4th National Youth Chess Championship 2026, U-10 Boys
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 05 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Karachi, Pakistan. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Meekail Shoaib (🇵🇰 PAK, 1647).
Saif Ur Rehman (🇵🇰 PAK, 0) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Ahmed Shehran Zafar (7.0) and Huzzaifa Hassan Khan (6.0). Rehman shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇵🇰Karachi, Pakistan
Dates
05 Feb 2026 → 08 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
8
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇰Pakistan×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 2 players tied at 7.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
8
4
2
3
1
1
2
2
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/8. Rehman takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Saif Ur Rehman drew with Ahmed Shehran Zafar (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Saif Ur Rehman 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)Ahmed Shehran Zafar 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saif Ur Rehman | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Ahmed Shehran Zafar | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Huzzaifa Hassan Khan | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Abdul Haadi | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saif Ur Rehman | 0 | PAK | +?B | +5N | +?N | =2B | =3N | +7B | +6B | +?N | 7.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 20.00 | 1667 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Ahmed Shehran Zafar | 0 | PAK | +?B | +?N | +6B | =1N | +?B | +5N | =?B | +?N | 7.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 13.00 | 1647 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Huzzaifa Hassan Khan | 0 | PAK | +?B | =6N | +8B | +4N | =1B | −?N | +5B | +?N | 6.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 19.25 | 847 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Abdul Haadi | 0 | PAK | +?N | +?B | =?N | −3B | −?N | +?B | +?N | +7N | 5.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1647 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Feras Fehem Hashmi | 0 | PAK | +?N | −1B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −2B | −3N | +?B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 1667 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mahrez Fayyaz | 0 | PAK | +?N | =3B | −2N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −1N | +?B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 847 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 7862873 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | +8B | −1N | −?N | −4B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 847 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 7862865 | 0 | — | F | −?B | −3N | +?B | −7N | +?N | −?B | +?N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 847 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Feras Fehem HashmiPAK0.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Mahrez FayyazPAK0.04.5 pts · #6
- 3Ahmed Shehran ZafarPAK0.07.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Feras Fehem HashmiPAK0.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Mahrez FayyazPAK0.04.5 pts · #6
- 3Ahmed Shehran ZafarPAK0.07.0 pts · #4