Peter Long Memorial Chess Tournament 2026
39 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Mar 2026 to 26 Mar 2026 in Mandalay, Myanmar. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2032, and top seed was Hein Zaw A (🇲🇲 MYA, 2156).
Nay Lin Tun (🇲🇲 MYA, CM, 2041) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Oo A Myint (7.5) and Si Thu Aung (7.0). Tun won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 8: R Yone Mhwe (1597) beat Win Min Tun (2027), a +430-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM Nay Lin Tun led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
CM Nay Lin Tun never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
CM Nay Lin Tun beat Oo A Myint (White).
CM Nay Lin Tun 9 wins (R1–R9)Oo A Myint 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)Si Thu Aung 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMNay Lin Tun | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Oo A Myint | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Si Thu Aung | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Hein Zaw A | 0 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nay Lin TunCM | 2041 | MYA | +25N | +13B | +20N | +8B | +6N | +2B | +4N | +3B | +5N | 9.0 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 50.50 | 2750 | +62.4 |
| 2 | Myint, Oo A | 2035 | MYA | +22B | +26N | +3B | +21N | =4B | −1N | +8N | +10B | +9B | 7.5 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 36.50 | 2182 | +33.8 |
| 3 | Si Thu Aung | 1902 | MYA | +28N | +6B | −2N | +20B | +16N | +5B | +9N | −1N | +4B | 7.0 | 48.5 | 51.0 | 34.50 | 2091 | +41.0 |
| 4 | Hein Zaw A | 2156 | MYA | +11N | +9B | +10N | +5B | =2N | =8B | −1B | +16N | −3N | 6.0 | 51.5 | 56.0 | 33.50 | 2038 | -41.2 |
| 5 | Ye Aung | 1774 | MYA | +30B | +17N | +35B | −4N | +18B | −3N | +6N | +12B | −1B | 6.0 | 45.0 | 46.5 | 24.50 | 2047 | +108.0 |
| 6 | Kyaw Thu Win | 2067 | MYA | +16B | −3N | +31B | +26N | −1B | +18N | −5B | +20N | +14B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 23.00 | 1931 | -24.4 |
| 7 | Than Htay Maw | 1911 | MYA | +32N | −8B | −16N | −23B | +24N | +31B | +19N | +22B | +15N | 6.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 20.50 | 1867 | -5.6 |
| 8 | Hlaing Min Thant | 2129 | MYA | +31B | +7N | +14B | −1N | +17B | =4N | −2B | −9N | +16B | 5.5 | 48.0 | 50.0 | 25.00 | 2019 | -20.6 |
| 9 | Kyaw Kyaw Khaing A | 1888 | MYA | +24B | −4N | +22B | =17N | +34B | +21N | −3B | +8B | −2N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 42.5 | 19.75 | 1932 | +17.2 |
| 10 | Han Zaw Htun | 1936 | MYA | +29B | +34N | −4B | −18N | +31B | +15N | +20B | −2N | =12B | 5.5 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 17.75 | 1810 | -42.0 |
| 11 | Aung Kyaw Moe A | 1756 | MYA | −4B | +15N | −17B | =22N | +25B | −20B | +30N | +21N | +23N | 5.5 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 19.75 | 1853 | +26.8 |
| 12 | Min Amarawatti | 1739 | MYA | =37B | −19N | +24B | +35N | =14B | +26N | +21B | −5N | =10N | 5.5 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 17.00 | 1869 | +54.0 |
| 13 | Ye Thura Hein | 1825 | MYA | +27B | −1N | =23B | =19N | −15B | +32N | +18B | −14N | +20B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 17.50 | 1680 | -45.2 |
| 14 | Hein Myat Thu | 1914 | MYA | +15B | +23N | −8N | =34B | =12N | =16B | =22N | +13B | −6N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 21.00 | 1821 | -32.4 |
| 15 | R Yone Mhwe | 1597 | MYA | −14N | −11B | +36N | +29B | +13N | −10B | +26B | +17N | −7B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 16.00 | 1850 | +93.2 |
| 16 | Hsu Thiri May | 1717 | MYA | −6N | +28B | +7B | +25N | −3B | =14N | +17B | −4B | −8N | 4.5 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 19.00 | 1914 | +80.4 |
| 17 | Win Min Tun | 2027 | MYA | +39N | −5B | +11N | =9B | −8N | +23B | −16N | −15B | +28N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 14.25 | 1728 | -111.6 |
