1st National Grand Prix Chess Championship 2025 (QF-F Standard)
8 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 01 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2090, and top seed was Kavin Mohan (🇲🇾 MAS, FM, 2305).
Mukhriez Shah Mahmood Shah (🇲🇾 MAS, CM, 2043) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Kavin Mohan (3.0) and Muhd Nur Daie Masli (3.0). Mahmood Shah shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Mukhriez Shah Mahmood Shah (CM, 2043) beat Kavin Mohan (FM, 2305), a +262-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCM Mukhriez Shah Mahmood Shah led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
CM Mukhriez Shah Mahmood Shah takes the sole lead (4.0/6).
CM Mukhriez Shah Mahmood Shah 1.5–0.5 against FM Kavin Mohan (R5 ½-½, R6 1-0) — decisive in 1/2.
CM Mukhriez Shah Mahmood Shah went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMMukhriez Shah Mahmood Shah | * | ½ 1 | — | ½ 1 |
| 2FMKavin Mohan | ½ 0 | * | 1 ½ | — |
| 3Uzair Shahar | — | 0 ½ | * | 1 0 |
| 4Muhd Nur Daie Masli | ½ 0 | — | 0 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmood Shah, Mukhriez ShahCM | 2043 | MAS | =5N | =5B | =3N | +3B | =2N | +2B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 2285 | +37.6 |
| 2 | Kavin MohanFM | 2305 | MAS | =6B | =6N | +4B | =4N | =1B | −1N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 2018 | -40.8 |
| 3 | Masli, Muhd Nur Daie | 2072 | MAS | +8N | =8B | =1B | −1N | −4N | +4B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 2069 | -0.8 |
| 4 | Shahar, Uzair | 2054 | MAS | =7B | +7N | −2N | =2B | +3B | −3N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 2152 | +30.4 |
| 5 | Azhar, Muhd Syakir ShazmeerCM | 2102 | MAS | =1B | =1N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2044 | -3.2 |
| 6 | Wee, Yin Lin | 1957 | MAS | =2N | =2B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2305 | +31.2 |
| 7 | Chow, Yi ChenCM | 2079 | MAS | =4N | −4B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1861 | -23.2 |
| 8 | Abd Aziz, A Qil A Lauddin | 2110 | MAS | −3B | =3N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1879 | -24.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mahmood Shah, Mukhriez ShahCMMAS+37.64.0 pts · #1
- 2Wee, Yin LinMAS+31.21.0 pts · #5
- 3Shahar, UzairMAS+30.43.0 pts · #3
- 1Kavin MohanFMMAS-40.83.0 pts · #2
- 2Abd Aziz, A Qil A LauddinMAS-24.00.5 pts · #8
- 3Chow, Yi ChenCMMAS-23.20.5 pts · #7
- R6+262 Elo gap