MALAYSIAN NATIONAL CHESS CHALLENGER 2026

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100 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Universiti Teknikal Melaka (UTeM), Melaka, Malaysia. Top 10 Elo average was 1746, and top seed was Ahmad Dilfitri Arsyad Ahmad Fauzi (🇲🇾 MAS, 1790).

Afiq Syukri Mohayuddin (🇲🇾 MAS, 1575) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Naim Azraie Nazli Syam (7.5) and Ji Yan Triston Ting (7.0). Mohayuddin won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Yi Yu Chow (1439) beat Muhd Noor Khairullah Anuar (1658), a +219-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

🇲🇾Ahmad Dilfitri Arsyad Ahmad Fauzi1790

Avg top 10

1,746

Participants

100

Federations · 1 represented

🇲🇾Malaysia×87

Top 3

🥇
Afiq Syukri Mohayuddin
🇲🇾MAS·1575
7.5pts·1957perf+150.0
🥈
Naim Azraie Nazli Syam
🇲🇾MAS·1761
7.5pts·1907perf+29.2
🥉
Ji Yan Triston Ting
🇲🇾MAS·1669
7.0pts·1851perf+62.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Nazli Syam7.5Mohayuddin7.5Khor7Ting7Yap6.5Kamarul Azhar6.5

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

Naim Azraie Nazli Syam held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Mohayuddin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.5).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Naim Azraie Nazli Syam drew with Afiq Syukri Mohayuddin (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Naim Azraie Nazli Syam	*	½	—	½
2Afiq Syukri Mohayuddin	½	*	—	—
3Zhi Chong Khor	—	—	*	—
4Ji Yan Triston Ting	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Mohayuddin, Afiq Syukri	1575	MAS	+73N	+6B	=24B	=19N	+15B	+16N	+10B	=2B	+12N	7.5	48.5	52.0	43.00	1957	+150.0
2	Nazli Syam, Naim Azraie	1761	MAS	+49N	+7B	+26N	+40B	=10B	+42N	+19B	=1N	=3N	7.5	46.5	51.0	40.75	1907	+29.2
3	Ting, Ji Yan Triston	1669	MAS	+71B	+34N	=14B	=15N	=23B	+21N	+11B	+10N	=2B	7.0	47.0	50.5	38.25	1851	+62.8
4	Khor, Zhi Chong	1706	MAS	+55B	+33N	+56B	−10N	+13B	+41N	=5B	=6B	+20N	7.0	44.0	48.0	35.50	1860	+66.8
5	Kamarul Azhar, Muhd Haziq Haikal	1746	MAS	+67N	+38B	=11N	=8B	=7N	+29B	=4N	+15B	=6N	6.5	48.5	52.5	36.25	1795	+23.6
6	Yap, Kah Yii	1713	MAS	+60B	−1N	+46B	=65N	+25B	+23N	+42B	=4N	=5B	6.5	44.0	48.0	31.75	1765	+26.4
7	Alexander, Matthew	1604	MAS	+91B	−2N	+71B	+55N	=5B	−12N	+72B	+25N	+19B	6.5	41.5	43.5	26.75	1746	+33.0
8	Mohd Afif, Abdur Rahman	1648	MAS	+93B	=81N	+74B	=5N	=34B	+20N	=12B	=13N	+40B	6.5	40.0	42.0	28.75	1753	+44.0
9	Mohd. Fadly, Muhd Airy	1718	MAS	=83N	+80B	=25N	+38B	−11N	+36B	+43N	=17B	+41N	6.5	39.0	42.0	29.00	1667	-16.4
