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NATIONAL JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - Open

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165 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2000, and top seed was Genivan Genkeswaran (🇲🇾 MAS, FM, 2257).

Nirish Kumar Siva Kumar (🇲🇾 MAS, FM, 2204) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Genivan Genkeswaran (6.5) and Feng Wei Ferris Lim (6.5). Siva Kumar shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Qi Jun Brandon Ong (1456) beat Ee Hern Leong (1881), a +425-point gap.

Location
🇲🇾Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dates
23 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇲🇾FMGenivan Genkeswaran2257
Avg top 10
2,000
Participants
165
Titled players · 3
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇾Malaysia×143
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

FM Nirish Kumar Siva Kumar led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders
81
35
13
4
2
4
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
R7–R8 · LEAD HELD

FM Nirish Kumar Siva Kumar held the sole lead from R7 through R8 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Nirish Kumar Siva Kumar 4 wins (R4–R7)Shu Heng Ng 3 wins (R4–R6)FM Genivan Genkeswaran 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMNirish Kumar Siva Kumar*
½
2Shu Heng Ng*
3FMGenivan Genkeswaran
½
*
1
4Feng Wei Ferris Lim
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Siva Kumar, Nirish KumarFM2204MAS+74N+53B=18N+36B+9N+8B+7N=2B7.039.543.537.502246+9.2
2Genkeswaran, GenivanFM2257MAS+57B+56N=20B+31N+23B+3N=4B=1N6.540.545.035.502170-16.4
3Lim, Feng Wei Ferris1981MAS+77N+85B+24N=9B+20N2B+18N+21B6.538.542.533.002048+29.6
4Lim, Wei Yang1875MAS+103B+60N+19B+97N+33N=7B=2N=5B6.537.541.031.502059+74.8
5Choo, Ting Han1877MAS+101N+78B+81N+25B7N+24B+32N=4N6.536.540.030.751963+32.8
6Ng, Shu Heng1972MAS+79B+37N97B+39N+14B+52N=11B+23N6.536.039.533.001955-1.2
7Chow, Yi ChenCM2076MAS+54B+51N+40B+17N+5B=4N1B=11N6.041.045.532.252034-6.4
8Leong, Khai Shen1912MAS+110B+65N+16B=23N+34B1N+31B=15N6.039.042.529.751896+4.0
9Yong, Je Pin Ian1818MAS+93B+88N+55B=3N1B=12N+51B+31N6.037.541.528.251889+32.4
10Wong, Rui Yang1948MAS+72N+50B=22N+49B=52N+35B=15N=13B6.036.040.029.001896-14.4
11Yap, Ray Jin1827MAS+89N+99B=49N+22B=48N+50B=6N=7B6.035.539.028.251907+35.2
12Syahrul Anuar, Muhd Muaz1685MAS+90B31N+80B+44N=17B=9B+83N+33B6.034.538.527.751803+38.0
13M Mohd Nur, Megat Muhd Irfan1806MAS+105B19N=54B+64N+74B+29N+48B=10N6.034.538.027.251794+1.6
