77th National Chess Championships

SwissStandard

31 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Feb 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Singapore, Singapore. 11 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2255, and top seed was Jingyao Tin (🇸🇬 SGP, GM, 2584).

Jingyao Tin (🇸🇬 SGP, GM, 2584) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Sreekarthika Velmurugan (7.0) and Andrean Susilodinata (6.5). Tin won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Jing Xi Jonathan Lee (1928) beat Enrique Paciencia (IM, 2265), a +337-point gap.

Location

🇸🇬Singapore, Singapore

Dates

02 Feb 2026 → 14 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇬GMJingyao Tin2584

Avg top 10

2,255

Participants

Titled players · 11

GM×1

IM×4

CM×1

WGM×1

WIM×1

WFM×3

Federations · 3 represented

🇸🇬Singapore×29

🇮🇩Indonesia×1

🇧🇷Brazil×1

Top 3

🥇
GMJingyao Tin
🇸🇬SGP·2584
8.5pts·2674perf+5.2
🥈
WFMSreekarthika Velmurugan
🇸🇬SGP·2157
7.0pts·2346perf+88.0
🥉
IMAndrean Susilodinata
🇮🇩INA·2351
6.5pts·2363perf+9.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Jingyao Tin led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Tin8.5Velmurugan7Susilodinata6.5Vijay6Liu6Wong5.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Jingyao Tin never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Jingyao Tin beat WFM Sreekarthika Velmurugan (White).