10	Ahmad Fauzi, Ahmad Dilfitri Arsyad	1790	MAS	+32N	+54B	+31N	+4B	=2N	=11B	−1N	−3B	+28N	6.0	50.0	54.5	33.25	1761	-10.0
11	Balan, Praneal	1605	MAS	+63N	+18B	=5B	=24N	+9B	=10N	−3N	=14B	+29N	6.0	48.0	52.0	33.25	1833	+94.8
12	Chan, Kok Leong	1707	MAS	+50N	+17B	−40N	=25B	+32N	+7B	=8N	+16N	−1B	6.0	47.0	51.5	33.75	1695	-2.6
13	Mun, Hoy Yan	1594	MAS	+70N	+22B	=20N	=27B	−4N	+18B	+44N	=8B	=17N	6.0	46.0	50.0	31.50	1798	+88.0
14	Lee, Hong Yu	0	MAS	+39N	+16B	=3N	+20B	−42B	−27N	+33B	=11N	+24B	6.0	44.5	49.0	33.00	1727	0.0
15	Tan, Ze Hao Brighton	1641	MAS	+94N	+36B	=27N	=3B	−1N	+59B	+47N	−5N	+30B	6.0	44.5	46.5	26.50	1650	+1.6
16	Misrodi, Al Imran	1615	MAS	+79B	−14N	+60B	+58N	+18N	−1B	+45N	−12B	+26N	6.0	43.0	46.0	26.50	1755	+54.4
17	Iskandar Fikry Zulkippli	1578	MAS	+88B	−12N	+79B	+57N	+24B	−19N	+56B	=9N	=13B	6.0	40.0	42.5	24.75	1713	+56.4
18	Khairolhisal, Luqman Nul Hakim	1771	MAS	+58B	−11N	+81B	+28N	−16B	−13N	+87B	+34N	+23B	6.0	40.0	42.5	24.50	1690	-34.8
19	Poovendtiran, Thamil Chelvan	1685	MAS	+66N	+37B	=43N	=1B	+40N	+17B	−2N	=41B	−7N	5.5	46.0	50.0	27.75	1681	-1.6
20	Saravanan, Keertieshvar	1743	MAS	+53B	+28N	=13B	−14N	+36N	−8B	+49N	+43B	−4B	5.5	44.5	49.0	26.50	1690	-16.4
21	Yogan, Karthik	0	MAS	−37N	+66B	=51N	+52B	+64N	−3B	−29N	+49B	+44N	5.5	39.0	43.0	23.75	1619	0.0
22	Haryulden, Muhd Haziq Darwisy	1725	MAS	+72B	−13N	−58B	+71N	+46B	=28N	−23B	+45B	+43N	5.5	37.0	40.5	23.00	1566	-61.6
23	Alexander, Easther	1552	MAS	+95N	−26B	+75N	+31B	=3N	−6B	+22N	=29B	−18N	5.0	43.5	45.5	22.00	1638	+15.4
24	Ahmad Kamrul Hamidi, Ahmad Mirza Muammar	1742	MAS	+87N	+64B	=1N	=11B	−17N	−40B	+66N	+36B	−14N	5.0	43.0	45.5	22.25	1645	-38.4
25	Aimi Nazri, Izz Naufal Rafael	1546	MAS	+98B	=42N	=9B	=12N	−6N	+74B	+76N	−7B	=37N	5.0	42.0	43.0	19.00	1637	+38.8
26	Zamrul Faizad, Zafri Izzat Nashif	1663	MAS	+82B	+23N	−2B	=56N	+30B	=34N	−41B	+50N	−16B	5.0	41.5	44.5	22.00	1541	-47.6
27	Dhanpal Rajkumar, Manish	1754	MAS	+46B	+47N	=15B	=13N	−41N	+14B	=40N	=28B	F	5.0	41.0	45.0	25.75	1642	-40.0
28	Prabagar, Pravin	1599	MAS	+59N	−20B	+61N	−18B	+63N	=22B	+55N	=27N	−10B	5.0	40.0	44.0	21.25	1643	+16.4
29	Shamsuddin, Shahrizal	1639	MAS	+30B	−56N	=72B	+74N	+62B	−5N	+21B	=23N	−11B	5.0	39.5	43.0	22.25	1442	-31.4
30	Mohd Sarapi, Nur Alya Alisya	0	MAS	−29N	+89B	=64N	+51B	−26N	=32B	+52N	+47B	−15N	5.0	38.5	41.0	20.50	1594	0.0
31	Khomisajie, Muhd Ismakhaizuran	1667	MAS	+61N	+51B	−10B	−23N	F	=55B	=50N	+32B	+35N	5.0	38.0	40.5	22.75	1593	-17.2
32	Tan, Liang Yi Belle	1531	MAS	−10B	+96N	=44B	+68N	−12B	=30N	+75B	−31N	+57B	5.0	38.0	39.5	17.75	1549	+6.4