14Athithan, Malles1691MAS+84N+46B33N+59B6N+98B+71N+32B6.034.037.526.001748+15.2
15Gan, Wen Han1791MAS31B+124N+77B+88N+51B+72N=10B=8B6.033.536.525.501804+13.6
16Rosli, Iman Hasif1704MAS+149N+75B8N+98B32N+62B+39N+34B6.033.035.024.001855+37.2
17Yee Hao Loong1858MAS+87N+45B+29N7B=12N32B+58N+49B5.536.540.526.501909+20.0
18Mohd. Zain, Harith Kamil Zafri1786MAS+111B+47N=1B48B+99N+41N3B+56N5.536.039.525.001848+20.7
19Wong, Qian You Ryan1576MAS+71N+13B4N35B+90N+73B=24N+52B5.535.539.525.251829+79.6
20Ahmad Fauzi, Ahmad Dilfitri Arsyad1756MAS+122N+98B=2N+58B3B+61N23B+48N5.535.538.523.251819+28.8
21Ismadi, Muhd Eilfie1814MAS+114B+43N31B+45N+56B=48B+49N3N5.535.038.524.751763-12.8
22Lim, Yi Zhe1721MAS+126B+64N=10B11N+55B=38B=50N+57N5.535.038.024.251789+28.0
23Siva Kumar, Rishikesh Kumar1816MAS+138N+100B+120N=8B2N+81B+20N6B5.535.037.521.501901+37.2
24Saravanan, Keertieshvar1730MAS+150N+135B3B+47N+86B5N=19B+63N5.534.536.520.751763+14.8
25Kamarul Azhar, Muhd Haziq Haikal1697MAS+164B+92N+27B5N31B+82N+72B=30N5.534.534.520.251731+15.2
26Gan, Kai Seng1787MAS+106N+62B+32N33B=29N34B+55N+53B5.534.037.524.751823+14.0
27Mohd Hilmi, Muaz Hakimi1888MAS+96N+39B25N=60B49N+120B+100N+37B5.532.035.022.751742-48.0
28Nizam, Nazhan Syahmi1807MAS=121N+102B48N+63B=53N+43B=34N+50B5.531.534.523.751702-14.0
29Yang, Hong Jie1682MAS+124B+162N17B+135N=26B13B+74N+68N5.531.031.517.251714+10.8
30Tan, Hong Jun1619MAS+142N33B+134N=38B=73N+101B+35N=25B5.530.533.020.751792+65.2
31Ong, Qi Jun Brandon1456MAS+15N+12B+21N2B+25N+33B8N9B5.041.546.528.001891+160.8
32Tie, King Hieng Jude0MAS+44B+41N26B+65N+16B+17N5B14N5.039.544.026.0017620.0
33Leong, Ee Hern1881MAS+80B+30N+14B+26N4B31N+42B12N5.039.543.526.001758-42.0
34Kiaw, Nirotpolsak0MAS+115B=42N+76B+73B8N+26N=28B16N5.036.039.522.2518110.0
35Muhd Soffi, Muhd Haziq1735MAS+61B55N+79B+19N+62B10N30B+82N5.034.538.522.501686-18.8
36Mok, Jun Ji1730MAS+151B=63N+66B1N=82B=57N+54B=44B5.034.036.020.001675-21.6
37Ch ng, Kai Xue Edric1636MAS+130N6B+106N72B+89N+46B+40B27N5.033.536.520.501696+20.4
38Helmy, Muhammad Adnin Nuaym1841MAS+113B=48N=104B=30N+66B=22N=56B=41N5.033.036.522.251716-37.6
39Marimuthu, Sherralhan1630MAS+109B27N+105B6B+122N+79N16B+75N5.033.036.018.001694+21.2
40Beh, Yap Long Roger1736MAS+108N+59B7N+100B50N+47B37N+86B5.032.536.020.501720-8.0
41Che Nordin, Aizil Nashran1667MAS+137N32B+89N=75B+58N18B+87N=38B5.032.034.519.501737+23.6
42Ng Siang Zer1679MAS+144N=34B58N+54B=75N+59B33N+72B5.031.534.020.001646-8.4
