KCCP, Open Classicial Chess Tournament 2026 Under 1800
32 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Lahore, Pakistan. Top 10 Elo average was 1436, and top seed was Muhammad Umar Farooq (🇵🇰 PAK, 1737).
Fasih Ur Rehman (🇵🇰 PAK, 1668) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Rayaan Rehman (5.5) and Muhammad Saleem Khan (5.5). Rehman shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Hashmi Amr Iftikhar (1482) beat OBAID ALAM SHAH (1709), a +227-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFasih Ur Rehman led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Fasih Ur Rehman takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
Fasih Ur Rehman 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Muhammad Saleem Khan 5 wins (R3–R7)Rayaan Rehman 4 wins (R1–R4)
Rayaan Rehman held the sole lead at R4 but finished #15.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fasih Ur Rehman | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Muhammad Saleem Khan | — | * | — | — |
| 3Rayaan Rehman | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Hashmi Amr Iftikhar | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fasih Ur Rehman | 1668 | PAK | +32N | +28B | +27N | =4B | +14N | +5B | +6N | 6.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 20.00 | 1909 | +35.2 |
| 2 | Rayaan Rehman | 1430 | PAK | +15B | +23N | +24N | +17B | −5N | =4B | +10N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 19.50 | 1393 | -4.4 |
| 3 | Muhammad Saleem Khan | 1655 | PAK | −13B | =25N | +29B | +21N | +8B | +11N | +12B | 5.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 17.50 | 2298 | +22.8 |
| 4 | Ijtaba Amer | 1685 | PAK | +31B | +10N | +14B | =1N | +7B | =2N | −5N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 19.00 | 1573 | -23.2 |
| 5 | Amr Iftikhar, Hashmi | 1482 | PAK | F | +13N | +12B | +7N | +2B | −1N | +4B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 23.00 | 1817 | +68.8 |
| 6 | Muhammad Umar Farooq | 1737 | PAK | +19B | −14N | +11B | +13N | +12B | +9N | −1B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 20.00 | 1618 | -12.8 |
| 7 | OBAID ALAM SHAH | 1709 | PAK | +26N | +16B | +17N | −5B | −4N | +15B | =11N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 15.50 | 1306 | -60.4 |
| 8 | Zoya Ahmad Raj | 1429 | PAK | −9N | +22B | +25N | =16B | −3N | +18B | +19N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.00 | 864 | -8.4 |
| 9 | Muhammad Salman Hayat | 0 | PAK | +8B | =11N | =?B | =10N | +?N | −6B | +17N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 12.25 | 1566 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Farhat Mahmood | 0 | PAK | +18N | −4B | +?N | =9B | +?B | +?N | −2B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.75 | 1411 | -46.0 |
| 11 | Muhammad Chaudhry | 1564 | PAK | +22N | =9B | −6N | +24B | +16N | −3B | =7B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 13.50 | 1430 | -17.6 |
| 12 | Sabir, Mehmood | 0 | PAK | +20N | +?B | −5N | +19B | −6N | +14B | −3N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 11.00 | 1405 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Muhammad Ashaj Tariq | 0 | PAK | +3N | −5B | +18N | −6B | +24N | =17B | =?N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 12.75 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Anas Kamran | 0 | PAK | +?N | +6B | −4N | +15B | −1B | −12N | +?B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 9.00 | 1573 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Muhammad Mudassar | 0 | PAK | −2N | +30B | +?B | −14N | +?B | −7N | +21B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Muhammad Hamza Ali Peerzada | 0 | PAK | +?B | −7N | +?B | =8N | −11B | =21N | +?B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.75 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Haziq Adnan | 0 | PAK | +?B | +29N | −7B | −2N | +22B | =13N | −9B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Saad Jahangir Manj | 0 | PAK | −10B | +31N | −13B | +?N | =19B | −8N | +30N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.75 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mohid Adnan | 0 | PAK | −6N | +?B | +?B | −12N | =18N | +?B | −8B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.75 | 1434 | -9.6 |
| 20 | Huzzaifa Hassan Khan | 0 | PAK | −12B | +?N | =23B | −?N | =?B | +25N | =?B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Abdul Nafay | 0 | PAK | +?N | −24B | =28N | −3B | +?N | =16B | −15N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.75 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Muhammad Ghaus Akbar Mehmood | 0 | PAK | −11B | −8N | +31B | +?N | −17N | +30B | −?N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Muhammad Zain Ali | 0 | PAK | +?N | −2B | =20N | −?B | +28N | =?N | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1203 | 0.0 |
| 24 | SYED MUHAMMAD ALI NAQI | 0 | PAK | F | +21N | −2B | −11N | −13B | −?N | +26B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Muhammad Hamza | 0 | PAK | =?N | =3B | −8B | F | −?N | −20B | +?N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.75 | 1409 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 7857284 | 0 | — | −7B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −28N | −24N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 909 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Shahzaib Hassan Khan | 0 | PAK | +?B | +?N | −1B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 870 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 7859538 | 0 | — | F | −1N | =21B | −?N | −23B | +26B | −?N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 870 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Saad Bin Umar | 0 | PAK | +30N | −17B | −3N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Ateeb Amer | 0 | PAK | −29B | −15N | −?N | F | +?B | −22N | −18B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 7847866 | 0 | — | −4N | −18B | −22N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 888 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 7847904 | 0 | — | −1B | −?N | −?B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Amr Iftikhar, HashmiPAK+68.85.0 pts · #2
- 2Fasih Ur RehmanPAK+35.26.5 pts · #3
- 3Muhammad Saleem KhanPAK+22.85.5 pts · #4
- 1OBAID ALAM SHAHPAK-60.44.5 pts · #14
- 2Farhat MahmoodPAK-46.04.5 pts · #13
- 3Ijtaba AmerPAK-23.25.0 pts · #5
- R4+227 Elo gap
- R7+203 Elo gap