Kudat Classical Chess U1800 3. 0 FIDE RATED

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70 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia. Top 10 Elo average was 1747, and top seed was Awang Mohd Syafie Mohd Kifflee (🇲🇾 MAS, 1799).

Awang Mohd Syafie Mohd Kifflee (🇲🇾 MAS, 1799) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Brayden Carl Linus (6.0) and Muhd Izz Zamir Hafiy Mansur (5.5). Mohd Kifflee won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Ayden Mikail Ab Halim (1456) beat Pacik Sarah (1755), a +299-point gap.

Location

🇲🇾Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia

Dates

14 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇾Awang Mohd Syafie Mohd Kifflee1799

Avg top 10

1,747

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇲🇾Malaysia×62

Top 3

🥇
Awang Mohd Syafie Mohd Kifflee
🇲🇾MAS·1799
6.5pts·2040perf+25.4
🥈
Brayden Carl Linus
🇲🇾MAS·1621
6.0pts·1932perf+65.2
🥉
Muhd Izz Zamir Hafiy Mansur
🇲🇾MAS
5.5pts·1709perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Awang Mohd Syafie Mohd Kifflee led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Mohd Kifflee6.5Linus6Mansur5.5Jude5.5Jurin Gunsalam5.5Ab Halim5

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

Awang Mohd Syafie Mohd Kifflee held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Awang Mohd Syafie Mohd Kifflee drew with Brayden Carl Linus (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Awang Mohd Syafie Mohd Kifflee 4 wins (R1–R4)Brayden Carl Linus 4 wins (R1–R4)Muhd Izz Zamir Hafiy Mansur 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Awang Mohd Syafie Mohd Kifflee	*	½	—	—
2Brayden Carl Linus	½	*	—	—
3Muhd Izz Zamir Hafiy Mansur	—	—	*	—
4Joshua Abel Jude	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Mohd Kifflee, Awang Mohd Syafie	1799	MAS	+43N	+17B	+24N	+15B	=2N	+6B	+8N	6.5	29.0	32.5	29.50	2040	+25.4
2	Linus, Brayden Carl	1621	MAS	+57N	+41B	+6N	+36B	=1B	=4N	+14B	6.0	29.0	32.0	26.00	1932	+65.2
3	Mansur, Muhd Izz Zamir Hafiy	0	MAS	−15N	+?B	+29N	+17B	=9N	+36B	+16N	5.5	26.0	26.0	19.00	1709	0.0
4	Jurin Gunsalam, Joel Randawi	1702	MAS	+53N	+58B	=46N	+21B	+38N	=2B	=10N	5.5	25.0	27.5	20.50	1753	+8.4
5	Jude, Joshua Abel	0	MAS	=10B	+?N	−23B	+?N	+46B	+?N	+18B	5.5	16.5	16.5	10.00	1695	0.0
