MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (OPEN)

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51 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Universiti Teknikal Melaka (UTeM), Melaka, Malaysia. 11 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2198, and top seed was Kim Yew Chan (🇲🇾 MAS, IM, 2381).

Kavin Mohan (🇲🇾 MAS, FM, 2264) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Zhuo Ren Lim (7.0) and Yi Chen Chow (7.0). Mohan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Uzair Shahar (2083) beat Kim Yew Chan (IM, 2381), a +298-point gap.

Location

🇲🇾Universiti Teknikal Melaka (UTeM), Melaka, Malaysia

Dates

01 Apr 2026 → 05 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇾IMKim Yew Chan2381

Avg top 10

2,198

Participants

Titled players · 11

IM×1

FM×7

CM×3

Federations · 1 represented

🇲🇾Malaysia×51

Top 3

🥇
FMKavin Mohan
🇲🇾MAS·2264
7.0pts·2302perf+10.2
🥈
FMZhuo Ren Lim
🇲🇾MAS·2300
7.0pts·2365perf+16.2
🥉
CMYi Chen Chow
🇲🇾MAS·2057
7.0pts·2221perf+76.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Mohan7Lim7Chow7Muraley6.5Chan6.5Chong6

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Mohan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Kavin Mohan drew with FM Zhuo Ren Lim (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Kavin Mohan 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Zhuo Ren Lim 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMKavin Mohan	*	½	—	½
2FMZhuo Ren Lim	½	*	—	—
3CMYi Chen Chow	—	—	*	—
4Rittesh Muraley	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kavin MohanFM	2264	MAS	+43N	+21B	+7N	=2B	=8N	+6B	=15N	=5B	+9N	7.0	46.0	49.5	37.50	2302	+10.2
2	Lim, Zhuo RenFM	2300	MAS	+31B	+22N	+12B	=1N	=28B	=15N	+9B	+8N	=4B	7.0	43.5	47.5	36.25	2365	+16.2
3	Chow, Yi ChenCM	2057	MAS	=16N	+37B	+19N	−28B	+24N	+29B	=8N	+15B	+6N	7.0	38.5	42.0	32.75	2221	+76.0
4	Chan, Kim YewIM	2381	MAS	+17N	+5B	=6N	−8B	=20N	+33B	+11N	+7B	=2N	6.5	46.0	50.0	35.75	2218	-12.6
5	Muraley, Rittesh	2040	MAS	+51B	−4N	=36B	=18N	+30B	+14B	+10N	=1N	+8B	6.5	42.0	42.5	28.50	2212	+79.2
6	Abd Aziz, A Qil A Lauddin	2086	MAS	+36N	+13B	=4B	=11N	+21B	−1N	+18B	+23N	−3B	6.0	45.0	48.5	28.50	2165	+34.6
7	Chong, Jin Cheng	1987	MAS	+49N	+15B	−1B	+12N	+11B	−9N	+28B	−4N	+24B	6.0	43.5	45.0	26.00	2246	+73.0
8	Shahar, Uzair	2083	MAS	+23B	=18N	+20B	+4N	=1B	+28N	=3B	−2B	−5N	5.5	47.5	51.5	28.75	2196	+50.9
9	Yeap, Eng ChiamFM	2069	MAS	+26B	=27N	+18B	+10N	−15B	+7B	−2N	+21N	−1B	5.5	44.0	48.0	27.00	2147	+20.0
