4th National Youth Chess Championship 2026, U-12 Boys
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18 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 05 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Karachi, Pakistan. Top 10 Elo average was 451, and top seed was Varun Kumar (🇵🇰 PAK, 1553).
Varun Kumar (🇵🇰 PAK, 1553) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Amaan Saad Garib (6.5) and Rayaan Rehman (6.0). Kumar took 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
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇰Pakistan×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE07 Feb
Varun Kumar takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.5/8. Kumar takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (36.5).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Varun Kumar beat Amaan Saad Garib (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Varun Kumar | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Amaan Saad Garib | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Rayaan Rehman | ½ | — | * | 0 |
| 4Muhammad Ashaj Tariq | ½ | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varun Kumar | 1553 | PAK | +14N | +12B | =4N | +11B | =7N | +5B | +2B | =3N | 6.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 31.75 | 1671 | +12.4 |
| 2 | Amaan Saad Garib | 0 | PAK | +10N | +?B | +?N | =7B | +4N | +12B | −1N | +6B | 6.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 21.00 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Rayaan Rehman | 1447 | PAK | −4N | +18B | =10B | +17N | +16B | +13N | +7N | =1B | 6.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 19.25 | 1546 | +5.6 |
| 4 | Muhammad Ashaj Tariq | 0 | PAK | +3B | +?N | =1B | +6N | −2B | =10N | =5N | +8B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 23.50 | 1521 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Mohammad Hadeed Khan Niazi | 1507 | PAK | +8B | −6N | +15B | +9N | +13B | −1N | =4B | +11N | 5.5 | 33.5 | 36.5 | 22.25 | 746 | -18.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 7836570 | 0 | — | +?N | +5B | +11N | −4B | +8N | −7B | +12N | −2N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 18.00 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ahmed, Iyaad Moeed | 0 | PAK | F | +?B | +?N | =2N | =1B | +6N | −3B | +10N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 15.50 | 1304 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 7859910 | 0 | — | −5N | +?B | +?B | +?N | −6B | +?N | =9B | −4N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 2.25 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 7836988 | 0 | — | −11N | F | +?B | −5B | +?N | +?B | =8N | +?B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.25 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Muhammad Hamza Ali Peerzada | 0 | PAK | −2B | F | =3N | +?B | +14N | =4B | +11N | −7B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 13.25 | 1447 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 7856385 | 0 | — | +9B | +?N | −6B | −1N | +?B | +15N | −10B | −5B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 7.50 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 7861672 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | +?B | +?N | +15B | −2N | −6B | −?N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.00 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 7859651 | 0 | — | F | −15N | +?B | +?B | −5N | −3B | =?N | +?B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Hanzala Khan | 0 | PAK | −1B | F | −?N | +?N | −10B | +?N | +15B | =?B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 7863012 | 0 | — | +?N | +13B | −5N | +?B | −12N | −11B | −14N | −?B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.50 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 7862946 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −3N | +?B | −?N | −?B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 7862997 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | =?N | −3B | −?N | −?B | F | +?N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 7863004 | 0 | — | −?B | −3N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Varun KumarPAK+12.46.5 pts · #2
- 2Rayaan RehmanPAK+5.66.0 pts · #6
- 3Ahmed, Iyaad MoeedPAK0.05.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Mohammad Hadeed Khan NiaziPAK-18.05.5 pts · #7
- 2Ahmed, Iyaad MoeedPAK0.05.0 pts · #4
- 3Amaan Saad GaribPAK0.06.5 pts · #9