2× WIN STREAK · 5+3 wins

GM Jingyao Tin posted 5 in a row (R1–R5) and 3 in a row (R7–R9) — total 8 wins.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMJingyao Tin	*	1	½	—
2WFMSreekarthika Velmurugan	0	*	½	1
3IMAndrean Susilodinata	½	½	*	½
4Rege Vijay	—	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Tin, JingyaoGM	2584	SGP	+18B	+12N	+4B	+8N	+2B	=3N	+10B	+9B	+6N	8.5	44.5	48.5	45.25	2674	+5.2
2	Sreekarthika VelmuruganWFM	2157	SGP	+19B	+20N	=3N	+5B	−1N	+12B	+13N	=4B	+11N	7.0	45.0	48.5	33.75	2346	+88.0
3	Susilodinata, AndreanIM	2351	INA	+6B	+15N	=2B	+7N	+8B	=1B	−4N	=5B	+9N	6.5	48.5	53.0	36.25	2363	+9.0
4	Liu, XiangyiIM	2348	SGP	F	+11B	−1N	+6B	+9N	+5B	+3B	=2N	=7N	6.0	49.0	51.0	34.25	2371	+5.2
5	Vijay, Rege	2075	SGP	+30B	+28N	=16B	−2N	+18B	−4N	+14B	=3N	+12N	6.0	38.0	38.0	19.50	2140	+35.2
6	Wong, Yen-Hsiu Elliot	1913	SGP	−3N	+24B	+13B	−4N	=7B	+21N	+19B	+15N	−1B	5.5	43.0	45.5	21.75	2171	+104.4
7	Wong, Zhenyong JaydenIM	2386	SGP	+10N	+14B	−8N	−3B	=6N	+17B	+12N	=13B	=4B	5.5	41.5	46.0	26.50	2225	-14.5
8	Paciencia, EnriqueIM	2265	SGP	+25B	+9N	+7B	−1B	−3N	−10N	+16B	−11N	+19B	5.0	44.0	46.5	21.50	2128	-12.0
9	Bonnet, Gabriel Misa Jean	1968	SGP	+31N	−8B	+26N	+11B	−4B	+18N	+15B	−1N	−3B	5.0	41.5	41.5	15.50	2112	+58.4
10	Lee, Jing Xi Jonathan	1928	SGP	−7B	F	+24N	+26B	+11N	+8B	−1N	−14N	+18B	5.0	37.0	39.0	18.50	2126	+73.2
11	Fang, KunWFM	1954	SGP	+23B	−4N	+28B	−9N	−10B	+16N	+26N	+8B	−2B	5.0	37.0	38.0	15.00	1973	+5.4
12	Sanjay, Vasu	2042	SGP	+26B	−1B	+27N	=18N	+16B	−2N	−7B	+21N	−5B	4.5	41.0	43.0	14.00	2025	-12.8
13	Gong, QianyunWGM	2228	SGP	=16N	=21B	−6N	+17B	F	+19N	−2B	=7N	+14B	4.5	39.0	41.0	19.75	2048	-29.6
14	Leong, Jyuin Pang Alexx Xander	2026	SGP	+22B	−7N	+25B	=16N	+21B	−15N	−5N	+10B	−13N	4.5	36.5	39.0	16.25	1971	-24.0
15	Khegay, AnjelaWIM	2039	SGP	+24N	−3B	−21N	+20B	+22N	+14B	−9N	−6B	=17N	4.5	36.0	38.5	15.75	1911	-26.8
16	Liew, Tze Yu	1825	SGP	=13B	+29N	=5N	=14B	−12N	−11B	−8N	+23B	+20N	4.5	35.5	36.0	14.00	1999	+72.4
17	Sung, Tze Shyan EvinCM	2071	SGP	−20N	=19B	+29B	−13N	+25B	−7N	+22B	=18N	=15B	4.5	31.5	32.0	12.25	1974	-40.4
18	Gnanasekar, Jai Adithya	1941	SGP	−1N	+30B	+23N	=12B	−5N	−9B	+20N	=17B	−10N	4.0	39.5	39.5	10.50	1907	-16.8
19	Yu, Bei Hao	1821	SGP	−2N	=17N	+20B	=21B	+23N	−13B	−6N	+26B	−8N	4.0	36.0	38.0	12.00	1899	+26.0
20	Wee, Yu Heng Lucas John	1764	SGP	+17B	−2B	−19N	−15N	+24B	=22N	−18B	+28N	−16B	3.5	34.0	35.0	9.50	1771	-4.8
21	Amarnani, Adityan Vivek	1799	BRA	=29B	=13N	+15B	=19N	−14N	−6B	+23N	−12B	F	3.5	30.5	30.5	11.50	1922	+43.2
22	Zhang, Yunyi	1641	SGP	−14N	−27B	+30N	F	−15B	=20B	−17N	=25B	+26N	3.0	24.0	24.0	5.00	1791	+54.4
23	Chong, Yong Qian	1599	SGP	−11N	F	−18B	=25N	−19B	+24N	−21B	−16N	+28B	2.5	27.0	27.0	4.75	1654	+16.0
24	Sophie, Judith Supatra	1678	SGP	−15B	−6N	−10B	+30N	−20N	−23B	+28B	F	=25N	2.5	24.5	24.5	2.25	1654	-11.2
25	Saravanan Durga	1833	SGP	−8N	+31B	−14N	=23B	−17N	−26B	F	=22N	=24B	2.5	24.0	24.0	4.00	1681	-34.6
26	Timothy, Gerard Lopez	1737	SGP	−12N	F	−9B	−10N	+28B	+25N	−11B	−19N	−22B	2.0	34.0	35.0	3.50	1643	-19.6
27	Teo, Hong Ming	1862	SGP	F	+22N	−12B	+28N	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	19.0	19.0	4.00	1853	+1.2
28	Low, Hei Yuet Cheryl	1518	SGP	F	−5B	−11N	−27B	−26N	+30B	−24N	−20B	−23N	1.0	23.5	23.5	0.00	1456	-11.8
29	Rice, LeahWFM	2082	SGP	=21N	−16B	−17N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	15.5	15.5	1.75	1625	-67.2
30	Manjunathan Janani, Yokgan	1774	SGP	−5N	−18N	−22B	−24B	F	−28N	F	F	F	0.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	965	-102.0
31	Chen, Ziyi Claire	1617	SGP	−9B	−25N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	1101	-14.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Wong, Yen-Hsiu ElliotSGP
+104.4
5.5 pts · #7
2Sreekarthika VelmuruganWFMSGP
+88.0
7.0 pts · #2
3Lee, Jing Xi JonathanSGP
+73.2
5.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Manjunathan Janani, YokganSGP
-102.0
0.0 pts · #31
2Rice, LeahWFMSGP
-67.2
0.5 pts · #29
3Sung, Tze Shyan EvinCMSGP
-40.4
4.5 pts · #15

Biggest upsets

R6+337 Elo gap
Lee, Jing Xi Jonathan1928 beat IMPaciencia, Enrique2265
R3+315 Elo gap
Wong, Yen-Hsiu Elliot1913 beat WGMGong, Qianyun2228
R8+311 Elo gap
WFMFang, Kun1954 beat IMPaciencia, Enrique2265