| 18 | Thaung Htike A | 1762 | MYA | −20N | +29B | +30N | +10B | −5N | −6B | −13N | =28B | +21B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 15.25 | 1757 | -1.6 |
| 19 | Myat Thiri May | 1522 | MYA | =38N | +12B | −21N | =13B | −26B | +33N | −7B | +24N | =22N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 15.50 | 1742 | +78.4 |
| 20 | Thuya Ye Yint Kyaw | 0 | MYA | +18B | +37N | −1B | −3N | +33B | +11N | −10N | −6B | −13N | 4.0 | 44.5 | 45.0 | 12.50 | 1866 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Thet Hninn Khaine | 1612 | MYA | =35B | +33N | +19B | −2B | +23N | −9B | −12N | −11B | −18N | 3.5 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 10.75 | 1658 | +11.6 |
| 22 | Kyaw Thiha | 1666 | MYA | −2N | +36B | −9N | =11B | F | +34N | =14B | −7N | =19B | 3.5 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 10.00 | 1645 | -11.2 |
| 23 | Thwin Htoo Aung | 0 | MYA | F | −14B | =13N | +7N | −21B | −17N | +34B | +26N | −11B | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 13.00 | 1737 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Bhone Thet Paing | 0 | MYA | −9N | =25B | −12N | =28N | −7B | +27B | +31N | −19B | =29N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 9.25 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Myo Win A | 1713 | MYA | −1B | =24N | F | −16B | −11N | =28N | +32B | =29B | +30N | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 8.75 | 1572 | -46.4 |
| 26 | Myo Than Htike | 1827 | MYA | +36N | −2B | +27N | −6B | +19N | −12B | −15N | −23B | F | 3.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 8.50 | 1553 | -67.6 |
| 27 | Eaint Yu Ya Mon | 0 | MYA | −13N | F | −26B | −33N | −32B | −24N | +36B | +31N | +34B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Pyae Mue Thaw | 1457 | MYA | −3B | −16N | =29N | =24B | =30N | =25B | F | =18N | −17B | 2.5 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 8.25 | 1563 | +22.4 |
| 29 | Phone Khant | 1628 | MYA | −10N | −18N | =28B | −15N | +36B | −30B | F | =25N | =24B | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.75 | 1454 | -44.4 |
| 30 | Sai Aung Myo Thant | 0 | MYA | −5N | F | −18B | −31N | =28B | +29N | −11B | +34N | −25B | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.25 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Zaw Myo Htun | 1748 | MYA | −8N | +32B | −6N | +30B | −10N | −7N | −24B | −27B | −36N | 2.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 4.50 | 1685 | -19.2 |
| 32 | Thant Han Nyein Soe | 1580 | MYA | −7B | −31N | −33B | +36N | +27N | −13B | −25N | F | F | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 4.00 | 998 | -46.0 |
| 33 | Zaw Win Hlaing | 1795 | MYA | −34N | −21B | +32N | +27B | −20N | −19B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1446 | -53.6 |
| 34 | Khant Nyi Htoo | 0 | MYA | +33B | −10B | F | =14N | −9N | −22B | −23N | −30B | −27N | 1.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 4.50 | 1691 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Gaday Soe | 1922 | MYA | =21N | +38B | −5N | −12B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.25 | 1670 | -53.2 |
| 36 | Eaint Wint Wah Htoo | 0 | MYA | −26B | −22N | −15B | −32B | −29N | F | −27N | F | +31B | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 2.00 | 1402 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Min Khine Oo | 2096 | MYA | =12N | −20B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1738 | -8.0 |
| 38 | Zaw Weik | 1903 | MYA | =19B | −35N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1529 | -35.2 |
| 39 | Win Myint Aye | 1653 | MYA | −17B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1227 | -4.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ye AungMYA+108.06.0 pts · #8
- 2R Yone MhweMYA+93.25.0 pts · #11
- 3Hsu Thiri MayMYA+80.44.5 pts · #10
- 1Win Min TunMYA-111.64.5 pts · #13
- 2Myo Than HtikeMYA-67.63.0 pts · #35
- 3Zaw Win HlaingMYA-53.62.0 pts · #32
- R8+430 Elo gap
- R7+310 Elo gap
- R7+293 Elo gap