43Ting, De Jun Richard1578MAS+107N21B84N+149B+91N28N+80B+71B5.030.532.517.501579-1.6
44Prabagar, Pravin1558MAS32N+144B+107N12B=119N+106B+76B=36N5.030.032.517.501762+41.6
45Siow, Sean Loong1594MAS+133B17N+112B21B+134N71N+96B+79N5.029.532.017.001714+36.8
46Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Muhd Aariz Daniel1521MAS+154B14N+152B51N+84B37N+73N+78B5.029.531.516.001593+17.2
47Rosman, Tamlikha1573MAS+160N18B+137N24B+127N40N+103B+119B5.028.029.013.001488-17.2
48Suresh Kumar, Dhanesh Kumar1597MAS+127N=38B+28B+18N=11B=21N13N20B4.539.042.022.251805+74.0
49Revinthran, Kisshoer1656MAS+70B+119N=11B10N+27B+76N21B17N4.537.040.020.001799+41.2
50Yoon, Zi Jie1635MAS+139B10N+93B+84N+40B11N=22B28N4.536.038.518.251694+15.2
51Govindaraju, Arvind1642MAS+165N7B+69N+46B15N+75B9N=59B4.536.036.015.751673+7.2
52Yap, Kah Yii1736MAS+112B=82N+63B+104N=10B6B=53N19N4.534.538.018.751667-24.4
53Mohd Faizal, Emran Ayman1647MAS+153B1N=103B+68N=28B+77N=52B26N4.534.536.517.251686+10.8
54Low, Yi Chen Tyrus1516MAS7N+123B=13N42N+70B+85B36N+97B4.534.037.018.001691+47.2
55Vijendran, Grittiban1556MAS+131N+35B9N=81B22N+107B26B+104N4.533.036.017.001595+10.8
56Vengadasalam, Ajay1654MAS+123N2B+121N+120B21N+86B=38N18B4.532.535.515.501716+9.2
57Vijayan, Logitan1519MAS2N=70B+136N=67N+148B=36B+81N22B4.532.534.515.501680+40.0
58Sow, Yew Jet1576MAS+128B=76N+42B20N41B+112N17B+106N4.532.035.017.001661+30.0
59Gunasekaran, Grijes1557MAS+117B40N+71B14N+93B42N+122B=51N4.532.035.016.751553-3.6
60Sree Ganesh, Veneishann1599MAS+141B4B+91N=27N76B=80N=77B+105N4.531.534.016.751615-0.4
61Mohd Nurul Izani, Muhd Irzam Danial1410MAS35N+161B=99N+95B+67N20B=78N=62B4.531.032.015.501651+80.8
62Mohd Hairi, Muhd Haqimie Aisy1564MAS+156B26N+162B+94B35N16N+89B=61N4.531.031.512.751580+3.2
63Fong, Zhi Yang1542MAS+163N=36B52N28N+126B+102B+97N24B4.530.531.013.001595+11.2
64Tee, Yuan Zhi Matthias1532MAS+83N22B=102N13B+109N119B+140N+108B4.529.031.515.251523-0.4
65Le, Hao Ming1630MAS+116N8B+122N32B+138N=74B=119N=101B4.528.030.514.251635+0.8
66Mohd. Fadly, Muhd Airy1564MAS+158N=73B36N+109B38N87B+134N+102B4.527.529.013.001498-20.0
67Mohd Azizul, Ammar1747MAS134N=121B+87N=57B61B=108N+111B+83N4.527.029.517.001448-98.4
68Lim, Yi Wei1444MAS73N+160B=78N53B+136N+99B+125N29B4.527.028.012.001599+43.6
69Lim, Chuan Benz1457MAS76B+128N51B71N+139B+117N=98N+100B4.526.028.514.251528+10.4
70Yuvaraj, Harinesh0MAS49N=57N+141B99B54N+136B+135N+98B4.525.528.013.2514830.0
71Wan Mohd Zahid, Wan Muhd Afiq0MAS19B+111N59N+69B+95N+45B14B43N4.034.538.017.0015560.0
72Syukur, Mikael Ikhwan1505MAS10B+139N+115B+37N+97B15B25N42N4.034.537.014.501682+65.6