10	Genkeswaran, GenivanFM	2241	MAS	+41N	=19B	+34N	−9B	=16N	+20B	−5B	=13N	+18B	5.5	40.0	43.5	24.00	2046	-77.6
11	Shen, Ree HerngCM	2024	MAS	=38B	+42N	+27B	=6B	−7N	+45N	−4B	+29N	=13B	5.5	39.0	42.0	22.00	2002	-4.5
12	Mahmood Shah, Mukhriez ShahCM	2082	MAS	+32N	+33B	−2N	−7B	+27B	−18N	+31B	=26N	+23B	5.5	38.5	42.5	22.75	2010	-14.2
13	Lim, Wei Yang	1953	MAS	+47B	−6N	=29B	−27N	+39B	+22N	+16B	=10B	=11N	5.5	38.0	40.5	23.00	2013	+30.0
14	Yeoh, Yuan Hui	1930	MAS	=46N	=16B	=25N	=19B	+48B	−5N	+45B	=18N	+26B	5.5	35.0	37.0	20.00	1926	+0.8
15	Wong, JianwenFM	2263	MAS	+39B	−7N	+30B	+48N	+9N	=2B	=1B	−3N	F	5.0	42.0	42.0	22.00	2133	-20.6
16	Leong, Ee Hern	1838	MAS	=3B	=14N	+39B	=22N	=10B	=21N	−13N	=19B	+33N	5.0	41.0	44.5	23.25	2048	+95.6
17	Leong, Khai Shen	1915	MAS	−4B	+51N	−45B	−49N	=38N	=37B	+48N	+41B	+32N	5.0	27.5	28.0	13.50	1901	-11.2
18	Mohd Saprin, Amir Ghaazi	1947	MAS	+45N	=8B	−9N	=5B	+41N	+12B	−6N	=14B	−10N	4.5	43.5	46.5	20.75	2012	+15.6
19	Tin, Shan Wen	1992	MAS	+29B	=10N	−3B	=14N	=36B	−23N	+40B	=16N	=25B	4.5	39.5	43.0	19.50	1920	-18.2
20	Julmiri, Muhammad Zulfaqar Bin Abu Bakar	1980	MAS	+35N	=28B	−8N	+25B	=4B	−10N	−26B	+42N	=22B	4.5	39.0	42.5	19.50	2021	+7.0
21	Nik, Nik Ahmad Farouqi	2011	MAS	+40N	−1N	+26B	+45B	−6N	=16B	+25N	−9B	F	4.5	39.0	39.0	18.00	1975	-6.0
22	Tan, Yi Xun	2039	MAS	+25N	−2B	+32N	=16B	−29N	−13B	+41N	=33B	=20N	4.5	38.5	42.0	18.75	1932	-25.6
23	Mohd Zin, Muhd Syakir	1857	MAS	−8N	=35B	=37N	+40B	=34N	+19B	+24N	−6B	−12N	4.5	37.5	41.0	18.25	1948	+21.0
24	Ng, Shu Heng	1971	MAS	=37N	+46B	−28N	+38B	−3B	+36N	−23B	+27N	−7N	4.5	36.0	38.5	15.25	1882	-40.8
25	Abd Aziz, ANiq ARiffin	1834	MAS	−22B	+31N	=14B	−20N	+47B	+30N	−21B	=34B	=19N	4.5	35.5	38.0	17.50	1935	+24.0
26	Rajendran, Kartikeyan	1840	MAS	−9N	+44B	−21N	−33B	+50N	+48B	+20N	=12B	−14N	4.5	35.0	36.5	14.25	1934	+43.2
27	Tie, King Hieng Jude	1744	MAS	+44N	=9B	−11N	+13B	−12N	=34B	=33N	−24B	=31B	4.0	38.5	42.0	17.75	1946	+88.0
28	Siva Kumar, Nirish KumarFM	2213	MAS	+30B	=20N	+24B	+3N	=2N	−8B	−7N	F	F	4.0	38.5	38.5	21.25	2085	-20.8
29	Nik Norhisham, Nik Muhd Haziq	1827	MAS	−19N	+43B	=13N	+44B	+22B	−3N	=34N	−11B	F	4.0	38.0	38.0	16.25	1991	+34.0
30	Wan Abd Rahim, Wan Mohd Azmie	1868	MAS	−28N	+49B	−15N	+37B	−5N	−25B	=35N	+43B	=45N	4.0	34.0	35.5	12.00	1875	-1.8
31	Kok, Eng Xuen	1910	MAS	−2N	−25B	+46N	+32B	−45N	+49B	−12N	=36B	=27N	4.0	34.0	35.5	11.75	1828	-41.6
32	Yong, Je Pin Ian	1850	MAS	−12B	+50N	−22B	−31N	+35B	=40N	+39B	=44N	−17B	4.0	33.5	35.0	12.50	1853	+2.0
33	Shiva Shanmugam, Tharvin	1932	MAS	+50B	−12N	−48B	+26N	+49B	−4N	=27B	=22N	−16B	4.0	33.5	35.0	11.75	1860	-36.4