33	Khairul Hakeem, Hafiy Aiman	1566	MAS	+100N	−4B	−59N	+69B	+35N	=76B	−14N	=68B	+55N	5.0	37.5	37.5	16.75	1624	+9.2
34	Fong, Zhi Yang	1553	MAS	+92N	−3B	+80N	+76B	=8N	=26B	F	−18B	+66N	5.0	37.0	37.0	18.25	1649	+30.4
35	Chieng, Shu Qi Elaine	0	MAS	−40N	−45B	+84N	+67B	−33B	+46N	+48B	+57N	−31B	5.0	36.0	39.0	20.00	1567	0.0
36	Mohd Zamri, Muhd Zaim Ayman	1542	MAS	+97B	−15N	+98B	+48N	−20B	−9N	+79B	−24N	+68N	5.0	35.5	36.5	13.50	1454	-20.0
37	Choong, Ee Jay	1563	MAS	+21B	−19N	−62B	+93N	−57B	+82N	=60B	+71N	=25B	5.0	34.5	36.5	18.50	1488	-21.2
38	Mohamed Ibrahim, Muhammad Idris	1597	MAS	+86B	−5N	+82B	−9N	−59B	−79N	+97B	+62N	+60B	5.0	34.0	35.0	15.00	1520	-12.0
39	Anuar, Muhd Noor Khairullah	1658	MAS	−14B	−79N	+91B	−61N	+86B	=71N	+69B	=60N	+58B	5.0	31.5	33.5	16.75	1467	-39.2
40	Syukur, Mikael Ikhwan	1572	MAS	+35B	+44N	+12B	−2N	−19B	+24N	=27B	F	−8N	4.5	45.0	49.5	23.00	1714	+58.4
41	Dinesh Ramakrishnan	1614	MAS	+78N	−43B	+67N	F	+27B	−4B	+26N	=19N	−9B	4.5	41.5	45.0	20.25	1738	+24.6
42	Gan, Wei Tian	1650	MAS	+84N	=25B	+52N	+43B	+14N	−2B	−6N	F	F	4.5	41.5	41.5	20.50	1553	-10.8
43	Zakaria, Mohd Fairus	0	MAS	+57B	+41N	=19B	−42N	+65B	+44N	−9B	−20N	−22B	4.5	40.5	44.5	19.75	1676	0.0
44	Yusoff, Fairul	1701	MAS	+45N	−40B	=32N	+83B	+50N	−43B	−13B	+72N	−21B	4.5	38.0	41.0	18.00	1614	-14.0
45	Nickesh, Nikasha	1451	MAS	−44B	+35N	−47B	+89N	+77B	+57N	−16B	−22N	=48B	4.5	37.5	40.0	17.25	1544	+30.4
46	R Balan, Thivyasiny	1516	MAS	−27N	+63B	−6N	+78B	−22N	−35B	+86N	+80B	=47N	4.5	37.0	40.0	15.75	1555	+4.8
47	Tukiran, Masros	1602	MAS	+90B	−27B	+45N	=62N	=56B	+75N	−15B	−30N	=46B	4.5	36.5	39.0	16.75	1513	-24.8
48	Aimran, Aiman Isyraf	1622	MAS	+69N	=52B	=76N	−36B	−55N	+68B	−35N	+63B	=45N	4.5	35.0	38.5	18.25	1470	-50.8
49	Johari, Mohd Johar	1525	MAS	−2B	+91N	−57B	=79N	+96B	+62N	−20B	−21N	+73B	4.5	35.0	36.5	12.50	922	-14.8
50	Zaidani, Zinneerah Annour	1476	MAS	−12B	=88N	+99B	+81N	−44B	+65N	=31B	−26B	=51N	4.5	34.5	35.0	13.50	1578	+27.6
51	Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Muhd Aariz Daniel	1553	MAS	+85B	−31N	=21B	−30N	−75B	+96N	=62B	+79N	=50B	4.5	33.5	35.0	14.50	1378	-17.6
52	Amir Hamzah, Asri Hafiy	1535	MAS	+75B	=48N	−42B	−21N	=79B	+97N	−30B	=73N	+71B	4.5	33.0	34.0	13.50	1569	+3.4
53	Law, Chuan Chyi Nicholas	1500	MAS	−20N	−59B	+70N	−63B	=69N	=80B	+85N	=61B	+74N	4.5	32.0	35.0	16.00	1440	-7.2
54	Mohd Kamil, Ainul Fikri	1610	MAS	+96B	−10N	−55B	+82N	=61B	−56N	−71B	+88N	+87B	4.5	29.5	31.0	11.50	1334	-87.2
55	Mohd Afif, Aishah	1462	MAS	−4N	+100B	+54N	−7B	+48B	=31N	−28B	=65N	−33B	4.0	41.5	41.5	13.50	1531	+26.0
56	Yap, Rae Lynn	1540	MAS	+89N	+29B	−4N	=26B	=47N	+54B	−17N	F	F	4.0	41.0	43.5	16.75	1632	+29.6