73Ooi, Hann Wei Alex1751MAS+68B=66N+82B34N=30B19N46B+122N4.034.037.016.501583-56.4
74Tan, Jian Hong Jayden1517MAS1B+153N+146B+85B13N=65N29B=76N4.033.535.512.751621+28.4
75Ahmad Umair, Ahmad Musab1526MAS+159B16N+119B=41N=42B51N+84N39B4.032.534.013.501423-23.2
76Jivan Rao, Gauthm1802MAS+69N=58B34N+83B+60N49B44N=74B4.032.036.017.251559-70.8
77Ting, Zhi Xuan Joseph1509MAS3B+145N15N+140B+94N53B=60N=81B4.032.034.513.251596+22.0
78Suze, Zi Nan1608MAS+118B5N=68B=103N=80B+110N=61B46N4.031.535.015.251482-48.0
79Wafiuddin, Hirzi Hadif1507MAS6N+165B35N+124B+125N39B+94N45B4.031.531.510.001583+18.8
80Neoh, Cayson1494MAS33N+116B12N+123B=78N=60B43N+130B4.031.034.013.751430-17.2
81Wong, Jing Yuan Rafael1683MAS+140N+134B5B=55N+104B23N57B=77N4.031.033.512.751490-55.6
82Azlee, Muhd Syamil1562MAS+161N=52B73N+102B=36N25B+121N35B4.030.531.512.251561-1.2
83Phang, Hong Sheng0MAS64B+129N+92B76N+135B+88N12B67B4.030.032.513.5015770.0
84Abdul Hanif, Abdul Hazim0MAS14B+154N+43B50B46N+113N75B+?N4.030.030.010.5015170.0
85Kalidass, Pavithirran1641MAS+145B3N+113B74N=110B54N+112B=87N4.029.532.013.251504-54.8
86Chow, Zheng Heng1537MAS+132B97N+131B+125B24N56N+91B40N4.028.531.513.001461-16.4
87Mathan, Dhiyanan1479MAS17B=141N67B+146N+143B+66N41B=85B4.028.531.012.751546+12.4
88Mohd Faizal, Elman Azfar1585MAS+157N9B+149N15B+108N83B101N+121B4.028.030.010.501522-18.4
89Lye, Qason1472MAS11B+133N41B+153N37B+148N62N+155B4.027.529.59.00873-40.8
90Too, Pi He0MAS12N136B+160N+92N19B=135B=95N+120B4.027.528.511.2515700.0
91Muhd Dzarfan, Diyaz Ayden0MAS97B+132N60B+152N43B+92N86N+125B4.027.029.012.0014780.0
92Kalidass, Kaarthikan1520MAS+136N25B83N90B+130N91B+145N+124B4.026.028.511.00898-10.8
93Muhd Hazim, Muhd Ammar Aryan1469MAS9N+157B50N+162B59N=140B=107N+132B4.026.026.58.50870-30.8
94Yap, Zhi Kuan Clayton1717MAS+129B120N+110B62N77B+104N79B+126N4.025.528.513.001281-110.4
95Faiz Rashdi, Yusoff1570MAS104B+148N=109B61N71B+141N=90B+129N4.025.027.011.25610-28.4
96Yeo, Li Huang1495MAS27B109N+139B148N+145B+153N45N+123B4.024.026.010.00940-18.0
97Dhanpal Rajkumar, Manish1719MAS+91N+86B+6N4B72N=100B63B54N3.534.037.516.251539-53.0
98Wan Mohd Redzuan, Wan Mohd Zharfan1561MAS+155B20N+143B16N+113B14N=69B70N3.532.534.510.251468+2.0
99Soh, Joo Sheng Judson1581MAS+143B11N=61B+70N18B68N108B+128N3.531.534.012.251210-81.6
100Ngu, Qi Ruii Lucas1577MAS+147B23N+126B40N+103B=97N27B69N3.530.533.010.751490-28.0
101Wong, Zhi Qing1486MAS5B+118N125NF+115B30N+88B=65N3.530.530.513.251627+38.0