34	Wee, Yin Lin	1987	MAS	=42B	+38N	−10B	=36N	=23B	=27N	=29B	=25N	F	4.0	33.0	33.0	15.50	1874	-48.4
35	Fadzil, Muhd Idraki	1766	MAS	−20B	=23N	−38B	=47N	−32N	+50B	=30B	=40N	+49B	4.0	28.0	29.5	10.25	1779	+3.2
36	M Mohd Nur, Megat Muhd Irfan	1864	MAS	−6B	+47N	=5N	=34B	=19N	−24B	=42B	=31N	F	3.5	35.5	35.5	13.75	1892	+10.4
37	Fan, Li Feng	1728	MAS	=24B	−3N	=23B	−30N	=46B	=17N	=38B	+47N	−44B	3.5	34.5	37.0	12.50	1790	+22.8
38	Mohd. Zain, Harith Kamil Zafri	1830	MAS	=11N	−34B	+35N	−24N	=17B	−41B	=37N	=50N	=39B	3.5	33.5	35.0	13.50	1789	-21.2
39	Mohd Saprin, Amir Muqqri	1893	MAS	−15N	=40B	−16N	+46B	−13N	+43B	−32N	=45B	=38N	3.5	33.0	35.5	11.00	1787	-28.0
40	Ismail, AhmadFM	1828	MAS	−21B	=39N	=42B	−23N	+44N	=32B	−19N	=35B	=41N	3.5	32.0	35.5	12.75	1811	-5.0
41	Aminuddin, Muhd Faqih	1879	MAS	−10B	−48N	+50B	+42N	−18B	+38N	−22B	−17N	=40B	3.5	32.0	33.5	10.25	1811	-18.8
42	Nizam, Nazhan Syahmi	1792	MAS	=34N	−11B	=40N	−41B	=43N	+47B	=36N	−20B	=46N	3.5	30.5	33.0	11.00	1788	-2.4
43	Fam, Yii Fui	1895	MAS	−1B	−29N	−47B	+51N	=42B	−39N	+46B	−30N	+50N	3.5	28.5	29.0	6.25	1752	-72.0
44	Lim, Feng Wei Ferris	1976	MAS	−27B	−26N	+51B	−29N	−40B	F	+49N	=32B	+37N	3.5	25.5	25.5	7.50	1767	-89.6
45	Amir Azhar, Nik Omar Heykal	1693	MAS	−18B	F	+17N	−21N	+31B	−11B	−14N	=39N	=30B	3.0	36.5	36.5	12.75	1850	+28.2
46	Mohd Afif, Muhd Danish Arif	1651	MAS	=14B	−24N	−31B	−39N	=37N	+51B	−43N	F	=42B	2.5	28.5	28.5	6.75	1728	+22.1
47	Jeyaram, Andika	1703	MAS	−13N	−36B	+43N	=35B	−25N	−42N	F	−37B	+51N	2.5	28.5	28.5	6.00	1692	-2.4
48	Abdul Hamid, Ahmad Abid	1772	MAS	F	+41B	+33N	−15B	−14N	−26N	−17B	F	F	2.0	27.5	27.5	7.50	1820	+5.6
49	Mohd Kifflee, Awang Mohd Syafie	1824	MAS	−7B	−30N	F	+17B	−33N	−31N	−44B	=51B	−35N	1.5	31.0	31.0	5.25	1647	-34.0
50	Lim, Kian Hwa	1654	MAS	−33N	−32B	−41N	F	−26B	−35N	+51N	=38B	−43B	1.5	27.5	27.5	2.25	1602	-9.6
51	Ishak, Mohd Hafizul	1835	MAS	−5N	−17B	−44N	−43B	F	−46N	−50B	=49N	−47B	0.5	26.5	26.5	0.75	1388	-70.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Leong, Ee HernMAS
+95.6
5.0 pts · #17
2Tie, King Hieng JudeMAS
+88.0
4.0 pts · #27
3Muraley, RitteshMAS
+79.2
6.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Lim, Feng Wei FerrisMAS
-89.6
3.5 pts · #37
2Genkeswaran, GenivanFMMAS
-77.6
5.5 pts · #11
3Fam, Yii FuiMAS
-72.0
3.5 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R4+298 Elo gap
Shahar, Uzair2083 beat IMChan, Kim Yew2381
R2+276 Elo gap
Chong, Jin Cheng1987 beat FMWong, Jianwen2263
R1+232 Elo gap
Tie, King Hieng Jude1744 beat Lim, Feng Wei Ferris1976