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4th National Youth Chess Championship 2026, U-18 Girls

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9 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 05 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Karachi, Pakistan. Top 10 Elo average was 317, and top seed was Khadija Anum (🇵🇰 PAK, 1438).

Zoya Ahmad Raj (🇵🇰 PAK, 1412) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Khadija Anum (5.0) and Huda Binte Ahsan (5.0). Raj shared the lead from round 1, 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 · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇵🇰Khadija Anum1438
Avg top 10
317
Participants
9
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇰Pakistan×5
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 4 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
5
2
1
1
2
1
4
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Anum5Ahsan5Raj5Fayyaz533
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 5.0/7. Raj takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (23.0).

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Khadija Anum lost to Huda Binte Ahsan (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Khadija Anum 4 wins (R4–R7)Zoya Ahmad Raj 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Khadija Anum*
0
1
1
2Huda Binte Ahsan
1
*
0
0
3Zoya Ahmad Raj
0
1
*
1
4Areeba Fayyaz
0
1
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Zoya Ahmad Raj1412PAK+7N+4B+3N+8B−2N+5BF5.023.025.017.00638-18.8
2Khadija Anum1438PAK−3B+5N−6B+7N+1B+4N+9B5.023.023.015.002213+18.8
3Huda Binte Ahsan0PAK+2N+8B−1B+6N−4B+9N+5N5.023.023.013.0014260.0
4Areeba Fayyaz0PAK+?N−1N+5B+9B+3N−2B+7B5.020.020.010.006260.0
5FIDE 78410270—+6N−2B−4N+?B+8N−1N−3B3.025.025.05.006260.0
6FIDE 78549860—−5B+9N+2N−3B−7N+8BF3.022.022.07.0014580.0
7FIDE 78625980—−1B+?N−8N−2B+6BF−4N2.020.020.03.006260.0
8Aqdas Siddiqui0PAK+9B−3N+7B−1N−5B−6NF2.018.018.02.006130.0
9FIDE 78500770—−8N−6BF−4NF−3B−2N0.020.020.00.006380.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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