102Mohd Hairil, Muhd Ammar0MAS+?B28N=64B82N+105B63N+114B66N3.530.030.09.2515140.0
103Muhd Rasyeed Hadzuan, Liaqat Thaqif Aqra1480MAS4N+142B=53N=78B100N+149B47N=107B3.529.531.510.501414-17.2
104Azmi, Amir Muzakkir0MAS+95N+125B=38N52B81N94B+138N55B3.529.031.512.0016080.0
105Tan, Guan Yi1462MAS13N+147B39N=107B102N+127B+116N60B3.529.031.510.75879-28.8
106Mahmood Sabruddin, Houd1453MAS26B+156N37B=128N+141B44N+115B58B3.529.031.09.501417-9.2
107Tan, Pak Yen0MAS43B+114N44B=105N+?B55N=93B=103N3.529.029.09.0014700.0
108Tan, Rui Ern1416MAS40B117N+133B+131N88B=67B+99N64N3.528.031.011.751482+12.4
109Mohd Izuan, Muhd Aiman Zarif0MAS39N+96B=95N66N64B111N+146B+138B3.528.030.511.0014210.0
110Muhd Rasyeed Hadzuan, Liaqat Aryan Aqra1501MAS8N+130B94N+137B=85N78B=123N=118B3.527.530.010.751394-19.2
111Chan, Lok Him1448MAS18N71B+142N119B=116N+109B67N+136B3.526.529.010.25965-9.6
112Ganesh, Kamaleshvaran1420MAS52N+158B45N+154B=120N58B85N+135B3.525.527.07.501409-4.0
113Mohd Fadzly, Abd Fatih Hizkil1477MAS38N+127B85N+130B98N84B=139N+140B3.525.027.59.75842-36.8
114Law, Zhun Tho1463MAS21N107B+116N127B+162N=123B102N+139B3.524.525.08.001013-4.4
115Yap, Yuyan Ian1731MAS34N+140B72N+129B101N=134B106N+137B3.524.026.59.251141-111.6
116FIDE 35852135065B80N114B+156N=111B+131N105B+151N3.524.026.08.7511300.0
117Ho, Hao Chuen Keith0MAS59N+108B135N122B+124N69B=137N+134B3.523.526.010.2513510.0
118Kamarul Azhar, Muhd Aqil Zahran0MAS78N101B138N+159B+129N121B+150N=110N3.521.523.08.2511380.0
119Low, Zi Jian0MASF49B75N+111N=44B+64N=65B47N3.031.031.012.7515050.0
120Lai, Ye Hong1525MAS+146N+94B23B56N=112B27N=128B90N3.030.032.59.751550+1.2
121Kumaressan, Vetrivel1463MAS=28B=67N56B=143N=128B+118N82B88N3.029.031.511.251431-9.2
122Koh, Ryu E Louis1445MAS20B+155N65B+117N39B+152N59N73B3.029.031.07.50865-46.0
123Mohd Nur Al Sufi, Muhd Ayub0MAS56B54N+132B80N+146B=114N=110B96N3.027.029.59.0012470.0
124FIDE 565002237029N15B+158N79N117B+161B+152B92N3.026.527.54.508270.0
125Foo, Bo Cheong Mark1669MAS+148B104N+101B86N79B+151N68B91N3.025.527.57.501300-76.4
126Chan, Ren Ming Jacob0MAS22N+163B100N=136B63N=143B+127N94B3.025.526.06.008370.0
127Ramesen, Kishenthiren0MAS48B113N+151B+114N47B105N126B+148N3.025.027.07.5012750.0
128Thinagaren, Adishvara0MAS58N69B+150N=106B=121N=138B=120N99B3.024.526.58.0013440.0
129Yoon, Zhi Yong0MAS94N83B+157N115N118B+158B+143N95B3.023.525.06.008720.0
130Heng, Guan Yuan Gabriel0MAS37B110N+?B113N92B+160N+151B80N3.023.023.03.0012550.0
131Lee, Zen Tzi0MAS55B+151N86N108B=137N116B=144N+153B3.022.524.56.506990.0
132FIDE 565001214086N91B123N=142B+157N=137B+148B93N3.022.024.06.507010.0