57	Rajender Prasad, Umesh Prasad	1660	MAS	−43N	+99B	+49N	−17B	+37N	−45B	+59N	−35B	−32N	4.0	38.5	39.0	14.00	1452	-56.0
58	Heng, Xiang Qing Elizabeth	1526	MAS	−18N	+78B	+22N	−16B	−76N	+63B	−64N	+59B	−39N	4.0	38.0	41.5	17.00	1530	-1.2
59	Azmi, Ahmad Afeef Fauzan	0	MAS	−28B	+53N	+33B	F	+38N	−15N	−57B	−58N	+84B	4.0	38.0	41.0	17.50	1534	0.0
60	Chuah, Chong Hup	1477	MAS	−6N	+73B	−16N	=80B	+95N	=64B	=37N	=39B	−38N	4.0	38.0	40.0	14.00	1430	-12.8
61	Chow, Yi Yu	1439	MAS	−31B	+85N	−28B	+39B	=54N	−72N	=65B	=53N	=67B	4.0	35.5	38.5	16.50	1489	+20.0
62	Abdullah, Amir Amirul	0	MAS	−64N	+87B	+37N	=47B	−29N	−49B	=51N	−38B	+79B	4.0	35.5	38.0	15.00	1483	0.0
63	Zaidani, Nusaybah Annayla	0	MAS	−11B	−46N	+97B	+53N	−28B	−58N	+77B	−48N	+85B	4.0	35.0	36.0	12.00	1413	-22.8
64	Lai, Zhun Hoong Lennard	1594	MAS	+62B	−24N	=30B	+72N	−21B	=60N	+58B	F	F	4.0	35.0	35.0	16.00	1652	+6.0
65	Mohd Adie, Muhd Al Hafiz	1595	MAS	−80N	+69B	+94N	=6B	−43N	−50B	=61N	=55B	=70N	4.0	34.5	36.5	15.25	1440	-34.4
66	Leong, Khai Ling	1445	MAS	−19B	−21N	+73B	−75N	+92B	+77N	−24B	+89N	−34B	4.0	34.0	36.0	11.50	1453	+0.4
67	Mohd Yunus, Isa Al Farouq	1510	MAS	−5B	+90N	−41B	−35N	=73B	+88N	−68N	+83B	=61N	4.0	33.0	35.5	11.75	1481	-8.4
68	Cheah, Choon Eng Raymond	0	MAS	−81B	+93N	=77B	−32B	+83N	−48N	+67B	=33N	−36B	4.0	33.0	35.0	13.25	1461	0.0
69	Muhd Zakee, Nur Batrisyia Amani	0	MAS	−48B	−65N	+92B	−33N	=53B	+81N	−39N	=77B	+80N	4.0	32.5	34.5	12.00	1425	0.0
70	Chua, Jui Cen	0	MAS	−13B	−72N	−53B	+91N	−82B	+93N	+84B	=87N	=65B	4.0	28.5	30.5	10.25	1294	0.0
71	Lim, Janice	1439	MAS	−3N	+92B	−7N	−22B	+78N	=39B	+54N	−37B	−52N	3.5	41.5	43.5	12.50	1454	+2.2
72	Faudzil, Mohd Rafiq	1491	MAS	−22N	+70B	=29N	−64B	+80N	+61B	−7N	−44B	F	3.5	36.5	36.5	13.50	1421	-21.6
73	Chen, Qian Liang Edmond	0	MAS	−1B	−60N	−66N	+84B	=67N	+83B	=74N	=52B	−49N	3.5	35.0	38.0	12.00	1361	0.0
74	Othman, Saiful Azham	1449	MAS	=76N	+83B	−8N	−29B	+81B	−25N	=73B	=75N	−53B	3.5	34.5	37.5	11.25	1476	+1.8
75	Talib, Zulkifli	0	MAS	−52N	F	−23B	+66B	+51N	−47B	−32N	=74B	+81N	3.5	34.0	34.0	13.25	1482	0.0
76	Revinthran, Kisshoer	1698	MAS	=74B	+77N	=48B	−34N	+58B	=33N	−25B	F	F	3.5	30.5	30.5	14.00	1554	-52.8
77	Rishikeshan, Rudhrasaravanan	1603	MAS	=99N	−76B	=68N	+94B	−45N	−66B	−63N	=69N	+90B	3.5	28.5	29.0	8.75	716	-99.2
78	Kuan, Rhay Wen	0	MAS	−41B	−58N	+85B	−46N	−71B	+92N	−89B	=82N	+88B	3.5	27.5	29.5	9.00	727	-54.8
79	Zarul Shafiq, Zayyan Qushayyi	0	MAS	−16N	+39B	−17N	=49B	=52N	+38B	−36N	−51B	−62N	3.0	40.5	44.5	14.50	1485	0.0
80	Noordin, Aminurrashid	0	MAS	+65B	−9N	−34B	=60N	−72B	=53N	+82B	−46N	−69B	3.0	36.0	39.0	11.25	1393	0.0