6	Zulkarnain, Mohd Diya	1743	MAS	+48B	+20N	−2B	+37N	+23B	−1N	+25B	5.0	28.5	31.5	19.00	1650	-20.8
7	Ab Halim, Ayden Mikail	1456	MAS	+34N	+12B	=9N	=16B	=36N	+24B	=15N	5.0	27.0	30.5	21.75	1825	+110.8
8	Honi, Dywane Luiz	1701	MAS	+33B	=51N	+26B	=23N	+30B	+19N	−1B	5.0	27.0	30.0	20.00	1700	+0.4
9	Salmidi, Syahmi	1681	MAS	+55B	+69N	=7B	=18N	=3B	+26N	=11B	5.0	27.0	28.0	18.00	1629	-7.6
10	Stevenson, Stallone Tiyyo	1743	MAS	=5N	−38B	+53N	+44B	+28N	+21B	=4B	5.0	26.5	29.5	20.50	1803	+6.0
11	Kamarudin, Akmal Adam	1688	MAS	+31N	+64B	+28N	=38B	−16N	+41B	=9N	5.0	24.5	26.5	17.75	1543	-7.4
12	Sarah, Pacik	1755	MAS	+49B	−7N	+48B	+46N	+25B	−14N	+23B	5.0	24.0	27.0	17.00	1624	-17.6
13	Jupineh, Ainnur Asyikin	1633	MAS	+61B	−37N	+49B	−30N	+48B	+33N	+27B	5.0	21.5	24.0	16.50	2460	+21.6
14	Mohd Redzwan, Mohd Shafik	0	MAS	−25B	+?N	+69B	+?N	+15N	+12B	−2N	5.0	20.5	20.5	10.50	1641	0.0
15	Linus, Declan Carl	1660	MAS	+3B	+60N	+37B	−1N	−14B	+30N	=7B	4.5	29.5	32.0	18.00	1436	-22.8
16	Abdullah, Mohd Hamizan	1790	MAS	+35B	=23N	+51B	=7N	+11B	=18N	−3B	4.5	28.0	31.0	18.75	1695	-16.8
17	Wong, Melissa	1502	MAS	+47B	−1N	+33B	−3N	+31B	=37N	+39B	4.5	27.0	30.0	16.25	999	-6.0
18	Mohd Taib, Fadly	1740	MAS	+56N	+29B	=21N	=9B	+54N	=16B	−5N	4.5	26.5	29.5	17.00	1663	-11.6
19	Nicholas, Wenceslaus	1788	MAS	+22N	−46B	+56N	+31B	=24N	−8B	+41N	4.5	24.0	27.0	17.00	1460	-34.4
20	Safran, Mohd Farhan Najwan	1432	MAS	+65N	−6B	−45N	+57B	+34N	=22B	+38N	4.5	23.5	25.5	14.75	943	-5.6
21	Aim, Afely	1518	MAS	+66B	+70N	=18B	−4N	+47B	−10N	+37B	4.5	23.5	24.5	11.75	1456	-7.6
22	Jahree, Jayeo Phorie	0	MAS	−19B	+?N	+70B	−?N	+?B	=20N	+?B	4.5	10.0	10.0	3.25	1538	0.0
23	Chai. Haw Xuan Nicodemus	1512	MAS	+67N	=16B	+5N	=8B	−6N	+45B	−12N	4.0	28.5	30.5	15.75	1554	+6.4
24	Kong Kong, Alashar	1604	MAS	+68B	+50N	−1B	+55N	=19B	−7N	=26B	4.0	26.0	28.0	12.25	1409	-28.0
25	Mohd Nor Fadzli, Muhd Fadhullah	1526	MAS	+14N	+52B	−36N	+45B	−12N	+38B	−6N	4.0	25.5	28.5	15.00	936	-27.6
26	Ajilin, Afeeq Faiq	0	MAS	=39B	+63N	−8N	+52B	+42N	−9B	=24N	4.0	24.0	26.5	12.75	1389	0.0
27	Tan, David	1660	MAS	+44N	−28B	−31N	+56B	+32N	+54B	−13N	4.0	23.5	26.5	13.50	833	-21.6
28	Guntas, Muhd Syafiq Hakimie	0	MAS	+59B	+27N	−11B	=47N	−10B	=?N	+50B	4.0	22.5	22.5	11.00	1587	0.0
29	Aderen, Ary Nathaniel	0	MAS	+?B	−18N	−3B	+66N	+55B	+50N	F	4.0	21.5	21.5	8.00	940	0.0