133FIDE 35880627045N89B108N=144B=142N?N+161B+150B3.020.520.55.507060.0
134Wong, Zi Xuan Evan1435MAS+67B81N30B+155N45B=115N66B117N2.530.532.58.251459+4.8
135Tan, Yi Han1542MAS+152B24N+117B29B83N=90N70B112N2.530.532.57.50812-49.2
136FIDE 35868988092B+90N57B=126N68B70N+141B111N2.528.030.58.006740.0
137Kalaikumar, Saathvik0MAS41B+?N47B110N=131B=132N=117B115N2.526.526.54.7513620.0
138Koh, Zhe Jie Joshua1465MAS23B143N+118B+147N65B=128N104B109N2.526.028.57.50924-15.6
139Khalid, Muhd Adam Rayyan0MAS50N72B96N+163B69N+154B=113B114N2.526.026.54.2511000.0
140Tan, Wen Tao Jacob0MAS81B115N+156B77N+155B=93N64B113N2.525.527.56.0011580.0
141FIDE 35894695060N=87B70N+150B106N95B136N+163B2.525.025.54.5012030.0
142FIDE 565001621030B103N111B=132N=133B155N+160B=146N2.523.024.05.257080.0
143Vesvanathan, Akhilessh0MAS99N+138B98N=121B87N=126N129B=144B2.522.525.06.7513370.0
144Low, Kar Hao0MAS42B44N155B=133N152B+164N=131B=143N2.522.522.54.258210.0
145Chiew, Mam Rui0MAS85N77B154N+161B96N+163B92B=159N2.520.521.02.257420.0
146FIDE 358957480120B+164N74N87B123N+162B109N=142B2.520.520.51.757030.0
147FIDE 358768240100N105N+164B138B149N150B=163N+162B2.514.514.50.757010.0
148Mohd Faiz, Aydin Hamza0MAS125N95B+161N+96B57N89B132N127B2.025.526.55.0013010.0
149Mahindran, Sreeram Vedagiri0MAS16B+159N88B43N+147B103NFF2.024.524.54.007860.0
150FIDE 35873205024B152N128B141N+156B+147N118B133N2.022.024.04.509290.0
151FIDE 35894504036N131B127N+160B+158N125B130N116B2.022.023.02.508990.0
152FIDE 358748990135N+150B46N91B+144N122B124NF2.022.022.04.507030.0
153FIDE 35836032053N74B+163N89B+154N96B?B131N2.022.022.02.507330.0
154FIDE 565001729046N84B+145B112N153B139N156B+160N2.021.522.53.506710.0
155Muralee, Guqileshwaran0MAS98N122B+144N134B140N+142BF89N2.020.522.55.006500.0
156FIDE 35894610062N106B140N116B150N157B+154N+164B2.020.020.02.007080.0
157FIDE 35875631088B93N129B?N132B+156N159B+158N2.019.019.03.507310.0
158Chee, Zhong Joe0MAS66B112N124B+164N151B129N=162N157B1.518.518.50.256920.0
159FIDE 565001451075N149BF118N160BF+157N=145B1.515.015.03.257260.0
160FIDE 565000323047B68N90B151N+159N130B142N154B1.023.024.51.507090.0
161FIDE 35893974082B61N148B145N+164B124N133NF1.019.019.00.006870.0
162FIDE 358566290F29B62N93N114B146N=158B147N0.524.024.00.757460.0
163FIDE 35899590063B126N153B139NF145N=147B141N0.519.519.51.257410.0
164FIDE 35876514025N146B147N158B161N144BF156N0.017.517.50.008980.0
165Khashaf, Harraz Zihnee0MAS51B79NFFFFFF0.013.513.50.007750.0

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