23N	+65B	+37N	−26B	−32N	+45B	−38N	=43B	F	3.5	30.5	30.5	8.75	1537	-95.6
45	Zwe Ye Yint	0	MYA	F	−13B	=38N	+10N	−15B	−44N	+51B	=33B	−24N	3.0	36.0	36.0	12.50	1710	0.0
46	Thet Hninn Khaine	0	MYA	−24B	+50N	+34B	−22N	−10B	−37N	+58B	−35N	−52B	3.0	33.5	35.5	9.00	1503	0.0
47	Myat Thiri May	1516	MYA	−12N	+55B	−49N	−21B	F	+29B	−34N	−31B	+42N	3.0	31.5	32.5	10.00	1556	+5.6
48	Saw Htwe Aung Win	0	MYA	+49B	−11N	−24B	+39N	−35N	=43B	−56N	=54B	−50N	3.0	30.0	32.0	9.75	1647	0.0
49	Thiha Oo	1780	MYA	−48N	F	+47B	−9N	−41B	+50N	+23B	−21N	F	3.0	28.5	28.5	11.00	1559	-45.2
50	Ei Shwe Zin Oo	0	MYA	−7N	−46B	+59N	F	−34B	−49B	−39N	+58N	+48B	3.0	26.5	27.5	6.00	957	0.0
51	Htoo Oakar Lwin	1481	MYA	−15B	=42N	−28B	−40N	F	+52B	−45N	+53N	F	2.5	29.0	29.5	6.75	1025	-13.2
52	Sai Naw Kham	0	MYA	−18B	−36N	=53B	+60B	−33N	−51N	−40B	F	+46N	2.5	26.0	26.0	5.25	871	0.0
53	FIDE 13029452	0	—	−9N	−?B	=52N	+55B	+54N	−13B	−42N	−51B	F	2.5	24.0	24.0	5.25	1004	0.0
54	FIDE 13027115	0	—	−29N	−8B	=60N	F	−53B	+40N	−28B	=48N	−39B	2.0	29.5	30.0	6.00	885	0.0
55	Thant Han Nyein Soe	0	MYA	−34B	−47N	=40B	−53N	F	+39B	=43N	−29B	−56N	2.0	27.5	27.5	7.75	1486	0.0
56	Pyae Mue Thaw	0	MYA	−26N	−38B	F	−35B	−43N	F	+48B	−24N	+55B	2.0	27.0	27.0	5.00	906	0.0
57	FIDE 13015192	0	—	−35N	−43B	+58N	−37B	F	−36B	−59N	+60N	−40B	2.0	23.5	24.5	3.00	828	0.0
58	FIDE 13021796	0	—	F	−37N	−57B	+65N	F	−27B	−46N	−50B	+60B	2.0	22.5	22.5	1.00	843	0.0
59	FIDE 13028804	0	—	F	−14N	−50B	F	F	−24N	+57B	−37N	−32B	1.0	24.5	24.5	2.00	872	0.0
60	Phone Hein Khant	0	MYA	−22B	−61N	=54B	−52N	−39B	F	=29N	−57B	−58N	1.0	23.0	23.0	3.25	1389	0.0
61	Win Myint Aye	1659	MYA	−1N	+60B	−17N	−23B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	23.0	23.0	1.00	1257	-6.4
62	Zaw Win Maung	0	MYA	+38N	−9B	−8N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	22.5	22.5	4.00	1629	0.0
63	Zaw Myo Aung A	1839	MYA	−20B	+40N	−14B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	18.5	18.5	4.00	789	-32.4
64	Paing Min Khant	0	MYA	−11B	=28N	−10B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	20.5	20.5	2.25	1569	0.0
65	Myint Aung B	0	MYA	−6B	−44N	F	−58B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	1083	0.0
66	FIDE 13013874	0	—	−33N	F	−29B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	978	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Hsu Thiri MayMYA
+127.6
5.5 pts · #15
2Ye AungMYA
+109.6
6.0 pts · #17
3Hein Zaw AMYA
+109.6
8.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Hein HtetMYA
-95.6
3.5 pts · #37
2Thaung Htike AMYA
-56.4
5.5 pts · #38
3Thurein Saw HtooMYA
-56.0
5.0 pts · #53

Biggest upsets

R1+416 Elo gap
Min Amarawatti1639 beat Myint, Oo A2055
R1+371 Elo gap
Oak Soe Kyaw1615 beat Win Htut Aung1986
R3+347 Elo gap
Min Amarawatti1639 beat Win Htut Aung1986