22nd Feb IntChess Asia Classical - Open
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 22 Feb 2026 in Singapore, Singapore. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1104, and top seed was Wong Conan (🇸🇬 SGP, 1756).
Lavinesh Babu Shoban Babu (🇲🇾 MAS, 1584) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Chit Ye Thu (4.0) and Pramudya Dylan Andrian (3.5). Shoban Babu shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇸🇬Singapore, Singapore
Dates
22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 6 represented
🇸🇬Singapore×5
🇮🇩Indonesia×1
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇲🇲Myanmar×1
🇰🇷South Korea×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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3
1
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2
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Lavinesh Babu Shoban Babu held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Shoban Babu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Lavinesh Babu Shoban Babu beat Chit Ye Thu (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lavinesh Babu Shoban Babu | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Chit Ye Thu | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Pramudya Dylan Andrian | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Venkata Naga Sai Vrishin Thavisetty | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoban Babu, Lavinesh Babu | 1584 | MAS | +5B | +7N | +2N | =3B | =6N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 11.50 | 1850 | +41.2 |
| 2 | Chit Ye Thu | 1625 | MYA | +11B | +3N | −1B | +4N | +8B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 1637 | +1.2 |
| 3 | Pramudya Dylan Andrian | 1536 | INA | +4N | −2B | +8N | =1N | +7B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 1644 | +22.8 |
| 4 | Venkata Naga Sai Vrishin Thavisetty | 0 | IND | −3B | +11N | +7B | −2B | +10N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1567 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 5817889 | 0 | — | −1N | +12B | =10N | −6B | +11N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1361 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Tan, Yishun Edison | 0 | SGP | F | F | +11B | +5N | =1B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.50 | 1571 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Tham, Ming Cher | 1576 | SGP | +12N | −1B | −4N | +10B | −3N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1423 | -24.4 |
| 8 | Liow, Ying Xiang Lucas | 1429 | SGP | −9B | +13N | −3B | +12N | −2N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 838 | -29.2 |
| 9 | Conan, Wong | 1756 | SGP | +8N | +10B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2282 | +7.0 |
| 10 | Lee, Junwoo A | 1537 | KOR | +13B | −9N | =5B | −7N | −4B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 866 | -26.8 |
| 11 | Goh, Xuan Yi Jireh | 0 | SGP | −2N | −4B | −6N | +13B | −5B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 821 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 5882362 | 0 | — | −7B | −5N | +13B | −8B | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 5888689 | 0 | — | −10N | −8B | −12N | −11N | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shoban Babu, Lavinesh BabuMAS+41.24.0 pts · #1
- 2Pramudya Dylan AndrianINA+22.83.5 pts · #2
- 3Conan, WongSGP+7.02.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Liow, Ying Xiang LucasSGP-29.22.0 pts · #9
- 2Lee, Junwoo AKOR-26.81.5 pts · #12
- 3Tham, Ming CherSGP-24.42.0 pts · #6