Karachi Classical Chess Tournament 2025
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21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 28 Dec 2025 in Karachi, Pakistan. Top 10 Elo average was 676, and top seed was Aziz Ahmed Farooqi (🇵🇰 PAK, 2015).
Shayan Sohail Memon Jd Wala (🇵🇰 PAK, 1668) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Muhammad Haroon (4.0) and Diviyansh Kumar Punshi (3.5). Wala won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Shayan Sohail Memon Jd Wala (1668) beat Shakir Hussain (1809), a +141-point gap.
Location
🇵🇰Karachi, Pakistan
Dates
27 Dec 2025 → 28 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
676
Participants
21
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇰Pakistan×16
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCo-leaders
20
9
2
1
2
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Muhammad Haroon won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shayan Sohail Memon Jd Wala | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Muhammad Haroon | — | * | — | — |
| 3Diviyansh Kumar Punshi | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Mohammad Hiyam | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shayan Sohail Memon Jd Wala | 1668 | PAK | +19N | +15B | =?B | +3N | +?B | 4.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2533 | +23.6 |
| 2 | Muhammad Haroon | 0 | PAK | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?N | −?B | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1803 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Diviyansh Kumar Punshi | 1733 | PAK | +11N | +7B | =4N | −1B | +18B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 1674 | -9.6 |
| 4 | Rouhan Ahmed Khatri | 1658 | PAK | +12B | +13N | =3B | −?N | +10B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.25 | 1733 | +2.0 |
| 5 | Mohammad Hiyam | 0 | PAK | −?B | +?N | +?B | +18N | =?B | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1712 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mahrez Fayyaz | 0 | PAK | −?N | +?B | +?N | −8B | +15N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 929 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Muhammad Mueebul Islam Farooqui | 0 | PAK | +?B | −3N | −18B | +?N | +?B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 915 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Muhammad Zain | 0 | PAK | +?B | −?N | +?B | +6N | −?N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 963 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Abubakr vohra | 0 | PAK | +10N | +?B | =?N | −?B | =?N | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 1729 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Muhammad Anas | 0 | PAK | −9B | =16N | +?B | +?B | −4N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 7840594 | 0 | — | −3B | −?N | +?B | +?N | =12B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 933 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Muhammad Aazim Salman | 0 | PAK | −4N | +?B | −?N | +?B | =11N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Sayyed Rahwaar Abbas Zaidi | 0 | PAK | +?N | −4B | +?N | −?B | =14N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 929 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mohit Kumar | 0 | PAK | +18N | +?B | −?B | −?N | =13B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1712 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Syeda Amna Shah | 0 | PAK | +?B | −1N | −?B | +?N | −6B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 868 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 7858736 | 0 | — | −?N | =10B | F | +?B | −?N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 929 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Naira Khalid | 0 | PAK | +?N | −?B | =?N | −?B | −?N | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 929 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Syed Komail Abbas Rizvi | 1696 | PAK | −14B | F | +7N | −5B | −3N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 933 | -18.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 7858477 | 0 | — | −1B | −?N | −?N | +?B | −?N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 868 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 7858817 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | −?N | −?N | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 999 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 7851545 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −?N | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 999 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shayan Sohail Memon Jd WalaPAK+23.64.5 pts · #4
- 2Rouhan Ahmed KhatriPAK+2.03.5 pts · #7
- 3Abubakr vohraPAK0.03.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Syed Komail Abbas RizviPAK-18.01.0 pts · #19
- 2Diviyansh Kumar PunshiPAK-9.63.5 pts · #2
- 3Abubakr vohraPAK0.03.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R5+141 Elo gap