30	Khamirrol, Adam Jazlan	0	MAS	−36N	+?B	+?N	+13B	−8N	−15B	+52N	4.0	21.0	21.0	8.00	1578	0.0
31	Kuyubin, Sean Seidie	0	MAS	−11B	+?N	+27B	−19N	−17N	+?B	+54N	4.0	21.0	21.0	7.00	1547	0.0
32	Zulhimat, Nur Izz Zayani	0	MAS	−37B	+61N	=35B	+60N	−27B	=?N	+53B	4.0	19.5	19.5	10.00	860	0.0
33	Kumpit, Ating	0	MAS	−8N	+?B	−17N	+?B	+?N	−13B	+46N	4.0	17.5	17.5	3.00	1495	0.0
34	Osmund, Daniel	0	MAS	−7B	−49N	+?B	+69N	−20B	+?N	+48B	4.0	16.5	16.5	4.00	646	0.0
35	Hilyadi, Izz Aflah Wardina	0	MAS	−16N	+67B	=32N	−?B	=?B	+61N	+47B	4.0	16.0	16.0	9.50	868	0.0
36	Abd mubin, Hamry	1711	MAS	+30B	+40N	+25B	−2N	=7B	−3N	F	3.5	28.5	32.0	14.00	1535	-26.8
37	Hamiddon, Muhd Asnawi	0	MAS	+32N	+13B	−15N	−6B	+?N	=17B	−21N	3.5	27.5	27.5	11.25	1462	0.0
38	Saifulazry, Muhd Zhariff Ikhwan	0	MAS	+?B	+10N	+?B	=11N	−4B	−25N	−20B	3.5	24.0	24.0	7.50	1571	0.0
39	Salmidi, Khayla	0	MAS	=26N	=?B	−54N	=40B	+64N	+58B	−17N	3.5	19.5	19.5	8.25	1286	0.0
40	Ajilin, Nur Aleesya Aqeela	0	MAS	+?B	−36B	−41N	=39N	+62B	−42B	+58N	3.5	19.0	19.0	6.75	911	0.0
41	Mohd Nor Fadzli, Muhd Wasbul Wafi	0	MAS	+?B	−2N	+40B	+?N	=?B	−11N	−19B	3.5	19.0	19.0	3.50	1526	0.0
42	Sh Mohd Asri, Aleesya Zahra	0	MAS	−58N	=53B	+?B	+51N	−26B	+40N	−?B	3.5	16.0	16.0	8.00	877	0.0
43	FIDE 35886161	0	—	−1B	−47N	+?B	+?N	−50B	+55N	=?B	3.5	15.5	15.5	3.00	999	0.0
44	FIDE 35876735	0	—	−27B	+59N	=?B	−10N	−?B	+?N	+62B	3.5	14.0	14.0	5.00	902	0.0
45	Linus, Ashley Belle Chloe	0	MAS	−?B	+?N	+20B	−25N	+?B	−23N	=?B	3.5	12.5	12.5	4.50	1344	0.0
46	Abd Wahab, Ahmad Asyrawi	0	MAS	+?B	+19N	=4B	−12B	−5N	=47N	−33B	3.0	27.5	27.5	8.75	1748	0.0
47	Norzali, Mohd Syahid	0	MAS	−17N	+43B	+64N	=28B	−21N	=46B	−35N	3.0	23.5	25.5	9.00	710	0.0
48	Jupineh, Anis Daniella	0	MAS	−6N	+65B	−12N	+70B	−13N	+?B	−34N	3.0	22.0	22.0	3.00	910	0.0
49	Jaidin, Hassan	0	MAS	−12N	+34B	−13N	−?B	+63N	−52B	+65N	3.0	21.5	21.5	8.50	894	0.0
50	Mohd Nor Fadzli, Nur Naura Auni	0	MAS	+?N	−24B	+58N	−54B	+43N	−29B	−28N	3.0	21.0	21.0	6.00	1575	0.0
51	Ansie, Valentine Sujang Leo	0	MAS	+?N	=8B	−16N	−42B	=52N	−57B	+67N	3.0	21.0	21.0	6.00	1553	0.0
52	Rolex, Roel Noa	0	MAS	+?B	−25N	=60B	−26N	=51B	+49N	−30B	3.0	20.5	20.5	5.75	726	0.0
53	Khamirrol, Muhammad Khairi	0	MAS	−4B	=42N	−10B	=59N	+?B	+?B	−32N	3.0	20.5	20.5	3.00	1539	0.0
54	Etong, Abdullah	0	MAS	+?B	−?N	+39B	+50N	−18B	−27N	−31B	3.0	19.0	19.0	6.50	892	0.0