81	Hissaruddin, Nur Aira Amani	1544	MAS	+68N	=8B	−18N	−50B	−74N	−69B	=95N	+93B	−75B	3.0	34.0	36.0	10.25	1273	-49.2
82	Mohd Shahrul Annuar, Nur Aara Daniel	1404	MAS	−26N	+95B	−38N	−54B	+70N	−37B	−80N	=78B	=91N	3.0	32.0	34.0	8.75	1202	0.0
83	Razman Shah, Nuhan Ibrahim	1479	MAS	=9B	−74N	+88B	−44N	−68B	−73N	+96B	−67N	=89B	3.0	31.0	32.5	8.50	1275	-36.4
84	FIDE 5773644	0	—	−42B	−98N	−35B	−73N	+90N	+95B	−70N	+86B	−59N	3.0	28.5	29.5	7.50	847	0.0
85	FIDE 35818620	0	—	−51N	−61B	−78N	−86N	+91B	+99N	−53B	+95B	−63N	3.0	27.5	28.0	4.50	671	0.0
86	FIDE 35854456	0	—	−38N	F	F	+85B	−39N	+94B	−46B	−84N	+92B	3.0	24.5	24.5	7.00	795	0.0
87	Siti Safura Jaafar	1499	MAS	−24B	−62N	+90B	F	F	+89N	−18N	=70B	−54N	2.5	33.5	34.5	7.00	908	-14.4
88	FIDE 35891890	0	—	−17N	=50B	−83N	−96N	+99B	−67B	+94N	−54B	−78N	2.5	29.0	29.5	4.75	1111	0.0
89	Ung, Hui Pin	0	MAS	−56B	−30N	F	−45B	+94N	−87B	+78N	−66B	=83N	2.5	28.5	28.5	7.00	1278	0.0
90	FIDE 35876824	0	—	−47N	−67B	−87N	−92N	−84B	=91N	+99B	+94B	−77N	2.5	23.5	24.0	3.50	754	0.0
91	FIDE 565006577	0	—	−7N	−49B	−39N	−70B	−85N	=90B	F	+96N	=82B	2.0	30.0	30.0	4.25	790	0.0
92	FIDE 565005902	0	—	−34B	−71N	−69N	+90B	−66N	−78B	−93B	+99N	−86N	2.0	27.5	28.0	3.00	661	0.0
93	FIDE 35877677	0	—	−8N	−68B	F	−37B	−97N	−70B	+92N	−81N	+95B	2.0	27.5	27.5	4.00	784	0.0
94	FIDE 35857692	0	—	−15B	+97N	−65B	−77N	−89B	−86N	−88B	−90N	+96B	2.0	25.5	26.5	2.50	816	0.0
95	FIDE 565005791	0	—	−23B	−82N	=96B	+99N	−60B	−84N	=81B	−85N	−93N	2.0	24.5	25.0	2.75	1249	0.0
96	FIDE 35834749	0	—	−54N	−32B	=95N	+88B	−49N	−51B	−83N	−91B	−94N	1.5	28.0	30.0	3.50	735	0.0
97	FIDE 35835664	0	—	−36N	−94B	−63N	F	+93B	−52B	−38N	F	F	1.0	22.5	22.5	2.00	737	0.0
98	Muhd Khairul, Nur Syawaludin	0	MAS	−25N	+84B	−36N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	15.5	15.5	3.00	744	0.0
99	FIDE 565004523	0	—	=77B	−57N	−50N	−95B	−88N	−85B	−90N	−92B	F	0.5	24.0	24.0	1.75	1315	0.0
100	Lew, Juen Hong Elgin	0	MAS	−33B	−55N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	715	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mohayuddin, Afiq SyukriMAS
+150.0
7.5 pts · #3
2Balan, PranealMAS
+94.8
6.0 pts · #14
3Mun, Hoy YanMAS
+88.0
6.0 pts · #16

Top rating losers

1Rishikeshan, RudhrasaravananMAS
-99.2
3.5 pts · #90
2Mohd Kamil, Ainul FikriMAS
-87.2
4.5 pts · #65
3Haryulden, Muhd Haziq DarwisyMAS
-61.6
5.5 pts · #24

Biggest upsets

R4+219 Elo gap
Chow, Yi Yu1439 beat Anuar, Muhd Noor Khairullah1658
R7+215 Elo gap
Mohayuddin, Afiq Syukri1575 beat Ahmad Fauzi, Ahmad Dilfitri Arsyad1790
R6+209 Elo gap
Nickesh, Nikasha1451 beat Rajender Prasad, Umesh Prasad1660