55	Leo Ansie, Bridgette Simba	0	MAS	−9N	+?B	+?N	−24B	−29N	−43B	+64N	3.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	1455	0.0
56	Khairol Asmawi, Muhd Athif Khairy	0	MAS	−18B	+?N	−19B	−27N	+66B	−?N	+68B	3.0	17.0	17.0	4.00	929	0.0
57	Mohd Nor Fadzli, Muhd Hasbul Hadi	0	MAS	−2B	−?N	+?B	−20N	+?B	+51N	−?B	3.0	13.5	13.5	3.00	727	0.0
58	Azman, Azhar Afiq	0	MAS	+42B	−4N	−50B	=62N	+59B	−39N	−40B	2.5	21.5	24.0	7.25	902	0.0
59	Zulhimat, Nur Eryna Affiya	0	MAS	−28N	−44B	+65N	=53B	−58N	+60B	−?N	2.5	17.5	17.5	6.00	746	0.0
60	Chai, Swei Ferng Kelvin	0	MAS	+?N	−15B	=52N	−32B	−?B	−59N	+66B	2.5	16.0	16.0	3.50	831	0.0
61	Mohd Kifflee, Awang Mohd Syahmi	0	MAS	−13N	−32B	−?N	+?B	+70N	−35B	=?N	2.5	14.0	14.0	1.00	1351	0.0
62	Samuel, Wislie	0	MAS	=?B	=?N	−?N	=58B	−40N	+?B	−44N	2.5	9.5	9.5	1.25	1602	0.0
63	Richard, Clijster	0	MAS	=?N	−26B	−?B	=68N	−49B	=?N	+?B	2.5	9.0	9.0	1.00	1336	0.0
64	FIDE 35887583	0	—	+?B	−11N	−47B	−?N	−39B	+?N	−55B	2.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	888	0.0
65	FIDE 35881429	0	—	−20B	−48N	−59B	−?N	+?B	+69N	−49B	2.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	632	0.0
66	Nor Noimin, Adam Syazani	0	MAS	−21N	−?B	+?N	−29B	−56N	+?B	−60N	2.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	718	0.0
67	FIDE 565003128	0	—	−23B	−35N	−?B	+?N	+69B	−?N	−51B	2.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	713	0.0
68	FIDE 35863811	0	—	−24N	−?B	=?N	=63B	−?N	+70B	−56N	2.0	10.5	10.5	2.25	735	0.0
69	FIDE 35887540	0	—	+?N	−9B	−14N	−34B	−67N	−65B	−70N	1.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	881	0.0
70	FIDE 35863560	0	—	F	−21B	−22N	−48N	−61B	−68N	+69B	1.0	17.5	17.5	1.00	718	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ab Halim, Ayden MikailMAS
+110.8
5.0 pts · #2
2Linus, Brayden CarlMAS
+65.2
6.0 pts · #6
3Mohd Kifflee, Awang Mohd SyafieMAS
+25.4
6.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Nicholas, WenceslausMAS
-34.4
4.5 pts · #32
2Kong Kong, AlasharMAS
-28.0
4.0 pts · #33
3Mohd Nor Fadzli, Muhd FadhullahMAS
-27.6
4.0 pts · #62

Biggest upsets

R2+299 Elo gap
Ab Halim, Ayden Mikail1456 beat Sarah, Pacik1755
R6+148 Elo gap
Ab Halim, Ayden Mikail1456 beat Kong Kong, Alashar1604
R3+122 Elo gap
Linus, Brayden Carl1621 beat Zulkarnain, Mohd Diya1743